Monthly Archives: November 2010
Getting the Job Done
Posted by fredzimny
Found at IdeaConnection: Interviews with Innovation Authors: Service Innovation – Getting the Job Done.
True service innovation demands that a company expand its horizon beyond existing services and service capabilities and give its attention to the jobs that customers are trying to get done and the outcomes that they use to measure success in completing those jobs.” Service Innovation, pg 1
VB: What led you to conclude that the “jobs-to-be-done” innovation theory is the correct approach to innovating services?
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To be continued at http://www.ideaconnection.com/articles/00227-Service-Innovation-Getting-the-Job-Done.html
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Tags: Apple, Business, Google, Innovation, Mobile phone, Open Innovation, Organization, Strategic management
10 Marketing Trends for 2011
Posted by fredzimny
Found at http://fifthgearanalytics.com/2010/11/10-marketing-trends-for-2011/
I recently completed a new point-of-view for my firm which outlines how I think marketing will be changing in the next few years. It’s surprising how many times I’ve revised it in just a month, so my top 10 predictions for next year will probably change just as quickly.
Given that disclaimer, here’s what I see as the big issues facing marketers next year:
- Customer engagement is
To be continued http://fifthgearanalytics.com/2010/11/10-marketing-trends-for-2011/
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To be continued at http://fifthgearanalytics.com/2010/11/10-marketing-trends-for-2011/
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Tags: American Express, Business, Google Trends, Marketing, Marketing and Advertising, OPEN Forum, Small Business, Social media
What I learned in 2010: Thinking about innovation
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Recommended: Links for this week
Posted by fredzimny
Recommended: Links for this week (weekly) – Internal comms at IBM shift from creation to curation <span class=&#… http://ow.ly/1a5Ck9
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Recommended: Please participate in Temkin Group’s year-end survey
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Recommended: #CRM #C btemkin – Please participate in Temkin Group’s year-end survey covering customer experience res… http://ow.ly/1a5Cka
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Wicked Problems and the Well-Being of Metropolis: A New Model of Competitiviness
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Your Ambassador Ecosystem
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Found at Logic+Emotion: Humanizing Business & Brands: Your Ambassador Ecosystem.

Read more at http://darmano.typepad.com/logic_emotion/2010/11/humanizing.html\
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