by David Baker | Aug 20, 2016 | Associations, Business Model Innovation, Corporate Strategy, Customer Strategy Review, Entrepreneurialism
At age 52, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is worth $66.5 billion and recently surpassed Warren Buffet as the third richest person in the world. His fortunes have come largely from Amazon, which he founded in 1994. Today, Amazon has revenues of over $200 billion and is...
by David Baker | Oct 19, 2015 | Associations, Corporate Strategy, Customer Strategy Review, Entrepreneurialism
One of the largest commercial real estate transactions on record in Ann Arbor was completed in what many have called the “deal of the year.” In a $103M deal, Oxford Companies led a group of investors in the acquisition of a portfolio from McMullen Realty Co. For a...
by David Baker | Oct 9, 2015 | Associations, Corporate Strategy, Customer Strategy Review, Entrepreneurialism
A very successful sales professional explained that while many of his competitors interact with prospects or customers every 2-3 months or so, he spends a great deal of time engaging customers and prospects in-person and over the phone. He often reaches out just to...
by David Baker | Sep 15, 2015 | Associations, Corporate Strategy, Customer Strategy Review, Entrepreneurialism, High Tech
On August 5, 2012 at 10:32 p.m. Pacific Time the world watched NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory broadcast the landing of Mars rover "Curiosity." Three years later, that amazing device continues to deliver breakthrough analysis, such as showing that water once flowed on...
by David Baker | Jun 15, 2015 | Associations, Corporate Strategy, Customer Strategy Review, Entrepreneurialism
The Ann Arbor area residential real estate market is on the rise . . . mostly. Many of the key metrics show a positive change. The Ann Arbor Area Board of REALTORS® provides a monthly report on key residential real estate listings and sales. According to the June...
by David Baker | Mar 12, 2015 | Associations, Corporate Strategy, Customer Strategy Review, Entrepreneurialism
A common mistake among novice chess players is to bring out the queen early in the game. But this often leads to a loss. In our client work, we often see a similar phenomenon in competitive strategy. Executives get lured into bringing out their queen without...
