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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. Social media is high on the radar for CRM and loyalty specialists. There is a strong sense that CRM and social media could go together very well. Very few of us had friends on social media. That was a decade ago.

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

Steve Blank

These misses weren’t in some tangential markets – missing search, mobile and the cloud were directly where Microsoft users were heading. It wasn’t that Microsoft didn’t have smart engineers working on search, media, mobile and cloud. Yet a very smart CEO missed all of these. Execution and Organization of Core Businesses.

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

Steve Blank

These misses weren’t in some tangential markets – missing search, mobile and the cloud were directly where Microsoft users were heading. It wasn’t that Microsoft didn’t have smart engineers working on search, media, mobile and cloud. Yet a very smart CEO missed all of these. Execution and Organization of Core Businesses.

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10 Startup Prospects That Multiply If You Look Ahead

Startup Professionals Musings

This is a whole new world for small businesses seeking enterprise application opportunities, as well social media trend challenges. Here are ten examples to get your creative juices flowing: Targeted direct marketing. Schools need the same analysis to provide more effective teaching media and techniques.

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Is There a Valuation Bubble for Social Media Companies (and if so, is it Bursting)?

Pascal's View

This time, the debate centers on the “favored few” Social Media venture backed companies that have brought tremendous windfalls to a select group of venture funds and management teams, both pre- and post-IPO. … We have a stock market that works for one kind of buzzy (Demand Pull) stock but is a disaster for the rest of the economy.

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10 Areas Where You Can Win With Predictive Analytics

Startup Professionals Musings

This is a whole new world for small businesses seeking enterprise application opportunities, as well social media trend challenges. Here are ten examples to get your creative juices flowing: Targeted direct marketing. Schools need the same analysis to provide more effective teaching media and techniques.

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Savvy Entrepreneurs Use Data Mining To Look Forward

Startup Professionals Musings

This is a whole new world for startups seeking enterprise application opportunities, as well social media trend challenges. Here are ten examples to get your creative juices flowing: Targeted direct marketing. Schools need the same analysis to provide more effective teaching media and techniques.

Analytics 257