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From Loyalty Programs To Fan Clubs, A Paradigm Shift

YoungUpstarts

CRM became more sophisticated, resulting in detailed monthly statements and targeted direct marketing. I have been involved in many of these innovations, mainly through my last startup venture, a company that became the world’s leading provider of credit card loyalty solutions with bank customers in 30 countries.

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Why Tim Cook is Steve Ballmer and Why He Still Has His Job at Apple

Steve Blank

After running Microsoft for 25 years, Bill Gates handed the reins of CEO to Steve Ballmer in January 2000. If you think the job of a CEO is to increase sales, then Ballmer did a spectacular job. He tripled Microsoft’s sales to $78 billion and profits more than doubled from $9 billion to $22 billion.

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Why Tim Cook is Steve Ballmer and Why He Still Has His Job at Apple

Steve Blank

After running Microsoft for 25 years, Bill Gates handed the reins of CEO to Steve Ballmer in January 2000. If you think the job of a CEO is to increase sales, then Ballmer did a spectacular job. He tripled Microsoft’s sales to $78 billion and profits more than doubled from $9 billion to $22 billion.

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How to Keep Discounts from Killing Your Business [PART 3]

Up and Running

anti-spam legislation will be met if you follow the two guidelines I laid out in Part 1 and Part 2 of this article: Don’t mislead your customers, and make sure that you are collecting your customers’ private information legally. Anti-spam laws when emailing customers about your special deals: In the U.K., In the U.S.,

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From Airbnb to TaskRabbit to Zimride, sharing is becoming big business

www.usatoday.com

The dot-com boom of early 2000 saw a proliferation of similar anything-at-your-service start-ups. The fleet of cars in Getaround has grown to 10,000 from 1,500 a year ago, and suburban customers make up about a quarter of its bookings. Thats real money." Struggling to manage costs, the start-up closed shop as quickly as it opened.

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Fear and Greed: What Drives Human Behavior?

ConversionXL

They’re also two triggers that direct marketers and copywriters have been well aware of for years. Clearly you don’t want to inspire fear in your customers about your product. Make sure you directly boost your customer’s efficacy, by convincingly offering your solution as easy and effective.

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The Cost of Customer Acquisition: How Much Can You Spend to Earn New Business?

Duct Tape Marketing

The Cost of Customer Acquisition: How Much Can You Spend to Earn New Business? written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing has become a very data-driven discipline. In marketing, like baseball, there are lots of things to measure. So what is the lifetime value of your average customer?