Archive for March 23rd, 2010
Mother/Daughter Promote Pastime Through Business
The love of scrapbooking began for Jessica Stucki and her mom Suzanne Smith 15 years ago. It was through that passion that they went on to launch Scrap N Fanatics Inc., says the Idaho State Journal. “We bought the store in 2005, sold it in 2007, and my mom bought it back again in 2009,” [...]
Baking Invention Gives Users An Edge
Matt Griffin was a young bachelor just trying to figure out how to bake some brownies when he hit on an idea that has really cooked, reports The Indianapolis Star. In this case, Griffin’s idea was a better baking pan for brownies. His goal was to cook every piece of the popular comfort food so [...]
Every business should offer an enticing phrase differentiating it from competitors. Communications coach Carmine Gallo over at BusinessWeek offers pointers. CNN rarely covers the introduction of a new Internet router, but it did on Tuesday, Mar. 9. I can’t remember when a radio station in my area covered the launch of a router, but it [...]
Cheaper Way To Process Small Transactions
PayPal Inc., the payment processor, plans to introduce a cheaper way for businesses to handle online transactions that are less than $10, a company executive said. BusinessWeek reports that PayPal will let companies accumulate so-called micropayments until a certain volume is reached, at which point PayPal will charge merchants a single processing fee, Francesco Rovetta, [...]
According to a story in The Tampa Tribune, area schoolchildren are flocking to Walgreens stores in droves – but not for vaccinations. The draw is a must-have bracelet. And a Walgreens manager says the store is doing everything it can to keep up with the demand. Silly Bandz, multicolored silicone bracelets, come in a variety [...]
Boost Sales With Mobile Coupons
Marketers have long been giddy about the prospect of sending ads to consumers’ cell phones, but consumers haven’t always been too keen on the idea, reports Inc.com. That, however, is starting to change. Though cell-phone owners still seem resistant to the idea of advertisers randomly pinging their phones, a recent survey by HipCricket, a mobile [...]
Student Invention Deployed In Haiti To Save Lives
While many MIT students busily build break-dancing robots or websites that let your pets network better at doggie daycare, PhD candidate Danielle Zurovcik has designed a $3 pump to drastically speed up the healing of countless patients in the aftermath of Haiti’s recent earthquake. Popular Science magazine reports that the device simplifies and lightens a [...]
When was the last time you received a business card made out of chocolate? How about a chocolate spoon in your favorite coffee at your local cafe? A unique touch like that is hardly ever forgotten. That is exactly what Chocolate Graphics is banking on. While they couldn’t tell us exactly how they print on [...]
