How do I get my idea patented?: 2010

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

how does one go about doing market research when they are starting a new company?

I'm starting a web design firm and we're trying to research the market in the San Francisco Bay Area, and I don't really know where to go to get the statistics and the data about the market here. What resources are available? I am looking for stats like how many start up companies are there per year in the SF bay area? how frequently do businesses redesign their websites? how many web design firms are there in the bay area? that sort of thing....any suggestions?Dwight DJ has some good points (see up). You can also do some primary data research by conducting your own surveys, questionaires and focus group. Or you can pretend to be a student and visit existing firms and pretend that you are doing a huge huge project that will decide whether you graduate or not and start digging in questions like the data that they use for their market research and who their sources were, and other data that you need. Or go to the local university or college design/computing/business department and ask whether they know a thing or two. btw, are you hiring? lol small business administration, chambers of commerce, local business directories of similar businesses dear there Marketing art is innovative ideas......and the mainly two things u must care 1-Customer service 2- maximize profit innovate in these two v important things

How does one get to be a ';mystery shopper';?

I was wondering if anyone has ever been or known of anyone else that is a ';mystery shopper'; - a person that goes into stores/restaurants posing as an everyday customer - to evaluate the customer service? If so, how did you/they get that job? Any numbers or people I could talk to would be a great help.

I have also seen sights online offering ';information'; if you pay a one time fee of $19.95 - I am NOT interested in doing that.

Serious answers only plz.

How does newspaper get all around the country in a lil bit of time?

Like the NY times how do they get it all over the place before sunrise on sunday and other days?

how does modeling agencies find work for their models?

How does marketing defer from sales?

how does greed contribute to the economy?

How does downline earnings actually turn into cash you can recieve in a check. Not used for advertising?

If I am suppose to recieve 15% of level 1 and my downline earnings are over $99,000, then how much would I or should I truly make. I am new at this but I work hard up to 8 hrs a day advertising my URL's and reading my emails. Someone please help me if you do this also, and truly understand all this.

How does Craig's List make any money?

How does Colgate's Web page build a relationship with its customers?

How does a UK Charity go about getting a stamp approved for national distribution through Post offices etc?

How does a person go about getting a pat tent?

Is there a phone number or a address to send to, to get a pattent. I have heard there were places that do it for you but I hear they rip you off (is this true) Is there a simple way one can do it themselves to cut out the middle man or is it better to do it that way Has some one done this before and could you give me some insight, I know nothing about this

how does a marketing communication plan for a hi fi products be like ?

am doing a marketing communication plan for a new range of hi-fi products anything you may advice me on the way forward i would be very happy

how does a disabled, absolute begginer with computer and no money get rich, quick?

How does a contract between publicist and client work?

Are clients paid directly by the client, is it a flat fee or commision? If commission, how can the publicist prove how much press attention they garnered for the client? If it is a flat fee, how is that fee determined? In short, who pays the publicist/firm, and how is the amount hey are paid determined? Is there an industry standard?

How does a business achieve Integrated Marketing Communication?

Integrated Marketing Communication: A management concept that is designed to make all aspects of marketing communication such as advertising, sales promotion, public relations, and direct marketing work together as a unified force, rather than permitting each to work in isolation.

Target stores, for example, how does Target achieve IMC?

how do youtube.com, myspace.com and hi5.com (to name a few) make their money?

How do you write a marketing plan for a company; what must be included in the plan?

If it helps, you can use a recruiting company as an example. Also any examples or resources would be very helpful. Thank you.

How do you trust the sellers in ebay?

Don't know if the seller's reputation indicated thereat were true. So i'm afraid to transact business with an ebayer especially in my case, im outside metro manila and i need to deposit the payment first and have to wait for the product for 2-3 days. Am i making a right decision if i buy something from ebay?

How do you think about it in term of business?

File sharing has been a huge issue. Publisher lose money, government lose income (tax). So government turn to sue eDonkey for the lost. But i wonder who should be sue? eDonkey or user (assume that is possible to track down user) ? and Why?

eDonkey release the following statement: ';MetaMachine does not have any control over the exchange of material over peer-to-peer networks, even when users utilize MetaMachine software. Nonetheless, MetaMachine strongly encourages users to respect and abide by copyright laws, which benefit us all.';

how do you think 'outside the box'? im trying hard but dont succeed far.?

any ideas?i need to learn to do it coz im not a natural at it in advertising and so i have to work harder at it or should i not bother with advertising? i love it and want to learn? can u learn to think 'outside the box' or should it come naturally?

How do you talk to your boss about problem people?

I have a co-worker who is very demanding, demeaning, and literally just doesn't treat me with any respect. How can I bring this to my boss without looking like a ';winer?';

how do you start a successful website?

how much does it cost to start a website

How do you set up an autoresponder for an online busines?

I have purchased leads but am not sure how to upload and track once they are there>

How do you sell yugioh cards?

Without the Internet or other Internet shops and get a lot of money in a short time to buy colthes and shoes

How do you sell super, secret, ultra and ultimate rare Yu-Gi-Oh cards quickly and make a lot of money?

Making alot of money in a short time with very valuable Yu-Gi-Oh cards

How do you search engine optimization a site?

How do you reserve a name for your business, and get a domain name?

I want to buy a name I thought of for a web site, how do I do it? Also, do you know how to, I guess trademark (I don't know if that's the right legal term) a name so that it's your brand name and no one else can use it?

how do you REALLY feel about telemarketers?

How do you print stuff on sheet metal as is done on Tin cans. What is (or are) this printing technology called

Products that are sold with Tin containers have the product information printed on them. I am curious as to how that is done for several large quantities to make them cheap enough for consumer purchas.

How do you prepare calling a very angry person?

I have some bad news for a customer I need to call, who was angry earlier today, because of delayed information. I told him I'd try to speed it all up, but when trying I was told everything would take longer still. How can I prepare for such a call?

How do you pick an advertising space on magazines and please explain why, thanks?

how do you petrify or polish rocks?

i want to polish rocks and sell them on ebay and i want to know how do you polish them

how do you patten an idea?

does anyone know how to patten an idea? what do i have to do to paten your idea? what are the steps to do that? please help!

How do you paint home addresses on the street curb?

How do you market something that people have not even heard of or understand?

We are trying to make a campaign and invite people to this free seminar that introduces people to the world of qi gong (chi kung). It is a form of exercise, similar to the concept of yoga, that allows people to maintain their overall health and have a self-healing effect.

To me, I think 99% of the public haven't even heard about it. How can I make the campaign/ad appealing to people so they would listen to a qi gong master talk for 2 hours? We do not want to plunk down a lot of money and find out only 10 people will show up at the free seminar.

Any constructive suggestion would be great!

How do I get my idea patented?