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The Secret History of Minnesota Part 1: Engineering Research Associates

Steve Blank

Meanwhile the biggest and fastest scientific computer companies were in Minnesota. Finally, ERA’s penchant for extreme secrecy left them unschooled in the art of marketing, sales, and Public Relations. By 1953, 40% of the University of Minnesota electrical engineering graduates – including Cray – were working for ERA.

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Minnesota Office Furniture: How High-Quality Furniture Helps Productivity In The Workplace

YoungUpstarts

High-quality furniture from Minnesota might cost more money than cheap furniture, but you can maintain productivity, knowing that it won’t break as easily as its cheap counterparts. If you think about it, this is part of the branding and marketing of the company. Large productive companies utilize high-quality furniture.

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Twitter Link Roundup #151 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The Most Important Onine Marketing Tactics | Duct Tape Marketing – [link]. What A Hacker Learns After A Year In Marketing | Brooklyn Hacker – [link].

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Redefining Success In Sales With The Unsold Mindset

Duct Tape Marketing

Redefining Success In Sales With The Unsold Mindset written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Garrett Brown and Colin Coggings In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Garrett Brown and Colin Coggins. Like this show? You'll learn what works and what doesn't.

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Retail Reimagined: 9 Trends for the Future of Physical Retail

ConversionXL

In this article, we’ll look at the nine retail trends shaping the new world of retail and how marketers can adjust. Before the pandemic hit, Minnesota brand TC Running had two brick-and-mortar stores and zero ecommerce presence. Troy Burtch, Marketing and Communications Manager, Great Lakes Brewing. Image source ).

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JonnyPops – Frozen Pops Business Comes Into Fruition

YoungUpstarts

“ JonnyPops is a homegrown Minnesota company,” says Wray. Brust says he has worn many different hats to create JonnyPops , learning about all parts of the process from marketing and sales to finance and production. Right now, the entire business is centered in Northfield. “I think that’s cool.”

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Getting Lean in Education – By Getting Out of the Classroom

Steve Blank

He pointed out that there was a close analogy between scientists trying to bring product discoveries to market and educators getting learning innovations into broad practice. Don then recruited Karl Smith from the University of Minnesota to pilot a class of 9 teams made up of STEM educators.

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