Thursday, June 11, 2009
Busy Charts on Business Front Doors
This posts serves several purposes:
1. Sometimes it doesn't take much to be published. The letters section of the Green Guide (Thursday media supplement of The Age) is pretty easy. And how's this - Anthill asked their newsletter subscribers for "weird and witty" business ideas. 5 people responded, 4 were published in the Dec 08 / Jan 09 issue, including mine:
2. It's a great idea! Our era is full of openness and disclosure for the common good, and we all hate queues. What will it take to take off? Just a shop or two reading the idea and implementing it. (wish I had a shop...)
1. Sometimes it doesn't take much to be published. The letters section of the Green Guide (Thursday media supplement of The Age) is pretty easy. And how's this - Anthill asked their newsletter subscribers for "weird and witty" business ideas. 5 people responded, 4 were published in the Dec 08 / Jan 09 issue, including mine:
Banks and retail businesses could place a chart on their front door, showing the times when they are the busiest. That would allow some customers to choose the best time to shop, when they would receive the most attention and the quickest service. The smoothing out of traffic could help with staffing. Everybody wins!
2. It's a great idea! Our era is full of openness and disclosure for the common good, and we all hate queues. What will it take to take off? Just a shop or two reading the idea and implementing it. (wish I had a shop...)
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