The Business Blog at Intuitive.comBusiness blogging, marketing communications, industry analysis, commentary, and musings from strategic business consultant, author and speaker Dave Taylor.How do you create buzz as a small business- April 29, 2008 A few days ago I saw a query on PR Newswire (see my article how to gain more visibility in the mainstream media) from a reporter asking for some ideas about how small companies can gain more visibility in the new online world, the universe of social networks. The world you're immersed in at this moment if you're reading my weblog or RSS feed. I gave him a pithy answer and thought it'd be interesting to also post it here and see if we can garner some additional thoughts and ideas about how...http://www.intuitive.com/blog/how_do_you_create_buzz_as_a_small_business.html The Tax Implications of Customer Loyalty Cards- April 28, 2008 There's a very interesting sales tax issue brewing here in Boulder, as reported in the local paper. Seems that someone in city hall has gotten the inspiration to tax a local coffee house, Vics, for the hundreds of free cups of coffee they hand out to frequent customers. Lots of companies in Boulder have the customer loyalty device in question: a frequent buyer punch card or similar. I have about a dozen of them in my wallet or car glove compartment and they're all generally the same: get ten...http://www.intuitive.com/blog/tax_implications_of_customer_loyalty_cards.html Sorry NewsGator, I'm switching to FiltrBox- April 26, 2008 I have been a fan of NewsGator for many years, and count company founder Greg Reinecker among my friends. In the last few years, however, they've moved in the direction of corporate information portals and cobrand their splendid RSS reader for large corporations, media outlets, etc. They're doing great, but as an entrepreneur and (I admit it) information junkie, I migrated from NewsGator Online to Google Reader about a year ago and haven't looked back. Except for one problem: NewsGator has...http://www.intuitive.com/blog/sorry_newsgator_switching_to_filtrbox.html Interview with Kyle, a 15yo Internet entrepreneur- April 19, 2008 I recently bumped into Kyle, a very sharp 15yo entrepreneur who is just starting to make a name for himself online with his nascent extreme-days.com site. Luckily, he was up for an interview... Q: Tell me about your Web site, first off. What's your main topic and why My topic is electronics, but I'm trying to focus on things that you can customize. I want to help people through the process of customizing whatever it might be that they have. Later on I would like to be able to sell the things..http://www.intuitive.com/blog/interview_with_kyle_a_15yo_internet_entrepreneur.html |