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Learning from New Product Failures: Arylon

May 16, 2010 By Doug Bruhnke Leave a Comment

Learning from New Product Failures: DuPont Arylon

A flawed product development process can create some pretty big new product disasters, and one of those disasters was a product called Arylon by DuPont. It came to market under that name as something completely different, but unfortunately for the original product development team, there was a much grander vision that was never realized. The product … [Read more...]

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Getting Social (Media) to Grow

January 16, 2010 By Doug Bruhnke Leave a Comment

Getting Social (Media) to Grow

This week I participated with other social media experts in Social Media 2010. The event was held in Mesa, Arizona by Greater Phoenix SCORE and the Arizona Department of Education, sponsored by Constant Contact. The keynote speaker was the amazing Lon Safko, author of The Social Media Bible. During the last day of the program, we presented a summary … [Read more...]

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51 Free Marketing Tips #31 through 40

November 26, 2009 By Doug Bruhnke 2 Comments

Could there possibly be 51 things you can do for free (or practically free) to grow your business? Absolutely, yes! There are hundreds of thousands of small businesses in Arizona and unfortunately most do not survive or thrive. We're hoping these ideas may save a few and help get our business community back humming again. Also think about other great … [Read more...]

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51 Free Marketing Tips for Small Business: #1 through 10

November 1, 2009 By Doug Bruhnke Leave a Comment

Francine Hardaway and Ed Nusbaum of Stealthmore Partners recently asked if I wouldn't mind stopping by a Fast Trac group to discuss bootstrapped marketing. I figured that this might mean 'free', and so I put together a list of 51 free marketing tips for small business that everyone seemed to have fun with, especially since the list was free, too. I … [Read more...]

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