Weekend reading tips

by Ola Rynge on January 4, 2013

Top 10 business ideas & opportunities for 2013

We’ve selected 10 new business ideas that will provide entrepreneurs with plenty of inspiration in 2013. Spotted from countries all around the world, these businesses offer a taste of what’s to come in the year ahead.

We hope that you’ll find these concepts as inspiring as we do, and that they spark even more innovation in the year to come!

[by Springwise]

 

How to Create a Total Content System

As content becomes increasingly important in the marketing mix, it must take on an elevated place in your strategy and planning. The use of high quality, education based content has become an essential ingredient in creating awareness, building trust, converting leads, serving customers and generating referrals…

[by John Jantsch

 

How to Make Your Email Open and Click-Through Rates Skyrocket

Are you getting what you want from email marketing?

Many people who run an online business don’t have a great understanding of how email marketing works, nor do they know what they really can achieve with email marketing…

[by Kissmetrics

 

Writing a Business Plan? Don’t Forget About Marketing

For those who dream of escaping cubicles to pursue a passion, drafting a business plan is the first step. One of your plan’s most critical elements is your marketing strategy. Too often, people don’t think through that all-important component with the same rigor they tackle aspects like projected cash flow and long-term goals.

Or, they do put thought and effort into planning for market research, promotion and positioning — and then never follow through on their great ideas…

[by Marsha Friedman]

 

How to Turn a Worthless Business Idea into a Million-Dollar Startup

Everyone has ideas. I get ideas by the dozen. When I’m brushing my teeth, when I’m driving to work, when I’m at my desk reading an article. But that does not mean that all can be converted into million-dollar businesses.
Not that these cannot be converted into million-dollar businesses, but I may simply not be driven enough to see those particular ideas through to that milestone…

[by Rahul Varshneya]

 

9 Proven Sales Tips for Introverts

We can all be introverts or extroverts, depending on the situation. I know people who would be viewed as extroverts at a party they host, but when they are guests at a party where they know no one, they appear to be introverts. As a professional speaker and educator, I become extroverted in order to deliver information, but when I attend seminars I am much more introverted.

So, how do you become extroverted in a sales situation when you are not naturally comfortable with it?

[by Grant Cardone]

 

10 Online Marketing Trends for 2013

Online marketing in 2012 could be summed up in a few words: mobile, big brands and Google updates. As we look back at the events and advancements that shaped last year in online marketing, naturally we should look forward and wonder what 2013 will have in store.

Here are my top predictions for what I believe marketers will be focusing on in the New Year. While the execution of all this might vary wildly, there is no doubt a few areas will capture our attention and be the driving forces behind business decisions over the next 12 months…

[by Joanna Lord]

 

Gör bättre business 2013

Nytt år, nya möjligheter. Våga tänka nytt och sök nya strategier för att kunna tjäna mer pengar. 

[av Henric Holgersson på Entreprenör24]

 

9 tips: Jobba smartare med Google Kalender

Använder du Google Kalender för att planera dina dagar bör du ta del av dessa tricks som gör arbetet både snabbare och lättare.

[av Michael Jenselius]

 

- Ola Rynge
Ola Rynge is the CEO of The Rynge Group that focuses on market oriented small business and idea development. Please follow him on twitter for updates about how you can use Social Media and CRM² for your business.

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20 October 2011

The Minimum Viable Product is one key aspect of The Lean Startup which basically means that the best way to get to the market is by developing a product that is good enough as step one, then testing that product on a small number of early customers to learn and improve before exposing it to a [...]

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TratosHechos.com is LIVE!

21 September 2011

Yesterday we launched a new Internet service targeting the Panamanian market, TratosHechos.com (Spanish for Done Deals). Here is the pitch (comments on how we can improve are highly appreciated): – Compare quotes from trusted service companies! We help you get quotes for all kind of services like house cleaning, wedding planning, renovation, construction, etc. A request [...]

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21 April 2011

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18 April 2011

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Dos castillos en dos semanas, una fuente de inspiración

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He dictado charlas sobre ”Social Media”, he estado en contacto con las personas más influyentes en el tema y he visitado dos castillos. Jóvenes Emprendedores de Suecia 2011 (foto: Cecilia Lyche) Primero, Victoria Ahlén y yo dictamos un seminario sobre ”Nuevos negocios a través del Social Media para empresarios e innovadores” en la ciudad de [...]

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