• Happy Holidays

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  • e-commerce in the US is up 13.6% at $38.8B in Q3 2010 vs. Q3 2009, more than 2x of traditional sales

    e-commerce is continuing its progression despite a poor economic environment. As this latest report from the US Department of Commerce shows: “The third quarter 2010 e-commerce estimate increased 13.6 percent (±2.5%) from the third quarter of 2009 while total retail sales increased 6.0 percent (±0.5%) in the same period. E-commerce sales in the third quarter of 2010 Read more

  • Social Media Increases Small-Business Exposure

    Interesting research by American Express OPEN highlighted by emarketer this week showing that SMB in the US actually consider Social Media activity increases their business exposure. The Social Media usage is making progress as well: “While just one in 10 business owners reported using social networking for marketing last year, 39% indicated they did in Read more

  • Social Media Revolution Video

    This is a refresh of this very good video that provides factual data to make all of us aware of how fast Social Media and Web 2.0 waves are progressing in our daily life. I use very often this eye opener video in my presentations. Read more

  • Why are so many things broken? Seth Godin talks about poor design

    Why are so many things broken? In this entertaining talk – one of the favorites of Gel 2006 – gelconference.com/​c/​gel06.php Seth Godin gives a tour of things poorly designed, the reasons why they are that way, and how to fix them. Seth Godin at Gel 2006 from Gel Conference on Vimeo. Read more

  • The Thin Line Between Liking a Brand and Liking Its Social Marketing

    Good article on Emarketer While Facebook fans and Twitter followers are often out for deals, they also care about showing support for brands they love—but that might not be an invitation to be marketed to. What does a brand fan’s self-expression mean for the kinds of messages marketers should push out? Full Article – Posted Read more