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Are You an Ebay Shopper?
As I write this article, I am keeping an eye on an item on eBay. Do I have to keep an eye on it? No. I have set up a program that swoops in in the final seconds of the bidding, leaving the previous bidder, who thought they had the item, wondering what happened. Is that what is happening to you in business? Do you think you have customers sewn up; success just with your grasp, but something always goes wrong? There is talk in the news about the Retail Industry slowdown in home dcor, furniture and home improvement sales. Pier 1 mentioned they are streamlining and cutting their merchandise offerings by 25% to focus on their core customer. Many retailers who were interviewed mentioned that they have been watching the slowdown trend for a while and already have plans in place to manage what's happening. Is that how you run your business? Do you look at seasonal, regional and/or global trends that will affect the future of your business or do you wait until the bottom falls out and then wonder what you are going to do. Wouldn't you rather have a heads up on what's happening, before it happens? Sometimes even experience researchers find it difficult to be guided by research. Instead they look for facts and theories to support the hypothesis that is already formed. If you think that research takes too long, sign up for a number of newsletters and let the information come to you. If you worry about being spammed, use a hotmail account. Keep an open mind. Rather than coming to conclusions before you have the information, make a list of specific facts and assign weights that will influence your decisions. Create a chart and fill in the answers from each information source, tally the weighted results and then make your decisions based on fact?tempered by entrepreneurial intuition. Set up a system that works for you and commit to use it. If you are in Retail then these two web sites have newsletters that report on trends from all over the world. http://www.springwise.com http://www.trendwatching.com No matter what your business, somewhere on the net there are newsletters/RSS feeds that can deliver information to give you the edge you need, so you aren't sideswiped?knocked out of the game in the final seconds. And my purchase on eBay?.I missed the first one because someone else paid more than I thought it was worth; but the second one?the competition is still wondering what happened and my purchase is on it's way. I used my proven system and won. Do you want things to be your way in your world or do you want to know what's really going on in your industry so you can anticipate challenges and make plans to avoid problems? A theory must be tempered by reality.-Jawaharlal Nehru Copyright(c) 2005 Nancy Fraser Nota Bene Consulting, All Rights reserved Nancy Fraser is the President of Nota Bene Consulting. She has been helping clients improve their advertising results and grow their businesses for over 20 years. Free advertising and marketing information in the Notable News http://www.notable-marketing.com
MORE RESOURCES: Massive David Lynch Auction Includes Scripts, Cameras and So Many Coffeemakers (Exclusive) The Hollywood Reporter Young family pays $6.55 million to upsize to home in Roseville The Sydney Morning Herald North Dakota woman shares story behind field of classic cars set for auction The Bismarck Tribune Diddy’s prison outfit up for auction that he wore in ‘Monster’s Ball’ decades before current lockup New York Post Rare vintage baseball card collection up for sale includes Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, more Canton Repository 2006 Ford GT With Less Than 100 Miles Up For Auction Ford Authority Charity Auction & Grand Tasting: Celebrating a Four Decade Legacy September 5th & 6th Redheaded Blackbelt Failed Sotheby’s auction of $70M bust leaves art insiders speechless — are collectibles no longer covetable? Yahoo Finance Hundreds of David Lynch's Personal Items Are Up for Auction — Including His Director's Chair hypebeast.com Ross Ulbricht nets $1.3m in prison memorabilia auction, gets $31m ‘donation’ soon after - dlnews.com Tompkins County plans department shuffle, auction Fingerlakes1.com David Lynch Auction: His Director’s Chair, Espresso Machine, Red Curtain and More Up for Sale Variety Want your own fire engine? Fate fire district auctioning truck for good cause NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth West Virginia State Treasurer delivers auction funds to Wood County Sheriff’s Department News and Sentinel New York’s Spring Auctions Aimed for Trophies. They Got Troubles. The New York Times Diddy’s “Monster’s Ball” Prison Fit Goes Up for Auction as He Battles Real-Life Charges Baller Alert Dave & Buster’s auctions off items from Ward location Hawaii News Now PKL Season 12 auction: Full list of players bought and their bids ESPN Philippines US treasury auctions off $44 billion or 7 year notes at a high yield of 4.194% Forexlive | Forex News, Technical Analysis & Trading Tools Antique toys from late Allentown’s man extensive collection up for auction. Here’s a look The Morning Call Why rare auction of legendary T206 Honus Wagner card is attracting multi-million dollar bids The New York Times Can These Six Artists Predict the Fate of the Art Market? The New York Times Infamous Liner Turned Cruise Ship to Be Sold at Auction 77 Years After MV The Maritime Executive Mansion with private ski access to Park City Mountain is going up for auction The Salt Lake Tribune March Government Surplus Auctions to Feature Vehicles, Equipment for Sale; Bidding is Online Only Clark County (.gov) With Guarantees Galore, Christie’s Has a Rocky Start to Auction Week The New York Times Hesitation Ahead of Treasury Auction and Month-End Mortgage News Daily Creating local value: renewable energy auctions in Colombia Stockholm Environment Institute Our Online Silent Auction is LIVE — and it's overflowing with incredible generosity from our amazing community! Cape Gazette Eagle Radio Auction LIVE, BID NOW! Hays Post David Lynch’s Personal Archive Going Up for Auction Consequence of Sound Phillips presents Standalone Damien Hirst Auction followed by the Evening & Day Editions auctions. FAD Magazine Anatomy of a $70 Million Auction Flop The New York Times A Long-Lost Frans Post Painting Was Found in a Barn. It Just Sold for Over $7 Million at Auction. ARTnews.com The largest ever auction of Princess Diana’s clothes is taking place soon – here's what to expect Tatler My Favorite Ride: Man takes kids to their first auction and ends up with a 1959 Corvette The Herald-Times Decades of Woodcarving Up for Auction This Weekend Seehafer News |
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