Over the next few years, the growth in online retail sales in markets such as Western Europe, Asia Pacific and Latin America is expected to outpace U.S. growth. Given this increase in cross-border e-commerce, many retailers are rushing to reach new markets. However, the unique circumstances of international shipping call…
Posted by randfish Starting up your own consulting agency can be quite a difficult process and often times the most challenging step to your endeavour will be finding new customers or clients. In this week's Whiteboard Friday we will be covering some tips and tactics that you can use to…
For all the anticipation leading up to Facebook’s initial public offering, opinions about how it performed are decidedly mixed. Clearly, though, the market didn’t think the stock, which started at $38 per unit, was a grand bargain: Facebook ended trading on Friday just a few cents over its opening price.…
As Facebook launched its IPO on Friday, it was hit with yet another class action lawsuit over its practice of tracking of users even after they had logged out of its website. The amended consolidated class action complaint was filed by Stewarts Law in a San Jose, Calif., federal court.…
Samsung overtook Nokia to become the world’s top cellular phone maker earlier this year, shipping more than 92 million handsets in the first quarter. The company’s Galaxy S II smartphone had stellar sales, reaching 20 million. The third time might be more than the charm — it could be big…
Wearing his trademark hoodie, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg virtually rang Nasdaq’s opening bell from Silicon Valley this morning to kick off the start of what will be a very interesting Friday. This is, of course, Facebook IPO day — the long-awaited and eagerly anticipated initial public offering of the social…
Migrating a site to a new platform or domain, or implementing a major redesign, is one of the most stressful situations in search engine optimization. The potential for massively impacting organic search traffic and sales is higher during these launches than at any other time. With planning and priority on…
Amazon.com may be moving into uncharted territory in tablet computing.
Guys love YouTube, so start-up web retailer Sharpmen is filling its site with YouTube videos to promote its limited-time sales of men’s apparel, tech gadgets, art and more. Think “GQ meets QVC online,” says CEO Yazid Aksas.
