How Much Money Do Retailers Leave on the Table? A 2007 study clearly shows that online retailers are not capitalizing on the customer experience and are overly focused on innovation while ignoring the basics. With all the investments and improvements within the last five years in redesigns, usability, analytics, multivariate testing, and the incre
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Online retailers too focused on innovation rather than customers needs
Posted by Shelly under Online MarketingFrom http://www.grokdotcom.com 6143 days ago
Made Hot by: on December 7, 2007 11:27 pm
Two Really Dumb Sales Questions
Posted by ArmadaIG under SalesFrom http://blogs.bnet.com 6151 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 29, 2007 6:03 pm
Your sales manager probably told you to ask these question of every customer, but every time you do, you're shooting yourself in the foot. The dumb questions are: Do you have the budget for this? Who is the decision-maker? Don't get me wrong. You need to know the ANSWERS to these questions, but coming right out and asking them is about as effectiv
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Relationship Marketing Builds Illusionary Loyalty as Salespeople Capture Customers' Hearts
Posted by jnelson under SalesFrom http://www.newswise.com 6151 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 29, 2007 6:03 pm
The battle to win and keep customers in an increasingly competitive and crowded marketplace has become tougher as more companies and products are available to the free world. In response to these competitive pressures, companies are increasing efforts to build customer loyalty --commonly referred to as relationship marketing -- but have these effo
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Personal Assistants on Call, Just Not in the Next Office
Posted by ArmadaIG under Human ResourcesFrom http://www.nytimes.com 6151 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 29, 2007 6:02 pm
IN the latest twist on the information-age truism that technology is making the world even smaller, entrepreneurs in India are trying to build a new market for the offshore services they offer: helping small businesses cope with even the most mundane day-to-day tasks. Thanks to Indian companies like Brickwork India and GetFriday, even sole proprie
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8 Steps to running your business on (mostly) free apps
Posted by ArmadaIG under TechnologyFrom http://foundread.com 6151 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 29, 2007 7:03 pm
If you spend, or plan to spend, substantial dollars on Web services or software support for your startup, you'll want to read this post. I'm going to show you how, with my 8 Steps to Running Your Business Off Low-Cost Web-Apps, it is possible to run a substantial company on software services and infrastructure that are either entirely free, or ava
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What Economic Slowdown? Small Businesses Grow Stronger
Posted by ArmadaIG under NewsFrom http://www.nytimes.com 6151 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 29, 2007 6:03 pm
Even as oil prices surge, the housing market contracts, Wall Street reels and multibillion-dollar deals falter, small businesses are flourishing and, in fact, are helping to buoy the economy, experts say. Last week, for example, a monthly report showed an increase in private sector employment in October of 106,000. That included a surge of 63,000
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The Qualities of a Good Digg Title
Posted by LeeAdams under Online MarketingFrom http://www.pronetadvertising.com 6152 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 29, 2007 5:42 am
Each day, thousands of stories are submitted to Digg by its users, who often have vastly different reasons for submitting them. Some use Digg as just a personal bookmarking service, while others submit their own content in the hopes that it will get attention from others. Still others just want to share good, quality content with the world. In any
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Heading Straight for the Gay Market
Posted by LeeAdams under NewsFrom http://www.emarketer.com 6152 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 25, 2007 4:20 am
A century ago no one “dared speak its name.” Today, advertisers are eager to talk to gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders. It is estimated that the gay, lesbian bisexual and transgender (GLBT) market in the US numbers approximately 15 million and represents annual purchasing power of $660 billion. ”With more disposable income and discretiona
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Get Demographic And Geographic Market Research Data For Free
Posted by LeeAdams under NewsFrom http://www.pinnycohen.com 6152 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 29, 2007 4:42 am
Market research has the power to make or break any business idea you have. Luckily, the U.S. Census Bureau tracks just about every useful detail about our cities. Whereas it would normally be a major headache to sift through all of the data, I use a site that cuts down my research time to just a few minutes. Enter ZipSkinny.com, still in beta, w
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The Art of the Huddle
Posted by Becky under ManagementFrom http://www.inc.com 6152 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 25, 2007 7:42 pm
Every weekday at 9:30 a.m. sharp, the executive team at Bishop-Wisecarver, a Pittsburg, California, manufacturing company, files into the boardroom. They stand around the table; no sitting allowed. Then rat-a-tat-tat--each fires off a brief synopsis of the items on his or her frontmost burner. Ten minutes later all are back in the office armed wit
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