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Defend you pricing against the competition!    

Berkonomics

The five major niches There are five major classes or niches a company should examine and make its own in calculating positioning in the marketplace. So, here comes the lesson and your challenge. Can you select and defend several of these at once, such as quality and elegance? Or quality and service?

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“Where there’s mystery, there’s margin.”   

Berkonomics

New magazines were rushed to market, thick with advertisements for computer systems and components at bargain prices. But we were, as a class, happy with the fact that the computer and software costs had fallen so much that the networking costs were not an overwhelming portion of the computer budget.

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LaunchpadLA Application Deadline Nears, As Class Graduates

socalTECH

Launchpad LA , the Los Angeles startup accelerator program which is run by Sam Teller, and was founded by venture capitalist Mark Suster, is gearing up for another class, to start next month. The deadline for applying for the next class , which runs from March through July, is February 17th.

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Snap accelerator names its latest cohort

TechCrunch LA

— hailing from Mexico City, this startup makes mini games in augmented reality for brands and advertisers. This class shows us that there’s no shortage of innovation at the intersection of creativity and technology, and we’re excited to be part of each company’s journey.”. Wabisabi Design, Inc.

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SHIFT Gets $6M For Real Time Marketing Tools

socalTECH

Santa Monica-based SHIFT , which develops real time, online advertising and marketing tools, announced this morning that it has raised $6M in a Series B funding round. shift real time marketing tools online advertising venture capital europe international' SHIFT said it has now raised $14M in funding. SHIFT is led by James Borow.

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Circle Street Acquired By Valassis

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Los Angeles-based Circle Street , the developer of a mobile advertising service to help retailers drive local store traffic, has been acquired by media and advertising firm Valassis , according to the company''s venture backer, Crosscut Ventures. circle street valassis merger acquisition mobile advertising local launchpadla'

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The Silent Benefits of PR

Both Sides of the Table

Recruiting – One of the hardest tasks of any startups is recruiting world-class talent. I once asked somebody at Accenture (where I worked early in my career) why they advertised so much at airports. They don’t show up in a calculation that says I spent $7,000 and I got X-thousands inches of press.