I never thought extreme couponing would be considered a sport! However, thee are numerous websites out there that give advice on how to save big on your grocery bill.
This Valentine's Day article relates how a NY bakery kept business brisk during recent bad weather. Using Facebook and Twitter to remind customers of the hot drinks they serve and offering coupons helped out. The write-up also mentions a change in marketing Spot Dessert took by hiring a PR firm that would lead them into the social media as part of their advertising and communications with customers. People who frequent there are encouraged to join the fun by adding photos of their food or answering questions posted on the site. The general manager of the bakery is quoted as saying, "we wanted to create a personality around our brand." After reading this article, my response is "Mission Accomplished!"
Front page of WSJ today addresses valuations of the social networks and offerings to buy Twitter. The article questions the valuations of these companies. I thought it might be of special interest to those of us majoring in business/accounting/finance.
Since Internet is an active rather than
passive information access tool, political internet users are more
willingly to access political information than general Internet user
It looks like the texting generation has nothing to worry about as these phones get faster all the time. After reading this I wondered, should I upgrade my phone or wait six months and something else will come out.
China is the world's most populous country with over 6 billion people. Of that
amount, over half speak Mandarin. With more items coming from China, it might be
imperative to have some basics of the language.
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