Innovation

Obsess About the Fringe – Tata Nano, Gm

Tata Motors' Nano, a $2,000 car, surprises by offering value and innovation. GM should be concerned.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Now You’re Talking!

Newspaper giants are teaming up for internet ads, but must disrupt old practices for success.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

No Resting on Your Laurels

Motorola's new CEO must disrupt current practices and invest in innovation to restore growth.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

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Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

New Solutions Emerge – Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Youtube, Hulu

Evolution and business shifts happen rapidly. Adapt quickly or face obsolescence, like newspapers and Netflix.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

New Metaphors

Check out Kirsten Osolind’s website. Kirsten offers marketing services to women-owned businesses.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

New Look and Feel – Recharge, Reignite, Regrow – Get America Growing

"Hiring Plans or Firing Plans" is the headline on Marketwatch.com. Previously, the lowest number achieved for "net hiring plans" was in 1982 when a net 1% of firms were planning to hire.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Netflix – delivering your value proposition is more successful than optimizing your value delivery system

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

My 2017 Wish: Less Talk, More Doing

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Motoyahoogle!

Many people have pointed out that several new products, including the RAZR, were mostly developed prior to Zander showing up. So why am I such a fan of Zander?

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Motorola’s Road to Irrelevancy – Focusing on Its Core

Motorola’s decline into irrelevance stemmed from focusing on its "core" business instead of innovating and adapting to market changes.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Motorola Does It Again!

Most people would think of Motorola as a cell phone manufacturer. And there is no doubt that is their largest business.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Microsoft’s Crazy Windows 8 Bet – How You Can Invest Smarter

Microsoft’s focus on PCs, while ignoring emerging trends, is causing its decline as competitors like Apple thrive.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Microsoft – missing trends, ignoring disruptive mobile innovations caused stagnation

Microsoft's focus on PCs and lack of mobile trend planning led to missed growth opportunities.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Microsoft Win8 Tablet is Not a Game Changer

Microsoft's Windows 8 Tablet isn't a game changer; it's just playing catch-up in a market already dominated by mobile leaders like Apple and Google.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Merger Mania

Mergers often fail to deliver promised benefits, as outdated ideas like "economy of scale" dominate decisions.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Merge to Grow – Really!

The two companies are Adobe and Macromedia. According to MarketWatch

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Medical tourism trend – or how to make a fortune from us health care stupidity

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Mcdonald’s: Here’s Why Your New Big Mac is Doomed

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Markets Are Marvelous Things, So Participate! – Tablet Pcs, Iphone, Kindle

With Amazon's Kindle price drop and new tablet PCs on the horizon, it's crucial to innovate. Don't wait—embrace market shifts and use emerging tech to drive growth and create new solutions

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Manufacturing Innovation

Cris Beswick · 29 April 2025

Making the Turn

Allstate's CEO disrupts old methods, applies 80/20 principle, and creates White Space for future innovation.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Loving New White Space – Ge and Intel

Despite recent struggles, GE and Intel's new joint venture in home health signals promising future growth.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025

Looking for an Enemy – Inside News Corp.

Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp thrives by innovating and outpacing competitors, unlike Ted Turner’s AOL misstep.

Adam Hartung · 29 April 2025