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Now that we are so mature in the wireless industry when it comes to handsets, a major focus from manufacturers has included accessories.   Any dealer store out there (hopefully) understands the importance of accessories to our customers and how to increase our GP per transaction.  If we offer accessories to our customers each time we can increase our revenue and offer value.  Here are some tips to help you sell accessories in the new year :

The Mobile Mobile is a magnificent and melodious module of merriment -- Engadget: "The Mobile Mobile is a magnificent and melodious module of merriment
By Ross Miller posted Dec 24th 2009 10:12AM

Faced with an agency-wide phone upgrade that left fifty older HTC devices homeless, UK-based Lost Boys International decided to act on instinct in the most natural of ways: by turning each device into a cog in a musical mobile that hangs just inside the entrance of its Brick Lane studio. Even better, all those phones are connected in a way that turns each one into a member of some crazy techno orchestra, the results of which can be seen after the break in an unbelievably fun rendition of a Christmas song you're bound to hear a dozen more times today. If that's not enough, you can also control it live, thanks to a webcam and a flash interface that accepts keyboard commands. LBi Creative Director James Th�ophane has the project chronicled if you want the full details, but more importantly, just make sure you experience the holiday choral after the break."

As you may know by now, I have been on the indirect side of the wireless business for many years now. For those who don’t understand the difference, here is a quick definition:

Direct- Carrier owned and operated sales channels (corporate stores, corporate B2B teams, etc.).

Indirect- Privately owned wireless business that represents the carrier or carriers (carrier store not owned by the carrier, multi-carrier stores, and wholesalers).

Now that we have that out of the way..... The topic today is something I truly hate that Indirect dealers do and this is coming from an indirect guy. This thing burns me up because it’s not good for your business OR your reputation.

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Santa was pretty good to the wireless industry in 2009. Growth came despite a weak economy--and in the higher-ARPU smartphone segment to boot. But as wireless executives ponder about the year, I can't help but believe there are some major things on their wish lists to Santa. So I've taken a scientific guess of what some of the industry's top executives want for Christmas:

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Sprint Nextel appears to be prepping a news blitz in conjunction with the Consumer Electronics Show, to be held in Las Vegas during the first week of next year. The company issued an invitation for media only for a "4G event" Jan. 6 that will feature Sprint CEO Dan Hesse alongside Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and Best Buy CEO Brian Dunn. Although the invitation was relatively short on specifics, it promises an event "showcasing Sprint's 4G leadership."

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2010 is going to be a great year for the wireless industry.  We have such a fast moving business and my belief is that 2010 will be an exciting time for all of us!

Here are some predictions for 2010.  I am going with my gut here based on what we have heard and what we know.  Also some will make you want to call me Captain Obvious.   If I hit on all of them, you can send your congratulatory e-mails to chrisstalker@gmail.com :)