Comments on: Blockbuster Video and a Fatal Lesson About Ignoring the Signs

By: It’s All About Presentation | Dare Dreamer Magazine

It’s All About Presentation | Dare Dreamer Magazine — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:27:24 +0000

[…] are the kind of plastic cases that movies come in when you rent them from Blockbuster (or rather, used to rent them from Blockbuster). When I first started in this business almost ten years ago, this is how we delivered our DVDs. […]

By: Netflix Should Take a Queue from Apple | Dare Dreamer Magazine

Netflix Should Take a Queue from Apple | Dare Dreamer Magazine — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:44:16 +0000

[…] will not be integrated the way streaming and DVD-only is now. IMHO, it’s a bad, bad move. I’ve written before about Netflix as a shining example of everything Blockbuster did wrong. With the latest moves […]

By: Ron Dawson

Ron Dawson — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 13:04:01 +0000

In reply to John Pyle. I like that John. That's pretty cool. Thanks for sharing.

By: John Pyle

John Pyle — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:54:19 +0000

Ron I think a great rule to live by is “Don’t settle for success”. Great post

By: Ron Dawson

Ron Dawson — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 01:06:30 +0000

In reply to Bill Vincent. Congrats Bill on being the first person to mention vendor relationships. I agree. A very important relationship to cultivate. Thanks for reading.

By: Bill Vincent

Bill Vincent — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:53:34 +0000

Nice points Ron, on both of your latest posts. I think it’s obvious that as technology becomes more and more ubiquitous, it is our creativity and our relationships with clients (and to some extent other vendors too) that will bring success. They way we treat people (including our public online interactions) matter – probably more now than any technology or any amazing photo or video content.

By: Damon

Damon — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:28:38 +0000

Ron, I enjoyed your post tremendously. Hopefully I’ll be able to take something positive away from it and use it in my business.

By: Ron Dawson

Ron Dawson — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:15:58 +0000

In reply to Aldo valadez.

Hey Aldo, the Netflix ad you see is auto-generated. WordPress.com sites will sometimes place ads at the end of posts for readers not signed into their own WP.com account. It’s how they are able to keep it free. No doubt there was a Netflix ad because that was the subject of this post and one of the tags. Same technology Google and Facebook uses.

I seriously doubt you’ll see any kind of video store ten years from now, not a rental one anyway.

By: Dan Rollins

Dan Rollins — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:48:25 +0000

Good post Ron. I really like the point made under Diversification. That is good perspective. I find myself stressing over what to focus on since I am working to build my business to go from a “side job” to full time so I can escape my cubical. My main business is music, event and corporate filmmaking and that is reflected on my website. I also do eLearning development, voice-overs, screencasting, and WordPress site development so if I am not careful I could easily get tangled up in multiple projects. I need to protect my time so that I can continue to deliver on my promises and provide top-notch customer service.

The other side of the diversification coin was covered nicely in your book Ron (Refocus), do you have ONE business that is a one-stop shop for all your services OR do you have a separate brand identity for each (eg. ABC-weddings, ABC-music, ABC-corporate, etc). This is always a bit of a struggle for me… am I confusing people with my services? I know when my income will support branching out with more websites, identities, etc I will make that move.

Thanks Ron!

By: humanbeandesign

humanbeandesign — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:31:40 +0000

Darn those customers for “always being right.” Aldo’s comment definitely sparked up the nostalgia about riding my bike to Video Joy, after getting some snacks from the Liquor Store, and looking for VHS tapes and Nintendo games to rent and being able to put it on my dad’s tab. It was just so hard for little Video Joy to keep up with Blockbuster springing up a few miles away- I’m sure the “Joy” is coming back to that owner— if he’s still alive.