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Best Buy’s Slow Demise

Nate — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 00:34:17 +0000

Over at Forbes.com there is really good article that talks about the slow, inevitable demise of Best Buy. The author talks about a recent, poor, experience at Best Buy and then looks at the overall factors against the retailer. The most obvious point to make is that e-commerce has made a very large dent in [...]

Star Wars water anyone?

Nate — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 20:15:46 +0000

Posted in Uncategorized

I’m not entirely sure how much the fancy water drinking crowd crosses over with the Star Wars geek crowd. One this for sure though, Star Wars fans will buy anything related to the series, and these bottles actually look pretty slick. Tweet Share on Tumblr

RIP Saab (1921-2011)

Nate — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 19:48:34 +0000

Posted in Business

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Best Checkout Buttons (Reprint From Viralogy.com)

Nate — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:40:40 +0000

Posted in Business Marketing

What follow is the complete article from Viralogy.com. If you would like to read the article on their site visit this link: http://viralogy.com/blog/ecommerce/examples-and-analysis-of-the-top-ten-best-checkout-buttons-in-the-world/ The Checkout button must be clearly visible, large, trust-worthy, and attractive to encourage the shopper to take the final step toward making a purchase. Below you will find the top [...]

80 Percent of Students Can’t Scan QR Codes

Nate — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:10:49 +0000

Posted in Business Marketing

Quick Response (QR) codes have become very popular in the past couple of years. Marketing firms love them and they can be seen pretty much everywhere, including on my current cup of coffee. Surely QR codes must be going gangbusters given all this saturation. One study set out to find out just how many people [...]