Archive for January 3rd, 2008

Marketing Company Seeks Mom Entrepreneurs For Inclusion In Direct Mail Catalog Marketing Company Seeks Mom Entrepreneurs For Inclusion In Direct Mail Catalog

eMediaWire: Hybrid Media Marketing, an ecommerce marketing company specializing in online lead generation through catalog marketing, is currently considering women-operated ecommerce retailers for inclusion in their spring ‘Family Favorites’ direct mail consumer catalog. The unique ecommerce marketing strategy offers ecommerce retailers an opportunity to ‘lease’ space in a far-reaching direct mail catalog for a fraction [...]

 

Greatest Time To Be An Entrepreneur

Knowledge @ Wharton: Meet the new consumers of the new media age. They want things to be better, faster, cheaper and, even more important, free. “This new consumer is very, very different from [the ones] we dealt with before,” said Ted Leonsis, vice chairman emeritus of AOL, who is considered an Internet pioneer and whose [...]

 

It’s Hit And Miss For Toy Inventors

Miami Herald: Santa’s elves have some important helpers in South Florida, only they start their work years before the holiday season. These are people like Richard Levy. Even at age 60, Levy believes in the Peter Pan syndrome because as a toy inventor he has to stay young at heart. Levy is a leader among [...]

 

Ideas Fuel Young Entrepreneur

MonroeNews.com: When Johnny Koch looked at his family’s property, he didn’t see a stand of pine trees, he saw a gold mine. Knowing that some people love cutting down their own Christmas trees, Johnny decided to cash in. He put up a sign at his home and waited for the traffic. At the time, he [...]

 

The Green Pooper Scooper

Springwise: It’s a dirty job, but someone’s got to do it—pick up dog waste, that is. Rather than struggle with plastic bags, dog owners now have a tidier and greener alternative: the Skooperbox. Skooperboxes are small, pop-open boxes made from 100 percent recycled materials. Complete with lid and a scraper, each Skooperbox makes it quick [...]

 

Find Small Ways To Develop Revenue

SeattlePI: Q: I am a young photographer trying to start my own business. I have so much gear that I still need to buy, and I am overwhelmed by my startup marketing costs. I am concerned that if I don’t show more revenue or more of a profit within the next few years that I [...]