Archive for June 12th, 2009
Signs That You Need To Evolve Your Marketing
photo credit: kevindooley Over the years marketing and the world of marketing has most definitely changed drastically. And keeping up with the new marketing trends and the ways that consumers view products based on their looks can be quite a challenge. To help with this matter, Duct Tape Marketing has given a few signs to [...]
Big-Name Movies And Shows, Now Starring You
Springwise: Remove the lead vocals from a hit song, and you’ve got the makings for karaoke. Erase a lead actor from a popular film, and you’ve got the idea behind Yoostar. Yoostar is a new technology that includes all the tools consumers need to digitally insert themselves in the place of original lead actors in [...]
Google To Sell eBooks By Year’s End
The New York Times: Google appears to be throwing down the gauntlet in the e-book market. In discussions with publishers at the annual BookExpo convention in New York, Google signaled its intent to introduce a program by that would enable publishers to sell digital versions of their newest books direct to consumers through Google. The [...]
photo credit: Felixe Is it possible to learn valuable business lessons from Big Bird? As funny and odd as that may sound, it sure is possible. Most of what is found on their shows has gone through an enormous amount of testing, conversation, and more before it is finally aired on TV for all to [...]
BusinessWeek: The new name for Microsoft’s search engine is meant to capture the sound effect of a lightbulb moment. But coming up with “Bing” was hardly spontaneous for the software giant. It took six months and dozens of experts to settle on the name. Brand naming is serious business in an age when goods must [...]
AutoBlog: The middle of June might seem like an odd time to release sales figures, but we’ve just gotten word that previous reports announcing America’s best-selling vehicle may have been all wrong. While the Ford F-Series pickup has topped the vehicle sales list for as long as we can remember, the car crown has shifted [...]
Adressing Cash Flow Issues With Your Vendors
photo credit: Randy Son Of Robert All to often business people assume that when they are having cash flow problems that they are just automatically stuck, there’s no options for them, no way out until the situation just turns for the better on it’s own. This is a huge misconception on their part. There are [...]
Biz Poll Results: The New Frugality
On Monday, we started a biz poll that asked if you thought consumers’ new frugality is a permanent change? 48 percent said YES and 52 percent responded NO. RedHotFranchises commented “We have just ended an era where people spent without actually having money to a point in time where people spend what they have. Its [...]
Mom Corps Helps Connect Businesses With Professional Moms Who Want To Work From Home
As the recession continues to hit many families close to home, more and more professional women who left the industry to stay home with their children are starting to go back to work. In the past that would mean finding an office job and daycare but not now. By allowing moms to seek the flexible [...]
Entrepreneurial Spirit Sparks At An Early Age
Tribune Business Weekly: In the sixth grade, Joya Helmuth started a business she called Write-A-Mania. With calligraphy pens from an aunt, the teenager spent her free time printing poems, charging customers 7 cents a word. “I had business cards and brochures, and I think the grade school even let me put up posters. Entrepreneurship runs [...]
Kristi G Company Introduces Elegant Diaper Bags With Their Patent-Pending EZ-Wipe System
PR Web: Mompreneur, Kristi Gorinas, introduces a line of boutique diaper bags integrating the patent-pending EZ-Wipe System. This inspired invention allows for easy one-handed access to baby wipes directly through a zipper on the back of each handbag. The Mom-Invented bags are designed to look like fashionable purses but function like fully featured diaper bags. [...]
