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Using Limited-Time Offers and Flash Sales for Promotion

The Startup Magazine

Marked by their brevity and exclusivity, limited-time offers and flash sales are time-sensitive promotions that create a sense of urgency and excitement among customers. Here are strategies that will enable you to use them to effectively boost your sales and promote your enterprise’s brand and offerings.

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TheLuxeNomad.com Pivots Business Model, Moves Away From Flash Sales

YoungUpstarts

If there’s a sure sign that shows how interest in online flash sales have waned, it’s how many daily deal sites have either deadpooled or pivoted away from that particular business model. “Initially, our main focus was on flash sales which worked well as a USP because these were deals you could not find elsewhere.

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How To Organize Your Startup At Home

YoungUpstarts

Search online and find pocket doors for sale and use these doors to save up on space and maintain elegance. Make use of the cloud, hard disks, and USB flash drives for storage rather than files upon files of documents. It could be another software or a flash disk with the passwords. Have a VPN.

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Startup Opportunities Flash Sale – Today Only For $0.99

Feld Thoughts

The post Startup Opportunities Flash Sale – Today Only For $0.99 My newest book, Startup Opportunities: Know When to Quit Your Day Job , is available via Kindle for $0.99 If you are a fan of my books, a friend, or just someone who is interested in startups, buy a copy today. appeared first on Feld Thoughts.

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Should Startups Focus on Profitability or Not?

Both Sides of the Table

The most obvious way to explain this is with sales people. If you hire 6 sales reps in January at $120,000 / year salary then you’ve taken on an extra $60,000 per month in costs yet these sales people might not close new business for 4-6 months. “COGS” represents the amount that each sale costs you.

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6 Simple eCommerce Checkout Strategies to Improve Sales

Up and Running

Today, we will reveal six simple strategies you can use to reduce abandonment and increase sales. You can increase sales if you are consistent with your pricing from the moment a customer looks at a product through the checkout process. Some businesses choose to hold holiday promotions, while others like hosting flash sales.

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Why That $1 Million Doesn’t Always Mean Your Crowdfunding Campaign Was A Success

YoungUpstarts

My company, EcoFlow Tech, raised more than one million in sales and achieved our goals of getting customer feedback and generating buzz. However, having a high top-line sales numbers doesn’t necessarily mean you will hit your goals, or even that your campaign was a success. Know what you need in the end.

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