Need more people? Here’s a great practical article on finding new people for your e-mail database.
Author: CBPS
Peter Mehit is co-founder and Managing Partner of Custom Business Planning and Solutions, a business consulting firm that provides problem solving, planning and process help. He has worked from private equity to the Fortune 100 at all stages.
He can be reached at pmehit@wbpllc.com or at 800-741-8444.
Inside the Apocalyptic Soviet Doomsday Machine | Wired
Please read this. This article is a prime example of why no government is to be trusted.
And you thought Dr. Strangelove was a satire.
Thiel’s Deals – Now a Blog! | Paul Thiel, Area 9 Magazine
Our friend Paul Thiel, publisher of Area 9 magazine, publishes a deal compilation on his blog.
Click Here to check out the deal flow.
Vote for UsedCardboardBoxes.com!
Marty Metro has been a friend of ours for a while and we were thrilled when he was nominated for 2009 Green Business of The Year. You can make Marty’s day by voting for him. It’s quick and easy.
a) Visit Green America by clicking here.
b) Choose #10 UsedCardboardBoxes.com (Alphabetically “U” comes last!)
c) Fill in your information. Remember to uncheck the newsletter box if you don’t want Green America’s newsletter.
d) Hit the “Send In Your Vote” button
Marty is a great guy with a great company. Help him out!
Cell Phone Numbers Go Public This Month
Thanks to Norm MacKenzie for this.
All cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sales calls. You will be charged for these calls.
To prevent this, call the the National Do Not Call List from your cell phone at 888-382-1222. Registering will block calls to your number for five years. You must call from the cell phone number you want to have blocked. You cannot call from a different phone number.
HELP OTHERS BY PASSING THIS ON .. It takes only takes about a minute to register.
Detroit’s jobless economy: Start-ups take root | CNNMoney
Detroit, long depressed by the collapse of the auto industry, is beginning to reinvent itself.
Governor’s Office of the Small Business Advocate Releases Study Of Costs of State Regulation To Small Businesses In California
Study Provides Policy Makers With Tools to Encourage Small Business Growth In California
The Governor’s Office of the Small Business Advocate today released a study of the aggregate cost of state regulation to small businesses in California. The study was commissioned by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2006 when he signed Assembly Bill 2330 by Assemblyman Juan Arambula (I-Fresno) and was completed by Sanjay Varshney Ph.D., the Dean of Business Administration at California State University, Sacramento, and Dennis Tootelian Ph.D., Director of the Center for Small Business at the same school.
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Report: Nine Scientifically Proven Ways to Get Retweeted on Twitter | Popwise – Fast Company
An interesting report with some good tips on how to make your tweets go viral.
…the avid Twitter-er and author of the upcoming The Social Media Marketing Book spent nine months analyzing roughly 5 million tweets and 40 million retweets (which are usually symbolized with an “RT” on Twitter).
We’re Screwed | “New York Post” – Yes Men
Regardless of how you may feel about global warming, this is a brilliant piece of guerilla marketing. The Yes Men, an environmental activist group, created a false edition of the New York Post and packed it full of information about how global warming will effect New York directly.
They didn’t stop there. They also printed a number of the fake newspapers and delivered them to newsstands.
At last report, the real New York Post wasn’t taking too kindly to the spoof.
Interview: Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg on the Value of Viral Loops | Fast Company
Mark Zuckerberg just released his new book, ‘Viral Loop’ which provides a way to measure the value of Facebook friends. The interview deals with the launch of Facebook, but little to do with the Viral Loop widget, which they invite you to download. The widget is interesting and worth taking a look at.
Check out the article here.
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