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Market Like Its 1999 In 2015 – 9 Marketing Strategies That Worked Back Then & Still Work Now

YoungUpstarts

When it came to ROI in 1999, the bigger, brighter, and more noticeable your yellow pages’ ad was, the better. Yes, we know there was email marketing in 1999, but it was in its infancy. Print catalogs worked in 1999, and they still work today. In 1999, business buyers had stacks of corporate brochures and folders on hand.

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Hyperlocal Marketing: A Tried And True Method For Successful Online Marketing

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The point is to spend your advertising dollars reaching people in your community. In 1999, search results were fairly objective. Studies have shown that roughly a quarter of consumers will post a review when they’ve had a good experience. Keyword ranking has lost its meaning; it’s time to walk away.

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Profile of John Gulius, South Carolina-Based Turf Management Expert

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John’s exceptional customer service , along with his dedication to community outreach and charitable initiatives, has firmly established him as a respected figure in the industry.

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Roofing Exec by Day, Firefighter by Night – Joe’s Timely Leadership Lessons

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Serving his community that evening as their Volunteer Fire Chief, Joe diligently scanned his first responder radio for any sign of distress. Keith Martino is head of CMI, a global consultancy founded in 1999 that customizes leadership and sales development initiatives. It was a bleak picture. Most folks panicked. Some shed tears.

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Thank you to the Austin Technology Incubator at UT Austin for creating the Austin startup scene as…

Austin Startup

This is no exaggeration: Austin’s startup community would not have taken off without the solid foundation laid by the Austin Technology Incubator , the longest running active tech incubator in the United States. When I came to Austin in 1999, ATI was one of the only organizations supporting entrepreneurs in Texas.

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Hiring A Web Developer: 11 Questions You Must Ask Ahead Of Time

YoungUpstarts

The open source community can also help with developmental problems, and it is likely that someone on open source has already come across the same problems you are facing and has code available as a starting point. A serial entrepreneur, Uri incorporated his first company, CGI for Me, in April 1999 when he was 14 years old.

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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

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One of the successful investments was a company called Nigenisis, which ended becoming a public company in 1999. I do something I now call community hours. And so that is a steady import of talent but even more interestingly what it really did is it re-energized the entrepreneurial community.”. Was it David Cohen’ Idea?