March 9th, 2006 by ert
CDW, the company behind the irritatingly irresistable IT guy commercials, is seeing some growth this quarter, according to Business Week:
MAR. 9 9:57 A.M. ET CDW Corp., which sells computers, printers and other technology products through catalogs, telesales and online, reported Thursday its February sales rose 6.8 percent to $490.7 million.
Average daily sales in February [...]
Relevant Tags: computer companies, marketing, pr, public relations, web 20
March 9th, 2006 by ert
In order to understand how to market your product or service to a searcher, you must first become a searcher and find out what motivates you:
What on- and offline factors have caused you to engage in searching activity? Think hard about whether your searching is spontaneous or prompted by a side effect from some part [...]
Relevant Tags: advertising, buzz, ecommerce, marketing, motivation, pr, search engine strategies, seo, wom
March 9th, 2006 by ert
Writely is a tool for online collaboration. Think of it as Microsoft Word, in a sharable (real time) format.
Except, this program that clearly get’s it’s inspiration from Microsoft’s flagship word processor, is being scooped up by Google.
The move would also allow Google to offer a complete office package from images, to letters to websites if [...]
Relevant Tags: acquisitions, ecommerce, google, marketing, microsoft, online marketing, pr, web 20
March 9th, 2006 by ert
A new record was broken this year, but it wasn’t one we can be proud of… Apparently this is the first year, since the Great Depression, that America has had a negative saving rate for an entire year.
This shouldn’t surprise any of us that continue to live ‘paycheck-to-paycheck’:
The personal savings rate is, essentially, the amount [...]
Relevant Tags: debt strategies, debt to income ratio, debts, paying off debts, refinancing, saving money
March 9th, 2006 by ert
If you are a person considering real estate investment for the first time, you need to decide your investment strategy.
Do you want to eventually get large and profitable, or you like the peaceful lull of a quiet real estate investment plan?
"I have found real estate provides rewards without the risk of other types [...]
Relevant Tags: home sales, investment strategy, investments, purposeful investing, real estate sales