As I was walking back to my office today at lunchtime, soaking up the warm spring sun, I was happy to see so many people out on the 16th street mall eating and drinking at sidewalk cafes. . . spending money!
What a long, hard winter it's been. Not enough change. Too much snow and overcast weather, no tangible uplift in the economy, nothing new, even from Apple. Over the next seven days, the ice is finally going to melt. In Denver we'll have three days in a row over 65. (Hallelujah!). Apple will release the iPad on April 3. People will start spending money. (Easter sales will be up over last year!)
I feel like everyone's attitude is getting a little brighter. Never have I been so happy to say goodbye to Q1 and hello to Q2. Not only does it mean baseball, sunshine, flowers, and picnics; it means that consumers will come out of hiding and shake the dust off their wallets. Business will experience busy-ness, shining up their products and their sales smiles.
It's time to reinvigorate. Get a new marketing plan in place. Get bright colors out. Get your sales staff revved up. Are you ready? Bring it!
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ReplyDeleteAlso...my early review of the iPad? I got one the day they came out - not my intent, I went into Best Buy for a phone charger and came out with an iPad and a phone charger! I LOVE it - but am going to return it to get the 3G version. The few drawbacks I see so far are as follow: No camera (everyone notes this), No flash (can we not figure this out Apple?), the iPad does not charge unless hooked up to the wall outlet (USB should charge it), the charging cord is too short, and WiFi capability only is too limiting. It also gets way too full of fingerprints, but I am sure 3rd parties will be hawking screen guards as of yesterday.
Sorry for the delayed reply. Tell me how you like the 3G when you get it. I agree about the lack of flash - so annoying! Thanks for following.
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