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Thomas Claburn | May 19, 2011
Apple's Retail Lesson
 Apple's retail operation is now ten years old. It's been a good run. The company recently welcomed its billionth visitor to its 325 retail stores. During the quarter that ended in March, it saw a record 71.1 million visitors in its stores, 51% more than the 47 million who visited in the same quarter a year earlier. Apple plans to open 40 more stores this year, most of them outside the U.S.
Much has been said about the advantage Apple has in its tight control of hardware. But Apple's meticulously calibrated retail experience matters just as much.
Offering a superior customer experience may be a goal for any business—many fall short—but there's also a lesson here for corporate IT.
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Venkatesh Rao | May 23, 2011
Simpler Organizations Are Harder To Design
Even the most deft leaders using the latest Web 2.0 tools can't transform organizational hierarchies overnight. |
Maribel Lopez | May 25, 2011
HP Shows People-To-People Is Only A Start
HP's webOS vision represents a multi-device mobile world that integrates personal and professional communications. |
David F. Carr | May 19, 2011
LinkedIn Not So Boring Anymore
The business social network's IPO opened strongly and gave the company a valuation of $8.9 billion by the end of the day, prompting talk of a new tech bubble. |
Claire Flanagan | May 18, 2011
Who's To Blame For A Failed Community?
Resist the temptation to just point fingers at your software vendor. The hard work of community management falls on your organization. |
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“If employees are afraid of criticism for what they post, they won't post. The criticism can be mocking by peers or real demerits in their performance evaluations. In a word: RISK”
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“Getting the right structure is not easy does not imply it is necessarily difficult in the steps involved but identifying and sticking to the correct steps involves changing mindsets and all the human elements of influencing.”
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 It has been 10 years that Apple has been growing and suceeding with this model. What has been the response from the plethora of companies that are struggling? With a single exception, not a single company has responded by dramatically improving the consumer experience with their products.
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