VC Cafe

MARCH 18, 2014

From a modest $200 million in bi-lateral trade in 1992 (when diplomatic relations were established), India-Israeli trade surpassed $6 billion in 2012-13. 25-30 million 3G customers. Mobile Data usage is approximately 200 MB per data customer. This number is projected to double with the passage of a Free Trade Agreement.

India 74

India Indonesia China 74

Small Business Force

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

In 1992 the U.S. Congress proclaimed Customer Service Week a nationally recognized event, celebrated annually during the first full week in October. This year’s theme is “Building Trust” - acknowledging the importance of trust in forming healthy, productive, and lasting relationships with customers and coworkers.

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Customer New York City Social Media Retention 33

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

By 1992 Research in Motion (RIM) had been in business for eight years, had 16 employees, sales of about $500,000 a year, and three or four business lines. But RIM decided to hide all of that from their customers. The TiVo CEO hated the idea that customers might think of TiVo as a better VCR. Research in Motion (RIM).

Hockey Stick 271

Hockey Stick Customer Development Silicon Valley Networking 271

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 9, 2019

Over the years, I’ve educated myself to the point where I felt comfortable starting my own custom menswear brand two years ago called Jeffrey Scott. I educated myself on the ins and outs of running a business, as well as the custom clothing industry so that I felt comfortable starting my own brand. 15- Fired for lack of education.

Entrepreneur 116

Entrepreneur LLC San Francisco Mexico 116

Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Discover the secrets and strategies of how your business can achieve the frictionless sale. I went pretty deeply in debt, you know, back in 19, late 1989 to about 1992 when I first discovered marketing. And all of a sudden you find yourself with disconnected teams and data leading to poor customer experience.

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Networking Naming Marketing Developer 82

Up and Running

APRIL 4, 2014

Were there even customers for the home delivery of fake mice and rubber bones? Gayle Warnock, got wind of the decision, he sent a one-line memo to project head Richard Krafve: “We have just lost 200,000 sales.” A year after New Coke’s release, Coca-Cola’s sales jumped 8 percent over the previous year. Who cares?!

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Sales IPO Texas Advertising 126

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 16, 2014

In a day filled with putting out fires, dealing with employee issues, and sweet talking customers, the last thing any small business owner wants to have to do is squeeze in time to run to their office to send out an email to their prospects and customer list. Mark’s Message 4 Subject Line: “How (Name) (What He or She Accomplished).”

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Campaign Marketing Email Naming 154

online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. Businesses For Sale |. Businesses For Sale |. Businesses For Sale |. 1992 Recommendations. See a sample reprint in PDF format.

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Venture Capital Software Review Rhode Island North Dakota 107

YoungUpstarts

MAY 20, 2013

We’re proud to be second in area sales and customer satisfaction since 1992!” But while most of us pay lip service to our desire to be our customers’ first choice, our actions may say otherwise. Putting your customers’ interests ahead of your own — every time — can seem counter-intuitive, risky, and even frightening.

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Flash Customer Customer Development Employee 133

VC Cafe

AUGUST 15, 2011

The program is geared to medium to large companies with sales of between 20 and 200 million shekels and annual exports of at least 10% of sales that are interested in establishing themselves in the Indian or Chinese market for the long run. The company has plants in Israel and the US, and sales offices in the US, Japan, and Europe.

China 90

China Cofounder India 90

ConversionXL

MAY 1, 2019

Client education is central to marketing messaging, too, especially for sellers with long sales cycles. In 1992, two researchers in New Zealand, Neil Fleming and Colleen Mills, published what became a foundational paper on learning styles. The same is true in marketing, especially for companies with long sales cycles.

Marketing 124

Marketing Sales Cycle Retention Differentiation 124

ConversionXL

DECEMBER 1, 2014

In an iconic scene from Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) , Alec Baldwin lectures a group of salesmen about the correct way of doing business. Michael tested an above the fold form versus a variation that made the case for the service before asking for the sale. That’s how it went, right? The result? A/B testing takeaways.

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PPC Conversion Matching Lead Generation 127

Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 2, 2018

It’s now sort of the new automated way to get customers. It’s all about the customer. Because your entire business is about attracting, keeping, satisfying, and creating loyal customers. I’ve gotten the janitor, and I can tell you how the janitor impacts your customer retention. Check it out.

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Cofounder Retention Customer Email 33

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

If you’ve worked in marketing, sales, conversion optimization – any role that has to do with strategic communications/persuasion – you’re likely familiar with the work of Dr. Robert Cialdini. You felt an instant connection, didn’t you? The name, as alluded to above, came from a Kurt Vonnegut novel, Cat’s Cradle.

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Marketing Tennessee Wisconsin Differentiation 48