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Make It Work – the real story

Eric Greenspan

We failed because the economy has drastically fallen since 2008, particularly in the consumer sector. Our customers benefitted from this and saved thousands over the years as a result. Since 2008, the company has been forced to lower it’s prices, from $120/hour to $80/hour. In May of 2012, sales dropped drastically.

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Make It Work- the real story

InfoChachkie

We failed because the economy has drastically fallen since 2008, particularly in the consumer sector. Our customers benefitted from this and saved thousands over the years as a result. Since 2008, the company has been forced to lower it’s prices, from $120/hour to $80/hour. In May of 2012, sales dropped drastically.

RSS 170
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Restarting – an Entrepreneur’s Journey

Eric Greenspan

After my latest company collapsed in June of 2012, I went into a bit of a depression. This company I started with my own money and in my third bedroom, had grown and served its customers and employees well for over 11 years. I love coffee, food, farming, sales, marketing and running a startup with great potential.

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Chrome River: Building An Enterprise Software Leader In LA, with Dave Terry

socalTECH

However, our customers, even with Concur, find those solutions didn't meet all of their needs. We formed the company in 2007, came out with our first product in late 2008, and began selling in earnest in 2009. Customers would start evaluating them, and it would very quickly narrow to just two companies, us and Concur.

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With $30M Infusion, Certona Aims for Bigger Share of Digital Retail

Xconomy

After raising $30 million, San Diego-based Certona said it is moving to accelerate its product development, expand its sales and marketing team, and improve its client services as an e-commerce technology vendor. The differentiator is going to be customer experience.”. Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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‘The Tyranny of the OR’ For Social Media Marketing

Startup Professionals Musings

It highlights the story of how United Airlines in 2008 paid no attention to social media as Dave’s story of his crushed guitar and poor customer service went viral around the world. Customers today trust those they know and those they see others trusting. Increase customer leads and conversion. Proactive customer service.

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The Future of Couponing | How Social-Local-Mobile has Changed the Game

Tech Zulu Event

The rise of couponing in late 2008 coincided with the recession of the late 2000s;” this factor combined with an increased consumer interest in mobile technology and devices led to an unprecedented decline in print media. Statistics from 2008 show that digital couponing has rapidly grown but has yet to outpace paper coupons.

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