Archive for January 5th, 2006

  • Dumpster Diving Nets $2,000

    From Chicago Sun Times….
    When John Fox found out Wendy’s was selling drinks in cups with coupons good for free airfare, he did what made sense at the time: He started rummaging through Dumpsters all around the city to collect discarded cups.
    Two months and approximately 8,000 cups later, the 29-year-old Ukrainian Village resident is $2,000 [...]

  • How To Get Better Service With Lottery Tickets

    This is from Glenn Osburn’s marketing newsletter. You can sign up for it at www.woozinator.com
    LOTTO Ticket Testimonial:
    I did use the tipping technique for the first time, with a very cool result.
    I need to check my mail (at my local mail center) and pay for another half a year.
    I picked up some Lottery Tickets…. the one’s [...]

  • Recommended Reading For New Entrepreneurs

    From Startup Journal…
    We asked Tim Faley, the managing director of the Samuel Zell & Robert H. Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business in Ann Arbor, for books and Web sites he’d suggest to would-be entrepreneurs.
    Some of his suggestions…

    1. Crossing the Chasm:
    It’s critically important that entrepreneurs know [...]

  • More Players In The Mp3 Market - XM Satellite Radio

    Mp3’s are on the rise. Even big players can’t ignore the potential. XM satellite radio doesn’t want to make their customers choose between satellite radio and their mp3’s.
    Got Mp3’s for your customers?
    From BizJournals…
    XM Satellite Radio’s latest bid to lure listeners is a handheld receiver that includes an MP3 player.
    The device, called XM2go, isn’t [...]

  • Need To Do Legal Research?

    Westlaw.com allows you to have a free 14 day trial.
    Though search ability is limited, it may be interesting to see what you can find if you’re researching a potential business partner or want to find out about a potential prospect, partner or contractor.