There's an old myth about how a toothpaste company doubled their sales literally overnight. The problem, like so many business myths, is there's no way to prove it's true. Regardless of its veracity, we can still use it to teach a very important aspect for coming up with new ideas. Watch this week's UNCOPYABLE Business episode and hear the story and the big lesson we can all take from … [Read more...]
Stealing Genius: The Surprising Story of Hedy Lamarr
What do you know about actress Hedy Lamarr? There’s more to Lamarr’s story than the average person assumes - myself being an average person. The surprising truth - that she was an inventor who used the concept of Stealing Genius - is revealed in the movie “Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story. Before I watched the movie, I didn’t know much about her. I vaguely remembered she’d once been called the … [Read more...]
178 Olympians “Breaking” Rules?
My smokin’ hot wife, Kay, and I love watching the Olympics. The competition, the athletes and their stories, keep us glued to the TV every evening. I found it particularly interesting that 178 athletes at this Winter Olympics are competing for countries they were not born in. In a curious getting-around the-rules manner, many of these athletes have figured out how to achieve a life-long dream … [Read more...]
iPhone turns the Big 1-0!
Ten years ago this week Steve Jobs introduced the iPhone, first widely accepted “smartphone.” The first model only had three primary functions - play music like a iPod, connect to the Internet, and…well, make phone calls. None of us knew how badly we would need a smartphone in our hands a short ten years later. But from a B-to-B perspective, have you given the smartphone much consideration … [Read more...]
Dying Small Town Becomes Uncopyable by Thinking Big
It’s not news that small towns across America are struggling to survive. Downtown Mom-and-Pop shops are going out of business and young people are moving to big cities to find jobs. Are small towns doomed or can they survive? And what’s the lesson for small businesses? In this week’s Uncopyable Business program, Steve Miller shares the story of one small town in Illinois that appears to have … [Read more...]
Best Practices Are Stupid
Interview with Stephen Shapiro For those of you who don’t know, I’m an Advisor and Radio Headliner for the C-Suite Network. A couple of months ago at a C-Suite meeting in Dallas I met Stephen Shapiro, author of the great book, BEST PRACTICES ARE STUPID. This week I’m breaking from my regular UNCOPYABLE BUSINESS mode and presenting a full 49-minute interview with Stephen about one of my … [Read more...]
Uncopyable Rock Star: Birkenstock
When you hear the word "Birkenstocks," you no doubt think of the classic sandals you see me wearing in this photo. I'd venture to say that even the most fashion-challenged could easily identify these by their distinctive style. They're not exactly attractive by traditional standards - like the Moon River, they're "wider than a mile." But they have a comfy, quirky vibe that's unique - and … [Read more...]
A Star Wars Hotel is Coming & I Can’t Wait
At last week’s D23 Expo, Walt Disney Parks & Resorts announced a new Star Wars-inspired resort will open in 2019. The thought of a Star Wars themed hotel doesn’t really rev me up, but read what Bob Chapek, Chairman of Walt Disney Parks & Resorts, had to say: “It’s unlike anything that exists today.” Bob said. “From the second you arrive, you will become a part of a Star Wars story! … [Read more...]
The Business Genius of The Beatles
As this broadcast is being recorded, Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is celebrating its 50th anniversary. There is no question both the album and The Beatles were, and still are, great examples of achieving an UNCOPYABLE status within their industry. Most people, however, are unaware of how focused The Beatles were on the fact they were a business. Yes, they ultimately produced … [Read more...]
The 4th Element of Competition
Moving on from the crazy new stories of Sears and United Airlines, I want to talk about the importance of the 4th element of competitive strategy. For years, companies have depended on Product, Customer Service, and Price as the three elements for differentiating from competitors. These aren’t good enough anymore and my new book, UNCOPYABLE: How to Create an Unfair Advantage Over Your … [Read more...]
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