Small Business Mavericks

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

If there is a digital product that equates to the inventory you carry in your store, then you should seriously think about an online version of your product delivery service. So that’s something for you fashion retailers to think about. So that’s something for you fashion retailers to think about.

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Small Business Retail Fashion Buy 105

Small Business Mavericks

AUGUST 15, 2013

Retail businesses have been doing this for years. If you have a particular product that does better in July than at any other time of year, then you can use that information to plan for your next July. That is, take data from history and use it to predict what the future might hold. It’s called predictive analytics.

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Analytics Retail Process Data 98

Small Business Mavericks

MAY 16, 2011

These include restaurants, movie theaters, medical services, house cleaning, massages, and retail shopping of various sorts. There is a reason that Google spends a lot of time, money, and resources on making its local search product better. Because of that, many searchers will always be looking for information on local businesses.

Small Business 156

Small Business Retail Google Engineering 156

Small Business Mavericks

OCTOBER 23, 2013

A set of holiday shopping statistics shared by Constant Contact illustrates the growing importance of social media for retailers, especially during the holiday shopping season. But, like always, many consumers still research products online and buy in brick and mortar stores. Many people now shop on Thanksgiving Day.

Social Media 101

Social Media Statistics Sample Samples 101

Small Business Mavericks

MAY 8, 2014

I could see this as a tracking tool for your product tweets. It could help specialty retailers predict fads (always a challenge) and give you a good idea on which branding strategies are working and what isn’t. But it was tricky and time-consuming before this great search engine showed up.

Hashtag 102

Hashtag Metadata Retail Engineering 102

Small Business Mavericks

DECEMBER 18, 2011

This has caused small business owners to complain to the Retail Industry Leaders Association about the unfair competition. The price checker app will check multiple items simply by scanning the bar code, taking a picture or speaking out loud what the product is. Of course, the product has to be an exact match.

Small Business 101

Small Business Smart Phone Price Comparison 101

Small Business Mavericks

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

The particular deal in question was a $15 coupon for $30 of product. leaving the retailer with $7.50 Online coupons are great promotion tools for new products, new shopfronts or websites, or for increasing traffic flow during quiet times. Group deals do need careful attention. Groupon charged $7.50 for every transaction.

Small Business 101

Small Business Cost Discount Retail 101

Small Business Mavericks

JUNE 22, 2015

For some businesses, a lead could be a customer to whom you hope to sell a particular product. Or it could be someone who walks into the door of your retail store. To another business, a lead could be someone you put on your mailing list. Maybe a lead is someone you send out marketing materials to.

Social Media 70

Social Media MySpace Retail Process 70

Small Business Mavericks

JUNE 22, 2015

For some businesses, a lead could be a customer to whom you hope to sell a particular product. Or it could be someone who walks into the door of your retail store. To another business, a lead could be someone you put on your mailing list. Maybe a lead is someone you send out marketing materials to.

Social Media 70

Social Media MySpace Retail Process 70