Recent Articles from Tim Dodge
Anyone can give it away
When you have a quality product, selling is relatively easy. Selling at full price is, however, much more difficult.
Staying relevant in a changing market
In some ways, we live in the best of times and the worst of times. We all have competitors, in some cases more competitors than ever. We all work to get our marketing message out in an increasingly cluttered environment, to customers who have a plethora of choices when deciding where to spend thei...
Tricks for tracking trends
As a business owner, I am particularly sensitive to trends. The restaurant industry is as competitive as any, and the Denver market is particularly so. Thanks to homegrown successes like Chipotle, Qdoba, Noodles & Co. and Smashburger, as well as newcomers like Pizzeria Locale, we have a very educa...
Thirty lessons from 30 years in business
In 1984, the Supreme Court ruled that taping television shows at home on VCRs does not violate copyright law, Ma Bell broke up, the USSR boycotted the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, and Detroit took home its most recent World Series win. Another 1984 monumental moment was, for us, opening the fir...