November 30, 2010 at 5:26 pm
By Kristin Tomlinson, Web Success Team
Is it really possible that a simple “click” on a keyboard can single handedly stimulate the economy? Based on the sales, revenue and traffic generated on Cyber Monday 2010, it looks as though this may be the case. Instead of running towards store windows, people ran towards their computer screens in record numbers yesterday, spending an estimated $194.98 per person and drawing an astonishing grand total of 45 billion dollars at the end of the day. According to Coremetrics, a division of IBM, online sales yesterday were up 19.4 percent, compared to Cyber Monday 2009. Coremetrics also reported that total sales on Cyber Monday were 31.1 percent higher than Black Friday’s online sales.
‘Tis the Season for Savings
What makes Cyber Monday so appealing? The savings, of course. Many stores from Target to Kohl’s were not only offering online coupons, but online promotions that took off hundreds of dollars on merchandise. The first thing to sell out was televisions, many of them flying off the shelves at a record rate, selling for a price nearly half of what their worth. Here are some of the hottest ticket items from yesterday that sold-out in mere minutes:
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August 31, 2010 at 3:01 pm
By Bob Speyer and Janette Speyer, Web Success Team
We move in a very fast paced world, these days and we are all forced to keep up. As technology progresses faster than the human brain we find ourselves paralyzed by lack of time.
I often hear my clients complaining about time constraints when it comes to implementing new technologies for their business. The general consensus is that they simply have no more time to get the job done. This translates to “I can’t learn this” or “I can’t keep up” and it can be quite daunting. However it is essential to keep up with changes and these happen no matter how much you want to blame this on a “lack of time.”
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