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Pour And Stir II – Managing Your Cost Per Customer

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As noted in Pour and Stir Part I , the key to the successful execution of this strategy is managing the following equation: The cost to acquire a customer < lifetime value of a customer. Decreasing Your Customer Acquisition Costs. This is equivalent to being handed a free customer for every ten customers you acquire.

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Eleven Startup Tips From Richard Branson

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1) Give Your Customers (And The Media) What They Want. As discussed in Thrill The Messenger , slightly off-color, unconventional quotes will help ensure that your startup’s voice is heard. Note: This is an installment in the Iconic Advice series. Other installments include: Jeff Bezos and Steve Jobs. Richard’s Startup Tips.

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ConTraps Part II – Contract Traps Entrepreneurs Should Avoid At All Costs

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The resulting credibility will help you establish future business development and customer relationships. Your pitch will be far more compelling to prospective customers and business partners when you have physical evidence of your partnership with a BDC. Kiss of Death ConTraps. Allow the Other Side to Draft the Agreement.

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ConTraps Part II – Contract Traps Entrepreneurs Should Avoid At All Costs

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The resulting credibility will help you establish future business development and customer relationships. Your pitch will be far more compelling to prospective customers and business partners when you have physical evidence of your partnership with a BDC. Kiss of Death ConTraps. Allow the Other Side to Draft the Agreement.

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Obtain Impactful Recommendations And References Leverage: Social Norming To Get Into Graduate School Or Score A Job

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In 1266, the Emperor of China, Kublai Khan, granted the Venetian merchant, Marco Polo, a life-saving letter of recommendation. The reference was in the form of a gold tablet that stated, “By the strength of the eternal Heaven, holy be the Khan’s name. Let him that pays him not reverence be killed.”. free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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