Archive for January 23rd, 2007

What You Didn’t Know About Payment Systems

Practical Ecommerce: What you don’t know can truly hurt your online business. This has never been more true than when you set out to choose an Internet payment systems. It’s not so much that making a wrong decision can harm your business irreparably (although, it can); it’s that there is so much information to process [...]

 

Stay Cold Free This Winter

Prevention: Common cold viruses are more tenacious than anyone thought–rhinoviruses can live on hard surfaces for at least 18 hours. Washing your hands frequently is still your best line of defense, but go the extra mile to protect yourself. Flick switches with the side of your hand or wrist, which makes you less likely to [...]

 

Madison Avenue Calling Madison Avenue Calling

The New York Times: People often say they do not like advertisements, but that may change if the ads start lowering their cellphone bills. Cellular phone carriers like Verizon, Sprint and Cingular, now the new AT&T, are beginning to test and roll out advertising on mobile phone screens, and by next year, cellphone advertising is [...]

 

It All Comes Down To Customer Service It All Comes Down To Customer Service

Gannett News Service: For Nina Orlando, the lesson hit home a few years ago when she was using 150 pounds of hamburger to make patties by hand at Alexander & Polen, a gourmet shop in Grosse Pointe Woods, Mich. For Raymond Trella, it boiled down to taking care of some longtime customers down on their [...]