I am currently in the middle of an argument with my client. Sounds dramatic, right? Even gave the sentence it’s own paragraph. It’s not exactly an argument, because my client wouldn’t have that title much longer if I was really arguing with him. What’s really going on is there is one topic he keeps bringing up […]
Read more "Blog Post: Are We On The Same Page With Smart Watches?"When I was still trying to find my writing voice prior to this blog, I reviewed comic books; a ton of them. Sometimes it seemed like I just hammered away at my keyboard, filled with nerd rage. Occasionally, genuine criticism seeped out of my posts. Point being, I’m not a literary savant by any stretch. […]
Read more "‘Hooked’ Teaches Ability And Responsibility For Attracting Users"The term “Minimum Viable Product” has been around for so long that it is now a cliche. If you aren’t writing a post on how the startup framework stinks, you’re writing about how you’ve improved upon it. Take, for example, this post by the very talented Robleh Jama of Tiny Hearts. The app studio founder […]
Read more "Blog Post: Can We Stop Being So Literal With ‘Viable’ Please?"As an agile coach with experience in the startup community, there is no greater way to learn than by just doing it. That was the advice Seth Godin gave me last December. The only way people will know you are an expert at something, he said, is if you tell them. It challenged me, because […]
Read more "Blog Post: What A Year Of Blogging Taught Me"Everyone is singing the praises of Jeff Bezos and his brick-and-mortar killer Amazon these days. They released a new and improved Kindle that is arguably the best Android tablet on the market, announced drone delivery and set the Internet on fire, and now will be testing Sunday delivery in some cities. Some, including this post […]
Read more "Blog Post: Retailers Are Doing Just Fine, Amazon"Back during the height of his acting power, Russell Crowe starred in Gladiator. For my money, it’s one of those red-blooded male movies impossible to knock on pure action. It was made right when high quality televisions were starting to hit the market, so the opening scene where Rome slaughters the barbarian Germans will always […]
Read more "Blog Post: Are You Adding To Your Team’s Debt?"When showing off a recent build to our president and chief user experience stakeholder, I was privy to an interesting conversation in regards to introducing new interactions. The particulars are not that interesting, but it relates to some feedback we received in testing. As a rule, we firmly believe that user testing and sign off […]
Read more "Blog Post: Should We Be Training Our Users?"Good for you Best Buy. Shame it took you this long to figure it out, but it appears you have the hang of this whole “showrooming” thing. I’ve called it out several times in this space, but big retailers such as JC Penny and Best Buy have been wringing their hands over the trend in […]
Read more "Blog Post: Will ‘Reverse Showrooming’ Define 2013 Holiday Shopping?"I don’t mince my words when it comes to the awesomeness of Tapbot’s Tweetbot. It was one of the first apps I fell in love with on my iPhone, and is one of the only apps I use constantly. My affection for Twitter as a platform would not be as devout if it were not […]
Read more "Blog Post: The Death of Tweetbot’s Triple-Tap"I’m sure the instant analysis will be all over the board, with pundits both praising and bashing the decision of Apple to hire Burberry CEO Angela Ahrendts as it’s new VP of Retail. It certainly keeps with what many expect of an industry leader like Apple: high end brands take careful shepherding and care to […]
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Chris Murman 