Time is tight as are all our other resources. We’ve gone from Hotmail to Google to LinkedIn to Wikis, Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest – and the pace of change seems to be increasing. These changes affect your marketing plans and they also affect how you manage the work behind those plans. How can you keep up with your limited resources? Learn how to use your current skills and resources to mix together people, technology, and process in the most powerful way – getting the most from tight resources.
Most of us are experts in one of three – people, technology, or process dimensions – yet we need all three to build our business. Terri Griffith’s recent book, The Plugged-In Manager: Get in Tune with Your People, Technology, and Organization to Thrive, is full of examples on how to do this mixing and Terri will share some some of those ideas.
23. “The fabled secret formula for Coca-Cola was
changed, adopting a formula preferred in taste
tests of nearly 200,000 consumers. What these
tests didn't show, of course, was the bond
consumers felt with their Coca-Cola --
something they didn't want anyone, including
The Coca-Cola Company, tampering with.”
http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/heritage/cokelore_newcoke.html
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32. “We recently ran a contest through Zoopa,
the world’s largest source of user-
generated advertising, back in October to
find our newest holiday TV ad. The winner
was “Something for Everyone” by Tim
Merlau.”
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It’s about how we mix together people, technology, and organizational process 3 Dimensions - PTO3 Practices3 Levels
It’s about how we mix together people, technology, and organizational process 3 Dimensions - PTO3 Practices3 Levels
My contention is that if you keep these 3 dimensions in mind, increase your use of the 3 practices, and expand to at least 3 levels of your organization… Your…
But let’s get warmed up.
Pebble watch – greatest funding event to date on Kickstarter – over 10M and two of the 85Korders are mine
How about the experience you have with Zappos, the #1 rated on-line retailerMoved away from drop shipping as they realized that their entire strategy should be built around Wow! Customer service.Eventually this led to them running their own fulfillment center right next to UPS in Kentucky – It’s all about reliability and speed.Random storage of items on human-sized racks – random so people can quickly differentiate the product they are looking for as they reach the location.Each item is individually marked with a license plate number so it can be tracked as it goes and and if it comes back.Employee excursions from HQ to the Fulfillment center are vice versa
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People – want a Dick Tracy watchTechnology – e ink connection to an iphoneThe organization power of crowdfunding
People – want a Dick Tracy watchTechnology – e ink connection to an iphoneThe organization power of crowdfunding
People – want a Dick Tracy watchTechnology – e ink connection to an iphoneThe organization power of crowdfunding
People – want a Dick Tracy watchTechnology – e ink connection to an iphoneThe organization power of crowdfunding
It’s a platform approach – and why I brought a copy of Phil’s book as a give away
You’re already doing the first one – you’ve stopped and shown up here.
You’re already doing the first one – you’ve stopped and shown up here. Stop-look-listen = recognitionLooking and Listening – think After Action Review – plan to stop and consider your options across each of the three dimensions. Make it a standard practice rather than a “post mortem”
Think of mixing as negotiating and you’ll get most of the idea. You have stakeholders, you have issues, and you have outcomes – if you put a product or service together in a way that would get agreement in a negotiation I expect you’ll have success.… or think about it like a chocolate chip cookie
Just like these ingredients on their own don’t make a chocolate chip cookiehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/14657061@N00/5606687561/sizes/m/in/photostream/
Sharing is basically about getting other people on board, playing by the same rules, helping
Sharing with us and with vendors
You also have to mix across levels
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At the highest level they have a call for innovation. This was a shift that happened after a doldrums period where they new products and features had slowed down.The question became to inspire innovation across this global company.10% unstructured time was part of it.Adding technology tools like Brainstorm was another.Innovation Catalysts as a job role was yet another. They are thoughtfulThey mixThey share…and they have supporting structures and connect points at all levels.
More traction from the resources you have, better change design & management, faster pace overall
Call to action: I'd love you to read the book, I'd love you to review the book, I'd love you to subscribe to the blog, but more importantly I hope you will use and share these ideas to leverage your business.The research behind the book continues. If you have an organization that you think could benefit from these ideas and would like to participate in the on-going research…. Please… let me know. We are at the stage of doing another round of validation.