Customers

How Thrifty Missed an Opportunity to Create a Brand

October 19, 2010

While traveling to LA last week, I had an experience with Thrifty Rent a Car that was an opportunity missed, an opportunity for them to demonstrate that customers are important. So what happened? Nothing exceptional, really, just a routine transaction that, if handled differently could have, at no cost to Thrifty, begun the shift from [...]

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It’s the Heavy User, Stupid

July 13, 2010

Heavy users, are market makers. This is a recurring theme here on Hip Shots. Find and connect with the “heavy users” of the category you compete in and and you will find success. From the May 26th edition of AdAge: Demographics have almost no effect on whether TV ads produce sales, and consumers’ purchase history [...]

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To Find Innovation – Keep Asking “Why?”

December 2, 2009

Finding business innovation ideas isn’t difficult but it can be hard to do. The answers are there if you are willing to work for them. Usually the front-line staff know. The customers definitely know. Business innovation is all around if you are willing and know how to dig for it. An example. When I started [...]

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