January 21, 2014

Vanity Barcodes

A vanity barcode is a product UPC (or similar) barcode that’s been turned into a decorative design, yet still scans like a regular barcode. According to the company that makes them, Vanity Barcodes, they’re a powerful marketing tool that can transform a boring, spacing-hogging barcode into a terrific brand asset. They offer an ever-growing library […]

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GreenBottle Goes Wine

First it was the milk bottle that went green, now the same company is turning to paper for wine bottles! The first question that I’m sure immediately comes to everyone’s mind is how a paper bottle full of wine doesn’t just turn to mush moments after being filled. And the simple answer is by using

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Today in Entrepreneurial History: January 22

1889 – Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, D.C. 1947 – KTLA, the first commercial television station west of the Mississippi River, begins operation in Hollywood, California. 1970 – The Boeing 747, the world’s first “jumbo jet”, enters commercial service for launch customer Pan American Airways with its maiden voyage from John F. Kennedy International

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