On May 7, 2010

Go800: You Text Us, We’ll Call You

As business offerings go, Go800's plan is simple: It gives mobile consumers a quick keyword connection to a call-back from vendors. The vendor's ad lists an easy-to-remember keyword, a ready-to-buy viewer texts that keyword to Go800, and


On May 7, 2010

iPad Sales Boom While Netbooks Gather Dust

The iPad appears to be making significant inroads into the netbook market, based on research findings and the conclusions of a Morgan Stanley analyst, but other analysts aren't so quick to agree. Netbook sales are no longer


On May 7, 2010

Sales Forecasting: Analytics to the Rescue

Enterprise sales organizations are under increasing pressure, often both from internal and external stakeholders, to provide more accurate sales forecasts of top-line revenue in order to better predict, and improve, the long-term health of their company. The


On May 7, 2010

3 Tips for Online Team Brainstorms

How do you get the best ideas and input from these people when you're not in the same room? Running a good online brainstorming session is a critical tool for managers and project leaders. Here are 3 tips for conducting


On May 7, 2010

Sean John Krumps Macy’s Deeper into Mass-Market Territory

Recently, Macy’s (M) has touted a localization strategy that it says is delivering better results -- but the company still can't seemed to resist big, mass-market oriented initiatives that run the other way. Such as a deal just launched with


On May 7, 2010

Why Japan is the Most Interesting Aviation Market in the World

One of the more interesting conversations I had at the Phoenix Aviation Symposium was with Hitoshi Kawahara, director of international and regulatory affairs for ANA in Japan. I think the Japanese market, and Tokyo in particular, might be the most


On May 7, 2010

Can Unusual Shaped Buttons Increase Conversion?

Though small, the call-to-action button (add to cart, begin checkout, continue, submit, etc) can have a major influence on conversion. The size, placement, color, wording and even shape matters, but you don’t know what’s optimal until you test variations of…