• The Story
  • The Blog
  • Contact Me

jimraffel.com


  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Twitter

Story Teller | CEO | Traveler

You are here: Home / Archives for new product

Keep It Simple Stupid

June 15, 2011 By Jim Raffel Leave a Comment

The other day a commercial came on TV for a furniture-moving device. It was basically a simple machines (a lever and fulcrum) combined to make it easy to pick up the end of a piece of heavy furniture. Then, you could slip a plastic disk under the feet of the furniture and easily slide it across the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Marketer, sales Tagged With: 37signals, basecamp, business, furniture moving, gantt chart, keep it simple stupid, kiss, management, new product, opportunities, project management, sales careers, simple machine, technology

Marketing 101: Out of Box Experience

July 26, 2010 By Jim Raffel Leave a Comment

Know that feeling you have when you open the box of a new product and everything is just perfect? That experience whether off-line or on-line does not happen by accident. It requires a great deal of planning and learning from mistakes. The typical small business does not devote enough effort and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Marketer, Marketing 101 Tagged With: drip coffee makers, experience, human-computer interaction, keurig coffee makers, marketing, new product, technical communication, usability

Get 30 years of business experience delivered to your inbox

Email Newsletter Signup

Each blog post will be delivered directly to your inbox, as well as unique content only for newsletter subscribers.

  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

About Me

Story Teller | CEO | Traveler
Click here to learn more

Search My Site

Copyright © 2025 James J. Raffel ยท jimraffel.com runs on the Genesis Framework