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Google Search Page in 1998 with 'I'm feeling lucky' button. Image: Google Operating System68

'I'm feeling lucky' button costs Google $110 million per year

by cgull8m

Google Search Page in 1998 with 'I'm feeling lucky' button. Image: Google Operating SystemGoogle co-founder Sergey Brin said yesterday in an interview with Marketplace that around 1 per cent of all Google... published 8 months ago

14 comments    business internet marketing

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The Blind Squirrel Problem

by cgull8m

Seth Godin says acorns are hard to find for blind squirrels, marketers and job finders. Seth Godin compares a marketing problem to a saying, "Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn now and then”, used... published 14 months ago

1 comment    marketing jobs squirrel

Dabbawalahs in Mumbai, India deliver lunches to Office Workers.63

The Dabbawalla's Secret of Success in Marketing

by cgull8m

Dabbawallas, the lunch carrier in Mumbai, India delivers lunches to his customers with precision, makes errors only one in 6 million times. A dabbawala (one who carries the box), sometimes spelled dabbawalla... published 15 months ago

2 comments    business marketing success

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Learning from bananas - a management lesson

by cgull8m

Is there a connection between bananas and management? Seth Godin says there is. I read Seth Godin’s blog regularly; he gives nice tips about marketing and management. Many of his lessons are applicable... published 14 months ago

2 comments    marketing management bananas

Famous New York Pizza. Photo courtesy Jaunted.com62

Pizza name sells for $2.6 million in auction

by cgull8m

Famous New York Pizza. Photo courtesy Jaunted.com A Maryland man sold the domain name Pizza.com for an incredible $2.6 million. He bought the domain name for a small fee in 1994. Chris Clark registered the... published 4 months ago

10 comments    business internet marketing

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Zappos Pays $1,000 for New Employees to Quit

by cgull8m

Zappos Homepage. Photo Blueacorn.com. A company trains its employees rigorously and before the training is complete, it offers the new employees a cash payment of $1,000 if they are willing to quit including... published 2 months ago

7 comments    business internet marketing

Gordon Ramsay, Celebrity Chef. Photo Gordonramsay.com.57

Don’t Emulate Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, Create Your Own

by cgull8m

We all are ambitious, we aspire to start one that is as good as Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple and others. But it is a tough bar to reach, not everyone can achieve it. Like 37signals says these are... published 2 months ago

8 comments    business tips marketing

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"May I help you?" - a sure way to drive away Customers

by cgull8m

The "May I help you?" question will drive away customers, says Seth Godin. If you are in marketing or in Customer service, don’t use, “May I help you?” says Seth Godin, the marketing Guru. ... published 15 months ago

4 comments    marketing sales customer service

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Google Has a New Image

by cgull8m

When you access Google search, you will find the big ā€œGā€ is gone and the little ā€œgā€ is present. Google replaced its old favicon icon with a new simpler one. When you access any site, most of the... published 2 months ago

6 comments    internet online marketing

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Japanese Store Lets Customers Trade HD DVD Players for Blu-ray

by cgull8m

Photo courtesy Digitalworldtokyo.com.After Toshiba announced it will stop producing HD-DVD players, a Japanese Electronics retailer felt ashamed that they sold its customers HD-DVD players. So they are... published 5 months ago

4 comments    marketing video japan

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