The world we live in as consumers has blurred the reality of growth. Everything that we consume today is based on a value driven pricing model. Value-based pricing is a strategy where prices are based mostly on consumers’ perceived value of the product or service. The value doesn’t need to be linked to price, butContinue reading “The Trouble with “Value” in Society”
Author Archives: Daniel Jacobs
Effective Communications – Let’s be Honest…
Effective CommunicationsWe’ve heard it before, and adhere to principles and rules outlining various ways on how to create and facilitate effective communication pieces. I sought the counsel of my trusted advisor (Google), and this came up when I typed in “Effective”: adequate to accomplish a purpose; producing the intended or expected result. For many ofContinue reading “Effective Communications – Let’s be Honest…”
Strategic Planning – An Agile Approach
Case Study: Getting to a Meeting On my way to a meeting the other day, i had an epiphany. In my role within strategic planning, wonder how best sometimes to communicate the importance of good objectives and describe the planning process and measuring effectiveness, I could present a relevant case study. So, putting it intoContinue reading “Strategic Planning – An Agile Approach”
Approach your customers like children
Why you should approach your Customers like children – short attention span, rather than taking a cognitive approach to learning by learning rules, offers, content, they need a behavioural kind of inducement to stimulate a positive desired result. CASE STUDY Over the usual family gathering over the weekend, my mother introduced a board game forContinue reading “Approach your customers like children”
Most Valuable Person / Brand
How do people get noticed in the office or stand out from the crowd? There are 2 paths to FAME here: 1) Famous for good things2) Famous for bad things Let’s start with Famous for Good: Your name (brand) gets mentioned a lot (frequency) and more people get to hear your name (reach). Your workContinue reading “Most Valuable Person / Brand”
How many Millennials would it take to change a lightbulb? // Truth About the World
A staggering 84% of 18 to 24-year-olds admit they do not know how to change a light bulb, based on a poll conducted in the UK. 74% of them admit they would rather pay someone else to do it because they would only “muck it up”. I find this piece of research highly alarming. InContinue reading “How many Millennials would it take to change a lightbulb? // Truth About the World”