New Digital Real Estate magazine

GoLive Magazine launches another magazine...

http://www.coolcf.com/projects/5-golive-destination-real-estate

Ever fall in love with a vacation destination? We have the cure!

International Holiday

Thank you flipboard.

GoLive Magazine declares March 27, 2013 an international holiday.

Link: http://jmpurl.info/5n

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JOBS Act One Year Later

We are coming up on the birthday of the JOBS Act ... April 5th

Promoted a year ago as a solution for creating jobs.

Today? Not so much.

Why is the SEC stuck?

What can you do to help?

http://jmpurl.info/5b

Ecquire and Rainmaker Webinar

Learn the "tricks of the trade" for connecting to your best prospects...

One of the newest tools I use to automate the process is Ecquire. Check out this amazing video with Founder Paul DeJoe as interviewed by Robert Scoble.

Monday at 12:05pm EST
via GotoWebinar

Is this session right for you?
Call me and let's find out: +1 330.437.6713

Register now to reserve your seat: $49.00
Link: http://jmpurl.info/3a

GoLive offers Reprints of Purple Curve Magazine

We now offer PDF reprints from our digital magazine, Purple Curve, for those that don't own an Apple iPad or Google Android tablet. Or would rather not use it for such purposes.

Here is the link to order PDFs for instant downloading: http://jmpurl.info/HWD

December Issue of Purple Curve

Marketing "best practices" defined in the leadership guide, Purple Curve.

Certain to Win by Chet Richards

A must read book:

http://consultski.wordpress.com/2012/11/04/certain-to-win/

Blogger sucks

Anyone else so disappointed with the "new & improved" blogger that they have given up and moved to WordPress dot com or some other such tool?

http://consultski.wordpress.com/

... see you on the other side ...

Throughput Press (take 3)

It is coming... the re-birth of a vision:

TOCreview magazine

On the Apple iPad Newsstand any day now

openHouseFinder

Coming to a mobile device near you!

Soon...

Link: marketing411.info/oHf

PDF of Purple Curve Effect

Purple Curve Effect
by Jeff 'SKI' Kinsey

Primed to empower you right where you are right now, this book is about creating outrageous growth and success. It zeros in on the heart of Constraints Management Method (CMM), based on Eli Goldratt's Theory of Constraints (TOC), then adapts it for immediate use by individuals, entrepreneurs and even those working in the trenches of large organizations.
Foreword by H. William Dettmer.

Author Jeff 'SKI' Kinsey has consulted with small business as well as large clients like Lexis-Nexis since his first "computer gig" in 1981. He taught Computer Science for a variety of educational organizations including Kent State University at TusCampus.
SKI completed his "Jonah" or Logical Thinking Process training with H. William Dettmer in November of 2002. He has keynoted and speaks at a variety of business functions on the power of applying common sense.

Co-author, Thayer Bennett, is a freelance writer who specializes in business and industrial projects.

Just $2.49

Buy Now

Paperback version available on: Amazon

Need to make a deal happen?

Deals while you wait...

Well, maybe not that quick. But fast! Need help conecting to the right people? I can help.

What's a business idea worth? Or the right connection? About $60,000 in the right circles. Need to reach the right people to make a deal happen? Call SKI: 330.437.6713 and have your credit card at the ready: $6,000 is my cut. $1,000 in advance and balance when the deal closes and money changes hands.

Accidental Buspreneur

Accidental Buspreneur
by Jeff 'SKI' Kinsey

A new book is winding its way to the nearest book store. The long awaited sequel to Purple Curve Effect. It answers the burning question, what has SKI been up to for the last eight years?

And you get to help!

But first I have to finish it... and that takes money. The project to fund the book is up on kickstarter, Your contribution is important to me and I am willing to bribe you!

www.kickstarter.com/projects...

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SXSWi 2012

What's it in for you?

National exposure for sure, but also exposure to the tech and startup communities. Do you have goods or services that are consumed by other businesses? The B2B community is much more aware of the power and reach of SXSW in Austin, Texas. I am willing to use my 15 minutes of fame to shout your message.

Let's build a special promotion just for you.

-jeff

Give

Help, I am Sinking

Ever had one of those days?


How do you even know who to call? Better question, if you only had one phone call before your mobile phone battery goes walk-about, could you be sure the person to whom you make that one call could help? If not, would they know someone better prepared to call on your behalf?


WIIFM?


If your one call results in the standard response, or should I say results in the call-ee thinking the standard thoughts before responding, you have trouble. BIG trouble.


Solopreneurs have options that may not be obvious. It is not always about "figuring it out" all by yourself.  May I suggest two things?

1. You want results. Positive, cost-effective, and often immediate results
2. Help is as close as your computer and phone

Let's not make this any more difficult than it should be, however, allow me to frame your actions. Perhaps even determine the environment that will almost assuredly produce repeatable results:

• You own and operate a small business
• No absentee owners allowed
• Gross sales at least $250K but less than $100MM
• No more than 10 employees [and/or contractors]
• You have "excess capacity"
• A great rule of thumb you need to determine: if sales doubled, do you have the capacity to deliver?
• Consider things like inventory levels, existing employee skill sets, working capital [with emphasis on CASH]
• Please DO NOT allow your bean counters to help you formulate answers to this question

Okay, what's in it for you?

Results.

If you have excess capacity, then you lack the marketing insights necessary to consume those excesses. That is where I come in, the Marketing Mad Man.

Let's talk.

Jeff 'SKI' Kinsey

(330) 737-1490

www.consultSKI.com

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mCommerce and eCommerce

x.com

These guys are re-writing the rules of commerce before our very eyes... developers take note.

Welcome Developers, Integrators, and Innovators
We’re fans of what you do, and we want to help you do more—faster and with greater efficiency. We know you want to build great commerce solutions to help merchants compete, while growing your own business. And we know it’s you who’ll help shape the future of commerce by breaking down barriers and making multi-channel commerce a reality.

Link: x.com/developers/

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Doing vs. Do the Impossible

DOing the Impossible
by Patrick Bet-David


Did you ever "try" to do something? Remember in the movie, The Karate Kid, when Daniel is instructed either "do" Karate or don't do Karate, but there is no "try" Karate?


For me, doing the impossible is simply taking action. Not perfect action, just some action. Perfection may come later, but taking no action is a guaranteed way to NOT do the impossible.


These 25 Laws for DOing the Impossible struck home with me. 


Now, it is just a matter of taking action.


Simple, yes. Easy? No way!


So what.


Link: The 25 Laws for Doing The Impossible
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JZ Fulfillment launches

Main Street Startups launches
JZ Fulfillment
Massillon, Ohio


I am excited to share the birth of a new company... one that has been a labor of love for the last few months. But Founder and CEO, Greg Butler, and I are more excited about what this mean for startups and small businesses in America:

“JZ Fulfillment provides world class services

for the small to medium sized business…

even the‘startup’ for as little as $29 per month!” 

—Greg Butler, Founder & CEO

Now, you have a choice: stuff boxes or make sales calls!

For as little as $29 per month, let the experts at JZ Fulfillment handle the details of assembly, packaging and shipment. It is just that simple. Sign up securely today, and JZ will ship for you tomorrow!

Have you invented a better mouse trap?

Call me. We can help.

Jeff 'SKI' Kinsey

Entrepreneur in Residence

Main Street Startups

(330) 737-1490

More on the 4Ps

SKI on the New 4Ps of Marketing
at the AmSpirit HOF Chapter
held at Creative Sources


For me, the good news is simple: The "new" Four Ps of Marketing are the same as the old four Ps of Marketing:

• Product
• Price
• Place
• Promotion

The challenge in light of every "guru" on the net claiming to have found a missing P to add to the mix, is to remain true to the that which works. Too few remember the painful meltdown of the dot com era when it was proven [once again] that failure to understand the mechanics of Marketing and the 4Ps most certainly will cause business failures. In case you missed living through that history lesson, two major elements helped "tip" the meltdown: the belief that more "eyeballs" [as in the number of people looking at your banner advertising] were the key to success; the belief that funding raising was the same as making sales.

Yes, otherwise very smart people repeatedly made the claim about "revenue" when in fact they had yet to make the first sale. Somehow, any cash coming into the business was classified as a victory. Perhaps in the short term, but without a REAL "payer source" for your goods and/or services, you will [and must] reach the end of the adventure. Investors grow impatient. But I digress...

Tune in Monday to the blogtalkradio network to hear me explore the 4Ps for Product Managers on ProdMgmtTalk

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StartupBus Europe

        (click on Table to enlarge)

This is fun!


When I was on the Cleveland StartupBus trying to help build a company in 48 hours, I had little time to "play the market" so to speak. From my desk in the USA, I have done quite well betting on the five teams on StartupBus Europe.


In fact, the game is still running, even though two winners were named yesterday.


Want some good clean, free, fun? Sill time to join in on the stock market exchange, or simply check out the leader board. You might recognize at least one name. {grin}


Link: http://www.startupbus.com/ref/201



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UPDATE: The exchange is closed, click the image to see the final results.