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Rocket Internet gets into the speedy grocery deliveries game with ShopWings

Oct13
by on October 13, 2014 at 7:40 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Launches

The first new startup launch for incubator/clone factory Rocket Internet following its recent mega-IPO is a step into a model that has already proved popular in parts of the USA – fast delivery of grocery orders. Launching first in Munich, Germany, ShopWings will use a network of ‘personal shoppers’ to deliver from local stores within two hours of an order being placed. Customers will pay the retail price of the items plus a €4.90 ($6.21) delivery charge. In the USA, companies like Postmates and Instacart have proved popular with time-starved professionals looking to get hold of food and other goods on…

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6 ways an empathy map can help you craft winning headlines

Oct12
by on October 12, 2014 at 5:30 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, How-To's, LifeHacks, Social Media

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Demian Farnworth is the Chief Copywriter for Copyblogger Media. This article originally appeared on the Mention blog. We all have our pet formulas. The go-to sources we love for great headline ideas. For some it’s a swipe file full of head-turning advertising headlines. For others it’s scanning the headlines of their favorite magazines. Still others work their way through a set of templates like Jon Morrow’s Headline Hacks or Copyblogger’s Magnetic Headlines. My old-standbys are the fifth chapter in a rugged copy of Tested Advertising Methods by John Caples and the four U’s (unique, ultra-specific, useful, and urgent). But write long…

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Successful people start before they feel ready

Oct12
by on October 12, 2014 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: Analysis and Opinion, Around the Web, Entrepreneur, LifeHacks

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James Clear writes about using behavioral science to master your habits and improve your health. His free guide, Transform Your Habits, has been downloaded more than 80,000 times. This post originally appeared on his blog. In 1966, a dyslexic sixteen-year-old boy dropped out of school. With the help of a friend, he started a magazine for students and made money by selling advertisements to local businesses. With only a little bit of money to get started, he ran the operation out of the crypt inside a local church. Four years later, he was looking for ways to grow his small magazine and started…

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