These 3d printers are amazing. This one even pumps out tennis balls and shoes…..
http://boingboing.net/2012/10/04/new-3d-printer-makes-furniture.html
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From Shaun Usher. This cover letter for a job is fantastic. How could you say no?
http://www.lettersofnote.com/2012/03/i-like-words.html
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These infographics are great. If you’re reading this on a mobile, try and log on to a desktop so you get a better view of them.
This follows on from my last post about social media statistics but also delves deeper into the best ways to utilise each platform
The author: Jeff has written a book about blogging which sounds like an interesting read. He also has more than 110,000 followers on twitter.
by Interesting stats here about the number of users on the various social networks.
All fairly static but facebook is a long way up on the others.
http://www.socialmedianews.com.au/social-media-statistics-australia-september-2012/
by Vertically integrated commerce sounds a bit clinical but what it means is owning the process of selling a product from design & manufacture right through to the retail sale. Amazon has really disrupted the retail space in the US by building a strong online presence that relies solely on low prices.
There is a huge opportunity now for retailers to build their own unique product that no-one else can match exactly. Eyeglasses, tshirts, shoes, health products….
When I was selling motorcycles, I used to much prefer to sell a secondhand bike because every one of them was unique. No other motorcycle anywhere had exactly the same mileage on it or the same tyres or the same amount of registration etc. There was always something to differentiate mine from the one at the other dealer. On a new motorcycle, it almost always came down to price because my bike was identical to all the other new ones.
What sort of products do you think would be suited to this opportunity? Perhaps you’re already doing it….
The article below examines this process. If you know someone who would like to be doing better in retail at the moment, please pass this through to them. Who knows; it might just trigger an idea for them. It’s not necessarily about changing their entire business… It might just be a single product.
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