by Eric | Jun 19, 2014 | Blogging, communication, communications, LinkedIn, marketing, networking
The power of LinkedIn originates from a user’s connections. I recently told my intern, Joel, your career is only as strong as the breadth and depth of your network. This fact is especially true with LinkedIn. Using it properly makes it a tool to launch a new...
by Eric | May 30, 2014 | Apple, Apple OS, Apple OS X, iOS, iPad, iPhone
Apple Worldwide Developer Conference 2014 I am as excited as anyone for WWDC this year. Like many Apple fans, I have been holding off on buying anything for the last month in anticipation of new hardware announcements. The podcasts, messages boards and blogs have been...
by Eric | May 29, 2014 | Apple, small business, technology
First to Market Wins? The common perception in business is the first one to the market place wins. If they don’t win, they at least have a large competitive advantage over “late comers.” Second and third entrants spend the majority of their time...
by Eric | May 22, 2014 | Apple, Branding, small business
Not Always Money Large companies have the luxury of not having to worry too much about money. Apple Inc. has $158 billion in the bank. That’s enough to buy Starbucks AND Ford Motor Company with CASH. They have other challenges separate from income and revenue:...
by Eric | May 1, 2014 | Customer Relationship
Improvements? Warren Buffet famously said, “It takes 20 years to build a great relationship with a customer. It only takes 5 minutes to ruin it.” I mostly agree; it can actually be ruined in about 5 seconds. Weather you are an entrepreneur or an...