According to Fox News, the percent[age] of married households in the [United States] fell to 48.4% in 2010, down from 55.2% in 1990 and 78% in 1960. This is the lowest in recorded history for our country. In 1960, according to The L.A. Times, almost 50% of [...] 18- to 24-year-olds and 82% of 25- … Continue reading “I Do”…or Maybe “I Do Not”
“Generation Z” are our kids that have been born since the late 1990s. This generation has grown up with the [web] and is highly connected because of the Internet. Instant messaging, text messaging, smartphones, tablet computers and social networking are part of their fiber. They have 24-hour access to the Internet with their mobile phones … Continue reading Have We Added Another Lost Generation?
Forbes just came out with their latest list of billionaires. The media, during our recession and tax crisis, has been concentrating on the top 1%, which are Americans earning at least $343,000 in adjusted gross income, as reported on their tax returns. This latest list of billionaires is way out of even the 1%’s league. … Continue reading Even Billionaires Give
Facebook "likes" are quickly turning into currency for credibility. The more "likes" your business has, the more seriously consumers will perceive your company. Extra bonus: every time someone "likes" your page, each of your updates shows up in their news feed, thereby providing them constant reminders of your brand. So how can you pump up … Continue reading 6 Surefire Ways to Capture More “Likes” on Facebook
Open Forum reports that there is an 11% increase in the number of small businesses closing and a 17% decline in the number of small businesses opening. Get Busy Median reports 69% of small businesses survive at least two years, 44% of new firms survive four years, and 31% survive at least seven years. The … Continue reading Is It Time to Be an Entrepreneur?
It hasn’t been easy for online merchants to maintain SEO rankings on Google in recent months, thanks to Google’s ongoing updates. No doubt you’re looking for any edge you can get in order to get highly ranked links. Google has opened the door to one method for improving search rankings: a higher profile for videos. … Continue reading Clear & Compelling Video Thumbnails Can Boost SEO Rankings
Now that the holiday season is over and retailers in general are reporting slightly higher sales than last year, the business community is letting out a shared sigh of relief, because it could have easily gone the other way, continuing the recession we have all been dealing with over the last three years—[a]nd, as USA … Continue reading No Nonprofit Should Be Left Behind
"It's time for us to pull together and stop the bickering and finger-pointing and just help people in need," says Marc Joseph, President and CEO of DollarDays, a subsidiary of America's Suppliers, Inc. (AASL.PK), a premier Internet-based product wholesaler to small businesses and local distributors. As part of the company's ongoing corporate philanthropy program, this … Continue reading Put up or Shut up
Treepodia, the leading provider of automated video solutions for online retailers, announced today that DollarDays, a leading online wholesaler that helps small businesses compete against chains in their area, has seen a major increase in conversions using Treepodia’s e-commerce video platform. DollarDays has also greatly improved the SEO of its product pages using Treepodia’s Dynamic … Continue reading DollarDays Chooses Treepodia’s E?commerce Video Tool
What has America gotten itself into? Just about every state and every city is cutting back funding to services needed by those who need it most. The Chicago Reporter published the headline this week, “Temperatures dropping. Will the state restore funding for homeless shelters?” It goes on to report that the 2012 budget was cut … Continue reading I Don’t Want to Be Homeless