Not exact matches
Taco Bell tried to build a similar level
of buzz with its Naked Chicken Chalupa, which the chain
launched for a limited
time in January 2017.
In the late 1950s, it
launched a campaign offering hand - carved Black Forest clocks from Germany
for $ 1.50 to customers who mailed in in a lid or label from a can
of Jolly
Time Pop Corn.
He had thought that
launching in the holiday shopping spree might be a boon
for his campaign, but «the obvious hindsight observation is that one
of the coldest months
of the year is not the
time to trying to get people excited about coolers,» said Grepper.
And herein lies the secret
of turning ephemeral dreams into tangible outcomes,
of launching that company that's been on the bucket list
for decades, or publishing that novel that's been languishing in the bottom drawer since the dawn
of time — it's being able to structure the dream into something that inspires action and momentum.
Backstage at TechCrunch Disrupt last week, preparing
for his talk with the founder
of Frontback — an app that lets you take pictures with both
of your iPhone cameras at the same
time — Michael Arrington, the founder
of TechCrunch, is reflecting on the six - year history
of this start - up
launch conference.
Fourteen months after the Chengdu
launch, that market was already 100
times bigger
for Uber than San Francisco was after a year
of doing business there.
Quickflix chief executive officer Stephen Langsford said the company had been aware
of Telstra's intention to
launch a similar product into the market
for some
time.
It was a wildly popular sytem in its day, like the NES and SNES, and served as the
launching pad
for some iconic games, including Mario 64, The Legend
of Zelda: Ocarina
of Time, and GoldenEye 007.
Some people recommend scheduling that alone
time three to four days after
launch, rather than immediately after to be able to respond to any emails or buzz generated and take advantage
of any immediate offers
for interviews or requests
for collaboration.
Ride - sharing app Lyft, which has seen its market share surge in the last year as rival Uber has struggled, is expanding outside
of the U.S.
for the first
time with plans to
launch in Toronto.
The federal government's disastrous
launch of HealthCare.gov is an embarrassingly perfect example
of basically everything you shouldn't do when going live with a website
for the first
time.
Elon Musk's SpaceX
launched its new Falcon Heavy rocket
for the first
time Tuesday, a major milestone in the company's quest to grow its customer base and fund its vision
of making life multiplanetary.
Alkermes is updating its financial expectations
for 2018 to reflect the expected
timing of potential approval and
launch of ALKS 5461 in 2019.
While
Time - Life may have been one
of the first to try direct sales in the early»90s, brands like Johnson & Johnson, which spent $ 22 million on its DRTV
launch of Neutrogena SkinID in 2008, see value in the ad format once reserved
for the Shake Weight.
On the initiative's
launch, H.E. Huda Al Hashimi, Assistant Director General
for Strategy and Innovation at the UAE Prime Minister's Office asserts that owing to the momentum
of the previous years» innovation - themed week, this year, it was extended to a whole month to give people more
time to visit and interact with activities.
To sustain a startup - like attitude, in 2009 the Henderson, Nev. - based e-commerce giant
launched Zappos Labs, a San Francisco division staffed with 11 full -
time employees dedicated to exploring what consumers want out
of their shopping experiences, then creating new ways
for them to engage on the main site.
To drive engagement, the company enlisted Likeable to
launch a #purebarrelife campaign, a contest which asked clients to share personal stories about integrating Pure Barre into their daily lives through text, photos and videos on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest
for a chance to win prizes.The company enlisted the agency's help because Likeable has the expertise to navigate the challenges involved in running a national social - media contest, such as
time demands, possible legal issues, and the unique rules and guidelines
of each individual platform.
Just in
time for the
launch of the show's fifth season, here are seven timeless lessons about leadership that every entrepreneur should take deadly seriously.
Edberg, a veteran infrastructure architect
for Netflix, Reddit, and PayPal, has seen the movie many
times: A software startup
launches, catering to the millions
of companies that use Amazon Web Services, and quickly attracts customers — and then Amazon, with its God's - eye view
of its platform, spots it and trots out a cheaper product boasting full AWS integration.
«This was the first
time we saw self - publishing turn into an audition
for commercial prime
time,» says Nathan Maharaj, director
of merchandise at Kobo, which recently
launched Kobo Writing Life, a self - publishing e-book service
for aspiring writers that Maharaj's team closely monitors
for «opportunities that are worth mainstream attention.»
He used the
timing of the event to
launch his new venture, as some
of his advisors and investors — which include Google Ventures and Comcast Ventures — were in New York City
for the meeting.
Developing a new product in a new category is a formidable task, but actually
launching the product when it's ready
for the market can also be one
of the most stressful
times for a business owner.
While the auto - parts sector is cyclical — companies make most
of their money earlier in the year, while automakers are assembling cars
for September
launches — many companies pay a dividend to get you through the slow
times.
Launched by YouTube co-founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen, the new video application
for your mobile phone is positioned to rival six - second video app Vine and Instagram's new video capacity, which allows users to record up to 15 seconds
of video at a
time.
Around the same
time, the Stop, increasingly conscious
of itself as a kind
of boutique brand,
launched Stop
for Food, and Grow
for the Stop.
The goal is to generate vast quantities
of lithium - ion batteries by early 2017, in
time for the
launch of Tesla's lower - priced electric vehicle, the $ 35,000 Model 3.
With 4k video, and Japan
launching 8k video
for the Rio Olympics, the amount
of data flying around us, at all
times, will be mind - boggling.
For the first
time in its 30 years history, PepsiCo's Naked brand is looking beyond juices and smoothies with the
launch this week
of Naked - branded fruit, nut, and veggie bars.
Launched in 2012 by Janus Friis, Wire has offered encrypted chat messaging to consumers
for some
time and as
of Wednesday is moving into the corporate market with a product that it says provides secure chat, voice, as well as file - and screen - sharing capabilities to workgroups.
If your business has spent an extended period
of time preparing
for launch, consider the vast experience
of successful entrepreneurs everywhere.
As
of December 2016, a baseline Atlas 5 rocket
launch was selling
for about $ 109 million, though satellite operators can make up at least half that cost by getting more favorable insurance rates and other factors, including an on -
time launch, ULA has said.
That is, Pyongyang will «
launch a lengthy, complicated negotiation to get agreement on actions each party must take, and use this process to buy
time for the development
of the North's nuclear weapons program.»
The news comes as bitcoin, the largest cryptocurrency by market cap, smashed through a new record high price on Wednesday, reaching $ 6,600
for the first
time, following news
of CME's plan to
launch bitcoin futures later this year.
Google
launched its $ 129 Home assistant in
time for the holidays, but the $ 39.99 price
of the Echo Dot - a miniaturized version
of the original - and a list
of features two years in the making give the Echo the edge this year, said Tractica analyst Mark Beccue.
«We
launched the 5 - in - 1 Meal Box in March this year with the objective
of providing an abundant complete meal and at an affordable price
for our customers,» KFC India's chief marketing officer, Lluis Ruiz Ribot, told the
Times of India.
Musk's timetable — to start churning out battery packs in
time for the planned 2017
launch of its mass - market Model 3 — was already abbreviated.
Among the publishers who have partnered with Google
for the
launch of the new standard are the New York
Times, the Guardian, the Washington Post, the Financial
Times, the BBC, Italy's La Stampa, BuzzFeed and Vox Media.
During
times of tension and tight deadlines it is more productive
for a leader to
launch of charm offensive to galvanize the team.
This particular Falcon 9 won't be used again — this
time, SpaceX did not attempt a touchdown — but the plan
for future versions
of the rocket is to have the capability
for more than 10
launches.
A U.S. - led coalition has been
launching airstrikes on Islamic State militants and facilities in Iraq and Syria
for months as part
of an effort to give Iraqi forces the
time and space to mount a more effective offensive.
By the end
of the day, Apple agreed, and at
launch time, Swift's catalogue was readily available
for customers to stream.
Basic factors you should consider include the amount
of your existing savings, whether you have assets that could be sold
for cash, whether friends or family members might offer you financing or loans, and whether your spouse or other family members» salaries could be enough to support your family while you
launch a business full
time.
Facebook is also in the process
of launching a real -
time bidding network
for advertising.
Instead
of launching apps that require a download, businesses will spend more
time learning where consumers are searching
for information on mobile devices.
They're rumored to commemorate the hotly - anticipated
launch of the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus and perhaps its reported new Apple TV set - top box, all right on
time for the start
of the holiday shopping season.
The sequel, Tales From Space: Mutant Blobs Attack, was created with a smaller team and took less
time to make, and it also saw a sales bump being one
of the
launch titles
for Sony's new Vita handheld console, all
of which made it a considerably more profitable project.
He says the goal is to get the series out in
time for the March 24
launch of Facebook's $ 600 Oculus Rift Consumer Edition.
Not long after Prisma
launched their simple yet effective app, it rocketed to the top
of the app store, maintaining top 20 overall placement according to App Annie
for some
time.
AIM, which
launched as a standalone service in 1997, introduced many
of us to the joys
of internet chat
for the first
time.
King, the Swedish games company behind «Candy Crush» chose to
launch its «Pet Rescue Saga» game in South Korea, one
of the biggest markets
for digital gaming at the
time.