Monthly Archives: July 2014

The Truths and Myths of EMV

 
As with any technology shift, there are varying opinions about the migration to EMV in the U.S. Is it truly taking hold? Lets talk about it like it is already here.

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Survey: Tablets Hold The Keys For B2B Commerce

The tablet industry has truly exploded over the last few years, and now, seeing an iPad is almost as common as seeing individuals walking around with smartphones. But what does this mean for the B2B universe?

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GoDaddy Set To Help SMBs ‘Get Paid’

Technology provider GoDaddy announced today on a company blog post that it had a new innovation designed to help small businesses “get paid anytime, anywhere, and by any digital method.” The feature is called “Get Paid,” and lets small business…

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Study: B2B E-Commerce Boosts 90 Percent Of Businesses

There’s good news for the B2B e-commerce world. According to a recent Forrester Research study, 90 percent of businesses that sell online to customers saw an increase in revenue and profitability per customer order.

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Telecom Italia Helps To Cut Down On Cash

A recent innovation launched by Telecom Italia will likely help cut down on the underground cash economy. According to Finextra, Telecom Italia will distribute mPOS chip card readers from payleven to small business customers.

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New Program Will Elevate E-Commerce

Clarus Marketing Group launched a subscription program earlier this week, which according to a company release, will lower costs and simplify the online return process.

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What makes American Express’s content site a raging success

Small-business owners were searching for information. American Express had the expertise, but first it had to listen to what its customers wanted to know.

It’s an alarming statistic, hinting at shattered dreams and financial ruin for hardworking moms and pops all over the U.S.: Nearly 60 percent of small businesses fail within four years.

American Express wanted to reduce that number, says Carrie Parker, director of American Express Open Forum, a content marketing website dedicated to small-business education.

What the company figured out was this: Small-business owners excel in the area of their expertise. If they build widgets, they know those darn widgets inside and out.

What they tend to lack, however, is the knowhow to run a business: finding real estate, setting up payroll, and hiring temporary support.

“They are desperate for content,” Parker says….

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Infographic: Sales Struggle with Marketing Content Deluge

These particular posts didn’t have many social shares and yet the analytics demonstrated someone had been looking at them.  The traffic was noticeable.

Generally I’ve found – both on personal professional sites – that for every social share, there are three visitors. So why were there so many page views on these particular posts?

With just a little more thought, the catalyst became obvious.  The sales team had found these posts and were emailing them to customers and prospects as a touch point….

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QSE, Kazakh firm boost renewable energy production – Gulf Times

Gulf Times QSE, Kazakh firm boost renewable energy production Gulf Times The agreement was signed by QSE chief executive officer Salim Abbassi and Kazatomprom Solar Division chairman Azat Betekbaev to accelerate QSE’s solar power purchase…

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Kazakh state bodies rebuked over duplication of CIS countries` laws – Trend.az

Trend.az Kazakh state bodies rebuked over duplication of CIS countries` laws Trend.az Speaker of the Kazakhstan`s Majilis (lower chamber of Parliament) Kabibulla Dzhakupov said during a joint session of Parliament that the developers of the draft…

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