The emerging and high-profile marijuana industry — medical and otherwise — has provided a big boost to a company whose technology was initially patented for broad-scope use across the traditional pharmaceutical industry. Medbox is a biometrically controlled dispensing and storage system into which pharmacy staff places the prescribed drug and from which the patient retrieves it … [More]
Amateur Sports League Follows NBA Business Model
Calling it a “grassroots marketplace,” Jamar Johnson is bringing to Phoenix his concept of Community Basketball Leagues as a platform that connects amateur basketball players and sports-related marketing opportunities for small businesses. Basketball has always been his passion, says Johnson, who went to college on a basketball scholarship and played professionally although not … [More]
Subscription Model Makes the Cut for Barbershop
The concept of a subscription-based barbershop is modeled on NetFlix, according to co-owner Josh Thorsvik, who explains it works because it’s something people “want more of.” In fact, it was the business model itself that came first, and then “we considered what types of business would fit.” Thorsvik and Jacob Meltzer, already business partners with a Liberty Tax franchise, … [More]
Head Start for Start-ups
Mastery Media Marketing recently broadcast the first episode of “Behind the Business Card,” which focuses on introducing entrepreneurs to the show’s concept of educating start-up business owners by sharing stories from those who have built successful businesses, as well as by sharing strategies, tips and information on how to become the “go to” expert and authority in their … [More]
Get Local and Compare
Founded in 2011, Locality is a service that businesses can use to create an online profile and publish their company information for free to be accessed by services worldwide. Locality.com provides comprehensive pricing and store hours and information for more than 60 local service types in 10,000 cities across the U.S. Consumers can find and compare services like hair salons, … [More]
Don’t Track Me
From a Chicago-based technology company whose mission is to make mobile call management more efficient, CallSnap is a new Android application that provides call recipients the chance to prove that “a picture’s worth a thousand words” by responding instantly to an incoming call with a photo rather than a message. The Android app is was created to fill the growing interest by … [More]
Be FlightAware
FlightAware, the world leader in flight tracking, offers the only free flight tracking/flight status app for a personal electronic device. The app is rated as one of the best and tracks all airline flights, gate information, delays and cancellations. It also tracks charter and private aircraft, and uses GPS to see nearby aircraft flying overhead. … [More]
Social Media Lead Generation
OptifiNow, an industry leader in SaaS-based solutions designed to optimize the effectiveness of the sales force, is establishing the industry benchmark by launching Social onDemand, the first social media application designed specifically for use by a sales team. Social onDemand empowers sales teams to acquire leads, nurture prospects and convert customers via social media … [More]
Click and Create a Website
Strikingly, a mobile-optimized website builder for non-coders, has launched the world’s fastest website builder — a new feature that allows anyone to build a personal profile website with a single click, simply by using their Facebook profile. Strikingly creates this mobile-optimized site by intelligently combining the person’s profile picture, work experience, geographic … [More]
Drive Real Content to Attract Online Engagement
ScribbleLive is a content provider that places real-time content on a user’s website from his or her brand through stories, to create distinction and differentiation. The fee-based Scribble powers live event coverage, product launches, second screen, live blogging, real-time journalism, on-the-fly storytelling or whatever a company’s real-time needs may be. It also creates new … [More]
