The Business Blog at Intuitive.comBusiness blogging, marketing communications, industry analysis, commentary, and musings from strategic business consultant, author and speaker Dave Taylor.Major appliances are still not purchased online- June 17, 2008 Reading the latest issue of Consumer Electronics publication TWICE I came across their list of the top 100 Major Appliance Retailers and was struck by how there are no online companies on the list. There are companies that have a significant online presence, of course, like Sears, but I think it's safe to say that unlike consumer electronics purchasing habits, major appliances (the industry calls the category "majapp", by the way) are still purchased based on in-store discussions with...http://www.intuitive.com/blog/major_appliances_still_not_purchased_online.html Yahoo is still suffering from lack of coherent vision- June 10, 2008 I write this as I'm listening to Greg Cohn from Yahoo (Nasdaq: YHOO) talk about their future vision for the corporation: "Yahoo is the social network" and the Yahoo! Open Strategy (aka Yahoo OS). Interesting talk, but I can't help but thinking about the organizational challenges that they face... More than anything it really strikes me that the company is so deeply organized into silos, departments and divisions that it's possible that even were Yahoo to learn how to integrate things together..http://www.intuitive.com/blog/yahoo_yhoo_still_suffering_from_lack_coherent_vision.html Finding live Euro 2008 Soccer Championship coverage online- June 10, 2008 I admit it, I'm rather technologically limited. While I might have most of the top gadgets in the world, a top-end Blu-Ray player, HDTV, and more, what I don't have is cable TV, Dish Network or any other way to get "TV" programming. Which is rarely an issue for me other than when something like Euro 2008 Championship, one of the very best soccer competitions in the world (while we wait for FIFA World Cup 2010 to roll around). Since we are in the Internet age, I decided that I'd dig around and..http://www.intuitive.com/blog/finding_live_european_soccer_championship_coverage_online.ht... Top Twenty Consumer Electronics Retailers of 2007- June 2, 2008 I think you might well be surprised by the list, as created by TWICE, the industry publication of record for the consumer electronics industry. Comments in italics are my own additions to the list: 1: Best Buy, with 917 stores, sales increased 11.1% 2006 to 2007. No surprise here. Best Buy has done a masterful job of marketing, retailing and store design. There really is no competition for them at this point in terms of stand-alone companies that have good selection, good brands and good...http://www.intuitive.com/blog/top_twenty_consumer_electronics_retailers_of_2007_1.html |