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 Case Study: Sweetpea Bicycles
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Apr 29 2008, 9:31 PM EDT by
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Submit a question to Sweetpea Bicycles or HP
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Case Study: Sweetpea Bicycles
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What's your favorite brand?
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Branding Bootcamp
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Apr 29 2008, 9:27 PM EDT by
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Let the community know what your favorite brand it by replying to this thread. And be sure to tell us why!
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Branding Bootcamp
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Apr 29 2008, 9:26 PM EDT by
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HP's got answers. Submit your questions by replying to this post and one of our experts will respond here on the community.
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Please let me know if you have fund-raising ideas.
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AIDS-SouthAfrica
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Apr 18 2008, 12:45 PM EDT by
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As a genetics and virology researcher, I know how to write grant proposals to the NIH to get funding for research. I have never before attempted to round up $3,500 specifically for one trip to a teaching workshop. I have done many training trips within the USA and Canada, which are covered under the education and outreach part of our HIV Databases grant. However, the cost of this trip is excessive due to the long flight to South Africa, so I need to find a sponsor. The sponsor would get a bit of advertising on the workshop sponsor's page:
http://www.rega.kuleuven.be/cev/workshop/index.php?id=14
I would prefer not to take money from a pharmaceutical company with interests in treating AIDS patients. Not that it would create any conflict of interest on my part, but because I am much more interested in prevention of new infections, through vaccines and behavior changes, than in treating people after they get infected. Anyway, if any of you have ideas, please share them with me.
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inspi(red) NOT ti(red)!!
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Apr 17 2008, 2:24 AM EDT by
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HP. Is that Hewlett Pack(red)????
Small business success right there! They started much like Apple, building electronic calculators and such in a home shop, didn't they?
Now they make more money selling printers than they ever dreamed of making with the ti55 hand-held calculator ( http://www.hpmuseum.org/ ).
It's midnight, and I woke up inspi(red) and not ti(red)!! I sort of "surfed" into these pages at the intersection of wetpaint and Hewlett Packard over the past 2 days. I have been fighting AIDS since 1995, and I am sad to say I was getting a bit ti(red). I need to make my second trip to Cape Town, South Africa, to train another group of AIDS researchers there about HIV vaccine design. I only need about $3,000 to get me there and back. I have South African friends who are fighting AIDS on many levels (HIV researchers, Treatement Action Campaign members, etc) who I can stay with to save hotel cost. I have been searching for funding for this trip without much success so far. It's a rather trivial amount of money to raise. Most biomedical granting agencies like the NIH take applications for budgets closer to $500,000, for bigger projects. Most other HIV/AIDS specific agencies want their money to go directly to AIDS orphans and such, rather than toward training doctors and nurses. But I have some ideas, thanks to this crossroads of HP and wetpaint!!! I can't wait to see if I can make it work!
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Sell the result, not the tool
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Mar 21 2008, 12:03 PM EDT by
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We often get caught up in the whiz bang nature of the tools, products and services we offer, without stopping to think about what people really do with them.
Sometimes one of the smartest things you can do is take a tool and package it in new ways, with new names and uses - look no further than what they actually do, do with it and rename it that.
An alert Duct Tape Marketing reader pointed out a fine example from Amazon. Instead of a laser level and stud finder, this enterprising marketer is selling a “laser decorating kit.” Now I know people have used these tools as such since they were invented, but naming it made it unique and I suspect opened some sales doors.
What would stop you from packaging services and even processes in the same way?
Got any good examples to share?
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Mar 21 2008, 12:03 PM EDT
What an interesting way to get people interested in reading! Book trailers are like movie trailers, but for books! You can find them all over the internet now, but here is a site that's featuring them on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/booktrailers
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Welcome
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Lawn Greetings/Yard Cards
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Mar 4 2008, 5:57 AM EST by
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Welcome to the Lawn Greetings Industry. Although many people consider this a hobby, many of us Lawn Greetings/Yard Card Business Owners do take it very seriously.
We will be applying for our own NAICS,working on gettng our own topic areas in directories across the nation, and working on creating DotMobi directory and business sites.
Stay tuned and if interested in this great business, please visit the Lawn Greetings Business Owners Forum at http://www.lawn-greetings.com or the Lawn Greetings Association, Inc, - a newly formed non-trade association of the lawn greetings industry at http://www.lawn-greetings.org.
If looking for a Lawn Greetings Company in your area - visit the Lawn Greetings Directory at http://www.flamingoed.com
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3 words for my Web Marketing Company
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Feb 27 2008, 9:54 PM EST by
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observation, refinement, balance
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New Member: What I can offer
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Feb 24 2008, 8:25 PM EST by
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Hi- I'm brand new here. The last comment by makemoneyonline32 suggested to be useful. So, before I ask for help, I thought I'd tell you what I can help others with. I've got a PhD in neuropsychology and behavioral medicine, and was a professor of physiology and pharmacology at Georgetown U. I can offer free thoughts/consults on anything related to health, health care, medicine, staying well, avoiding bad medical advice, etc. Feel free to contact me. I now semi-retired, working as a holistic health practitioner. (with strong science base). I only do what works and makes sense.
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Feb 24 2008, 8:25 PM EST
Thanks for joining, and thanks for the offer.
Let me ask you: What what you like to gain, learn, or do in this community?
Regards,
Angela
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Feb 19 2008, 4:27 PM EST by
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I can't stress it enough...if you want to make money, and make money online, then make an effort to help others, especially the people who could help you. I can't count the number of people who come to me whining about not knowing how to make money online, and when I dig into their situation, it is their depressing "can't do it" attitude. Grab a lighter, burn that attitude, and then spend a creative moment thinking of what you can offer, and then go out and meet people who can help you, and offer them your skills and abilities. They will naturally come back to you and ask if there is something they can do for you.
It works like magic.
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Viral Marketing as opposed to print
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Feb 15 2008, 3:32 PM EST by
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www.tinselvision.com
A Hindi movie site (Bollywood) with tv, music videos, etc. Would love to get your thoughts on marketing virally as opposed to print. I
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Feb 15 2008, 3:32 PM EST
The question is: How is it applied correctly? If applied correctly, then programs we are marketing should grow like crazy but that hasn't been the case for me.
Question: Has anyone out there developed any software that would help streamline the process?
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Travels through Zambia
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Jan 31 2008, 9:40 AM EST by
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A very interesting forum by HP Wetpaint means more news for people on Wetpaint. Right now, I am trying to add a presentation, but am having trouble understaning what the difference is between a thread and something of that sort.
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Jan 24 2008, 11:54 PM EST by
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This site is awesome: <a href="http://www.enbite.com" title="ENBITE: Entrepreneurship · Business · Innovation · Technology"></a>
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I love all 10 steps!
Actually 8-10 should be used as a tool to find, hire and retain great people for your organization - curious, serving, fun-loving people are good for any brand.
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Jan 23 2008, 3:31 PM EST
Thanks :)
It's great to hear that you guys enjoy the post!
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Inspiring...
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Jan 23 2008, 3:30 PM EST by
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Thanks for sharing your story and your tips for others who may just need a nudge to get started.
With your expertise, I have a question for you: What do you recommend as the first step an entrepreneur should take toward building their brand?
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Jan 23 2008, 3:30 PM EST
Hey, thanks.
First step. Don't ask friends for advice. Ask the potential client.
Most friends say, yeah, but that's been done.
Potential clients will say if they think it's good...cause they have something to win by doing so.
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HP "What do you have to say?" small business contest
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Jan 16 2008, 8:05 AM EST by
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I work with the folks at LogoWorks all the time and can tell you that this is a valuable prize.
Telling your story in a way that captivates and motivates a prospect to act is a core marketing skill and tactic. Get good at it and submit your entry.
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What would the perfect small business CRM look like?
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Jan 16 2008, 8:01 AM EST by
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CRM as a category is tough for the small business because there will always be the balancing act of “too much or too little” and “return vs. upkeep.” CRM or at least tracking leads, nurturing leads and converting, reconverting and partnering with leads will always be a good thing. Once you more than about 10 such leads, keeping it all in you head, or in the head of a person that walks out into the street everyday, get dicey. And yet, looking for another CRM fix to cure your poor processes or cultural dysfunction can be more of a waste than a productivity gain.
You can read more here
http://www.ducttapemarketing.com/blog/2008/01/07/what-would-the-perfect-small-business-crm-look-like/
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Jan 16 2008, 8:01 AM EST
I got a ton of response to this question and it really all came down to small business folks wanting something that was simple to use but helped them keep track of contacts and opportunities.
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Market Segmentation
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What's the Picture of Your Business When It's Done?
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Jan 15 2008, 11:36 PM EST by
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As a small business owner I've found that I can't be all things to all people. A small business owner must have the wisdom and the discipline to taget a certain segment of his market, and focus his marketing and sales efforts to selling that sement. It may initially require turning some business away because it is not a good fit. This is very difficult to do when just starting out. Most business owners will take any business initially. Of course, this also requires the vision to discern exactly who your ideal client is and how to focus your marketing efforts to drawing that group of individuals to your product or service. It all begins with an individual assessment of what your target market is. After that it's relatively easy to design a logo, develop a core marketing statement, mission statement and correlate all your marketing materials (brochures, business cards, letterhead, envelops, etc.) to covincing your particular target client that your product or service is best suited for them. I'd really be interested to hear some other opinions on this very important aspect of "growing" a small business.
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You must start and grow a blog in 2008!
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Jan 5 2008, 9:16 AM EST by
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I know you are getting tired of hearing about blogs as marketing tools, but they are still one of the best return on investments for a small business.
Here’s why:
1) It makes it very easy to update your web presence - easy is good because easy gets done
2) Locally you can use a blog to gain exposure that your competition can’t
3) Search engines love blogs (still) and will reward you with better search results when your prospects go looking
4) The daily and weekly chore (that may be how you initially view it) of producing written content will make you a much better communicator, marketer and salesperson - it’s the killer activity
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