Dan Ross

In Malcolm Gladwell’s book “Outliers” he makes an observation that it takes 10,000 hours of deliberate practice to become a world class expert in a particular profession, topic or personal endeavor (hobby).  Gladwell appropriately notes in the book that  ”the biggest misconception about success is that we do it solely on our smarts, ambition, hustle and… Continue Reading - Dan Ross

Every business has a choice regarding PR campaigns, email marketing, etc. In today’s great example of “learning in the field” I want to share a communication that fast growing LinkedIn sent to its members earlier this month. Earlier this month LinkedIn sent messages to their members telling them they were in the top 1%, top… Continue Reading - Dan Ross

Any great company sets goals.  They then track actual results vs. their goals.  So, when I was checking my stats the other day, I was very disappointed in myself and areas where I clearly had “dropped the ball” re: goal tracking in 2012. One tool I find very helpful for tracking social media statistics is… Continue Reading - Dan Ross

Google is the 800 lb gorilla in search rankings.  They command 60% to 70% of the search market in any given year.  When Google says they are using Twitter or social media websites in their search engine algorithms any website owner MUST pay attention. In 2012 Google freely admitted they are using Twitter tweets, Facebook… Continue Reading - Dan Ross

The sports event of the year in America was held tonight, SuperBowl XLVII (47). Rather than having a big “shindig” as we have done in previous years we decided we were  going to take it easy and just order in some food for “the big game.”  In prior years I’ve had up to 35 people… Continue Reading - Dan Ross

Today we operate in what Peter Drucker, a great business philosopher, called the “knowledge economy.”   We have shifted from an agricultural economy, to an industrial economy to one that is now driven by education and knowledge.  Technological, pharmaceutical and nano innovation comes from ideas as they didn’t exist in any “natural form” on this… Continue Reading - Dan Ross

I read a great article on BusinessInsider by James Altucher that is worth your time to read. I think that many of the key points (bold) are 100%, spot on for small business owners. My thoughts on each key point he brought up in the article follow the bold section. Don’t depend on one boss,… Continue Reading - Dan Ross

Your business has now been using e-mail marketing services for 5, 10 or 15 years.  You have experienced massive success with collecting e-mail addresses from your customers to generate repeat business, to conduct surveys and better communicate with them.  Email is used by businesses and consumers alike so using this technology has been a home… Continue Reading - Dan Ross

To succeed in today’s marketplace, any small business needs to have a professional online presence, one that conveys its professionalism and allows them to compete with larger enterprises with enormous online budgets. The fundamental reason any SMB needs a strong online presence: People don’t use the phone book to look for businesses anymore.   I, for… Continue Reading - Dan Ross

Do you enjoy going to your local bookstore? Odds are, in today’s day and age, it is probably a Barnes and Noble bookstore after Borders closed their doors a few years ago. I still love going to the bookstore. I enjoy grabbing a cup of coffee and browsing the books to pick out 1-2 books… Continue Reading - Dan Ross

The below infographic has some great “Rules of Social Media” that we should always be reminded of. If all you do is respond to complaints, that’s all people will send you. Stop and ask – would an actual person talk that way? Everyone says they don’t want to be marketed to. Really, they just don’t… Continue Reading - Dan Ross

With the emergence of Apple’s new Ipad Mini a few weeks ago I thought it would be highly relevant to share this chart showing tablet growth since 2010. The global tablet market continues to grow at a robust rate. The chart below shows global tablet shipments since the second quarter of 2010, the quarter in… Continue Reading - Dan Ross

With the holiday shopping season around the corner I thought the below infographic from Statista would be quite timely as it has some great data points. Certain consumer categories are now DOMINATED  (80% + market share by e-commerce).  Books, movies and music (Amazon and Apple are now the category “killers”). People widely use tablets /… Continue Reading - Dan Ross

In previous posts I have shared information about how mobile technology is dramatically impacting both consumers and businesses and their interactions with each others.  Mobile technology is increasingly creating winners and losers in the retail sales segment of the economy. The primary reason I say this is because: Consumers are increasingly mobile and the technology… Continue Reading - Dan Ross

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Check out my new photo / image on Instagram. You can find Dan Ross as @BetterBizIdeas Copyright © 2008 This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not in your news reader, it makes the page you are viewing an infringement [...] - Dan Ross

Check out my new photo / image on Instagram. You can find Dan Ross as @BetterBizIdeas Copyright © 2008 This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not in your news reader, it makes the page you are viewing an infringement [...] - Dan Ross

Check out my new photo / image on Instagram. You can find Dan Ross as @BetterBizIdeas Copyright © 2008 This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not in your news reader, it makes the page you are viewing an infringement [...] - Dan Ross

Check out my new photo / image on Instagram. You can find Dan Ross as @BetterBizIdeas Copyright © 2008 This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not in your news reader, it makes the page you are viewing an infringement [...] - Dan Ross

Check out my new photo / image on Instagram. You can find Dan Ross as @BetterBizIdeas Copyright © 2008 This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not in your news reader, it makes the page you are viewing an infringement [...] - Dan Ross

Check out my new photo / image on Instagram. You can find Dan Ross as @BetterBizIdeas Copyright © 2008 This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not in your news reader, it makes the page you are viewing an infringement [...] - Dan Ross

Check out my new photo / image on Instagram. You can find Dan Ross as @BetterBizIdeas Copyright © 2008 This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not in your news reader, it makes the page you are viewing an infringement [...] - Dan Ross

Check out my new photo / image on Instagram. You can find Dan Ross as @BetterBizIdeas Copyright © 2008 This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not in your news reader, it makes the page you are viewing an infringement [...] - Dan Ross

Check out my new photo / image on Instagram. You can find Dan Ross as @BetterBizIdeas Copyright © 2008 This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not in your news reader, it makes the page you are viewing an infringement [...] - Dan Ross

Check out my new photo / image on Instagram. You can find Dan Ross as @BetterBizIdeas Copyright © 2008 This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not in your news reader, it makes the page you are viewing an infringement [...] - Dan Ross

Check out my new photo / image on Instagram. You can find Dan Ross as @BetterBizIdeas Copyright © 2008 This feed is for personal, non-commercial use only. The use of this feed on other websites breaches copyright. If this content is not in your news reader, it makes the page you are viewing an infringement [...] - Dan Ross