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

Steve Blank

Each transformation – from a new computer distribution channel – Apple Stores to disrupting the music business with iPod and iTunes in 2001; to the iPhone in 2007; and the App store in 2008 – drove revenues and profits to new heights. Between 2001 to 2008, Jobs reinvented the company three times.

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

Steve Blank

Each transformation – from a new computer distribution channel – Apple Stores to disrupting the music business with iPod and iTunes in 2001; to the iPhone in 2007; and the App store in 2008 – drove revenues and profits to new heights. Between 2001 to 2008, Jobs reinvented the company three times.

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Okay, I'm Creating Content How Do I Get Someone to Read It 2.

Duct Tape Marketing

5000 2006-2010), a leading self-service direct marketing provider to over 100,000 small businesses. Read all five posts in today’s series and come back each day this week for five new posts in this great educational series and another chance to win. Janine Popick Janine Popick is the CEO and co-founder of VerticalResponse (Inc.

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Tuesday Guest Stars :: Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct.

Duct Tape Marketing

5000 2006-2010), a leading self-service direct marketing provider to over 100,000 small businesses. With Copyblogger Media, Brian seeks to empower online writers and content producers to command attention, create engagement, and influence people as powerful players in the new media revolution.

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Thoughts for New Angels - Startups and angels: Along the way to.

Tim Keane

« A New old Idea: Direct Marketing Revisited | Main. | » July 20, 2007. We actively discourage companies from hiring when they can use contractors, from thinking about developing their own manufacturing, or in any way building too many fixed costs. When companies do hire, hire slowly and accurately.

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Measuring Incrementality: Controlled Experiments to the Rescue!

Occam's Razor

But if you have access to some or all of that (or can hire good external consultants), then your rewards will be very close to entering heaven. Marketing heaven that is. To make the case for controlled experiments I want to share with you one simple, real world example I was involved with.

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Google VP: Here's How to Get Bought By Us

mashable.com

The search giant’s VP of Corporate Development, along with CEO Larry Page, signs off on the dozens of acquisitions and acqui-hires made every year, large and small. In July 2007 Google acquired web security and archiving company Postini for $625 million. billion in April 2007. billion in April 2007. DoubleClick.