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The Making of a Billion Dollar Business: Low-Power Schottky

By Tim J. Smith, PhD May 1, 2008

Mark Shepherd, Texas Instruments Chairman from “76 to ’88, described Low Power Schottky as “the single most profitable product line in the…

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B-2-B Trademarks and Brands – A Slippery Slope

By James T. Berger April 1, 2008

While the marketing gurus will tell you about the importance of trademark and brand building for business-to-business products and services, if you…

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Sony’s Blu-ray Triumphs over Toshiba’s HD-DVD

By Tim J. Smith, PhD March 1, 2008

Competitive Equivalence, Competitive Advantage, and the Role of Price The four-year war over the next-generation DVD format for home videos that deliver…

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Looking Positively at the ‘R’ Word

By James T. Berger March 1, 2008

There is an old Christmas tale about the child who finds nothing under the Christmas tree but a pile horse manure.  Rather…

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Marketing Lessons from Hollywood

By James T. Berger January 1, 2008

“American Gangster” When I went to the movies and saw “American Gangster,” I not only appreciated the film as superior motion picture…

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Ease Up on Sales Button For New Ventures

By James T. Berger October 1, 2007

New ventures would be wise to go slowly with the initial sales effort and carefully manage the “sales learning curve (SLC),” according…

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HR Help for the Entrepreneur

By James T. Berger August 1, 2007

In addition to the financial, legal and marketing decisions that some entrepreneurs are forced to make for the first time in their…

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O’Coineen: A Case Study in Entrepreneurship

By Tim J. Smith, PhD May 1, 2007

Entrepreneurship is not for the faint hearted. It ain’t for the fool hardy either. Somewhere between the caution and boldness lies success.…

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Entrepreneurial Insights

By James T. Berger May 1, 2007

For those looking for insight into how to become a successful entrepreneur, Harvard Business School’s Working Knowledge (A FREE Website and on-line…

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The Sales, Marketing, and Entrepreneurship Imperative

By Tim J. Smith, PhD May 1, 2007

Five years on, the Wiglaf Journal continues to pursue its mission to uncover, codify, and reveal winning practices in sales, marketing, and…

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