Apr. 9, 2012
New Features Ease Time Management for mail.com Users Consumers waste time juggling multiple email accounts Apple and Android apps improve efficiency when on-the-go mail.com users receive instant visual and audible email notifications Email management is taking up a significant amount of time for the average Web user. In fact, more than 60% of emailers have [...]
Apr. 9, 2012
Jeremy Lin Shows Marketers Emotional Attachment to a Brand Still Alive The success of Jeremy Lin as a brand cannot be understated. As much as Lin serves as an example of how a brand can reach a “tipping point” and develop a vast follower-base, his story also shows marketers and advertisers that “pathos,” or emotional [...]
Apr. 9, 2012
Planning on doing business in Australia? Consider the following snapshot: The Commonwealth of Australia has 22 million people with a median age of 37.7. The GDP per capita is $41,300. The legal voting and drinking age is 18. Australians often make jokes that their national religion is sports. If you are working on any promotion [...]
Apr. 6, 2012
Made in Duluth, Minnesota using 288 recycled plastic milk jugs, the Racer Rocker is completely sustainable. The Racer is made at the Hawks Boots Sustainable Manufacturing Facility, which for 80 years prior to Loll’s purchase was a concrete plant.
Apr. 5, 2012
“Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Poet & Philosopher (1803-1882)
Apr. 4, 2012
The ‘Main Street Revolution’ is a partnership between Overstock.com and small and minority-owned business owners across the United States. This initiative creates a national marketing and distribution channel for producers of consumer products by providing the opportunity to sell their products on Overstock.com and O.biz (the company’s B2B website). According to Overstock.com CEO Patrick M. [...]
Apr. 4, 2012
Renowned retirement expert Ed Slott says panic is not a plan. Yet, many consumers ebb and flow with each market movement. The ones with the largest IRAs are desperately searching for a competent, educated financial advisor to safeguard their retirement savings and help them take advantage of ever-changing tax laws. If you are in the [...]
Apr. 3, 2012
Have you considered sponsorsing a local charity, team, effort or mission to build goodwill in your community? You can generate publicity that just might lure customers into your shop or small business. John Nikas is on a mission that is sponsorship-worthy. Everything he’s doing is very grassroots. John is taking a dilapidated 1953 Austin Healey [...]
Apr. 3, 2012
TCBY (www.tcby.com), the leading frozen yogurt concept, recently expanded its footprint in Texas and is hosting a franchise open house to celebrate the opening of its newest self-serve location. The open house, which will provide an opportunity to learn more about owning your own franchise, will be held on Saturday, April 14, from 1 to [...]
Apr. 3, 2012
Tiffany & Co. was one of the early companies to adopt a brand and the distinctive particular shade of forget-me-not blue made it happen. In 1845, Tiffany’s printed a Blue Book catalog of their diamonds and gems. In 1878 the color had become synonymous with the brand. Today, the blue box might be one of [...]
Apr. 2, 2012
15 hot, lowcost launch gold mines to tap into now! Start small & win big!
Apr. 2, 2012
Build a better sales force: focus on your “first string.”