tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19832077.post2508713335148996101..comments2023-07-18T00:26:08.773-07:00Comments on Tom Pisello: The ROI Guy: Frugalnomics – Why the IT spending growth forecasts from Gartner are wrong again!Tom Pisellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07209727039270770884noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19832077.post-63387726778096152912014-01-16T11:46:31.451-08:002014-01-16T11:46:31.451-08:00B2B Frugalomics starts at home...
Where's the...B2B Frugalomics starts at home...<br /><br />Where's the NEW demand going to come from? <br /><br />Robert Reich on "cash flow problems facing 150MM+ in NA.<br />http://billmoyers.com/episode/full-show-inequality-for-all/<br /><br />US and Canada consumer spending trends, stats compared to world etc.<br /><br />http://www.tradingeconomics.com/united-states/consumer-spending<br /><br />How did Gartner conclude that consumers were going to increase either NET wage growth in 2013, after inflation, OR increase personal debt to drive more demand at JC Penneys, Sears or Target Canada- which would maybe result in a new call center solution from ie AVAYA or Cisco?<br /><br />(even Walmart seemed slow to me the other day in Massena, NY)<br /><br />US consumers have dropped debt down to approx. 115% of household income- (as Warren Buffet said "you only need 1 pair of jeans" (para.)("deleveraged" (ie "sorry I can't afford it") is how our Grand parents ran their lives before the 1940's "Madison Ave MadMen" got cranked up. <br /><br />http://www.tradingeconomics.com/germany/household-final-consumption-expenditure-etc-us-dollar-wb-data.html<br /><br />Wheres the MONEY? In corporate bank accounts- waiting for consumer DEMAND or a MODEL change (a la Germany). ($2 trillion)<br /><br />(think real cross industry collaboration triggered by several leading IT vendors investing $500 billion in a 5 year program versus some lame "loyality card").(better to act before Mr Icahn buys 10% of your stock).<br /><br />http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-10-14/corporations-are-swimming-in-cheap-cash-dot-so-why-arent-they-investing<br /><br />regards,<br />Stuart Armstrong<br />CanadaUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09541742892387063524noreply@blogger.com