Tag Archives: economy
Behind the Curtain of Corp Dev: Buy High, Sell Low
As an entrepreneur, I interact with many different branches of business at our various partners, customers and vendors: from sales and marketing, to engineering, to IT and corporate development. While I’ve spent the least amount of time interacting with Corp Dev, I’ve nonetheless maintained a highly ambivalent view of them—until very recently.
Introducing Xtreme Personalization™
When we launched RichRelevance, we chose the tagline “next generation personalized recommendations” because the status quo solutions – all first generation products – were not delivering on the promise of a faster, easier, and more enjoyable shopping experience. Our new class of hyper relevant product recommendations was architected to address some of the fundamental issues … Continue Reading
Winning the Trust, Confidence – and Spend – of Online Consumers in a Down Market
New York, March 3, 2009 At an exclusive strategy and networking event for online retailers, JupiterResearch’s Patti Freeman Evans unveiled a recent study focused on consumer online shopping trends, before joining a panel of web retail experts who advised attendees on how best to respond to the weakening economy. We are pleased to announce a … Continue Reading
The “New” Rules of Customer Engagement in a Contracted Economy
Those of you working the very front lines in the retail sector know the realities of operating in this new, new economy. And frankly, we are entering un–chartered waters as we now must market and merchandise to a new type of customer motivated by not just price but something much deeper—fear. As Paco Underhill, the … Continue Reading
Top 1 thing you can do to thrive in today’s economy
Lots of people are blogging about what to do in this sluggish economy to keep ecommerce sales up. Frequently, advice comes packaged in seemingly simple lists—17 search friendly tips, 4 quick fixes, 10 ways to boost sales. It’s not the abundance of these opinions that really strikes me, but that much of the advice feels … Continue Reading