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50 best business ideas of the past 50 years. Ian Wallis

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Richmond Crimson 2011Description: xii, 275 pISBN:
  • 9781854586711
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  • 650.1/FIF
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50 Best Business Ideas takes a look back at the business world over the past 50 years. Revealing the ideas and innovations that have changed how we do business. From the humble post-it note that we still use and love today, to the revolutionary fax machine that changed business for the better and formed the beginnings of the speedier, fast moving business world as we know it.



50 Best Business Ideas takes a look at the ideas, inventions and innovative practices that made an impact in the business world. Selected by a panel of top business leaders, entrepreneurs, journalists and inventors, this book is the definitive history of the ideas and inventions that shaped the business world over the past 50 years. Inspiring profiles include: The mobile phone, Flexitime, Hot-desking, Tetrapak cartons, Product Placement, The ergonomic office chair, Microwave ovens, Overnight couriers, The BlackBerry and many more.



Profiling how the inspirational concept came about, its development, the hurdles it faced, to its ultimate impact the innovative idea had on the business and consumer world at the time plus where it sits today in the business arena and its future in the ever changing and developing landscape of business. Where would we be without email? How did a different approach to copywriting shape business and the advertising industry? When did we all start sitting comfortably in ergonomic office chairs? And how did celebrity endorsement become THE essential selling tool? Discover the journey of the business world from the past 50 years and its fascinating development through the best 50 innovative ideas that became the fabric of business today.



Also includes profiles on Contact lenses, Satellite television, Video conferencing, The plastic bag, Budget airlines, The computer game, The electronic spreadsheet, The barcode and many more iconic business inventions...

This title reveals the inspiring stories behind the 50 best innovative ideas that have changed the business world.
This title reveals the inspiring stories behind the 50 best innovative ideas that have changed the business world..
Language English

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35.The Post-it Note When: 1980 Where: USA Why: The humbe Post-it Note has become a staple of communication in the Western world How: The 'failure' of a new adhesive promoted experimentation, which led to the Eureka moment Who: 3M's Spencer Silver and Art Fry Fact: By 1999, Post-it Notes were generating sales of more than $1bn for 3M The ubiquitous adhesive yellow pads of paper have become such an office staple that it's hard to believe they've only been around for three decades. Post-it Notes feature prominently in almost every office store cupboard and are used by everyone, from CEOs to data-entry clerks. The humbe Post-it Note introduced a brand new method of communication into the US office, after going on sales in 1980. A fantastic example of a product that boasts versatility and flawless simplicity in equal measure, it offers a blank canvas for the office, or even domestic, to-do list and remains the perfect explanatory accompaniment to the memo left on a colleague's desk. The Background: The Post-it Note had a rather long gestation period at 3M, the multinational conglomerate behind the product. It was back in the late 1960s that chemist and 3M employee, Dr Spencer Silver, was working on a range of new adhesives. One of the substances he developed was a new but deeply flawed sticky substance. Silver's adhesive was unable to achieve a complete bond with the surfaces it came into contact with, esentially rendering it useless for any kind of permanent sticking. However, instead of discarding the substance, Silver set about trying to find a use for such a mild adhesive. Trialled uses for the substance included a product called the Post-it Bulletin Board - a simple notice board covered with a layer of Silver's adhesive which could house memos and flyers without the need for pins. Excerpted from 50 Best Business Ideas from the Past 50 Years by Ian Wallis All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

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