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 [...]
Posted by Lisa Kramer on Oct 24, 2008
I wouldn’t normally write anything about myself, but I just wanted to take a moment to reflect back on my incredible journey here at Solid Cactus on my 4 Year Anniversary. I made my transitional commute from the small town of Pittston to the thriving metropolis of Wilkes-Barre complete with the typical 1st day on the job [...]
Posted by Donna Talarico on Oct 22, 2008
This is my favorite time of year. I love crunchy leaves under my boots. (Oh, I love boots, too.) I love orange. I love pumpkins. I love apple cider. I love Halloween. And, I love, love, love to be scared!
But you know what? As an online consumer, I do not want to be scared away [...]
Posted by Jessica Lisowski on Oct 21, 2008
As Halloween night fast approaches, I can’t help but wonder what to dress up as this year! Everyone tries their best to be funny and creative, trying to out-do their friends or past costumes. Ultimately, they want to be the one that stands out from all the rest, especially if you’re in a contest where [...]
Posted by Donna Talarico on Oct 20, 2008
In another life, I worked in radio. We had those free-money promotions during the ratings period or as we called it, “During the Book.” You know the ones— where you could win $100 three times per day, once during morning drive, once during middays and once during afternoon drive. Then on Thursdays, the day the [...]
Posted by Donna Talarico on Oct 17, 2008
At the Metro VIP happy hour last night (see company blog), Project Manager Joe Domkowski commented on the glass that was holding my amber-colored Sam Adams Oktoberfest.
“Did you know some students a MIT engineered that glass?” he asked.
“Joe D. is full of useless knowledge,” said another SC employee. Mancini or Emershaw or both, I cannot [...]
Posted by Lou Pagnotti on Oct 16, 2008
Please check out this great blog post from our friend Danny Flamberg (The Manhattan Marketing Maven) about e-commerce mandatories. It discusses some best practices and keeps within the theme that your customers want a shopping experience that is fast and easy. Danny refers to them as “Surgical Shoppers” as they want to zero in on [...]
Posted by Donna Talarico on Oct 15, 2008
Most of the time I can’t sleep at night. You know how you play association games on long car rides with family or friends? Well, sometimes I do the same thing with myself to help me fall asleep. (I never said I was normal.) So last night as I was trying to fall into a [...]