http://blog.joelrubinson.net/2009/08/can-auto-dealerships-be-reinvented-when-the-consumer-is-not-boss/ ARF Chief Research Officer Joel Rubinson's Blog Wed, 28 Jul 2010 03:01:39 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://blog.joelrubinson.net/2009/08/can-auto-dealerships-be-reinvented-when-the-consumer-is-not-boss/comment-page-1/#comment-242 Jim Ewel Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:47:38 +0000 http://blog.joelrubinson.net/?p=172#comment-242 My reaction to her last comment about consumers wanting to "have their cake and eat it too" - sure, if you ask consumers in a survey, they want all this stuff and at the lowest possible price. But in the real world, consumers vote with their dollars. I don't think anyone thinks that they're getting the lowest possible price buying at the Apple store, but Apple's sales and store traffic indicate that consumers are willing to pay for a different buying experience and a different product. My reaction to her last comment about consumers wanting to “have their cake and eat it too” – sure, if you ask consumers in a survey, they want all this stuff and at the lowest possible price. But in the real world, consumers vote with their dollars. I don’t think anyone thinks that they’re getting the lowest possible price buying at the Apple store, but Apple’s sales and store traffic indicate that consumers are willing to pay for a different buying experience and a different product.

]]> http://blog.joelrubinson.net/2009/08/can-auto-dealerships-be-reinvented-when-the-consumer-is-not-boss/comment-page-1/#comment-226 In Economic Development, Take What’s Given « Wisconomy Fri, 28 Aug 2009 13:12:54 +0000 http://blog.joelrubinson.net/?p=172#comment-226 [...] Debbie Pruent, president of GfK Custom Research, in a follow-up post by Mr. Rubison– “If anything, additional pressure is being put on Congress right now to [...] [...] Debbie Pruent, president of GfK Custom Research, in a follow-up post by Mr. Rubison– “If anything, additional pressure is being put on Congress right now to [...]

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