by David Baker | Mar 29, 2018 | Associations, Customer Strategy Review, Education, Entrepreneurialism, High Tech
Michigan universities and associations are stepping up workforce development efforts to ensure that businesses are able to find talent that will help the companies thrive in Michigan.This post is only available to...
by David Baker | Sep 1, 2016 | Associations, Customer Strategy Review, Entrepreneurialism
With its staff of about 35 people, plus 19 Research Fellows, WDI partners with 50+ organizations around the world to create and apply sustainable business models in the private sector to support emerging market economies, thereby improving the health and welfare of...
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...
