My only goal is to have no goals. The goal, every time, is that film, that very moment.”
?Bernardo Bertolucci
Evereyday Leadership Lesson
Our captain was a natural, though. He not only nipped a potential passenger riot in the bud, he also won over a tough crowd with his candor and charm. As unlucky as we felt to be on a thrice-delayed flight, we felt fortunate to have flown with him.
Fast Company
2006 Food Forecast
Food forecasters are predicting some provocative trends, including such possibilities as Christian-raised chicken, and diet and beauty advice from experts as you shop for groceries.
Trend expert Faith Popcorn, keynote speaker at the Future of Food conference last month in Washington.
Popcorn also told food executives at the conference, which was sponsored by the supermarket industry, that it’s a myth women love to grocery shop — they really hate it. They’d like it a lot more, Popcorn said, if it were “an experience” in which they could participate, such as by talking to a nutritionist or beauty expert about new products.
Low-carb fad is officially dead
If there’s one sign in 2006 that the low-carb fad is officially dead, it might be this:
The bread bowl is about to make a comeback.
Quiznos will serve Toasted Gourmet Bread Bowls that can be
filled with soup, chili, toasted cheese rings or roast chicken or beef.
Quiznos Sub, the trendy sandwich chain best known for its toasted subs, this week will introduce nationally three varieties of Toasted Gourmet Bread Bowls. They can be had not only with soup or chili, but also stuffed with rings of toasted cheese and chunks of roast chicken or beef.
How Starbucks creates Loyalty
Anne Saunders, svp of marketing for Starbucks, says creating customer loyalty starts with just one thing: A really great coffee house. An exclusive HUB interview by Tim Manners
What will the new food trends be?
The question here in late 2005 is which emerging trends quick-serves might want to examine closely if they want to secure that all-important first-mover advantage. TrendMapping analysis reveals six specific up-and-comers:
Read the artilcle in QSR
Starbucks Betting on Drive-Thru Coffee
The world’s largest specialty coffee chain once shunned the drivethru concept, fearing it might alienate customers who like to come inside and sip their lattes while listening to music in cozy chairs.
In the early 1990s, as independent espresso stands were starting to gain a steady following, Starbucks stuck to its original game plan: giving people a “third place” to escape from the hustle and bustle of home and work.
Eventually, it got hard to ignore coffee lovers’ demand for a quick java fix without leaving the warmth of their driver’s seats.
CBS NEWS
The two obvious secrets of every service business
every one…
1. Take responsibility
2. Pay attention to detail
The thing that’s so surprising is how little attention is paid to these two, how often we run into people (business to business or b2c) who are totally clueless about them.