Comments on: Some people don’t “get it” http://www.prestonwily.com/archives/some-people-dont-get-it Marketing, experiences, random thoughts... Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:34:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: admin http://www.prestonwily.com/archives/some-people-dont-get-it#comment-48257 admin Wed, 02 Apr 2008 22:27:11 +0000 http://www.prestonwily.com/archives/some-people-dont-get-it#comment-48257 @Mike - I don't know, I think a lot of big companies really just have a hard time understanding how new trends are going to help them. Then again there are mammoths, like Cisco, who seem willing to innovate and maintain a flat management structure which helps encourage innovation. @Mike - I don’t know, I think a lot of big companies really just have a hard time understanding how new trends are going to help them. Then again there are mammoths, like Cisco, who seem willing to innovate and maintain a flat management structure which helps encourage innovation.

]]> By: Mike http://www.prestonwily.com/archives/some-people-dont-get-it#comment-47964 Mike Mon, 31 Mar 2008 15:13:57 +0000 http://www.prestonwily.com/archives/some-people-dont-get-it#comment-47964 I think that it certainly is a very weighing decision for a retail giant to have to make a change to their online presence. I'm certain they have a room full of people just doing statistics on that matter, and only when the cost of not making the change starts to tip the scale, then do they change. Big lumbering giants move slowly and cautiously, hence their long life. I think that it certainly is a very weighing decision for a retail giant to have to make a change to their online presence. I’m certain they have a room full of people just doing statistics on that matter, and only when the cost of not making the change starts to tip the scale, then do they change. Big lumbering giants move slowly and cautiously, hence their long life.

]]> By: Alive Worldwide http://www.prestonwily.com/archives/some-people-dont-get-it#comment-39541 Alive Worldwide Tue, 01 Jan 2008 21:41:34 +0000 http://www.prestonwily.com/archives/some-people-dont-get-it#comment-39541 I classify the Wal-Mart site as a "guilty pleasure!" I hate to admit it but they have one of the best online stores I've ever seen. I think it is infinitely better than Target. Most big retailers are utterly clueless. You are lucky to see their latest ad flyer... I classify the Wal-Mart site as a “guilty pleasure!” I hate to admit it but they have one of the best online stores I’ve ever seen. I think it is infinitely better than Target. Most big retailers are utterly clueless. You are lucky to see their latest ad flyer…

]]> By: Preston http://www.prestonwily.com/archives/some-people-dont-get-it#comment-38468 Preston Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:39:58 +0000 http://www.prestonwily.com/archives/some-people-dont-get-it#comment-38468 Haha - point well taken on the web 2.0 business model. If I could just figure out steps 1-3 I think I would own step 4. Haha - point well taken on the web 2.0 business model. If I could just figure out steps 1-3 I think I would own step 4.

]]> By: Sam http://www.prestonwily.com/archives/some-people-dont-get-it#comment-38467 Sam Wed, 19 Dec 2007 23:37:46 +0000 http://www.prestonwily.com/archives/some-people-dont-get-it#comment-38467 Web 2.0 has a business model? Web 2.0 Business Model: 1. Start company, get lots of investment 2. Get users 3. ??? 4. Profit! I don't think anyone has figured it out yet. Maybe 3 is "sell to google." I thought Donald Trump's blog post was pretty interesting (because blogging at work isn't nearly the waste of time that business email is). It remind me of a letter from Donaldford RiddleTeets Macheesmo dated April 1, 1843. He says: "I nary procure usage of a telegraph for import business communications. Why, If I need to communicate with someone, I simply post a letter via the pony express! It's a huckleberry above a persimmon!" Web 2.0 has a business model?

Web 2.0 Business Model:
1. Start company, get lots of investment
2. Get users
3. ???
4. Profit!

I don’t think anyone has figured it out yet. Maybe 3 is “sell to google.”

I thought Donald Trump’s blog post was pretty interesting (because blogging at work isn’t nearly the waste of time that business email is).

It remind me of a letter from Donaldford RiddleTeets Macheesmo dated April 1, 1843. He says:

“I nary procure usage of a telegraph for import business communications. Why, If I need to communicate with someone, I simply post a letter via the pony express! It’s a huckleberry above a persimmon!”

]]> By: Donald Trump » Some people don’t “get it” http://www.prestonwily.com/archives/some-people-dont-get-it#comment-38446 Donald Trump » Some people don’t “get it” Wed, 19 Dec 2007 17:27:28 +0000 http://www.prestonwily.com/archives/some-people-dont-get-it#comment-38446 [...] Internet Marketing for Internet Retail : The Preston Blog wrote an interesting post today on Some people donât âget itâHere’s a quick excerpt With the explosive growth of internet retail I always kind of wondered why more traditional retailers weren’t decimating their online counterparts with better websites (with the obvious advantage of better distribution). Over the past few years we have seen more and more retailers turn to the internet and actually do a pretty good job. I would put Target, Best Buy and (begrudgingly) Walmart on that list. The bigger question, really, is can old companies adapt and compete when all the rules ch [...] […] Internet Marketing for Internet Retail : The Preston Blog wrote an interesting post today on Some people donât âget itâHere’s a quick excerpt With the explosive growth of internet retail I always kind of wondered why more traditional retailers weren’t decimating their online counterparts with better websites (with the obvious advantage of better distribution). Over the past few years we have seen more and more retailers turn to the internet and actually do a pretty good job. I would put Target, Best Buy and (begrudgingly) Walmart on that list. The bigger question, really, is can old companies adapt and compete when all the rules ch […]

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