10 Reasons Your Biggest Customer Decides to Breakup with You

The Breakup.  Does that word bring you back to your high school years? You know, the dreaded heartbreak.  Generally, no one feels good after a bad breakup.  Especially for the person who is being broken up with.  As you know, gossip…

Best Advice Ever from Dr. Phil: “You DON’T Want to be Successful!”

This story reflects the day I received possibly the best piece of business advice imaginable from Dr. Phil.  Yes, that Dr. Phil.   Well, the advice wasn't directly from Dr. Phil himself but from a second-hand source.  Actually, an extremely…
Proprietary Process

Hey Manufacturer, Let’s Scale Your Proprietary Process with eCommerce

Scale Your Proprietary Process! How?  With eCommerce.  Let's discuss further.  eCommerce Answers the Call Yes indeed, eCommerce allows you to Scale Your Proprietary Process. However, before we discuss eCommerce, let's take a look…

8 Steps to Conquer the “Job Shop Challenge” with eCommerce

Are you a custom manufacturer or contract manufacturer? Otherwise, known as a job shop.  Well, most custom manufacturers find great difficulty conquering the "Job Shop Challenge".  What exactly is this particular "Job Shop Challenge" that…
market-research

eCommerce Allows You to Test Market New Products & Ideas (Cheaply)

Another powerful benefit available with embracing eCommerce for manufacturers: eCommerce allows you the opportunity to explore the market by testing new products and ideas.  In other words, eCommerce enables you to create your very own R &…
wheelhouse

Captain Your Ship! eCommerce Helps You Stay in Your Wheelhouse 

Another tremendous benefit for manufacturers embracing eCommerce: eCommerce allows you to stay in your wheelhouse.  As a manufacturer, ever find yourself stumbling out of your wheelhouse?  Drifting down a path that falls outside of your…

My Most Embarrassing Post: Playing “Fireman and Babysitter”

FIREMAN AND BABYSITTER, Really?!?! First, welcome to my most embarrassing post.  I am terribly humiliated to even share this article.  As the story goes, 100 years ago (well not quite that long ago but it sure feels like it), I used to…
capital expenditures

Another Incredible eCommerce Benefit: No Major Capital Expenditures

Another incredible benefit that comes with embracing eCommerce for manufacturers: No major capital expenditures.  For the record, I am CHEAP. Extremely cheap.  Feel free to ask my wife, friends, family or even my 140 LB Rottweiler.  Actually,…
menu

Hey Manufacturer, What’s on Your Menu? Perhaps a Plate of eCommerce?

As a manufacturer, what is on your menu? What is your specialty? You know, your signature dish. In other words, what are you known for that customers eagerly line up to get a taste? For many manufacturers, this may come as a loaded question. As…
Receivables

No Receivables: Manufacturing eCommerce Strategies Benefits Cash Flow

One of my absolute favorites on the list of eCommerce Benefits: No Receivables!  Well, truth be told, trying to pick a favorite eCommerce benefit is like trying to pick a favorite child.  However, can you imagine a life with NO receivables?  Sounds…

10 Reasons Your Biggest Customer Decides to Breakup with You

The Breakup.  Does that word bring you back to your high school years? You know, the dreaded heartbreak.  Generally, no one feels good after a bad breakup.  Especially for the person who is being broken up with.  As you know, gossip…

Best Advice Ever from Dr. Phil: “You DON’T Want to be Successful!”

This story reflects the day I received possibly the best piece of business advice imaginable from Dr. Phil.  Yes, that Dr. Phil.   Well, the advice wasn't directly from Dr. Phil himself but from a second-hand source.  Actually, an extremely…
Proprietary Process

Hey Manufacturer, Let’s Scale Your Proprietary Process with eCommerce

Scale Your Proprietary Process! How?  With eCommerce.  Let's discuss further.  eCommerce Answers the Call Yes indeed, eCommerce allows you to Scale Your Proprietary Process. However, before we discuss eCommerce, let's take a look…

8 Steps to Conquer the “Job Shop Challenge” with eCommerce

Are you a custom manufacturer or contract manufacturer? Otherwise, known as a job shop.  Well, most custom manufacturers find great difficulty conquering the "Job Shop Challenge".  What exactly is this particular "Job Shop Challenge" that…
market-research

eCommerce Allows You to Test Market New Products & Ideas (Cheaply)

Another powerful benefit available with embracing eCommerce for manufacturers: eCommerce allows you the opportunity to explore the market by testing new products and ideas.  In other words, eCommerce enables you to create your very own R &…
wheelhouse

Captain Your Ship! eCommerce Helps You Stay in Your Wheelhouse 

Another tremendous benefit for manufacturers embracing eCommerce: eCommerce allows you to stay in your wheelhouse.  As a manufacturer, ever find yourself stumbling out of your wheelhouse?  Drifting down a path that falls outside of your…

My Most Embarrassing Post: Playing “Fireman and Babysitter”

FIREMAN AND BABYSITTER, Really?!?! First, welcome to my most embarrassing post.  I am terribly humiliated to even share this article.  As the story goes, 100 years ago (well not quite that long ago but it sure feels like it), I used to…
capital expenditures

Another Incredible eCommerce Benefit: No Major Capital Expenditures

Another incredible benefit that comes with embracing eCommerce for manufacturers: No major capital expenditures.  For the record, I am CHEAP. Extremely cheap.  Feel free to ask my wife, friends, family or even my 140 LB Rottweiler.  Actually,…
menu

Hey Manufacturer, What’s on Your Menu? Perhaps a Plate of eCommerce?

As a manufacturer, what is on your menu? What is your specialty? You know, your signature dish. In other words, what are you known for that customers eagerly line up to get a taste? For many manufacturers, this may come as a loaded question. As…
Receivables

No Receivables: Manufacturing eCommerce Strategies Benefits Cash Flow

One of my absolute favorites on the list of eCommerce Benefits: No Receivables!  Well, truth be told, trying to pick a favorite eCommerce benefit is like trying to pick a favorite child.  However, can you imagine a life with NO receivables?  Sounds…