May 18, 2012

Customer Acquisition Tips from Trump University

eMarketingandCommerce.com has a very insightful interview with Trump University’s VP of Marketing Josef Katz on how they are acquiring new customers. Trump University offers online business and real estate courses, as well as live training spearheaded by the top names in real estate business. Here are some of the secrets of their success: Given that [...]

Lessons from Failed Web 2.0 Companies

FastCompany has a very interesting blog post about Web 2.0 companies that failed. With all the success of Facebook, MySpace, Yahoo Answers, Flickr and others, there’s bound to be 10x more that failed. Here are some interesting Web 2.0 failures and lessons you can learn from them: 1. Akimbo = even with raising $56 million [...]

How to Come Up with the Winning Business Ideas

Many entrepreneurs attained success because they invented a new product that consumers wanted. James Dyson attained huge success with his inventions, particularly the cyclone vaccuum cleaner. Mandy Haberman succeeded with her invention, the Anywayup Cup, which is a toddler’s drinking cup that can be turned upside down or shaken without spilling. But for every successful [...]