A new world order: “designed in California, assembled in China”

On November 9th 2009, Germany celebrated the twentieth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, which also marked the end of communism in Europe.

Why commercial printers should invest in a Management Information System (MIS)

Contrary to many other industries where products are totally standardized, the printing industry is an industry where customers ask for made-to-measure products. What is indeed more different than a book? It is certainly another book! A book is defined by many parameters which make it unique: cover, paper stock,

Have you noticed that telecom companies now sell Netbooks?

I believe one of the hot topic in the high tech world for the next couple of years will be Netbooks. Netbooks are lighter and smaller than laptops (screen varies from 5” to 13”), and they are much cheaper than laptops (in general less than $400). Some uses a solid-state storage device instead of a regular hard drive, increasing battery life as there are no mechanical parts in movement.

How to improve sales with a solution selling methodology

In an electronic store, if you need information about a high tech device, never ask a sales rep: it is either you know more than him, or if you know nothing about the product, he will also certainly know nothing about it either.

Emails, je t’aime… moi non plus*

I have been using emails since 1995 and I have to admit this is very convenient, especially in business environments. Emails enable to instantly send messages to one or multiple persons, they avoid to pick up the phone, they can be read anytime and they avoid to disturb message’s recipients. They are also more accurate