Startup Targets Ringtones for the Masses

Seattle, WA, September 08, 2005 --(PR.com)-- Xingtones.com has created a system where users can personalize their mobile phones as they want. Jonathan shares his insights into entrepreneurship, targeting a nascent industry, the need to listen to customers, and they key to hiring a strong team.

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Who: Jonathan Schreiber of Xingtones.com, 09-07-05
Link: http://www.npost.com/interview.jsp?intID=INT00122

Key Quotes:

Meeting Customer Needs:
..listen to them and to make sure you deliver against what they need. The other one is to not listen too much, especially when you are dealing with bleeding edge stuff. This is simply because they don't know...

Customization vs. Personalization:
A million people with an MnM ringtone is the exact opposite of personalization. That type of service is more of a customization. Personalization is having whatever the end users wants...

Reward Partners:
When people call me with deals at 5% of sales, I simply do not get excited. I am not going to waste my time training my sales reps on additional products and services, if all I am going to get is 5%. It is necessary that people within the value chain be rewarded for putting the effort forward to growing this space.

Contact Info:

Nathan Kaiser
nPost.com
info@npost.com

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