Recent data indicates that the Valentines’ Day online shopping showed another uptick in useage by mobile device owners. Similar data by researchers found during the past holiday shoppin season found that somewhere between 12% and 15% of retail site traff...
Well it’s getting close to tax time again.Many home businesses that have seen a decrease in their sales will work at completing their taxes on their own. I have used Turbo Tax for years and find the software to be reliable and easy to use. (Plus my ̶...
The newest marketing buzz word during the holiday shopping season was “M-shopping”. But, as most business owners know the internet and accompanying technologies mean that this has already changed. The new-newest trend to watch in 2012 is “T-s...
A recent article from Mobile Beat indicates that payments made to PayPal, an online payment processing company, are increasing exponentially. Payments processed in 2011 reached $4 billion, up from $141 million in 2009. This revelation is offered as proof that ...
After you have setup your mobile website you will undoubtedly attract users who appreciate getting information on their mobile devices. But how do you maintain contact with your mobile users? One way is through email campaigns. An e-mail campaign is the best w...
I found this interesting article on why you need more than a web site to compete online. You have to have a complete marketing plan of action, that includes articles in targeted industry newsletters, social media strategies and a focused online presence. Click...
Social Media Will NOT Leave the Building Today’s businesses have to catch up to a rapidly changing marketing environment. The advent of social media in this decade (really the last few years) has pushed many small companies to their brink. Of course the ...
Amazon Bails Out Of California OK, I’ll admit it: This hit me (kinda) hard. But here is my view on Amazon.com “taking its’ ball and going home”. In a protest that is sure to generate enough buzz (in California at least) Amazon.com annou...
3 Simple Tactics to get ahead and stay there. Let’s face the facts… old-fashioned marketing tools aren’t going to keep your business growing in today’s marketplace. Hey, this week’s hottest techniques and information may be obsolete in three mo...
Mobile phones (iPhones, Android, 3g Smartphones, etc.) are quickly replacing the desktop/laptop as the choice for accessing the internet. Additionally, as more and more people ditch their home phones (landlines) and DSL connections, the mobile phone is becomin...
