Posted by Lou Pagnotti on Dec 16, 2008
Ah….. For E-Commerce Merchants, it truly is the most wonderful time of the year!! So now for a little takeoff on some popular Holiday tunes that have been playing in the office and a shameless sales plug!!
#1
- It’s the most wonderful time of the year,
- Our prices are low and,
- We’ll help your sales grow,
- [...]
Posted by Lou Pagnotti on Dec 15, 2008
Hi All,
The verdict is not yet in for the 2008 Holiday Shopping Season. So far, according to Internet Retailer, E-Commerce is not only surviving but thriving in these tough economic times. Please see the following links
http://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=28720
http://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=28702
http://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=28711
http://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=28721
http://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=28655
http://www.internetretailer.com/dailyNews.asp?id=28672
Savvy business owners who are marketing their sites, using shipping promotions and adding conversion rich [...]
Posted by Donna Talarico on Dec 10, 2008
Yesterday at the Solid Cactus World Headquarters an employee in my department, as part of an internal contest, earned the opportunity to choose the satellite radio station of the day. What did he choose? #42, Liquid Metal. It was loud, and he was proud.
During the day, as the sounds of Metallica, Pantera, Lamb of God, [...]
Posted by Donna Talarico on Dec 3, 2008
I was perusing a client’s blog today (Happy Green Baby) and when I moused over an image on one of their blog posts, I was greeted with a window that gave a peek into her e-commerce site’s item page to purchase that item. While the window is open, I was given, well, a window of [...]
Posted by Donna Talarico on Nov 26, 2008
When I’m not at Solid Cactus, I do some freelance writing. One of my long-term resources for freelance work, informational articles, publishing industry news, etc. has been MediaBistro.com. The media site also offers on-location and on-line classes for various genres of writing. I subscribe to their newsletter and received an e-mail last night about a [...]
Posted by Donna Talarico on Nov 25, 2008
I am working on a presentation with a co-worker about local small businesses getting online. I ran across a great statistic from Enterprenuer Magazine:
A websites’ role in small business: 53% of small businesses with websites say their sites are primarily to provide company credibility; 49% use it to generate sales; 38% brand awareness; 33% generate [...]
Posted by Justin Verry on Nov 6, 2008
I was searching the web for the worst possible site and stumbled upon this article. Enjoy!
http://www.subhub.com/articles/the_worst_website_design_mistakes_of_2008
Posted by Justin Verry on Oct 29, 2008
I was recently blessed with the opportunity to see AC/DC in concert. However, this was no ordinary show. This was the final dress rehearsal before they kicked off their latest tour in many years. Now me being an AC/DC fan since I can remember, the opportunity to see them before anyone else was a dream come [...]
Posted by Donna Talarico on Oct 28, 2008
A few coworker friends and I ventured to one of Pennsylvania’s oddities over the weekend– Centralia, Pa. In the late 60s, a mine fire started in the town dump. Since then, the fire has still been burning– you can see smoke and gas billowing from the ground throughout the area. To make a long story [...]
Posted by Justin Verry on Oct 28, 2008
Have you ever walked into a brick and mortar store and been completely disgusted by the way the store looked? Whether it be toys in the middle of isles or clothing on the floors unfolded. Maybe it was one of those bargain shoe stores and you couldn’t find a matching pair because there are Nike running shoes in [...]