Day 45 ----speaker The conversation is bout a talk of home shopping. Julia was about to call when she was watching home shopping, and Victor wanted to prevent her from buying the necklace and machine. Victor thought the quality of goods on home shopping is second-rate and goods will never work as the program says. Victor might control the remote to help Julia stop buying small devices she will not use much after purchase. ----speed 1.2’17 Stitch Fix works by analyzing customers’ data and preferences, sending “fix” clothes to them, and allowing them to try on and chose what they need. SF gives individual fix and experience on clothing and provides perfect customer services. They value customers and thus cultivate loyalty. 2.1’51 有机会想要试一下这个服务 The first step of SF is the style profile, and SF adjusts its questions according to customers’ responses and follows customers’ social media. Customer service is the important part in SF business, and it tries to personalize every experience, ensure quality and maintain connection already established. 3.1’36 Six steps to convey you are the best without actually saying it obviously. First you may identify and show every achievement you have up until now, helping people know about your talents and potential. Second great communication by alluding you are good is needed. 4.2’39 Third, tell everyone around what you did and what you are good at, and you might get some chances. Fourth be prepared to prove your abilities and update your social media. Then be creative at marketing yourself and be different from others, then you might get more chances. Last be generous to others and help everyone who asks, as it is a sincere way to invest and people will remember and reward you. 5.1’28 It has been the 14 months of Abenomics takeover, and economic improvements have been realized. However Japan is going to raise taxes since April 1st for the first time, which might slow down the development trend. Scholar predicted 50% chance of success for Abenomics to continuously maintain economic growth, and suggested that if salary did not increase, people will get poorer. -----obstacle 5’27 More Americans, from 13% to 18%, are confident about their retirements, but actually one-third save only $1000 for retirement, and people are heading to a wrong direction. There are some tips confident people have, and others do not. Firstly, confident people know how much they need to save and they take time to calculate retirement need ahead of time. Well-plan can save up to 40% more. However, everyone else just guessing what they need for retirement. In addition, confident people virtually earn more, around 75,000. While among those who save $1000, 68% earn less than $35,000 Third, they take time to revamp budget and save from day-to-day expenses. Fourth, a designated retirement account helps to induce saving. Finally, those invested in recovery saw biggest spike in confidence---plan holders’ confidence jumped from 14% to 24%, twice as high as those who do not have plans. In the end, as there is a gap between when people expected to retire and when they actually retire, and unexpected health issues may suddenly hit you, confident people expect retirement earlier. |