Asymco has published one of the better pieces of analytical work on the mobile handset industry seen on blogs in a long time. Author Horace Dediu has tracked operating profits for 8 handset vendors over the last three years, and plotted them on various charts. He shows the rise of Apple, the complete collapse of most vendors, and (surprisingly, given the bent of the industry press) the steady progress that RIM is making.
This chart tells the story in a way that words will never be able to. Profits are growing steadily at RIM, and astronomically at Apple. Every other vendor is treading water, or dying. Why do LG and Siemens even bother anymore?
by alec on March 10, 2010
This morning we announced a promotion with Samsung Canada. Buy a Samsung Laptop or Netbook between now and April 30, and you can have a year of Calliflower service free. If your business requires you to have the occasional online meeting or conference call, then Calliflower is the tool for you!
So how does this work?
If you’re a Samsung customer and you’ve just bought a laptop or netbook, visit this web page to sign up. You’ll get 12 months of Calliflower service at no charge.
If you’re a Samsung system integrator or VAR, then visit our affiliates portal, and sign up. Once you have signed up, then apply for the Samsung Canada campaign. Within 24 hours, you’ll be approved. Then sign up your customers using the link provided in the campaign. After the initial 12 month free period, when your laptop customer signs up for Calliflower you’ll be eligible for commissions on those Calliflower sales – 20% to the reseller, and 5% to the rep who closed the deal.
That’s all there is to it. Nothing to lose, eh?
A few people have written about this promotion today. Jon Arnold gives us plaudits for “trying something different”, and the dynamic duo of Ken Camp and Sheryl Breuker described the offer as “a HUGE value”. As for us, we’re just to be pleased to be working with a great company like Samsung Canada.
Now it’s time to charge ahead and make a few sales.
