Steve Blank
OCTOBER 24, 2016
After running Microsoft for 25 years, Bill Gates handed the reins of CEO to Steve Ballmer in January 2000. These misses weren’t in some tangential markets – missing search, mobile and the cloud were directly where Microsoft users were heading. 16 years later it’s just another software company. Yet a very smart CEO missed all of these.
Steve Blank
OCTOBER 24, 2016
After running Microsoft for 25 years, Bill Gates handed the reins of CEO to Steve Ballmer in January 2000. These misses weren’t in some tangential markets – missing search, mobile and the cloud were directly where Microsoft users were heading. 16 years later it’s just another software company. Yet a very smart CEO missed all of these.
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Ben's Blog
JUNE 18, 2011
In the last bubble, the S&P hit 44x in January 2000. So it looks like the market leaders are trading closer to recession multiples than bubble multiples. Thirdly, the market is far bigger. In 1998, I was working at Netscape, which owned well over half of the browser market. Currently, the S&P is trading at 22x.
YoungUpstarts
DECEMBER 5, 2013
CRM became more sophisticated, resulting in detailed monthly statements and targeted direct marketing. Without the Fan Club, I would have to spend money on other types of marketing which are more expensive and don’t encourage repeat business. In 2000, we launched a loyalty program for a bank in Turkey, Akbank.
www.usatoday.com
JULY 16, 2012
But the ventures launched in recent years with gobs of venture-capital funding and targeting niche markets have accelerated the movement with user-friendly designs and a tight knit to social networks Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. The dot-com boom of early 2000 saw a proliferation of similar anything-at-your-service start-ups.
Up and Running
AUGUST 28, 2015
It may not sound exciting, but it is important, especially if you’re taking your business’s marketing into your own hands. general advertising laws apply, but there is no specific legislation for the content of direct or mail marketing. See Also: 21 Reasons You’ll Fail at Marketing. In the U.S., The FTC in the U.S.
Duct Tape Marketing
MAY 9, 2017
Transcript of Tips for Attracting Local Clients written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. This episode of the Duct Tape marketing podcast is brought to you by Active Campaign. This episode of the Duct Tape marketing podcast is brought to you by Active Campaign. Back to Podcast. Transcript. Thanks John.
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