Business Insights Podcast

We are going backwards

We are seeing trends of people buying vinyl records, record players, paper books, cassette players. There are some reasons for this .

Car Sales are Slow. This is why .

cost of new cars are still high. interest rates are still high. many are holding onto their current vehicles.

Positions at risk with A.I. and opportunities.

this episode covers some positions at risk to be eliminated or severely reduced as a result of the growth of A.I. But there are opportunities as a result the shift to A.I.

Why is Starbucks 50% off?

A Starbucks Grande Caramel Frappuccino is typically listed at around $5.65 on the chain’s menu boards. These days, many customers pay about half that price.
For a grande-size brewed coffee, same deal: An average listed price of $3.65 rings up more like $1.83 with a buy one get one free offer.
After largely ignoring special deals for decades, Starbucks is now often selling coffee at a discount. The world’s largest coffee chain is trying to bring back lapsed customers, betting big on BOGO offers, supersize perks for loyalty members and other deals. 
The company ran promotions for about half the month of May, according to documents viewed by The Wall Street Journal. This month, for the first time in more than a decade, Starbucks began offering bundles of coffee and breakfast food starting at $5.
“50% off a drink. It’s on,” Starbucks said in a recent email to customers. “Keep checking the app all summer for more deals heading your way.”Surging inflation over the past several years is now spurring more Americans to rethink their spending on everything from food to furniture.Some consumers have been reconsidering their Starbucks habit. The average price for a grande brewed coffee earlier this year was $3.65—49% above 2020 levels, according to the market-research firm Technomic, which tracks prices at the chain.The chain’s U.S. traffic dropped 7% in the three months ended March 31 from the prior year, the biggest quarterly decline since at least 2010, Starbucks said. Its active loyalty-rewards users decreased by 1.5 million between Dec. 31 and March 31.  This is why they are doing 50% deals to increase store traffic. 

Try this to connect to the ideal prospect.

some tips that can help you connect with the prospect

Post Covid Trauma in the Workplace with Dr. Ayelet Schafir Hirshfeld, Psychologist

In this episode, we speak with Ph.D psychologist Ayelet Schafir Hirshfeld, owner of DiversITUS , a clinical psychologist practice in CA. They work with businesses, families and individuals. We cover: 1. Why people may still not want to gather with others in public spaces or events. 2. Why some employees want to remain at home and work virtually, post covid. Could it be fear of getting sick or convenience. 3. What potential trauma people can be carrying around post covid (i.e. fear of death), similarities to PTSD. 4. What could be leading people to wear masks in open air environments and using them while alone in a car. 5. The difference between a PTSD that is man made as a result of war vs one made through a natural disaster, like a flood. Some say covid was man made, some say it was natural. 6. We discuss the push back by millions on mandates by employers and by government on vaccine and mask requirements. You can connect with Dr. Ayelet Hirshfeld @Websitehttps://www.diversitus.org/
Linkedinhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ayelethirshfeldphd/

Selling Healthcare Technology in 2024

healthcare technology buyers are investing in tech solutions in 2024, but want to ensure that those investments will allow them to see more patients with less staff.

Status of the Pharmaceutical Industry with Michael Campbell

In this episode we chat with Michael Campbell, Principal Consultant of ATT Cam Consulting that works in the pharma industry. Michael is a trained pharmacist and works on the business side of the industry. We discuss the current status of the pharmaceutical industry, prescription prices, the Rite Aid bankruptcy and other issues that affect the consumer.
We cover:Retail Pharmacies, big chains like CVSHospital PharmaciesIndependent PharmaciesSpecialty PharmaciesSpecialty meds
Pharmacy benefit managers and the role they play in the prescriptions space and how that affects what we pay at the pharmacy.Michael Campbell's Linkedin  https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-campbell-pharmd-mba/