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Collection Strategies: Community Giving
By Conrad Melancon

2/07 - Working with civic groups in your local community is a great way to help them raise funds to support their causes. Millions of Americans belong to various civic organizations which promote...

Collection Strategies: Helping Others
By Conrad Melancon

12/06 - Last month I wrote an article about charitable giving and how you can work with non-profits to increase cell phone collections in your area. This month I want to talk about a specific charity – the 911 Cell Phone Bank...

Collection Strategies: Charitable Giving
By Conrad Melancon

11/06 - Each year Americans donate hundreds of millions of dollars in cash and goods to charitable causes. Individuals account for more than 75% of all charitable giving and the number of people giving...

Collection Strategies: Government and the Environment
By Conrad Melancon

10/06 - As we move through 2006 there continues to be growing concern at all levels of government regarding the increase in electronic waste (e-waste) being generated by consumers...

Collection Strategies: Government and the Environment
By Conrad Melancon

9/06 - As we move through 2006 there continues to be growing concern at all levels of government regarding the increase in electronic waste (e-waste) being generated by consumers...

Grassroots Collecting
By Conrad Melancon

08/06 - With approximately 200 million cell phone users in the U.S. today it is estimated that some 130 million of them will replace their phone during the next 12 months!...

Old Cell Phones Will Pay for Congress
By James Mosieur

7/06 - 1.4 Billion dollars worth of cell phones will be retired this year alone; more than enough to pay the salaries of the 535 members of Congress...

The Perfect business
By Conrad Melancon

07/06 - Do you need to make some extra money – Are you looking for a low cost business? If the answer is yes, then we’ve got the perfect opportunity for you!…

Top-10 Cell Phones
By James Mosieur

6/06 - Americans are obsessed with cell phones.  Cameras.Bluetooth.flip.slider.find out what phones are popular now...

Collection Strategies: Finding The Phones
By Conrad Melancon

06/06 - Each year more than $1 billion dollars worth of cell phones are retired when consumers change handsets. This means there is plenty of opportunity...

What's an MVNO? I don't know but I can spell it?
By James Mosieur

5/06 - Get the acronym machine cranked up again, the wireless industry has another one for us; MVNO. When I first heard the term a few years ago I was puzzled as to its meaning. Since it had no "W" I wondered how it had anything at all to do with wireless...

Cell Phone Recycling: It's About More Than Just Money
By Conrad Melancon

05/06 - Most of the time I use this space to talk about recycling cell phones for profit and different strategies you can use to find phones, etc...

Collective Good - Cell Phone Recycling Benefits Society
By James Mosieur

4/06 - Collective good is broadly defined as 'all that is good for all people in a given community'. Some organizations claim their product or service adds to the collective good, some preach that the virtues of their operation benefit the collective good. Some have even...

Collection Strategies: The Retail Connection
By Conrad Melancon

04/06 - If you are looking for the best place to collect old cell phones, what could be a better strategy than to work with the stores that sell them? There are now 208 million cell phone users in the United States and statistics show...

Tossing Cell Phones in the Trash is Illegal in California!
By James Mosieur

3/06 - On February 9th 2006 the State of California banned the disposal of electronic devices, including cell phones, in household trash. CellForCash.com helps you stay out of hot water in California...

Collection Strategies: Working with Civic Groups
By Conrad Melancon

03/06 - Working with civic groups in your local community is a great way to help them raise funds to support their causes...

Old Cell Phones-Where Do They All Go?
By James Mosieur

2/06 - Last year consumers in the United States purchased more than 100 million new cell phones. Not only was this an increase over the previous year, it brought the total number of cell phone users in the U.S. to more than 180 million...

Collection Strategies: Helping Your Favorite Charity
By Conrad Melancon

02/06 - According to the American Association of Fundraising Council, in 2004 Americans gave more that $248 Billion to various charities. The numbers have not been released yet for 2005, but you can be certain...

Consumer Electronics Show Wrap-up
By Conrad Melancon

1/06 - Well gang, it's a brand new year and just like in many years past, it is time to ring out the old and ring in the new. The year's Consumer Electronic Show (CES) was everything it promised to be. Innovative products, prominent members of the industry delivering keynote speeches, the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas, and lots of people.

Collection Strategies: Working With Government
By Conrad Melancon

01/06 - I HAVE to recycle my old cell phones…it’s a LAW? When did this happen? Well it hasn't but imagine if it did! See why governments will be a great source of used cell phones...

Collection Strategies: Phone Home
By Conrad Melancon

12/05 - Go to the source. This month we’ll take a look at effective strategies for collecting cell phones directly from the end users. With 200 million phones currently in use, there is a lot of opportunity for success!...

Hidden Dangers in the Homes of America
By James Mosieur

11/05 - We encounter them regularly in our homes and offices. Sometimes we add to the danger unknowingly. What is this hidden danger laying in wait and how can we protect ourselves?

Collection Strategies: Go Where the Cell Phones Roam
By Conrad Melancon

11/05 - This month we’ll explore the best way to provide consumers with a recycling solution and make a profit – go to the source…

Free Cell Phones - Are They Really Free?
By Conrad Melancon
11/05 - Free cell phones cost somebody something and you can bet it’s not the Cellular carrier.What do you really pay for a free cell phone?

Collective Good – Cell Phone Recycling Benefits Society
By James Mosieur
11/05 - How does cell phone recycling benefit the public at large? Is there any tangible value in recycling old cell phones?

Old Cell Phones-Where Do They All Go?
By James Mosieur
11/05 - Last year consumers in the United States purchased more than 100 million new cell phones. Not only was this an increase over the previous year, it brought the total number of cell phone users in the U.S. to more than 180 million.

Hidden Dangers in the Homes of America

By James Mosieur
11/05 - We encounter them regularly in our homes and offices. Sometimes we add to the danger unknowingly. What is this hidden danger laying in wait and how can we protect ourselves?

The Future of Wireless
By James Mosieur
10/05 - According to CTIA's semi-annual industry survey released this week the wireless industry reported 25.2 million new subscribers. Today 65% of the US population owns a cell phone and the experts don’t think the market has matured! Read on to see what impact the cell phone has on society...

The Opportunity by The Numbers
By Conrad Melancon

10/05 - Are you looking for a low cost business? If the answer is yes, then read on...