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Thursday, December 22, 2011

Harvard Business Review Blog: Business Model Innovation the Red Sox Way

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posted on December 22, 2011 at 06:39 AM by Lowry Seasoning Salt to business, history, products, red sox, special topics | 6 comment(s)

Major league owners are famously reluctant to release franchise-specific financial information. However, Forbes estimates that the value of the Red Sox has climbed from about $500 million in 2002 to $900 million in 2011 — an impressive 7% annual growth.

Companies seeking to revitalize seemingly stagnant businesses can take three lessons from the Red Sox success:

1. Question orthodoxy. Of course you can’t put people on top of the Green Monster. Or host a hockey game in Fenway. Or can you?

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1. Craig Calcaterra posted on October 30, 2007 at 07:25 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

If you look closely, the handle of his bat says "f*ck face"

2. Shooty is in the Trust Tree

posted on October 30, 2007 at 07:29 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I miss the days when I would've been excited by seeing the new cards. I remember checking the local liquor store (Jim Otto's liquor store no less!) everyday starting in February to see if the new packs had arrived. Excuse me while I indulge is some hard core nostalgia for a moment...

3. Slinger Francisco Barrios (Dr. Memory) posted on October 30, 2007 at 07:30 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Wang gets a "00"? And Hoffman doesn't even rate a "5", while Papelbon gets a "50"? What is this nonsense?

I also look forward to getting the Kucinich card.

4. Craig Calcaterra posted on October 30, 2007 at 07:38 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I'm holding out for the O-Pee-Chee set.

5. Hang down your head, Tom Foley posted on October 30, 2007 at 07:43 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

The timing of Alex Rodriguez's decision to be chosen by some message board guy to demonstrate the new Topps set, delivering his own version of shock and awe, tells you everything you need to know about the man, if not confirms everything we always suspected: that he doesn't care one bit about the Knicks or NBA opening day or New York City or Knick fans or, for that matter, the National Basketball Association.

6. Repoz

posted on October 30, 2007 at 07:45 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I'm holding out for the O-Pee-Chee set.

Years ago I ordered a Topps '67 set via Galasso's and they sent me a horrific fringed O-Pee-Chee set.

I got even by squatting and dumping on it.

7. Shooty is in the Trust Tree

posted on October 30, 2007 at 07:52 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

When I was wee, I only came across a couple of O-Pee-Chee cards and they seemed very exotic and cool, what, with that crazy French language on the back.

8. 47YOUNEVERKNOW47 posted on October 30, 2007 at 07:57 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

The last two Topps sets have been so glossy that even Sharpie autographs partially fade off them before the ink is dry.

I hope they fixed that.

9. Slinger Francisco Barrios (Dr. Memory) posted on October 30, 2007 at 08:01 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I got even by squatting and dumping on it.

I hope they learned their lesson.

10. Craig Calcaterra posted on October 30, 2007 at 09:18 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

When I was wee, I only came across a couple of O-Pee-Chee cards

That's even worse than what Repoz did . . .

(sorry folks, the late show gets a little blue)

11. salvomania posted on October 30, 2007 at 09:18 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Ugh---what's with the circus type?

12. RoyalsRetro (AG#1F) posted on October 30, 2007 at 09:28 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

It will always be 1988 Topps for me. That was my first collection.

13. Vrhovnik posted on October 30, 2007 at 09:43 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Years ago I ordered a Topps '67 set via Galasso's and they sent me a horrific fringed O-Pee-Chee set.
There's a name I hadn't heard in a long time. I ordered sets from Renata Galasso from about 1973 to 1990. I really like the looks of the 2007 Goudey Upper Deck set.

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