by Scott Montgomery | Oct 12, 2022 | Blog
STEADY HAND + PERSISTENCE = PERFORMANCE Instead of celebrating record sales growth, we are now in a cooling economy, especially when Outdoor-Bike-Wintersports is the market segment. The phenomenal lift realized from the COVID-high has returned to earth. US retail...
by Scott Montgomery | Jul 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
BALANCE YOUR CHANNELS – D2C + B2B + AMZN Our advice to our clients is to manage your brand by keeping a balanced strategy of being fair and mindful of allowing all channels to prosper giving the consumer the possibility to discover, explore, and experience your...
by Scott Montgomery | Apr 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
BLC + SOC SUMMIT TAKEAWAYS We were pleased to attend both the Bicycle Leadership Conference presented by People for Bikes and The Summit presented by Life Time and Sea Otter Classic. Adrian attended the BLC, I attended The Summit. So what did we learn? Fox Racings...
by Scott Montgomery | Jan 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
We were not the least bit surprised to see Specialized take the plunge. Mike Sinyard was raised in the NoCal-Silicon Valley-hood and he has admired the likes of Jobs and other tech executives for decades. He is extremely competitive and when one of his many x-leaders...
by Scott Montgomery | Oct 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
INFLATION – We all see it oozing here, there, and everywhere. The cost of shipping containers is at $25,000 (vs. $2,500 pre-COVID), and oil is up to $85 a barrel (vs. free if you could store it anywhere early in COVID). Eating dinner out and tipping...
