What Makes Starbucks Special? It’s Not Just the Coffee

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What are Starbucks’s values and business principles? What makes Starbucks special compared to other coffee shops? In 1982, Starbucks was just a small coffee shop in Seattle, Washington. After Howard Schultz took over, it became a franchise that customers, employees, and stockholders loved. Let’s look at how Schultz made Starbucks the special coffee franchise it is today.

Michelle Cunningham: From Introvert to Network Marketing Pro

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How can an introvert become a networking professional? How did Michelle Cunningham use her introversion to her advantage? Michelle Cunningham, author and marketing expert, came from humble beginnings. Despite being introverted and shy, she pushed herself out of her comfort zone to rise to the top of a multi-level marketing company. Here’s Cunningham’s story, as told in Do It Anyway, Girl.

How to Get Customers for a New Business: 3 Simple Tips

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Have you ever wondered how to effectively promote your business? What strategies can help you expand your customer base and increase revenue? In his book Million Dollar Weekend, Noah Kagan details how to get customers for a new business. He discusses social media engagement, email marketing, and the importance of evaluating your results. You’ll find practical advice for entrepreneurs looking to boost their business presence. Read on to discover actionable tips and real-world examples that can help you take your business to the next level.

Do It Anyway, Girl by Michelle Cunningham—Overview

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How can an introvert become a top sales expert? How can you use social media to grow your marketing network? In her book Do It Anyway, Girl, Michelle Cunningham details her story of how she went from an introverted girl with humble beginnings to an executive in an MLM company. In her books, she shares marketing tips, networking advice, and her personal story. Here’s a brief overview of Michelle Cunningham’s story and advice from her book.

The 2 Types of Business Participants to Attract to Your Company

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What type of participants do you want for your business? How do you attract users? As you design your platform, you must make choices about which participants you want to invite to your platform and what they’ll be allowed to do. Geoffrey G. Parker, Marshall W. Van Alstyne, and Sangeet Paul Choudary primarily focus on two types of participants: users and external developers. Keep reading to learn how to get users and external developers to use your platform.

The Top 3 Platform Competition Strategies for Businesses

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How can your business compete with other platforms? What are clever platform competition techniques? According to the book Platform Revolution, traditional competitive strategies don’t fully account for the nature of competition among platforms. You need strategies that are more catered to the platform business model instead. Continue reading for three platform competition strategies.

Whatever Works: The Satisficing Model of Decision-Making

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How does perfectionism go against our unconscious mind? How do we innately seek safety and minimize failure? In Alchemy, Rory Sutherland suggests that to solve economic and political problems, we should leverage people’s illogical—and even magical—ways of thinking. One of these is our unconscious desire to go with whatever works rather than the best possible solution. Keep reading to learn about the satisficing model of decision-making and how to make it work for you.