January 2012
18 posts
“Newsflash: everyone is biased. The people who try to hide that bias are the ones...”
– Tech blogger (and general partner at CrunchFund) MG Siegler writing on the success of Apple (it’s Q4 earnings were…explosive) and noting how investing so much time in one company has finally paid off for Apple-focused bloggers the world over. (via newsweek)
“A wonderful fact to reflect upon, that every human creature is constituted to be...”
– Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities (via bookmania)
“Our habits, the stories we tell ourselves and our belief systems are not right...”
– The Deception Of Malcolm Gladwell, Seth Godin and Gary Vaynerchuk by Mitch Joel (via hubertsawyers)
Invest in Conversion Rates Before Investing in...
Traffic investments load the funnel. There is a lot of focus on increasing traffic to websites when assessing online marketing tactics. This is for good reason: Without website visitors, no one is there to make a purchase or learn what your business via shaunanicholson.com Posted via email from Shauna Nicholson’s Lifestream | Comment »
“Traffic investments load the funnel. Conversion investments widen the mouth.”
– Invest in Conversion Rates Before Investing in Traffic Volume
“Running is just you, the work you put in, and the clock. You can’t cheat...”
– Desiree Davila (via hammerandforge)
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“It’s a recession-proof model that few stores imitate—$500 sequin and...”
– -The Cult of J.Crew, Forbes
This is the model next evolution of online fashion buying. Right now, trendy stuff is selling hot (think Gilt Group); but as eCommerce strengthens and continues to become more standard, fashion staples sales will rise.
“I believe the people capable of concepting these artistic ideas can be destroyed...”
– Marketing Beliefs
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December 2011
33 posts
Anonymous asked: Are you spiritual , religious or purely analytically focused?
Anonymous asked: What time were you born?
“People hire based on the right “fit”, not based on the skill sets...”
– Dean Krispin
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5 Most Popular Posts of 2011 from...
Do Your Analytics Homework Before Hiring Digital Help
SXSWi Recap, Love, & Session Notes
15+ Ideas for Increasing Your Facebook Fan Page Likes
3 Resources You Need To Dissect & Do Something About Now
5 Ways Pandora’s Advertising Model is Better than Yours
“Don’t be afraid to push the envelope. People may stare, but deep
inside they...”
– (via dknyprgirl)
#Business #Life
(via shesthefounder)
Does the calendar really have to be so confusing? →
sciencecenter:
The dates fall on different days of the week every year. The months all have different numbers of days, with no rhyme or reason. There’s plenty of inefficiency built into the modern calendar. But according to Johns Hopkins astronomer Richard Conn Henry, that doesn’t have to be the case. According to his proposed calendar, eight of the months would have 30 days, with 31 days every...
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Rethinking Marketing: Brand Extensions →
There is a marketing opportunity to create value-added brand extensions. Value added brand extensions provide utilitarian benefits to the consumer.
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“Remarkable work often comes from making choices when everyone else feels as...”
– Seth Godin
“Congratulations, Dear Yahoo you have been awarded a $600 million price, my uncle...”
– CNNMoney commenter InMiami, on a court awarding Yahoo $610 million in damages from Thai and Nigerian scammers who used the company’s logo in an email lottery hoax. (None of the defendants have responded to the complaint.)
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“Gold is an excellent conductor of both electricity, and financial panic.”
– Megan McArdle, Europe on the Brink, The Atlantic (via notentirely)
