2006's best biz ideas

- 1 - You’ve always wanted to start your very own business. You dream of coming up with the next BIG thing that will change the way business works. You want to spread your evolutionary idea to the world. If the above describes you, then you may find this e-book report useful. This 145-pages report, 2006’s Best Business Ideas, is a compilation of the business ideas and concepts which made it big in 2006. We’ve included 2005’s and 2004’s hits as well. As you brainstorm of how to start your own business or how to take your existing business a big step forward in the year 2007 and beyond, learn from how the entrepreneurial mavericks did it in 2006. In every industry from advertising to e-commerce, there’ll surely be some interesting new idea or innovation in this report which will hopefully inspire you to your own breakthrough, radical and never-seen-before business vision. If you want more, be sure to check out our blog at http://www.CoolBusinessIdeas.com. Updated daily with the latest business ideas which we’ve spotted worldwide, we’re sure you’ll find it an enjoyable read. Don’t forget to share this report with your friends and colleagues; I’m sure you agree that two (or three or even more!) heads are better than one! Once again, this report is brought to you by CoolBusinessIdeas.com. We hope you enjoy it! The CoolBusinessIdeas.com team - Marcel, Steven and Yuelin http://www.coolbusinessideas.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW! We have a new site: GetEntrepreneurial.com. The new sister-site of CoolBusinessIdeas.com, GetEntrepreneurial.com helps the aspiring entrepreneur (you!) with small business advice, business tips and info, and entrepreneur resources and opportunities. It`s time to leave the fears behind and bring out the entrepreneur in you! If one day you were to be caught up by the entrepreneurial fire within to start your own business but you do not know how and where to begin, then this is the place for you. Whether it is about creating a compelling business plan that investors simply cannot resist or putting together a cost-effective marketing campaign which reaches your target consumers or leveraging on technology to improve the bottom line, whatever help and info you need for your small business is all here at GetEntrepreneurial.com. Visit http://www.getentrepreneurial.com! - 2 - Scented Bus Stops Arcade Marketing Inc., in tandem with the California Milk Processor Board, is putting up a new type of advertisement at bus stops that emit the smell of chocolate chip cookies. The ad, which will be placed at five bus stops in downtown San Francisco, utilizes the company`s technology called MagniScent®, which disseminates smell via scent-infused adhesives affixed to the inside of the bus shelters and undersides of the benches. While scent-based advertisements have been used in magazines, it`s supposedly a first for outdoor advertising. Though, I swear some fast-food burger joints deliberately pump burger smoke outside just to get me to walk in! Interesting that the Milk Board would use cookie smell to attract attention to milk. Source: Strange New Products Ads by Consumers Maybe the writers finally ran out of ideas for the MasterCard "Priceless" ads. That`s what it looked like earlier this year when they sat an actor down in a chair and had him type out empty spaces, inviting viewers to try filling in the blanks themselves. Apparently, the ad copywriters were just up with the latest fashion. This is the moment of in-your-hands consumer advertising -- the kind generated by the masses rather than for the masses. From Emerald Nuts` make-your-own contest to Mozilla FireFox`s posting of consumer-produced spots at firefoxflicks.com, the creative directors seem to be handing over the work to us common folk. There`s marketing powerhouse Procter & Gamble, responsible for such memorable ad icons as Folger`s Mrs. Olson and "99 and 44/100 % pure`` Ivory soap, offering a $1,000 prize to food-service professionals who can come up with the best pitch for the Dawn Grease Fighting Arsenal used in cafeterias and restaurant kitchens. All these efforts to encourage consumer-generated marketing may look like a cheap trick to get free ideas, but advertising executives say there`s more to it. What`s actually happening is the industry is trying to plug into a very connected online audience that has little patience for traditional ads. Source: Post-Gazette.com Child`s Ad Buyjake.com is a website set up by a mother who thinks her child is so cute that companies will want to put their logos on his clothing or him for $100 000 a year. “I will dress in your company’s provided apparel (and sport a tattoo!) everywhere I go for the amount of time chosen. Want me to - 3 - do a commercial? How about a public appearance? I’ll do that too.” All advertising must be pre-approved by Mom (nothing distasteful). A company called perfectpopcorn.com, has actually offered Jake $350 for a month’s worth of wearing their clothing. “Here is what Tim Farina, President & CEO of Javanni Inc. has to say about Baby Jake: In today’s creative world of advertising we not only need to know our customers but we need to find creative ways of reaching them to deliver our message. Source: GUSH magazine Spacevertising It seems we’re running out of advertising space (or at least good/fresh space) so now companies are eager to increase their market share in space. In 1985, Coca-Cola and Pepsi seized an opportunity to test the viability of carbonated drinks in space. Both companies benefited from the first unofficial taste test in space. Then in 2001 Pizza Hut flew with the Russian Space Agency and became the first to deliver pizza in space. Radio Shack followed with a commercial aboard the International Space Station. It featured a Russian cosmonaut opening a Father’s Day present. NASA has been reluctant to participate, but marketers say advertising could help fund scientific research. NASA is currently working with the Bush administration to conduct an evaluation for a commercialization strategy in space. Source: Trend Hunter In-game Advertising High-tech spy Sam Fisher uses a Sony Ericsson phone to snap a picture of terrorists and sends it to home base. Then he reads his mission briefings on his PDA - personal digital assistant - from the same gadget maker. While Fisher may be fictional hero of Ubisoft`s Montreal-made Splinter Cell video game series, the tools he needs to complete his missions are quite real. And this is only the beginning for the fast-growing industry of advertising in video games, as the eyeballs of young men shift from the television to the gaming console. "Advertisers want to engage audiences in the environments where they are," said Brandon Berger of Ogilvy interactive, which creates in-game ads for client brands. "Games are not even a phenomenon anymore. It`s mainstream. These are major consumers." As video games become increasingly lifelike, so do their ability to imitate the world`s ad-cluttered landscapes. And as production costs for major titles can hit $40 million, some extra cash is highly welcome. And it can only grow from here. Depending who you ask, in-game advertising could be worth up to $4 billion by 2010, Berger said. Product placements like Sam Fisher`s camera phone is the most popular choice, linking the brand directly with an enjoyable activity. Source: The Gazette - 4 - Fieldvertising Here’s one for Switzerland’s airline group Swiss Air, created by Artfield (website in german), a company shaping agricultural land into art but also advertising. Using fields between 50.000 and 100.000 square meters the company can create characters of up to 100meters length while only using natural colors and elements. Pretty crazy but hey, this works perfectly next to airports where people already see the advertising from far up. Source: Brand Infection Teleformance Teleformance is a Pay-Per-Call advertising account management company, and is the only company in the nation devoted solely to this service. Our goal is to connect your business to qualified consumers that are seeking your company’s product or service by eliminating the waste of traditional direct response advertising methods. We manage every aspect of the Pay-Per-Call advertising campaign process for your company. Our experienced team will work with you to customize your strategic campaign and distribute your ads across the nation’s largest network of search engines and online directories. Source: Teleformance Hidden Clues Psstt. KFC wants to share a secret. No, not that secret. Colonel Sanders’ herbs-and-spices recipe for Kentucky Fried Chicken is still safely locked away, but the chain unveiled a new TV ad Thursday that allows viewers to crack a hidden message if they play the spot back slowly on a digital video recorder or VCR. The gimmick is aimed - 5 - ... - tailieumienphi.vn