Image Credit: Blue Planet Studio / Shutterstock.com To many, it seems that it is a really bad time to even ask the question: Is now (2021) a good time to start a new business? Bad economies come and go every decade or so, but worldwide pandemics come along about once every hundred years, at least...Read More

Image Credit: Aphasara / Shutterstock.com A consumer’s perception of a brand and its values, products, and services can have a dramatic impact on purchase behavior. Believe it or not, most of us act upon our powers of perception rather than on unbiased, objective reasoning. Given nearly identical facts about a brand’s products and services, consumers...Read More

Saffire Vapor, an ecommerce seller and retailer of “high-powered” electronic cigarettes and accessories, achieves notable growth in 2012 and continues to hit growth milestones in Q1 2013. In less than one year, Saffire Vapor has built a successful eCommerce business and opened its first retail store in Murfreesboro, TN.   Saffire Vapor founder and CEO...Read More

Over the course of the past decade, the retail industry has arguably undergone more change than it had in the previous century. Entrepreneurs like Rowland Macy and Richard Sears probably never could have envisioned their modest businesses blossoming into a more than $4 trillion industry in the US in less than 100 years. The rise...Read More

Over the course of the past year, we have frequently touched on how location-based services, specifically geolocation technologies, have facilitated the growth of mobile marketing, discussing topics such as the latest SoLoMo trends and the influential experience of contextual advertising. Now, the government is in the process of moderating a complicated discussion about the future...Read More

In 1950, consumers across America were clipping coupons from the Sunday circular.  These days, couponing doesn’t require scissors but rather an internet connection or smart phone to access deal sites such as LivingSocial, woot!, Daily Deal, and Groupon, among others.  Businesses are looking for broader customer reach while consumers search for the best price.  Despite...Read More