Archive for May 25th, 2004
More Small Business Advertising on the Web
Media Mix: “Emarketer reports small businesses in the US are embracing the Web as a marketing tool, using it to a greater degree than more traditional advertising methods. Interland found that almost all the small businesses it surveyed felt having a Web site was “very” or “somewhat important” to their business and 69% felt they [...]
→ barniescoffee.com Barnie’s Coffee & Tea Company was founded over 2 decades ago and has grown into America’s largest privately owned gourmet coffee and tea purveyor. The company’s passion for quality and service has established Barnie’s Coffee as the premium brand of coffee throughout the world. Barnie’s Coffee offers the world’s finest hand selected beans [...]
When I started this website in November of 2001, I never imagined I’ll still be at two and a half years later. Thank you Angie and John Henry. I couldn’t have done it without your help and encouragement. Here’s to two thousand more posts in the next couple years!
Network Marketing Opportunities
Entrepeneur.com BizOpp Zone: “Looking for an inexpensive way to start a part-time business? Network marketing, also known as multilevel marketing (MLM), is one business opportunity that just may fit the bill. Many recognizable brand names — Tuperware, Mary Kay Cosmetics and Amway, for example — fall under the network marketing umbrella. These type of programs [...]
WorldChanging: There are 1.3 million long-haul trucks, diesel-powered rigs with sleeper cabs, on the American roads right now. By law, long-haul truckers are only allowed to drive for 10 hours before needing an 8 hour rest period. During the down time, few truckers stay in motels — they’re too expensive, and leaves the cargo at [...]
Brain Brew Blog: “This Week Doug and David have ideas for expanding your fundraiser, how to demo your services, for avoiding one time purchase, for attracting loyal and qualified employees, for attracting new patrons to the arts, for choosing between sole proprietorship and LLC, and ideas for marketing to women.” Listen online to this week’s [...]
Duct Tape Marketing: For the small business owner brand creation really just comes down to defining and communicating a couple of simple things. A narrow target market A unique benefit or point of difference A core message that provides a solution Marketing materials to match I could use a bunch of marketing and branding mumbo [...]
Made in the U.S.A.? Who Cares?
Business Week: “When shopping for home-improvement or home-decorating products at big-box retailers, 7 out of 10 people say they don’t look at the country of origin, according to a new nationwide phone survey by pollster TeleNation. What’s more, 57% say the national source has little or no effect on what they toss into their carts. [...]
The Economist: “A different complaint is that business schools fail to teach their students the right things. The strongest advocate of this view is Henry Mintzberg, a professor at Canada’s McGill University. In ‘Managers Not MBAs’, a new book, he argues that conventional MBA courses offer ‘specialised training in the functions of business, not general [...]
Getting Things Done With Email
bignoseduglyguy uses things he learned reading Getting Things Done to help manage his email: “One of the quickest wins for me when I first implemented the GTD principles was gaining real control of my email account at work. The sense of relief and security I got from processing my mail inbox and folders was out [...]
