Posts Tagged ‘competitor’
Competitors – Rotten SOB’s or Valuable Strategic Alliance?
November 23rd, 2009 | Author: Scott Messinger | 1,396 views
Collaborative competition
Competitors – Friend or Foe ?
Competitors can simply be defined as
“one selling or buying goods or services in the same market as another”
… per Merriam Dictionary
or “those rotten SOB’s that undercut my pricing, run their business without any regards for proper business ethics, and generally derate our entire industry”
… per an upset business owner
How do you view your competitors? As small business owners we all have competitors. Sometimes they are…
Posted in Use Your Enemies to Boost Your Reputation
July 15th, 2008 | Author: Noobpreneur | 789 views
Love thy enemies.
That’s darn hard to do! :D
But, if you want to ace the competition in today’s business world, you have to be able to ‘play the game’ well.
One of the tipping point of your business reputation is how you handle criticism from your competitors and even sabotage from your enemies.
You have two choices to respond: Being defensive and attack your enemies; or, respond will cool-headed manner and exceptional professionalism.
Attacking your enemies can satisfy your…
