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Direct-to-Consumer marketing is not as easy as it might seem
I’ve been involved with DTC for a large part of my career. I met and did some business with Lillian Vernon a good number of years ago, and if you don’t know her or her company you might find that … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Direct marketing, Direct response, Direct Response Television, Entrepreneurship
Tagged CBS Chairman, Digital advertising, Dollar Share, DTC marketing, Four hour work week, Harry's Razors, Lillian Vernon, Ripplewood Holdings, Strauss Zelnick, Tim Ferris, Warby Parker, What happened to Les Moonves
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Assembling relationships – One of my favorite hobbies
When strategy and development are critical aspects of your professional life, the people you know, meet, and work with are your most valued assets. I won’t say that it’s who you know more than what you know. Both are important … Continue reading
The best investing opportunities are all about Deal Flow
One of the things I enjoy most about my daily professional activities is finding the right opportunities to help companies and individuals with their success. The term that I hear most often thrown around is ‘deal flow’. Whenever I meet … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurship, Start ups
Tagged Deal Flow, Entrepreneurs, Investing, raising capital
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Inventors are not necessarily entrepreneurs
I admit I am always on the lookout for a good idea that might have the potential to be a growing and successful business. This week just outside of Pittsburgh, I attended the INPEX (Invention and New Product Exposition). INPEX … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurship
Tagged Doc Brown inventor, Entrepreneurs, George Foreman, INVENT HELP, Inventions
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Is Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg among the best CEO ‘s in the U.S. today?
A few years ago it would have been unthinkable to consider twenty-something and millennial Mark Zuckerberg in the same vein as Jack Welch. But there I just did it and I think it’s worth consideration. Jack Welch was a terrific … Continue reading
For entrepreneurs it’s not the money, it’s the M-O-N-E-Y
When I began working back in the 1980’s I worked at a major NYC bank in the marketing department as a marketing associate alongside a number (more than 10) of very smart women (there were one or two men but … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurship, Start ups
Tagged Angel Investing, Entrepreneurs, Investment, Monopoly money, Startups, Venture Capital
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