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# March 2012

[Home](https://crometrics.com/) > [2012](https://crometrics.com/blog/2012/) > March

   ## 23 Mar [Tricking Your Customers Dilutes Your Brand](https://crometrics.com/blog/tricking-your-customers-dilutes-your-brand/ "Tricking Your Customers Dilutes Your Brand")

 Posted at 10:54h in [Marketing](https://crometrics.com/blog/category/marketing/), [Strategy](https://crometrics.com/blog/category/strategy/)  by [Chris Neumann](https://crometrics.com/blog/author/crometrics/)  [0 Comments](https://crometrics.com/blog/tricking-your-customers-dilutes-your-brand/#respond)

\[vc\_row css\_animation="" row\_type="row" use\_row\_as\_full\_screen\_section="no" type="full\_width" angled\_section="no" text\_align="left" background\_image\_as\_pattern="without\_pattern"\]\[vc\_column\]\[vc\_column\_text css=""\]It recently came to my attention that Gilt is starting to offer full price items alongside their sale items. This strikes me as the beginning of the end for Gilt, who built their brand on offering high...

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  ## 21 Mar [Create a Daily Email to Manage Your Business](https://crometrics.com/blog/create-a-daily-email-to-manage-your-business/ "Create a Daily Email to Manage Your Business")

 Posted at 04:12h in [Marketing](https://crometrics.com/blog/category/marketing/), [Strategy](https://crometrics.com/blog/category/strategy/)  by [Chris Neumann](https://crometrics.com/blog/author/crometrics/)  [0 Comments](https://crometrics.com/blog/create-a-daily-email-to-manage-your-business/#respond)

\[vc\_row css\_animation="" row\_type="row" use\_row\_as\_full\_screen\_section="no" type="full\_width" angled\_section="no" text\_align="left" background\_image\_as\_pattern="without\_pattern"\]\[vc\_column\]\[vc\_column\_text css=""\]One quote I really like is "What gets measured, gets managed". One of the things I've found which correlates with success is a simple daily management email going out to key stakeholders. It sounds like such a simple...

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  ## 15 Mar [The First Step in Starting Your Business: List Your Assumptions](https://crometrics.com/blog/the-first-step-in-starting-your-business-list-your-assumptions/ "The First Step in Starting Your Business: List Your Assumptions")

 Posted at 06:51h in [Strategy](https://crometrics.com/blog/category/strategy/)  by [Chris Neumann](https://crometrics.com/blog/author/crometrics/)  [0 Comments](https://crometrics.com/blog/the-first-step-in-starting-your-business-list-your-assumptions/#respond)

\[vc\_row css\_animation="" row\_type="row" use\_row\_as\_full\_screen\_section="no" type="full\_width" angled\_section="no" text\_align="left" background\_image\_as\_pattern="without\_pattern"\]\[vc\_column\]\[vc\_column\_text css=""\]Since I’ve worked around startups a lot, people frequently come to me asking for advice about pursuing a startup idea they have. Usually the advice request is centered around how to get started with building or implementing...

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  ## 15 Mar [Businesses go on spring break too](https://crometrics.com/blog/businesses-go-on-spring-break-too/ "Businesses go on spring break too")

 Posted at 00:48h in [Strategy](https://crometrics.com/blog/category/strategy/)  by [Chris Neumann](https://crometrics.com/blog/author/crometrics/)  [0 Comments](https://crometrics.com/blog/businesses-go-on-spring-break-too/#respond)

\[vc\_row css\_animation="" row\_type="row" use\_row\_as\_full\_screen\_section="no" type="full\_width" angled\_section="no" text\_align="left" background\_image\_as\_pattern="without\_pattern"\]\[vc\_column\]\[vc\_column\_text css=""\]I've noticed across several of the companies that I work with that there has been a corresponding slowdown in general activity, both in the number of small businesses signing up for new accounts and in the activity...

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