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Cockpit doors already secured and stronger and heavier and all of these airlines, and it took that first time event, unexpected event that made everyone, including all the companies saying oh, yeah, weve got to do it. im sure cory bennett, every company of any size in america today is having emergency i.t. meetings of how do we defend ourselves against this. >> whats interesting is that the attack we saw on sony was the first large-scale successful destructive attack. it wasnt just that hackers ...

Cockpit doors already secured and stronger and heavier and all of these airlines, and it took that first time event, unexpected event that made everyone, including all the companies saying oh, yeah, weve got to do it. im sure cory bennett, every company of any size in america today is having emergency i.t. meetings of how do we defend ourselves against this. >> whats interesting is that the attack we saw on sony was the first large-scale successful destructive attack. it wasnt just that hackers ...

So it doesnt have to be a monologue but a conversation about what their needs are and to educate them. im so happy to see that he really -- his attitude is refreshing. and i think thats why he will continue to be successful because he greets it with a very positive attitude. and even has this great demonstration out there. so i think thats key. >> i thought that was great, the demonstration was so telling. you saw it in the piece there. >> the proof is in the pudding. >> thank you so much, you g...

This is entirely lit by l.e.d. we are green. good to see both of you guys. i thought the piece was good. it was interesting when he talked about customers coming in and complaining. it is not his fault that the law has changed. he has to deal with something out of his hands. how do you deal with that? >> education. get the top five points of things that they need to know. make them readily available. the guy must get tired hearing the same thing over and over again. you should use signage, educa...

Work. >> people come in whether they are looking for pellets and say, oh, you sell pool tables. is your technology budget eating into your bottom line, we have five tips to get a handle on the i.t. costs courtesy of businessdaily.com. look at how much you are paying for bundled internet and phone services. you may be able to find cheaper plans separately. two, when purchasing new equipment, look into refurbished equipment. this equipment is lightly used. number three, make sure someone on the ...

Our money on in 2011? >> angela, since you have a product, ill let you take this one first. >> we just opened up a store so we are doing marketing on a budget. i have a multiuse three rule. only purchase something if you can use it in three different ways. so a sandwich board, you can use it over and over and over again. thats a great marketing tool. catalogues, we have a menu, so i made sure what we got we could use in many different ways. calling cards, come to the store, and by the way, here ...

Play that could give a ten-time return on investment to a sale for a major consumer products company in about two to three years. >> all right. aaron, that is very cool. i want to know more about the science behind it, but well get to that in another time. well turn to the panel. how did he do? >> i think you did a good job. im intrigued as he identified the problem, the solution, the market strategy. he didnt tell us what it will retail for and what it will cost. im missing vital information th...

Remember these two words, social media. go with the traffic is. its on the web and on facebook and twitter. you have already got built in huge communities, whether its business to business or business to consumer. by, you know, this month we are already over 28,000 facebook fans. if you can get the audiences, they become viral and social and they tell their friends. let your customers do the marketing for you. >> you touch on an important point. word of mouth is some of the best marketing you ca...

So if your company doesnt pay on the other side, you are not out. one thing i have learned is honesty. if you are honest with what you sell, your customer will never leave you. >> just this year, we have decided to bull doze literally all the office spaces and bull doze all the cubicles and we created an open-space environment for the sales and marketing team and it totally changed our business. we are now up in sales. our teams are working with each other much more die nam klee, and what is r...

Face of the light industry would alarm david, but it doesnt. this industry has seen turmoil before and david only looked to his grandfather who started the company to see how to deal with change. >> my grandfather was a man of lightbulbs. he was selling them in the empire state building, going into offices and more offices replacing the light bulb. >> davids business is quickly changing to a world filled with compact fluorescents and led lights. >> i like the new law. i like to save electricity ...