The US Economy growth rate at 1.6% -2% is in marked contrast to the average 20% growth rate of online sales since Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday today according to IBM. Black Friday when US retailers turn from the red (negative or losses) to positive (black or profits) was remarkable this year for onlineContinue reading “US Economy grows 2 % while online sales grows ten times at 20% Thanksgiving weekend”
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First time since the Great Blizzard of 1888, NYSE closes for two days for Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy has caused more destruction than imagined with thousands without power across the region, flooding of the New York subway, at least 40 deaths, 3 feet of snow in West Virginia and the NYSE closed for two days. The NYSE has been closed for two days due to weather for the first time since 1888Continue reading “First time since the Great Blizzard of 1888, NYSE closes for two days for Hurricane Sandy”
Hurricane Sandy: what can businesses really do?
Hurricane Sandy is arriving today at the East Coast of the US and is being hailed as a "Super Storm." Hurricanes are a rarity in the East Coast and local and State Governments, private and public organizations are pulling out all the stops to keep people safe. Businesses have to wonder what they can doContinue reading “Hurricane Sandy: what can businesses really do?”
Google Search and the undecided voter in the US Presidential election
Who searches Google? Is the question to ask when we think about the all-important undecided voter, in this US Presidential election. According to Business Insider quoting a study, by Politico and George Washington University, the undecided voter is estimated to be a single Protestant white young women 18-29 years old without a college degree whoContinue reading “Google Search and the undecided voter in the US Presidential election”
The Sales Funnel is not a one way funnel -web analytics data now confirms
The Sales Funnel is the holy grail of marketing and ultimately sales and business itself. And now it turns out that the sales funnel is not a one way funnel like funnels are. A funnel has a wide mouth where the liquid is poured in and it comes out from the stem of the funnelContinue reading “The Sales Funnel is not a one way funnel -web analytics data now confirms”
Click-Through-Rate (CTR) in Google AdWords or PPC is like opening a Direct Mail piece
Click-Through-Rate (CTR) in Google AdWords and PPC (pay per click) is like opening a Direct Mail piece, if you think about it. Here is how: Direct Mail involves preparing a mailer that has a letter and some kind of a response form along with a reply envelope. This is what we call "junk mail" andContinue reading “Click-Through-Rate (CTR) in Google AdWords or PPC is like opening a Direct Mail piece”
2008 Radio Shack YouTube Video predicted CEO change today
The 2008 Radio Shack YouTube video alongside has an eerie feeling today as the CEO stepped down. It was somewhat sad to see that CEO James Gooch is stepping down after a mere 16 months. The stock price has declined 80% since May 2011, when Gooch took over. Sadness given that Radio Shack had that nostalgia feelingContinue reading “2008 Radio Shack YouTube Video predicted CEO change today”
Staples to grow 10 Billion $ online retail and cut 15% retail floor space but needs to re-think business model
One does not realize that Staples has a $10 billion online retail presence and is considered by some to be second only to Amazon.com, according to the Wall Street Journal. Now Staples understands that they need to save by cutting down 15% of the retail floor space that includes 15 stores in the US, relocateContinue reading “Staples to grow 10 Billion $ online retail and cut 15% retail floor space but needs to re-think business model”
“The Social Revolution is a Trust Revolution”- says Marc Benioff of Salesforce.com
“The Social Revolution is a Trust Revolution”- says Marc Benioff of Salesforce.com and in the video from the tenth Dreamforce conference, Men’s Wearhouse CEO George Zimmer seems to agree and say… I guarantee it! [Note: This post is from September 19,2012 with a video segment from the Salesforce Dream Conference, 2012 -Updated March 24, 2021]
The Internet and Buying Center: are you making product information easy to share?
The Internet is affecting business in numerous ways and in B2B buying it is affecting the Buying Center as well. The Buying Center is one of the most critical B2B concepts in that it is never a single buyer who can unilaterally decide to buy a new product or service from a new vendor. InContinue reading “The Internet and Buying Center: are you making product information easy to share?”