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Peter Jones’ Tycoon - Episode 4

July 17th, 2007 » Comments (0)

Episode 4 of Peter Jones’ Tycoon actually seemed to be one of the better episodes. Perhaps it was the rush of sales they were all achieving. Though I do wonder if they’d have been able to make those sales without the TV cameras and associated publicity to help them.

A lot of the editing seems rather [...]



Field Marketing This Time It’s The Simpsons

July 17th, 2007 » Comments (3)

Last month we had MyPrivateDance.com on the flight path to Gatwick. This month it’s Homer Simpson in his underwear next to the Cerne Giant in Dorset promoting the upcoming Simpsons movie.
I’m starting to worry that this’ll become the future of England’s green and pleasant land…



Friends Of The Earth Says Shop Local!

July 16th, 2007 » Comments (0)

Friends of the Earth have been promoting the use of local shops (as opposed to using Tesco or the equivalent) and they are promoting it with this uTube video:

It’s a clever use of Tesco’s own tag line “Every Little Helps”, but really no matter how evil you think Tesco is I for one firmly believe [...]



How to Choose a Web Developer for an Ecommerce Project

July 16th, 2007 » Comments (0)

Whether you’re an established business building a website to compliment your offline sales, or you are embarking on an entirely new Internet based venture, you need to ensure that the developer you choose to work on the project is right for your needs.
Design and Development Skills
First and foremost, you should check out the portfolio of [...]



Using Video And uTube To Promote Your Business

July 16th, 2007 » Comments (0)

As I’ve been following the iPhone launch recently it was hard to miss this great viral marketing video from Will It Blend:

It’s a fantastic use of a hot current topic; the iPhone and a quirky/catchy (if a little silly) theme for a minisite to promote your product. I’m not sure if Steve Jobs would approve [...]



Peter Jones’ Tycoon - Episode 3

July 13th, 2007 » Comments (3)

I’ve finally found time to watch and write about Episode Three of Peter Jones’ Tycoon (it’s amazing how long it takes to watch anything when you’ve got a new baby to attend to). Sadly cutting the length down to 30 minutes to fit in the new Monday evening slot has just about removed all the [...]



MoneySupermarket to float for £1 Billion?

July 13th, 2007 » Comments (0)

According to The Times, MoneySupermarket.com the price comparison site is set to float on the London Stock Exchange later this month, valued at between £841 million and £1 billion. Proof positive that you can make big money with affiliate marketing!
The times is reporting that, if MoneySupermarket.com lists at the top end of the range, at [...]



New Section - Entrepreneurs Profiles

July 11th, 2007 » Comments (3)

I’m fascinated by entrepreneurs and I love reading about their experiences, successes and their failures. Their failures in particular interest me as the lessons they have learned from those failures tend to have enabled the best of them to go on and create even bigger successes. It is from their failures and how they react [...]



Becoming A Dad!

July 11th, 2007 » Comments (5)

Regular readers will have noticed a lack of posts over the last week. That’s because my wife gave birth to our first child and subsequently we’ve both been adjusting to sleepless nights, nappies and crying.
In between all that we’ve been enjoying the joy, excitement and pride that comes with becoming parents. Once we get over [...]



Paid Surveys

July 7th, 2007 » Comments (1)

Getting paid to take part in surveys is nothing new, however with the advent of the Internet it’s possible to find more surveys to take part in and generate a small but regular income from them.
Generally the surveys (the legitimate ones at least) are conducted by market research companies. So they will want you to [...]



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    Who am I? I'm John, an entrepreneur based in the UK. You can read more about me here.


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