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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. If you have an online retail shop, for instance, you can introduce a 24-hour flash sale on selected items.

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Steve Would Be Proud: How Apple Won The War Against Flash

techcrunch.com

Late Thursday, an extraordinary thing happened: Adobe announced in a blog post that it would not provide Flash Player support for devices running Android 4.1 , and that it would pull the plugin from the Google Play store on August 15. It’s tough to believe now, but at one point, Flash on mobile devices was actually considered a feature.

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Developing Content for Your Mobile Audience

Duct Tape Marketing

Developing Content for Your Mobile Audience written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Make sure you’re keeping best practices in mind when developing content for your mobile audience. Know your audience. In fact, this audience is far more likely to look at a picture then they are text on their phones.

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7 Modern Day Business Strategies For Long-Term Growth

Startup Professionals Musings

These days, a popular approach is to create a “pop-up” store or “flash mob” event in the midst of another gathering, like a Super Bowl, to get attention and scaling for your brand. In this context, connecting with other complementary brands will help you share costs, as well as audiences across your industry.

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No Visitors To Your Website? Try This Effective Website Design Strategy.

YoungUpstarts

For example, if you are still using flash on your website, it’s time to update your design and go for the best practices HTML and CSS. One of the best website strategies to encourage traffic is by providing a mobile-friendly and mobile responsive website design for your audience. Coding is also tricky these days.

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

YoungUpstarts

This can be done through launching new perks, running flash sales and targeting the non-purchasers from your email list. My company did this by offering bundles of products together at a discount one week into the campaign and running holiday flash sales. The biggest driver of success is also the hardest to measure.

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What Every Entrepreneur Needs to Know About Customer Pain Points

The Startup Magazine

Every entrepreneur should get a solid grip on the specific issues that bug their customers, much like how an audience critiques a movie adaptation against the visions spun from reading the novel. Identifying the Pain Points Understanding customer pain points begins with recognizing the challenges and issues your target audience faces.