Trefwoord: Sales

Hoe gebruiken wij in Nederland LinkedIn

Hoe gebruiken wij in Nederland LinkedIn

Hoe gebruiken Nederlanders LinkedIn eigenlijk? Gebruiken ZZP’ers het anders dan mensen in loondienst? Is de doelstelling vooral het vergaren van een virtuele rolodex of is het gewoon een handige manier om aan keiharde sales te doen? Wat vindt men eigenlijk done en not done? Om inzicht te krijgen in het Nederlandse gebruik van het grootste professionele sociale netwerk, hebben we in maart een la... Lees verder

Zo bouw je je ‘guanxi’

Zo bouw je je ‘guanxi’

Hoewel China steeds toegankelijker wordt, en dichterbij lijkt te komen door het internet, zul je er moeten werken aan je ‘Guanxi’. Dit is een netwerk van persoonlijke relaties met Chinezen. Zonder een goed netwerk kom je nergens in China. Lees verder

Column SalesManagement (8) ~ Sales, Sales, Sales

Column SalesManagement (8) ~ Sales, Sales, Sales

We bevinden ons in een recessie en de meest vooraanstaande economen verwachten, zoals ze dat zo mooi kunnen verwoorden, niet meer dan een vlakke groei. In Den Haag worden met de nodige hickups snode plannen gesmeed om meer te bezuinigen dan we nu nog denken. Het is namelijk een tijd van tegenvallers. Huizen worden minder waard en het eind is nog niet in zicht. De prijs van brandstof bevindt zic... Lees verder

Waarschijnlijk meerdere OEMs voor de nieuwe Nexus lijn

Waarschijnlijk meerdere OEMs voor de nieuwe Nexus lijn

Vandaag gingen de geruchten dat Google met haar nieuwe Nexus lijn bezig is met meerdere potentiele fabrikanten. Op de nieuwste Nexus wordt sowieso Jelly Bean (de nieuwste versie van Android) geïnstalleerd. Uiteraard wordt het toestel als eerste in de VS gelanceerd. De geruchten volgens The Wall Street Journal zijn rond Thanksgiving. Op zich vind ik het een geniale manier van Google om Nexus we... Lees verder

Osinga wint PIM Marketing Wetenschapsprijs 2012

Osinga wint PIM Marketing Wetenschapsprijs 2012

Ernst Osinga won met zijn proefschrift 'Pharmaceutical marketing, its effect on drug sales and beyond' de PIM Marketing Wetenschapsprijs 2012. Lees verder

PIM-prijs voor proefschrift over ROI van marketing binnen farmaceutische industrie

PIM-prijs voor proefschrift over ROI van marketing binnen farmaceutische industrie

De afgelopen maanden heet de jury van de PIM Marketing Wetenschapsprijs 2012 in totaal 21 proefschriften uit het jaar 2011 geselecteerd en bestudeerd die marketing georiënteerd zijn. Het proefschrift 'Pharmaceutical marketing, its effect on drug sales and beyond' van Ernst Osinga kwam uiteindelijk als winnaar uit de bus. Het behaalde de hoogste gemiddelde score van de shortlistkandidaten. Met n... Lees verder

Lex Column: Hit Films (Financial Times)

Lex Column: Hit Films (Financial Times)

This year Walt Disney lost an estimated $200m on the megaflop John Carter (Argh!). Now the world’s biggest media outfit by sales has The Avengers, which sold a record-setting $207m tickets in its first weekend (Kapow!). Lees verder

Service is het nieuwe sales

Service is het nieuwe sales

In een online serviceomgeving regelen klanten zelf hun zaakjes. Dat bespaart geld. Toch zijn er haken en ogen: bij het managen van een klantgerichte serviceomgeving komen vaak organisatorische knelpunten kijken. Maar silo-overstijgend optimaliseren van je serviceomgeving loont de moeite. Want met een goede serviceomgeving kun je geld besparen én geld verdienen. Lees meer Lees verder

KLM Interactive Company of the Year

KLM Interactive Company of the Year

Gisteravond werd tijdens de uitreiking van de Dutch Interactive Awards 2012 het beste interactieve werk van het afgelopen jaar bekroond. KLM werd uitgeroepen tot Interactive Company of the Year. De winnende bureaus zijn MobGen, Netwerven, Media Republic, Mirabeau, Fabrique, Pathй Thuis, Mainflow, We Are Blossom. In totaal zijn negen awards uitgereikt, waarvan acht op het gebied van communicatie... Lees verder

350.000 euro verbrand

350.000 euro verbrand

Onlangs liep een sales manager van een aannemer in het Oosten des Lands op een netwerkborrel zijn evenknie van de grote concurrent tegen het lijf die hem breed glimlachend wist te vertellen dat hij net een ordertje had binnengehaald van 350.000 euro bij die en die. Lees meer Lees verder

Marketing moet concreet, Care kost geld, Service is Sales

Marketing moet concreet, Care kost geld, Service is Sales

Binnen nu en een paar jaar vindt er een aardverschuiving plaats in elke organisatie! Volgens Forrester is de CCO 40% afkomstig uit marketing en 20% uit sales. Maar, als twee ‘honden’ vechten om een been … Kom 24 mei naar Maarssen en doe mee in ‘The Ultimate Battle’ tussen Sales, Marketing, Care & Services!Wie battlelen? Programma? Gratis VIP-kaart?: www.sfcm.nl Lees verder

Wie zit er te wachten op sales-mensen?

Wie zit er te wachten op sales-mensen?

Tijdens Fusion Marketing Experience 2012 in Antwerpen was voor mij ййn van de meest opvallende sprekers de Amerikaanse Kristin Zhivago. Zij is een Amerikaanse 'revenue coach', dat wil zeggen dat ze bedrijven helpt bij het verhogen van hun omzet. Haar blik op bedrijven, hun klanten en hun visie op elkaar was ronduit verfrissend te noemen. Lees meer over: Wie zit er te wachten op sales-mensen?. Lees verder

Lifecycle messaging bij #fusionmex

Lifecycle messaging bij #fusionmex

Digital marketeers Kath Pay en Tamara Gielen gaven op Fusion Marketing Experience 2012 een inkijk in hoe je via lifecycle messaging de klant door de salesfunnel heen (ver)leidt. Een Antwerpse observatie. Lees meer over: Lifecycle messaging bij #fusionmex. Lees verder

Crisis goed voor omzet van de 'herberg'

Crisis goed voor omzet van de 'herberg'

ROTTERDAM (ANP) - De voormalige jeugdherbergcentrale, nu bekend onder de naam Stayokay, lijkt te profiteren van de crisis in Nederland. In het eerste kwartaal van dit jaar groeide de omzet 5 procent ten opzichte van de eerste 3 maanden in 2011, weet Chris Hommes, manager sales en marketing bij Stayokay.Het zijn ook vooral de Nederlandse vakantiegangers die voor die groei... Lees verder

Vier nominaties voor Marketing Wetenschapsprijs 2012

Vier nominaties voor Marketing Wetenschapsprijs 2012

Vier proefschriften over marketing steken met kop en schouders uit boven een selectie van negentien proefschriften. Dat heeft de jury bepaald van de Marketing Wetenschapsprijs 2012, die op 15 mei voor de achtste keer wordt uitgereikt. De prijs is een initiatief van Bearing Point en Het Platform Innovatie in Marketing (PIM).Naast het wetenschappelijke niveau is het belangrijkste criterium voor d... Lees verder

Vacature: Online Marketeer bij OHRA

Vacature: Online Marketeer bij OHRA

Delta Lloyd Groep. Onze internetafdeling bestaat uit een multidisciplinair team van internetspecialisten. Om onze ambities waar te maken zijn we op zoek naar een gedreven online marketeer met affiliate marketing als specialisme. De functie Als internet marketeer ben je verantwoordelijk voor online sales en marketing van een aantal productgroepen. Jij bent specialist op het gebied van affiliat... Lees verder

12 fouten bij acquisitie en kennismaking

12 fouten bij acquisitie en kennismaking

Als business developer bij een grote uitgever zit Jos van Essen vaak met ‘nieuwe’ bedrijven aan tafel. Hij ziet bij die gesprekken van alles voorbij komen; van bedrijven die hun hele geschiedenis uit de doeken doen tot ondernemers die zich totaal niet hebben ingelezen. 12 veelvoorkomende fouten. Lees verder

ICT~Office start Young ICT Professionals-netwerk

ICT~Office start Young ICT Professionals-netwerk

Ict-branchevereniging ICT~Office heeft op de laatste dag van de Week van ICT het nieuwe Young ICT Professionals-netwerk aangekondigd. In dit netwerk hebben de `high potentials' uit de ict-sector zich verenigd. Voorzitter van het Young ICT Professionals-netwerk wordt Lotte de Bruijn, salesmanager publieke markt en overheid bij ict-leverancier Dell. Lees verder

Lex Column: Reckitt Benckiser (Financial Times)

Lex Column: Reckitt Benckiser (Financial Times)

Didn’t succumb to coughs and sneezes this winter? You and many others, according to Reckitt Benckiser, the consumer goods group, which blames a “poor flu season” for flat first-quarter sales from its health division. Lees verder

Online seminar in aanloop naar NIMA The Case: opzetten van webcare bij Ziggo

Online seminar in aanloop naar NIMA The Case: opzetten van webcare bij Ziggo

Jaarlijks organiseert het platform Online Marketing binnen NIMA 'The Case'. Tijdens dit evenement geven ruim 25 marketeers van uiteenlopende organisaties een kijkje in hun online keuken. Door middel van praktijk cases delen collega-marketeers ervaringen over het opzetten of verbeteren van online vraagstukken. In aanloop naar ‘The Case’ op 21 juni, biedt het NIMA de mogelijkheid om kostenloos ee... Lees verder

Opzouten, Wij van WC Eend, Geldgeil

Opzouten, Wij van WC Eend, Geldgeil

OPZOUTEN! - Vorige week kwam ik over de vloer bij een beursgenoteerde, global organisatie die alle verkopers toevallig net liet trainen op handling objections, in de volksmond ook wel: bezwaren overwinnen. Je begrijpt dat apert domme dingen op de een of andere manier direct mijn aandacht trekken. Ik zal je het hele gesprek besparen, maar nee: ze hadden niet overwogen om eens diep na te denken h... Lees verder

Marketeer en social media. Zenden: ja, ontvangen: mwah

Marketeer en social media. Zenden: ja, ontvangen: mwah

Al voor de negende keer op rij voert Berenschot samen met MarketingTribune het Marketingtrendonderzoek uit. De definitieve resultaten van het onderzoek worden gepresenteerd tijdens De Marketing Dagen in de Jaarbeurs in Utrecht op woensdag 25 april. Hier alvast een sneak preview. De belangrijkste onderwerpen voor de marketeer zijn: authenticiteit, klant centraal en social media. Andere onderwerp... Lees verder

Verkopers lopen nog te vaak een blauwtje

Verkopers lopen nog te vaak een blauwtje

Bij telefonische acquisitie zijn de meeste verkopers erop gebrand om direct met de hoogste manager of directeur te spreken. De vraag is of dat wel zo'n verstandige keus is. Lees verder

Zalando opent online outlet in Nederland

Zalando opent online outlet in Nederland

Zalando maakt zich op voor de opening van een eigen online outlet in ons land, zo meld e-commerce magazine Twinkle. In de Zalando Lounge, gepositioneerd als ‘exclusieve shopping club’, zouden Nederlandse koopjesjagers vanaf juni terecht kunnen voor wisselende merkuitverkopen, die enkele dagen duren. De korting loopt op tot 70 procent, zo meldt het bericht. Inschrijven kan al via Zalando-loun... Lees verder

Column SalesManagement (7) ~ Adding Value

Column SalesManagement (7) ~ Adding Value

Kijk even met me mee naar de typische structuur van de commerciлle fundering van een willekeurig bedrijf: (1) het grootste deel van de omzet en winst is afkomstig van een beangstigend klein clubje klanten (2) wordt door een handjevol, altijd weer dezelfde account managers gerealiseerd en (3) is te danken aan ййn of hooguit twee prima renderende producten. En dat beangstigend kleine clubje klant... Lees verder

Hoe drijf ik mijn concurrent tot wanhoop?

Hoe drijf ik mijn concurrent tot wanhoop?

Wil jij Richard Branson ontmoeten? Meld je aan voor onderstaand seminar. Je krijgt niet alleen een inspirerend seminar, maar als bonus een entreekaart voor de Branson-sessie op 6 mei in Antwerpen! Er worden 50 tickets weggegeven. Lees verder

Noorse Symfoni betreedt Benelux-markt

Noorse Symfoni betreedt Benelux-markt

Het Noorse bedrijf Symfoni Software opent op 1 mei 2012 een kantoor in Papendorp, Utrecht. De specialist van collaboration-oplossingen doet hiermee zijn intrede in de Benelux-markt. De Nederlandse vestiging zal worden aangestuurd door country manager Bob Erwich en sales manager Arman van Frankfoort. Lees verder

Zo zet je data om in nieuwe klanten

Gegevens van je toekomstige klanten lijken als gevolg van social media en crm-systemen voor het oprapen te liggen. Hoe benut je informatie uit de digitale vijver ook daadwerkelijk voor het verwerven van nieuwe klanten?  Lees verder

Piece of Work met Pieter van der Krol (Gazelle)

Piece of Work met Pieter van der Krol (Gazelle)

In deze aflevering van Piece of Work vertelt Pieter van der Krol hoe Gazelle achterop bij Gers Pardoel sprong en van omamerk de stap naar jongeren kon maken. Door ‘Spring maar achterop bij mij’ kreeg Gazelle een social mediacampagne in de schoot geworpen. Het heeft het merk geen windeieren gelegd: ruim 7000 likes en tot nu toe bijna 15% meer sales tijdens de campagneperiode. Van der Krol vertel... Lees verder

Value Based Selling

Value Based Selling

VALUE BASED SELLING - De praatjesmarkt is een van mijn favoriete arena's om dingen uit te vergroten. Als ik een aanvraag krijg om een sales force in krap twee uur tijd op te zwepen naar commercial greatness, sla ik zo nu en dan aan het kwantificeren om mijn stokpaardje Value Based Selling te beproeven. Stel er zitten vijftig verkopers in het zaaltje met een gemiddelde ordergrootte van 50K, een ... Lees verder

‘Marketeer wordt Innovatiemanager’

‘Marketeer wordt Innovatiemanager’

Over vijf jaar spreken we niet langer over ‘online’ en worden specialisten op de marketingafdeling aangestuurd door generalisten. Daarnaast is uit het onderzoek van USG Capacity onder 255 ervaren marketing- en communicatieprofessionals gebleken dat bijna driekwart (74%) van de ondervraagden ervan overtuigd is dat de online marketeer van de toekomst de functietitel ‘Innovatiemanager’ draagt. Onl... Lees verder

Zo werd Vente Privee groot

Zo werd Vente Privee groot

Geen sterk staaltje timing toch? Het Franse shoppingportaal en miljardenbedrijf Vente Privee werd tijdens de bubbel opgericht. En de jaren daarop boycotten de oprichters ook nog eens Google. Slechts één ding sprak in hun voordeel: ze waren geen retailgroentjes. Lees verder

In de leer bij Italiaanse worstenmakers

In de leer bij Italiaanse worstenmakers

Ze hebben alle drie passie voor goed eten, met name worst. Maar écht lekkere worst was in Nederland bijna niet te krijgen. Dus besloten de vrienden Geert van Wersch, Jiri Brandt en Samuel Levie zelf de beste worst van het land te gaan maken. Lees verder

Tata Motors March sales at 100,414 vehicles

Tata Motors March sales at 100,414 vehicles

[ Maandag 2 april 2012 | Tata ] * Highest ever sales for the Commercial Vehicles Business in a year * Highest ever sales for the Passenger Vehicles Business in a year * The company?s monthly sales crossed 100,000 ? mark for the first time Mumbai, April 1, Lees verder

Zomaar een dag uit het leven van een verkoper

Zomaar een dag uit het leven van een verkoper

Hoe ziet een werkdag van een doorsnee verkoper eruit? Podiumauteur Ernst Pietersen beschrijft een werkdag van een gemiddelde verkoper. Lees verder

Arko van Brakel op een Haagse markt?

Arko van Brakel op een Haagse markt?

Sommige uitspraken vergeet je nooit. Zo bleef de wijsheid van een bevriende Haagse marktkoopman mij altijd bij: “Wees zo duâh mogelûk want zakkuh kan altèd nog, maar omhaug ken je nóóit meâh!” Lees verder

Airbus in Latin America: building on a record commercial performance..

Airbus in Latin America: building on a record commercial performance..

[ Donderdag 29 maart 2012 | AIRBUS ] The A380?s current headline-making demonstration tour across Latin America follows a record-breaking regional sales performance by Airbus in 2011, during which the company received new orders for 100 commercial jetliners Lees verder

Is je database ook social?

Informatie over (potentiële) klanten is van zeer grote waarde. Je vergroot de kans op conversie. Alles dat je over hen te weten komt, kun je inzetten om je omzet naar grote hoogtes te doen stijgen. Maar hoe beheer je informatie? Lees verder

Guinness Anchor Berhad Selects Accenture to Transform its Sales Syst..

Guinness Anchor Berhad Selects Accenture to Transform its Sales Syst..

[ Donderdag 29 maart 2012 | Accenture ] Guinness Anchor Berhad Selects Accenture to Transform its Sales Systems NEW YORK; Mar Lees verder

comScore Study Finds Professionally-Produced Video Content And User-..

comScore Study Finds Professionally-Produced Video Content And User-..

[ Woensdag 28 maart 2012 | comScore ] --> comScore Study Finds Professionally-Produced Video Content And User-Generated Product Videos Exhibit Strong Synergy in Driving Sales Effectiveness Study Conducted with EXPO Shows Persuasive Elements of User-Generated Product Videos Lift Brand Affinity When Used in Tandem with Professionally-Produced Content NEW Lees verder

Internetshoppen is niet altijd makkelijk

Internetshoppen is niet altijd makkelijk

Internet biedt ongekende mogelijkheden. Je hoeft nooit meer de deur uit om iets te bestellen. Toch is het niet altijd de snelste manier om iets te kopen, getuige de ervaring van podiumauteur Ernst Pietersen. Lees verder

Kevin Rose appointed Board Member for Sales and Marketing at Bentley..

Kevin Rose appointed Board Member for Sales and Marketing at Bentley..

[ Dinsdag 27 maart 2012 | Volkswagen ] Kevin RoseKevin Rose (55) has been appointed Board Member for Sales and Marketing at Bentley Motors Ltd Lees verder

BIOPETROL: Strong Growth of Sales in 2011

BIOPETROL: Strong Growth of Sales in 2011

[ Dinsdag 27 maart 2012 | BIOPETROL ] PRESS RELEASES (Back to overview) BIOPETROL: Strong Growth of Sales in 2011 * Utilization rates of operating plants improved to 49% in 2H-2011 * Net loss of KEUR 34,693 * Market conditions expected to remain challenging in the near term Lees verder

4 tips om nieuwe klanten te signaleren

4 tips om nieuwe klanten te signaleren

Je ziet steeds vaker offertes afketsen? Misschien wordt het tijd om op zoek te gaan naar nieuwe key accounts. Maar hoe signaleer je die verborgen omzetpareltjes? 4 tips. Lees verder

Scania's sales in China multiplying - Zoomlion orders 435 more trucks

Scania's sales in China multiplying - Zoomlion orders 435 more trucks

[ Maandag 26 maart 2012 | Volkswagen ] China?s leading concrete pump manufacturer Zoomlion is continuing to choose Scania?s trucks as a platform for its largest, most efficient mobile concrete pumps Lees verder

Christian Klingler honored as "Man of the Year 2011" in France

Christian Klingler honored as "Man of the Year 2011" in France

[ Maandag 26 maart 2012 | Volkswagen ] (left to right) Jacob Abbou, President of Le Journal de L'Automobile, Christian Klingler, Member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG responsible for sales and marketing, and Prof Lees verder

De optimistische pipeline van een verkoper

De optimistische pipeline van een verkoper

De pipeline van een verkoper. Je weet wel, al die bijna opdrachten waarvan jij denkt dat ze gaan vallen. Ooit was ik ook naïef om te denken dat ik goed bezig was. Nog steeds trouwens, maar dat zeg ik liever niet. Lees verder

Grootste uitdaging blijft klanten werven

Grootste uitdaging blijft klanten werven

Nieuwe klanten winnen en het vergroten van de naamsbekendheid zijn in 2012 nog steeds de belangrijkste uitdagingen voor de Nederlandse B2B marketeer. Dat blijkt uit de tweede B2B Marketing Barometer van spotONvision en TNS NIPO. Reg van Steen, Sectordirecteur TNS NIPO: ‘Met deze tweede barometer kan iedere B2B marketeer zich nu echt spiegelen aan een collega-professional. Wij dachten dat market... Lees verder

22tracks krijgt voet op muziekbodem Londen

22tracks krijgt voet op muziekbodem Londen

22tracks, een Amsterdamse site waarop dj's de beste muziek selecteren, heeft een Londens kanaal gelanceerd. "De site zoals die nu in Amsterdam en Brussel bestaat, maakte het gemakkelijk om lokale deejays te overtuigen", aldus de startup. Lees verder

NER 300 sales strengthened by EIB membership of EEX and ICE

NER 300 sales strengthened by EIB membership of EEX and ICE

[ Donderdag 22 maart 2012 | European Investment Bank ] NER 300 sales strengthened by EIB membership of EEX and ICE * Release date: 22 March 2012 * Reference: 2012-044-EN The European Investment Bank has become a member of the European Energy Exchange, EEX and ICE Futures Europe, ICE Lees verder

Vader online Pictionary gunt Omgpop succes

Vader online Pictionary gunt Omgpop succes

Het succes en de miljoenenovername van Omgpop kan tot jaloerse gezichten leiden bij andere Pictionary-ontwikkelaars. Zo was Amerikaan Robert Wahlstedt in 1999 de maker van iSketch, 's werelds eerste browsergame. "Met de omzet kan ik niet tevreden zijn, maar jaarlijks spelen nog altijd meer dan 10 miljoen mensen Pictionary op mijn site." Lees verder

TTI Reports Record Net Profit of US$151 Million as Sales Rise

TTI Reports Record Net Profit of US$151 Million as Sales Rise

[ Donderdag 22 maart 2012 | APS ] Hong Kong based global power equipment and floor care company, Techtronic Industries Co Lees verder

SKODA on successful growth course

SKODA on successful growth course

[ Woensdag 21 maart 2012 | Volkswagen ] 2012 ? 2011 was the best fiscal year so far in Czech car maker ?KODA?s corporate history, setting new records in deliveries, sales and profit Lees verder

Brill gaat 3.300 kunstcatalogi in Noord-Amerika digitaliseren

Brill gaat 3.300 kunstcatalogi in Noord-Amerika digitaliseren

AMSTERDAM (Dow Jones)--Koninklijke Brill nv (BRILL.AE) heeft een overeenkomst gesloten om 3.300 kunstcatalogi van de Frick Art Reference Library te digitaliseren. De Frick Art Reference Library beschikt over meer dan 90.000 catalogi, waarbij er jaarlijks 1.500 aan de collectie worden toegevoegd. Brill zal de catalogi toevoegen aan zijn Art Sales Catalogues Online database. Financiele details om... Lees verder

Xpozer binnen bij Hema

Xpozer binnen bij Hema

De Delftse techstarters Ivan van der Veld en Clemens van Os hebben met Xpozer een innovatief systeem ontwikkeld om foto's mee op te hangen. Daarvoor hebben ze nu een dealer gestrikt die een gigant is in foto-land: de Hema. Lees verder

80% zinloos

80% zinloos

Dit is blogje vierhonderdvijfentwintig en ik sluit daarmee m'n eerste vijf jaar bloggen af. Het was ййn groot feest (voor mij dan toch) en dat zet ik voorlopig onverminderd voort. Prima om terug te blikken, maar laat ik me concentreren op wat er vandaag zoal passeert. Nou, dit: GET THE PROCESSES RIGHT - Customer Loyalty is een door dienstverleners zelfbedachte hype en een hardnekkige hoax. Kla... Lees verder

Wanneer stoot je een bedrijfstak af?

Wanneer stoot je een bedrijfstak af?

Soms ben je heilig overtuigd van de potentie van een product, maar krijg je het niet aan de man. Wanneer besluit je te stoppen met je ‘kindje’? Peter van Leeuwen vertelt over zijn ervaringen met het afstoten van bedrijfstakken. Lees verder

NIMA steunt initiatief van Berenschot

NIMA steunt initiatief van Berenschot

Ook de NIMA leden worden geattendeerd op het Marketingtrendonderzoek van Berenschot naar de belangrijkste ontwikkelingen van 2012. Alle deelnemers die hun naam achterlaten maken kans een maand in een elektrische auto van Ecars Sweden te mogen rijden. Ga nu naar de enquête en geef aan wat volgens u de belangrijkste trends zijn.Wat zijn opvallende stromingen en hoe spelen bedrijven in de co... Lees verder

Daimler Trucks Aims to Increase Unit Sales and Market Share in 2012

Daimler Trucks Aims to Increase Unit Sales and Market Share in 2012

[ Maandag 19 maart 2012 | DAIMLER Global ] Stuttgart - In 2012 Daimler Trucks aims to build on the successes it posted last year Lees verder

Salesforce komt met eerste Rypple-producten

Salesforce komt met eerste Rypple-producten

Cloudleverancier Salesforce.com komt met de eerste producten die voortvloeien uit de overname van hr-softwaremaker Rypple. Salesforce Rypple stelt ondernemingen in staat om medewerkers en teams met social performance management bekend te maken. Hierdoor komt het social network voor medewerkers binnen het bereik van iedere medewerker. Lees verder

Salesforce.com komt met eerste Rypple-producten

Salesforce.com komt met eerste Rypple-producten

Cloudleverancier Salesforce.com komt met de eerste producten die voortvloeien uit de overname van hr-softwaremaker Rypple. Salesforce Rypple stelt ondernemingen in staat om medewerkers en teams met social performance management bekend te maken. Hierdoor komt het social network voor medewerkers binnen het bereik van iedere medewerker. Lees verder

`Weinig goede samenwerking tussen sales en marketing`

`Weinig goede samenwerking tussen sales en marketing`

Bedrijven waar marketing en sales goed op 1 lijn zitten, behalen vier maal zo vaak een omzetgroei van meer dan 100% dan organisaties waar dit niet het geval is. Maar bij driekwart van de onderzochte bedrijven is er geen sprake van goede samenwerking. Lees verder

Acquisitie toen en nu: stop met solistisch werken

Acquisitie toen en nu: stop met solistisch werken

De werkwijze van accountmanagers van vroeger en nu verschillen niet veel van elkaar. nog steeds wordt er solistisch gewerkt. Zonde, want daardoor laten ze kansen liggen. Lees verder

Bram Schot to head sales and marketing at Volkswagen Commercial Vehi..

Bram Schot to head sales and marketing at Volkswagen Commercial Vehi..

[ Woensdag 14 maart 2012 | Volkswagen ] Bram SchotBram Schot (50) has been given executive responsibility for sales and marketing at Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles effective April 1, 2012 Lees verder

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles- Best-ever Scores in 2011 for Deliver..

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles- Best-ever Scores in 2011 for Deliver..

[ Woensdag 14 maart 2012 | Volkswagen ] Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles have achieved new record values in the 2011 fiscal year in deliveries, sales turnover and results Lees verder

Het management beslist wat je eet

Het management beslist wat je eet

'Mag ik een tosti, alsjeblieft?'. Een simpele vraag, die nog niet zo makkelijk te beantwoorden blijkt. Want het management beslist wat jij wel en niet mag eten. Lees verder

Verzekeringen verkopen op de markt

Verzekeringen verkopen op de markt

Sales haalt te weinig leads binnen. Dan kun je wachten tot de economie weer aantrekt en klanten vanzelf naar je toe komen of je trekt de stoute schoenen aan en gooit het over een heel andere boeg. Lees verder

Column SalesManagement (6) ~ No Excuses

Column SalesManagement (6) ~ No Excuses

Kijk eens of u zich kunt verplaatsen in de volgende situatie: u zoekt als verkoopbaas een verkoper en in twee of drie gesprekken wordt de minst slechte kandidaat aangenomen. Het aimabele karakter van de verse verkoper veroorzaakt al snel een schuivende forecast van nooit besluitende prospects en u ziet (eureka!) ruimte voor verbetering. Zo heet dat in deze fase nog. U stuurt uw nieuwbakken verk... Lees verder

Doe mee en maak kans op een elektrische auto

Doe mee en maak kans op een elektrische auto

Alle marketingprofessionals van Nederland die tot 20 april een online vragenlijst naar de belangrijkste marketingtrends van 2012 invullen, maken kans op een maand rijden in een elektrische auto. De 9e editie van het jaarlijkse MarketingTrends onderzoek is een initiatief van Berenschot in samenwerking met MarketingTribune. Ga nu naar de enquête en geef aan wat volgens u de belangrijkste t... Lees verder

Viafrica zoekt mensen voor Tanzania en Kenia

Viafrica zoekt mensen voor Tanzania en Kenia

De Nederlandse organisatie Viafrica zoekt voor projecten in Tanzania en Kenia een Linux-trainer, sales manager en coach. Computable werkt samen met Viafrica en detacheerder IT-Staffing om scholen, organisaties en bedrijven in verschillende Afrikaanse landen te ondersteunen bij het gebruik en beheer van ict. Potentiële kandidaten kunnen tot 9 april 2012 reageren. Lees verder

Hoofdsponsor van De Marketing Dagen bekend

Hoofdsponsor van De Marketing Dagen bekend

De School for Customer Management in Houten heeft voor 2012 een overeenkomst afgesloten met uitgeverij BBP, uitgever van MarketingTribune. Het erkende opleidingsinstituut is hoofdsponsor van het meerdaagse event De Dagen in Jaarbeurs Utrecht dat op 24 en 25 april plaatsvindt. De keuze hiervoor is ingegeven doordat 10.000 professionals op het gebied van klantcontact, marketing en webwinkelen a... Lees verder

Volkswagen Group presents record results for 2011

Volkswagen Group presents record results for 2011

[ Maandag 12 maart 2012 | Volkswagen ] The Volkswagen Group again reported record vehicle sales, sales revenue and earnings in 2011 and is confident about its prospects for 2012 Lees verder

Gratis inspirerende marketing clinics

Gratis inspirerende marketing clinics

Beeckestijn Business School organiseert op dinsdag 2 en dinsdag 23 april a.s. 2 gratis clinics met als onderwerp de samenwerking tussen marketing en sales. De clinics zijn een combinatie van een korte presentatie over de laatste trends en ontwikkelingen en een werkvorm. Deelname is geheel gratis en vrijblijvend.Beeckestijn Business School organiseert regelmatig clinics op het gebied van online ... Lees verder

Humor in telefonische acquisitie werkt

Humor in telefonische acquisitie werkt

'Telefonische acquisitie? Niets voor mij', hoor ik je denken, en misschien heb je gelijk. Maar probeer het eens op deze manier. In deze case wordt er gezocht naar humor en competitie. Ik neem je even mee in mijn eigen ervaring. Lees verder

Zo zet je social media in

Social media zijn misschien de trend voorbij, maar voor met name kleinere ondernemers is het nog onbekend terrein. Ze horen en zien er veel over, maar hebben ondertussen nauwelijks een idee van wat het moet voorstellen, hoe het aan te pakken en vooral wat voor gevolgen dit kan hebben voor het bedrijf. Lees verder

AUDI AG: Sales growth in all regions

AUDI AG: Sales growth in all regions

[ Donderdag 8 maart 2012 | Volkswagen ] Audi increased its sales in all regions of the world in February and exceeded the prior-year month by 16 Lees verder

UEF urges ESMA to consider employees' role in financial product sales

UEF urges ESMA to consider employees' role in financial product sales

[ Woensdag 7 maart 2012 | Uni Global Union ] UNI Europa Finance answered a public stakeholder consultation on "Guidelines on certain aspects of the MiFID compliance function requirements", issued by ESMA Lees verder

Rising Fuel Prices Driving Buick LaCrosse with eAssist Sales

Rising Fuel Prices Driving Buick LaCrosse with eAssist Sales

[ Woensdag 7 maart 2012 | GM ] Rising Fuel Prices Driving Buick LaCrosse with eAssist Sales Fuel-efficient model represented 25 percent of sales in February 2012-03-07 Back Print Print | Send Email | Word | Share Add This | DETROIT ? The 2012 Buick LaCrosse with eAssist Lees verder

'Nissan wil NedCar mogelijk als toeleverancier'

'Nissan wil NedCar mogelijk als toeleverancier'

Nissan Motor wil Netherlands Car als toeleverancier van onderdelen, meldt Peter Cornelis, directeur Europa After Sales van het Japanse autobedrijf, dinsdag tijdens de autoshow in Geneve aan de NOS. Lees verder

Nissan wil NedCar als toeleverancier - media

Nissan wil NedCar als toeleverancier - media

AMSTERDAM (Dow Jones)--Nissan Motor Co. (7201.TO) wil Netherlands Car bv (NedCar) als toeleverancier van onderdelen, meldt Peter Cornelis, directeur Europa After Sales van het Japanse autobedrijf, dinsdag tijdens de autoshow in Geneve aan de NOS. Volgens de NOS is Cornelis van mening dat de fabriek bij Born bij uitstek geschikt is voor de productie van onderdelen voor Nissan, maar ziet hij... Lees verder

Onzekere tijden?

Onzekere tijden?

Ordina presenteert de cijfers over 2011 en spreekt even geen verwachtingen uit over 2012. Ja, ze weten dat ICT de motor is die kostenreductie, een betere klanteninteractie en innovatie mogelijk maakt. Ware het niet dat korte termijn kostenreductieprogramma's de ICT-uitgaven bij Ordina's klanten raken. Daardoor is de omzetontwikkeling en daarmee het resultaat voor 2012 moeilijk voorspelbaar, ald... Lees verder

GM Sets February Sales Record in China

GM Sets February Sales Record in China

[ Dinsdag 6 maart 2012 | GM ] GM Sets February Sales Record in China Demand jumps 30 Lees verder

Klantbeleving: Jij bent veel dikker dan je vrouw

Klantbeleving: Jij bent veel dikker dan je vrouw

Voor de ondernemer die aandacht aan zijn klanten geeft én spontaan kan reageren, zijn er nog volop kansen om te verkopen. Lees verder

Meer rendement uit marketing* en salescampagnes door profileren

Meer rendement uit marketing* en salescampagnes door profileren

[ Dinsdag 6 maart 2012 | Cendris ] Nieuwsbericht 06-03-2012 10:17 Meer rendement uit marketing en salescampagnes door profileren Bekijk de film om te zien hoe belangrijk het is om uw klanten een gezicht te geven Lees verder

Zo win je klanten

Zo win je klanten

Je begeeft je in een nieuwe markt. Hoe verover je dan de klanten van je concurrent? Waarom je juist met zachte hand te werk moet gaan. "Een slechte verkoper denkt dat alles om de prijs draait." Lees verder

comScore Appoints Tom Karrat as President, Global Marketing & Media ..

comScore Appoints Tom Karrat as President, Global Marketing & Media ..

[ Maandag 5 maart 2012 | comScore ] --> comScore Appoints Tom Karrat as President, Global Marketing & Media Solutions Digital Media Veteran Brings Leadership Experience and Proven Ability to Scale Sales & Marketing Organization RESTON, VA, March 5, 2012 ? comScore, Inc Lees verder

De manager heeft geen pijnpunten en ook geen problemen

De manager heeft geen pijnpunten en ook geen problemen

Verkopers zijn getraind in het zoeken naar pijnpunten en problemen. Daarna presenteren ze hun oplossing. Maar bij de meeste ict-managers werkt deze ondervragingstechniek juist averechts.  Lees verder

GMC Sierra HD Total Sales Growth Hits 20 Straight Months

GMC Sierra HD Total Sales Growth Hits 20 Straight Months

[ Vrijdag 2 maart 2012 | GM ] GMC Sierra HD Total Sales Growth Hits 20 Straight Months Customer in New Mexico daily tests limits of brand?s most-capable vehicle 2012-03-02 Back Print Print | Send Email | Word | Share Add This | DETROIT ? With a strong Lees verder

HTC Sensation exclusively for sale at Proximus

HTC Sensation exclusively for sale at Proximus

[ Vrijdag 2 maart 2012 | BELGACOM ] From today the HTC Sensation will be for sale, exclusively in our Proximus points of sales Lees verder

DuPont Food Innovations to Drive 2012 Sales Growth

DuPont Food Innovations to Drive 2012 Sales Growth

[ Donderdag 1 maart 2012 | Dupont ] Innovation, Product Performance, Collaboration Prove Successful Recipe for Food Businesses MIAMI, March 1, 2012 ? DuPont?s innovation and the ongoing, strong global food demand will deliver growth across its food and agriculture businesses, DuPont Executive Vice President James C Lees verder

GM February Sales Beat Expectations

GM February Sales Beat Expectations

[ Donderdag 1 maart 2012 | GM ] GM February Sales Beat Expectations Small and Compact Car Sales up 43 percent 2012-03-01 back Print Print | Send Email | Word | Share Add This | DETROIT ? General Motors Co Lees verder

As Sales Growth Continues, Buick Verano Becomes TV Star

As Sales Growth Continues, Buick Verano Becomes TV Star

[ Donderdag 1 maart 2012 | GM ] As Sales Growth Continues, Buick Verano Becomes TV Star LaCrosse retail sales increase 24 Lees verder

Tata Motors February sales at 92,119 vehicles

Tata Motors February sales at 92,119 vehicles

[ Donderdag 1 maart 2012 | Tata ] Mumbai: Tata Motors? total sales (including exports) of Tata commercial and passenger vehicles in February 2012 were 92,119 vehicles, higher by 19 per cent over February 2011 Lees verder

Wat is het nut van een verkoper?

Wat is het nut van een verkoper?

Wat is de meerwaarde van sales voor je bedrijf? Potentiële klanten mogen gratis rondkijken in je dure showroom om vervolgens bij de (online) concurrent te bestellen. Dat kan anders. Lees verder

Zijn je salesmensen scoringsverslaafd?

Zijn je salesmensen scoringsverslaafd?

Je hebt vast een goed team van salesmensen? Allemaal personen die recht op hun doel afgaan en niets liever willen dan scoren. Het scoringsverslaafde type is echter minder effectief dan je denkt. Lees verder

Booz&Co: Social commerce bereikt $30 miljard omzet binnen vijf jaar

Booz&Co: Social commerce bereikt $30 miljard omzet binnen vijf jaar

Als de groei van social commerce doorzet zal het een belangrijke plek krijgen naast “offline” winkels , telesales en het meer traditionele Web aldus onderzoek van Booz & Company. Er zijn echter wel vier kritische succesfactoren om deze omzet te kunnen behalen. Lees meer over: Booz&Co: Social commerce bereikt $30 miljard omzet binnen vijf jaar. Lees verder

2011 Results

2011 Results

[ Dinsdag 28 februari 2012 | Groupe Casino ] Financial press releases 2011 Results Robust sales growth : 18 Lees verder

In hoeverre onersteunt Social Media in 2012 Sales?

In hoeverre onersteunt Social Media in 2012 Sales?

Sales wil alles proberen om nieuwe leads te genereren. Naast de marketingafdeling is sales uiteraard ook zoekende naar de ideale leadgenerator. Welke tools heeft sales dit jaar om nieuwe klanten te winnen? Hoe past social media daarin? Ik weet het niet. Zelf zijn we al een aantal jaren actief met... Lees verder

2011 Full-Year Results

2011 Full-Year Results

[ Dinsdag 28 februari 2012 | Groupe Casino ] Financial press releases 2011 Full-Year Results Robust sales growth : 18 Lees verder

Konica Minolta Signs Global Sales Agreement with Komori Corporation

Konica Minolta Signs Global Sales Agreement with Komori Corporation

[ Dinsdag 28 februari 2012 | Konica Minolta ] Tokyo (February 28, 2012) ? Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc Lees verder

BASF achieves top results in 2011 and has ambitious targets for 2012

BASF achieves top results in 2011 and has ambitious targets for 2012

[ Vrijdag 24 februari 2012 | BASF ] 2012-02-24 P-12-151 * Full year 2011: - Sales ?73 Lees verder

Kies het juiste verkoopgesprek

Kies het juiste verkoopgesprek

Weet jij welk verkooppraatje een prospect wil horen? Het is niet altijd nodig eerst de behoefte in kaart te brengen. Een standaard verkoopgesprek kan zelfs een gemiste kans zijn. Lees verder

Philips increases sales of Green Products to 39% of total sales and ..

Philips increases sales of Green Products to 39% of total sales and ..

[ Donderdag 23 februari 2012 | Philips ] February 23, 2012 Amsterdam, the Netherlands ? Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) announced today that it has made solid progress in its EcoVision program^1 which sets sustainability performance targets for the end of 2015 Lees verder

BASF increases prices for ethanolamines in Europe

BASF increases prices for ethanolamines in Europe

[ Woensdag 22 februari 2012 | BASF ] 2012-02-22 P-12-164 With immediate effect, or as existing contracts permit, BASF is increasing its European sales prices for ethanolamines (EOA) as follows: Monoethanolamine (MEOA) + 70 EUR/ mt Diethanolamine (DEOA) + 90 EUR/ mt Triethanolamine (TEOA) + 90 EUR/ mt Lees verder

‘Albert Heijn sterkste Nederlandse retailmerk’

‘Albert Heijn sterkste Nederlandse retailmerk’

Jaarlijks maakt merkenadviesbureau Interbrand de merkwaarde van ’s werelds leidende retailmerken bekend in haar Best Retail Brands rapport. Hierin worden de meest waardevolle retailmerken in de VS, Groot-Brittannië, Frankrijk, Duitsland, Spanje en een groot gedeelte van Azië gerangschikt. De merkwaarde van Nederlandse retailmerken is niet in dit wereldwijde merkwaarde onderzoek meegenomen, omda... Lees verder

PREVIEW: Wolters Kluwer ordinary EBITA 2011 EUR726 mln

PREVIEW: Wolters Kluwer ordinary EBITA 2011 EUR726 mln

Wolters Kluwer maakt woensdag om 8.00 uur volgens 6 door Dow Jones geraadpleegde analisten een 'gewone' (voor aftrek van reorganisatiekosten) winst voor aftrek van rente, belastingen en amortisatie van goodwill (ordinary EBITA) bekend van EUR726 miljoen, tegen EUR727 miljoen een jaar eerder. De omzet komt naar verwachting uit op EUR3,336 miljard, tegen EUR3,556 miljard een jaar eerder. Bij de h... Lees verder

Meer herhalingsaankopen in jouw webshop

Meer herhalingsaankopen in jouw webshop

Loyale klanten komen eerder terug in jouw webshop. En bevelen jouw webshop eerder aan bij vrienden en familie. Maar hoe zorg jij als webshop voor loyale klanten? Lees verder

CSM: repositioning for profitable growth

CSM: repositioning for profitable growth

[ Dinsdag 21 februari 2012 | CSM ] 2012-02-21 CSM: repositioning for profitable growth CSM increased net sales by 4 Lees verder

Borst leidt sales Weekbladpers

Borst leidt sales Weekbladpers

Henk Borst leidt vanaf 1 maart de salesafdeling van Weekbladpers Tijdschriften op ad interim basis. Raymond van Kasterop gaat naar G+J. Lees verder Lees verder

Zomaar een middagje op de markt

Zomaar een middagje op de markt

Op de markt vind je ouderwetse verkopers die niet aan behoeftebepaling doen. Ernst Pietersen beveelt iedere ondernemer een dagje op de markt aan. Lees verder

MKB’ers zetten met sociale media in op branding en sales

MKB’ers zetten met sociale media in op branding en sales

Unique en TNO hebben voor de MKB Marktmonitor 2011/2012 onderzoek naar het gebruik van en de visie op de inzet van sociale media door MKB’ers. Bijna driekwart van ondernemend Nederland ziet social media als een kans (pas op: hoog open-deuren gehalte). LinkedIn is bij uitstek het meest populaire medium (59%), gevolgd door Twitter (39%) en Facebook (26%). Het belangrijkste doel voor ondernemend N... Lees verder

4 apps voor je salesteam

4 apps voor je salesteam

Of het nu gaat om je binnendienstmedewerkers of om je accountmanagers, je wilt je salesteam natuurlijk wel op elkaar aansluiten via mobiele apps. Het kan ze effectiever maken. 4 apps om je salesteam mobieler te maken.  Lees verder

Q4 2011: International buy&build strategy leads to higher result

Q4 2011: International buy&build strategy leads to higher result

[ Donderdag 16 februari 2012 | Mediq ] 16 feb Outlook 2011 realised Financial highlights Q4 2011 Net sales Up 3% to ? 727 Lees verder

Kopteksten die klikken

Kopteksten die klikken

Een koptekst is erg belangrijk voor succesvolle e-mailmarketing. Je koptekst zorgt ervoor dat je mail gelezen wordt.  Lees verder

Sanoma doet online sales SBS

Sanoma doet online sales SBS

Sanoma Media verzorgt vanaf februari de verkoop van display advertising op alle websites van SBS Broadcasting. Lees verder Lees verder

NIMA belooft meer daadkracht

NIMA belooft meer daadkracht

NIMA voorzitter Muriel Arts en haar medebestuursleden zijn afgelopen weekend afgetreden. Met het eerder aangekondigde vertrek van directeur Frank van Delft per 1 maart is de revolutie bij het Nederlands Instituut voor Marketing nu compleet. Een vijfkoppig interim-bestuur wordt sinds 10 februari geleid door Reg van Steen (foto), in het dagelijks leven sector director Business & Finance bij TNS N... Lees verder

Accenture Helps Deliver Improved Sales Operations at Rotkaeppchen-Mu..

Accenture Helps Deliver Improved Sales Operations at Rotkaeppchen-Mu..

[ Maandag 13 februari 2012 | Accenture ] Accenture Helps Deliver Improved Sales Operationsat Rotkaeppchen-Mumm Sektkellereien Rotkaeppchen-Mumm Sektkellereien Goes Live with New Customer Management System Built on Accenture CAS Software Platform KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany; Feb Lees verder

Nederlandse Staatsloterij lanceert Miljoenenspel

Nederlandse Staatsloterij lanceert Miljoenenspel

De Nederlandse Staatsloterij start met een nieuwe wekelijkse loterij: het Miljoenenspel. Hierbij maken meer mensen kans op 1 miljoen euro, doordat bij het Miljoenenspel de Jackpot wordt opgeknipt in prijzen van 1 miljoen euro. De officiële launch van deze nieuwe loterij is op zaterdag 18 februari. Dan zal het Miljoenenspel in het hele land zichtbaar zijn. De volgende partijen zijn betrokken bij... Lees verder

Audi: strong growth in the United States and China

Audi: strong growth in the United States and China

[ Donderdag 9 februari 2012 | Volkswagen ] In January, AUDI AG once again achieved the record sales level of the same month last year ? despite significantly more difficult underlying conditions in certain markets Lees verder

Triple B

Triple B

Ik hoor hier en daar wat academisch geblaat dat doorgang van de Alvestêdetocht goed was geweest voor de economie. Het tegenovergestelde is waar. Onze nationale arbeidsproductiviteit neemt op de dag der dagen tijdens de tocht der tochten in de provincie der provincieлn ineens wel heel sterk af. Daarnaast brengen heel veel Nederlanders een geschatte 30 miljoen naar Fryslân. En die poe... Lees verder

Strong growth pushes Barco beyond 1 billion euro in sales

Strong growth pushes Barco beyond 1 billion euro in sales

[ Donderdag 9 februari 2012 | BARCO ] Strong growth pushes Barco beyond 1 billion euro in sales Regulated information Kortrijk, Belgium, 9 February 2012 - Barco (Nyse/Euronext: BAR; Reuters: BARBt Lees verder

Column SalesManagement (5) ~ Mindfuck Misschien?

Column SalesManagement (5) ~ Mindfuck Misschien?

Op mijn bucket list prijkt de ‘to do before I die’: dineren bij de Europese restaurants van de S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants. Dat zijn er anno 2011 precies 33. En juist bij de niet alleen beste, maar ook duurste restaurants is het geen sinecure om aan tafel te komen. Een van mijn 2011 targets is aanschuiven bij The Fat Duck in Bray, Berkshire UK. De policy is helder: “reservati... Lees verder

Column SalesExpert (5) ~ Mindfuck Misschien?

Column SalesExpert (5) ~ Mindfuck Misschien?

Op mijn bucket list prijkt de ‘to do before I die’: dineren bij de Europese restaurants van de S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants. Dat zijn er anno 2011 precies 33. En juist bij de niet alleen beste, maar ook duurste restaurants is het geen sinecure om aan tafel te komen. Een van mijn 2011 targets is aanschuiven bij The Fat Duck in Bray, Berkshire UK. De policy is helder: “reservati... Lees verder

GM Sales in China Drop 8 Percent in January

GM Sales in China Drop 8 Percent in January

[ Dinsdag 7 februari 2012 | GM ] GM Sales in China Drop 8 Percent in January Second-Highest January sales ever despite three fewer sales days 2012-02-07 Back Print Print | Send Email | Word | Share Add This | SHANGHAI ? General Motors sales in China in Lees verder

Hogere conversie? Stel jezelf deze 3 vragen

Hogere conversie? Stel jezelf deze 3 vragen

Hoeveel geld steek je wel niet in online adverteren? Misschien wordt het tijd om een deel daarvan te investeren in het verhogen van de conversie. In 3 stappen van klanten sneller kopers maken. Lees verder

NISSAN SALES IN EUROPE JUMP 15% IN JANUARY

NISSAN SALES IN EUROPE JUMP 15% IN JANUARY

[ Dinsdag 7 februari 2012 | Nissan ] Feb 07, 2012 | ID:88672 Like 0 For Immediate Release Tuesday 7^th February NISSAN SALES IN EUROPE JUMP 15% IN JANUARY - Locally-produced models support 4 Lees verder

Zelfstandig consultant doet met de grote jongens mee

Zelfstandig consultant doet met de grote jongens mee

IT-consultancy vormt een mondiale goudmijn, met een omzet van meer dan 130 miljard euro. Amerikaanse en Europese reuzen als Accenture, IBM en Capgemini graaien veel geld uit de grabbelbak, maar ook Marc Jellema doet serieus mee. "Misschien kan ik zelfs een miljoenenmarkt aanboren." Lees verder

Hoe ver moet je gaan voor een order?

Hoe ver moet je gaan voor een order?

Iedere order is er één. Dat geldt helemaal in economisch slechte tijden. Maar hoe ver moet je gaan om die prijsbewuste inkoper tevreden te stellen? 'Geef nooit iets weg zonder er iets voor terug te krijgen'.  Lees verder

Online vs. offline marketing: de consument wordt schizofrener

Online vs. offline marketing: de consument wordt schizofrener

In de transitie van de traditionele winkel naar de toekomstige consumentenleverancier, hebben veel traditionele retailers het zwaar. De winkel loopt niet naar behoren, op koopavond blijven de straten rustig en de sales per bezoeker van de winkel loopt in veel branches terug. Bijvoorbeeld kleding en schoenen, traditioneel een herkenbaar centrum-van-de-stad-activiteit, krijgen nu meer en meer con... Lees verder

Lex Column: Sharp’s the action (Financial Times)

Lex Column: Sharp’s the action (Financial Times)

Sharp is losing its, er, edge. The Japanese technology company - founded by the man who invented mechanical stay-sharp pencils - has cut its sales forecast for the year ending in March by almost a 10th, and downgraded a Y6bn profit outlook to a Y290bn ($3.8bn) loss. Lees verder

5 leidraden voor mobiele marketingacties

5 leidraden voor mobiele marketingacties

Van de zeven miljard mensen op deze planeet, zal er naar verwachting meer dan twee miljard in 2015 een smartphone hebben. Geen simpel mobieltje dus, maar een telefoon met internetverbinding en applicaties. Hoe speel je op die trend in? Lees verder

Volkswagen reports 47.9 percent increase in January U.S. sales Janua..

Volkswagen reports 47.9 percent increase in January U.S. sales Janua..

[ Donderdag 2 februari 2012 | Volkswagen ] Volkswagen of America, Inc Lees verder

GM's U.S. Sales Down 6 percent in January

GM's U.S. Sales Down 6 percent in January

[ Woensdag 1 februari 2012 | GM ] GM?s U Lees verder

Tata Motors January sales at 87,465 vehicles

Tata Motors January sales at 87,465 vehicles

[ Woensdag 1 februari 2012 | Tata ] Tata passenger vehicle sales highest ever for any month Mumbai: Tata Motors? total sales (including exports) of Tata commercial and passenger vehicles in January 2012 were 87,465 vehicles, higher by 16 per cent over January 2011 Lees verder

5 tips voor analyse en optimalisatie van je online sales

5 tips voor analyse en optimalisatie van je online sales

Er zijn veel manieren om een site of campagne te optimaliseren. Natuurlijk weet je dat vindbaarheid en usability belangrijk zijn, maar maak je wel optimaal gebruik van de middelen? Hieronder vijf tips om je online sales voortdurend te analyseren en optimaliseren. Lees meer Lees verder

Speel verdeel en heers met je distributeur

Speel verdeel en heers met je distributeur

Je kunt meer geld verdienen door rechtstreeks aan een klant te leveren. Je wilt echter niet je distributeur voor het hoofd stoten. Groei-expert Verne Harnish over het succesvol gebruik maken van meerdere verkoopkanalen. Lees verder

Infineon First Quarter FY 2012 sales and earnings slightly ahead of ..

Infineon First Quarter FY 2012 sales and earnings slightly ahead of ..

[ Woensdag 1 februari 2012 | Infineon ] Quarterly Report February 1, 2012 * Quarterly sales of Euro 946 million down from Euro 1 Lees verder

P&G Announces Second Quarter Results; Delivers 4% Organic Sales Grow..

P&G Announces Second Quarter Results; Delivers 4% Organic Sales Grow..

[ Woensdag 1 februari 2012 | P&G ] CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan Lees verder

Chevrolet Sonic Digital Efforts Help Drive Early Sales

Chevrolet Sonic Digital Efforts Help Drive Early Sales

[ Dinsdag 31 januari 2012 | GM ] Chevrolet Sonic Digital Efforts Help Drive Early Sales 2012-01-31 Back Print Print | Send Email | Word | Share Add This | DETROIT ? The all-new Chevrolet Sonic is building a digital reputation and a legion of fans by bungee Lees verder

After sales van een webwinkel: een gemiste kans!

After sales van een webwinkel: een gemiste kans!

Vorige week stond ik op de Webwinkel Vakdagen. Hier viel mij wederom op dat de grootste behoefte van een webwinkelier het genereren van webtraffic is. Voornamelijk startende webwinkeliers lopen hier tegen aan, en besteden hier dan ook veel aandacht aan. Uit recent onderzoek van Webcredible (usability bureau in Londen) kwam echter naar voren dat een onderbelicht element van een webwinkelier de a... Lees verder

Dit moet jouw salesteam kunnen

Dit moet jouw salesteam kunnen

Hoe overleef je in een krimpende markt? Natuurlijk niet met een club verkopers die niet van aanpakken weet. De 5 kenmerken waar succesvolle salesmensen juist nu aan moeten voldoen. Lees verder

Succesvol zijn in Enterprise Social? ‘Make IT happy!’

Succesvol zijn in Enterprise Social? ‘Make IT happy!’

Presentaties van sponsoren op congressen zijn vaak als TV commercials: het liefst zou je ze wegklikken. Ze hebben in de regel namelijk teveel weg van een salespitch. Niet met Ram Menon, Executive Vice-President van Tibco, de hoofdsponsor van Beyond Enterprise 2.0. In plaats van een ‘live-demo’ van Tibco’s enterprise social platform tibbr, gaf Ram een inspirerende kijk op wat de waarde is van so... Lees verder

BASF increases prices for ethanolamines in Europe

BASF increases prices for ethanolamines in Europe

[ Maandag 30 januari 2012 | BASF ] 2012-01-30 P-12-127 With immediate effect, or as existing contracts permit, BASF is increasing its European sales prices for ethanolamines (EOA) as follows: Monoethanolamine (MEOA) + 60 EUR/ mt Diethanolamine (DEOA) + 60 EUR/ mt Triethanolamine (TEOA) + 60 EUR/ mt Lees verder

BASF Crop Protection pipeline value jumps to EUR2.8 billion

BASF Crop Protection pipeline value jumps to EUR2.8 billion

[ Maandag 30 januari 2012 | BASF ] 2012-01-30 P-12-126 * Peak sales potential up by ?400 million * Novel fungicide Xemium^® in key markets from 2012 * F 500^® peak sales potential to exceed ?1 billion * New projects promoted to development status LUDWIGSHAFEN, Germany, January 30, Lees verder

Red je merk

Red je merk

Het is 2012. De financiële wereld staat in de fik. Ondanks veelvuldig gebruik van social media zijn organisaties en bureaus meer in zichzelf gekeerd dan ooit. Er is één belang en dat is overleven, en wel zo goed mogelijk. Daarom heb ik een tip voor al die merken die op zoek zijn naar bureaus om hun marketing, pr en communicatie te regelen. Stop met al die verschillende briefings en organiseer й... Lees verder

Fourth Quarter and Annual Results 2011 - Philips

Fourth Quarter and Annual Results 2011 - Philips

[ Maandag 30 januari 2012 | Philips ] January 30, 2012 Philips reports fourth-quarter sales of EUR 6 Lees verder

P&G Announces Second Quarter Results; Delivers 4% Organic Sales Grow..

P&G Announces Second Quarter Results; Delivers 4% Organic Sales Grow..

[ Vrijdag 27 januari 2012 | P&G ] CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan Lees verder

Een anatomische les in reclame

Een anatomische les in reclame

Als er een klant tegenover je staat, gebeurt er van alles. Maar weet jij precies hoe beïnvloeding werkt? Lees verder

De mono-brand store; een eitje?

De mono-brand store; een eitje?

En in ene is daar de wc-winkel als een mono(-brand) store. (Op één van onze Shanghai bezoeken kwamen op hetzelfde idee, maar helaas net te laat). De brand store als in mono-brand winkel lijkt nu nog de enige survival tool te zijn als je winkeltje wilt spelen. En slaat het ‘mono’ concept nu helemaal door tot in het uitrollen van wc-winkels, straks krijg je nog merkbrood en de mono-brand bakker o... Lees verder

Leggett & Platt, Winner of 2011 Managing Automation Progressive ..

Leggett & Platt, Winner of 2011 Managing Automation Progressive ..

[ Donderdag 26 januari 2012 | ORACLE ] Oracle Press Release Leggett & Platt, Winner of 2011 Managing Automation Progressive Manufacturing Award, Increases Earnings with Help from Oracle Solutions Oracle's Demantra Real-Time Sales and Operations Planning and Oracle Hyperion Planning Provide Foundation That Helps Yield Stronger Profits Redwood Lees verder

Nokia Q4 2011 net sales EUR 10.0 billion, non-IFRS EPS EUR 0.06 (rep..

Nokia Q4 2011 net sales EUR 10.0 billion, non-IFRS EPS EUR 0.06 (rep..

[ Donderdag 26 januari 2012 | Nokia ] - Accelerating investment in Lumia range of smartphones, having sold well over 1 million Lumia devices to date - Solid Q4 performance in mobile phones - Strong balance sheet, with net cash and other liquid assets of EUR 5 Lees verder

Noel Eckhart: “Online meetings zijn zoveel meer dan kostenbesparing”

Noel Eckhart: “Online meetings zijn zoveel meer dan kostenbesparing”

De markt is rijp voor videovergaderen. De kwaliteit van de huidige internetverbindingen, technologische vooruitgang i.c.m. de opkomst van mobiele apparaten maken het mogelijk dat online meetings nu echt door kunnen breken. Gartner verwacht dat de investeringen flink zullen toenemen de komende tijd. Het vooroordeel over videobellen blijft dat het puur kostenbesparing is. Om daar meer inzicht in ... Lees verder

Nokia hits 1.5 billion sales of revolutionary Series 40 mobile phones

Nokia hits 1.5 billion sales of revolutionary Series 40 mobile phones

[ Woensdag 25 januari 2012 | Nokia ] Published January 25, 2012 | By Nokia - Press Release Nokia hits 1 Lees verder

Norwegian commits to 100 A320neo aircraft | Airbus Press release

Norwegian commits to 100 A320neo aircraft | Airbus Press release

[ Woensdag 25 januari 2012 | AIRBUS ] Stunning A320neo sales success continues in 2012 25 January 2012 Press Release Norwegian, one of the largest low-cost airlines in Europe, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Airbus for 100 A320neo aircraft Lees verder

Air Products Reports Fiscal Q1 EPS Up One Percent to $1.36

Air Products Reports Fiscal Q1 EPS Up One Percent to $1.36

[ Dinsdag 24 januari 2012 | AIR PRODUCTS ] January 24, 2012 Quarter Summary * Underlying sales increased 1% * Tonnage gases sales up on new projects * New China project is the largest on-site ASU order * Announced intention to divest Continental Europe Homecare business Air Products (NYSE:APD) Lees verder

Eurocopter boosts its sales by 12 percent in 2011 and increases orde..

Eurocopter boosts its sales by 12 percent in 2011 and increases orde..

[ Dinsdag 24 januari 2012 | EADS ] The deliveries of 503 rotary-wing aircraft in 2011, along with Eurocopter's enhanced support and services activities, generated a turnover of 5 Lees verder

Marketing & Information Event 2012

Marketing & Information Event 2012

Twee dagen lang staat het World Forum in Den Haag in het teken van ‘inspirerende sprekers en workshops’ over trends en ontwikkelingen op terreinen als marktonderzoek, consumententrends en market intelligence. Dit alles vindt plaats tijdens tijdens het Marketing & Information Event 2012 (Mie). Wim van Slooten van de Moa licht toe. Eerst maar eens de hete aardappel: waarom van november naar febru... Lees verder

Nieuwe Strategic Decisions Monitor: Contactkanalen

Nieuwe Strategic Decisions Monitor: Contactkanalen

‘In welke bestaande en nieuwe contactkanalen vindt u dat uw organisatie zou moeten investeren?’ , dat is het thema van de Strategic Decisions Monitor voor de maand januari. Welke kanalen moeten volgens u vooral verder ontwikkeld worden? Chat? Telefonische selfservice? Web selfservice? Social media? Mobiel? U kunt uw mening geven door een korte vragenlijst te beantwoorden op: https://response.qu... Lees verder

Chevrolet Achieves Best-Ever Global Sales in 2011

Chevrolet Achieves Best-Ever Global Sales in 2011

[ Donderdag 19 januari 2012 | GM ] Chevrolet Achieves Best-Ever Global Sales in 2011 Brand?s strong results help push GM past 9 million annual sales 2012-01-19 Back Print Print | Send Email | Word | Share Add This | DETROIT ? Chevrolet sold 4 Lees verder

Dr. Jan Utermarck to head Sales CIS / Middle East / Africa at Volksw..

Dr. Jan Utermarck to head Sales CIS / Middle East / Africa at Volksw..

[ Woensdag 18 januari 2012 | Volkswagen ] Dr Lees verder

Accenture Survey Finds Diverse Geographic Regulations, Laws and Prac..

Accenture Survey Finds Diverse Geographic Regulations, Laws and Prac..

[ Dinsdag 17 januari 2012 | Accenture ] Accenture Survey Finds Diverse Geographic Regulations, Laws and Practices Impacting European Retailers' Cross-Border Sales Aspirations LONDON; Jan Lees verder

SAP to Provide Retailers With Real-Time Data for Actionable Decision..

SAP to Provide Retailers With Real-Time Data for Actionable Decision..

[ Maandag 16 januari 2012 | Sap ] SAP NEWSBYTE - January 16, 2012 - SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today introduced the SAP BusinessObjects Sales Analysis for Retail analytic application powered by the SAP HANA platform Lees verder

‘Overschot interim-marketeers neemt toe’

‘Overschot interim-marketeers neemt toe’

Het aantal beschikbare interim professionals in het vakgebied Marketing per ultimo 2011 is het grootst. Dat wijst de Planet Interim Index uit, dat inzicht geeft in de ontwikkeling van de beschikbaarheid van hoger opgeleide interim professionals (ZZP - hbo/wo) per vakgebied. De gegevens zijn gebaseerd op de registraties bij het onafhankelijke interim platform Planet Interim. Bovendien neemt het ... Lees verder

Volkswagen Group China sold 2.26 million cars in 2011

Volkswagen Group China sold 2.26 million cars in 2011

[ Vrijdag 13 januari 2012 | Volkswagen ] Volkswagen Group China today reported a new year of record sales Lees verder

Volkswagen Group India achieves remarkable sales growth of 109.3 per..

Volkswagen Group India achieves remarkable sales growth of 109.3 per..

[ Donderdag 12 januari 2012 | Volkswagen ] Celebrating its tenth successful year in India, the Volkswagen Group clocked an impressive growth of 109 Lees verder

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles achieves record sales

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles achieves record sales

[ Donderdag 12 januari 2012 | Volkswagen ] Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has achieved the best sales results so far in its history in 2011 Lees verder

NISSAN SETS ALL-TIME RECORD EUROPEAN SALES IN 2011

NISSAN SETS ALL-TIME RECORD EUROPEAN SALES IN 2011

[ Donderdag 12 januari 2012 | Nissan ] Jan 12, 2012 | ID:87813 Like 0 NISSAN SETS ALL-TIME RECORD EUROPEAN SALES IN 2011 - Calendar year sales increase by 140,000 units versus 2010 - * Record 2011 sales up Lees verder

Boeing Awarded US Army Contract for 14 Additional CH-47F Chinook Hel..

Boeing Awarded US Army Contract for 14 Additional CH-47F Chinook Hel..

[ Woensdag 11 januari 2012 | Boeing ] Contract supports Army's Foreign Military Sales efforts Boeing Awarded US Army Contract for 14 Additional CH-47F Chinook Helicopters These images are available for editorial use by news media Lees verder

Customer Interaction Group winnaar Aspect Service Excellence Award 2011

Customer Interaction Group winnaar Aspect Service Excellence Award 2011

SCHIPHOL-OOST (EZPress) - Tijdens de jaarlijkse Aspect sales kickoff in OrlandoUSA heeft Bob Raadjes directeur Operations van Customer Interaction Group de Aspect Service Excellence Award 2011 in ontvangst mogen nemen. Met deze onderscheiding Lees verder

3 tips voor een onvergetelijke klantervaring

3 tips voor een onvergetelijke klantervaring

Net als iedere ondernemer wil jij nieuwe klanten vinden en aan je binden, maar je hebt geen budget voor reclamecampagnes. Hoe zorg je voor gratis mond-tot-mondreclame? Drie tips voor een onvergetelijke klantervaring. Lees verder

ŠKODA Goes from Strength to Strength

ŠKODA Goes from Strength to Strength

[ Dinsdag 10 januari 2012 | Volkswagen ] ?KODA continued on its successful course, achieving a new sales record in FY 2011 Lees verder

Blijft je verdienmodel ook morgen renderen?

Blijft je verdienmodel ook morgen renderen?

Vergeet het traditionele businessplan. Wie ook in de wereld van morgen verzekerd zijn van een effectief verdienmodel, doet aan business modelling. Lees verder

Audi: strongest sales growth ever

Audi: strongest sales growth ever

[ Maandag 9 januari 2012 | Volkswagen ] AUDI AG sold around 1,302,650 cars in 2011, beating its previous sales record from one year earlier by more than 210,200 units Lees verder

'Een strategisch plan is een illusie'

'Een strategisch plan is een illusie'

Bedenk eerst een strategie en dan pas het plan van aanpak. Beleg die taken bij twee verschillende teams. Groei-expert Verne Harnish legt uit waarom bedrijven vaak een verkeerd beeld hebben bij het proces van strategievorming.  Lees verder

Online engagement is meetbaar

Online engagement is meetbaar

Likes, kliks, social media monitoring, sales funnels, online onderzoeken, feedback tools: we kunnen zo’n beetje alles meten, maar weten vaak niet wat er nu écht toe doet. Engagement: dát doet er toe! Maar wat is het, hoe zet je het in en hoe meet je het? In dit artikel de eerste helft van het verhaal. Lees meer Lees verder

Afrekenmodel cost per sale de heilige graal?

Afrekenmodel cost per sale de heilige graal?

Afrekenen op basis van cost per sale (CPS). Alleen betalen voor daadwerkelijk behaalde sales. Gratis traffic en 100% performance based. Maar is het echt de heilige graal? Ik ben van mening dat alternatieve afrekenmodellen zoals op basis van cost per lead vaak tot veel betere en langdurige resultaten leiden. En daarmee ben ik niet de enige. Zo is Annette Vendel, online marketing manager van Rab... Lees verder

General Motors Sets Sales Record in China in 2011

General Motors Sets Sales Record in China in 2011

[ Maandag 9 januari 2012 | GM ] General Motors Sets Sales Record in China in 2011 Lees verder

Record year for ŠKODA

Record year for ŠKODA

[ Vrijdag 6 januari 2012 | Volkswagen ] ?KODA continued on its growth path in 2011 and set another sales record Lees verder

Fernandes Softdrinks nieuwe partner 538 Schoolawards

Fernandes Softdrinks nieuwe partner 538 Schoolawards

Radio 538 heeft in Fernandes Softdrinks een nieuwe partner gevonden voor het jaarlijks terugkerende evenement ‘de 538 Schoolawards’. Het radiostation en Fernandes gaan in samenwerking met mediapartner Hyves op zoek naar de leukste middelbare school van Nederland. Vanaf maandag 9 januari kunnen scholieren hun school weer opgeven via 538schoolawards.nl voor de achtste editie van deze succesvolle ... Lees verder

Belangrijke affiliate marketing metrics voor online marketeers

Belangrijke affiliate marketing metrics voor online marketeers

De uitdrukking “meten is weten” is bijna een cliché geworden. Zeker binnen online marketing, waar marketeers over allerlei metrics beschikken, zijn analyses van cijfers, percentages en resultaten een dagelijkse vanzelfsprekendheid. Dit geldt natuurlijk ook voor affliate marketing, inmiddels onmisbaar in de marketing mix van online adverteerders. Welke metrics zijn echter relevant voor deze perf... Lees verder

GM's U.S. Sales Increase 5 Percent in December

GM's U.S. Sales Increase 5 Percent in December

[ Woensdag 4 januari 2012 | GM ] GM's U Lees verder

Actiflow vindt zichzelf opnieuw uit

Actiflow vindt zichzelf opnieuw uit

Veranderen, of stoppen. Voor die vraag stonden Roy Campe (31) en Eric Terry (31) vorig jaar zomer. De sector waarin hun aerodynamicabedrijf Actiflow werkte, was ingestort. De ondernemers gooiden hun productaanbod compleet om.  Lees verder

Bentley sales bounce back

Bentley sales bounce back

[ Dinsdag 3 januari 2012 | Volkswagen ] Bentley bounced back to pre-recession levels of demand during 2011, with strong growth in all major markets Lees verder

Vodafone betrekt nieuw hoofdkantoor in Amsterdam

Vodafone betrekt nieuw hoofdkantoor in Amsterdam

Vodafone betrekt op 2 januari het nieuwe hoofdkantoor in Amsterdam, op het Oosterdokseiland, op loopafstand van Amsterdam Centraal Station. Het biedt onderdak aan de Consumer en Enterprise Business Units (Marketing en Sales) en een groot deel van directie en stafafdelingen. In totaal werken er zo’n 300 medewerkers. Het vervangt de locatie Sloterdijk. Vodafone huurt de bovenste zes verdiepingen ... Lees verder

7 strategies 1/7

7 strategies 1/7

Hй, het is weer crisis! Big fun. Hier is de eerste van zeven strategieлn die je toe kunt passen om de kassa weer eens stevig te laten rinkelen. Iedere hier beschreven strategie heeft -eenmaal toegepast- gegarandeerd rendement. Resultaten uit het verleden bieden garantie voor de toekomst. Als er vragen zijn over de toepassing in jouw organisatie, maak dan gebruik van de chat-functie of Skype Me ... Lees verder

'Ik ben te schijterig om 100% te ondernemen'

'Ik ben te schijterig om 100% te ondernemen'

Hij behoort tot een groeiende groep online cowboys, die zich ondernemer voelen. Maar feitelijk is Arno Peperkoorn, de eenzame 'country manager' van Tribal Fusion, dat niet. Toch kan zijn Amerikaanse baas wel in korte tijd het land veroveren, als hij aan de juiste hendels trekt. Lees verder

Oracle en Salesforce sterkste groeiers in crm-markt

Oracle en Salesforce sterkste groeiers in crm-markt

In het eerste helft van 2011 groeide de wereldwijde markt voor customer relation management software (crm) met 13,3 procent naar een omzet van 9,2 miljard dollar. Dit meldt onderzoeksbureau IDC in zijn Worldwide Semiannual CRM Applications Tracker. Oracle en Salesforce.com wisten het meest te groeien. SAP en NICE Systems zagen hun marktaandeel toenemen. Lees verder

Orders op afroep

Orders op afroep

Hoe realiseer je orders op afroep? Tips voor leadgeneratie. Lees verder

Column SalesExpert (4) ~ Heel veel beter

Column SalesExpert (4) ~ Heel veel beter

Kent u ‘m ook, de makelaar die als blijk van waardering een percentage vraagt over de verkoopwaarde van uw huis? Goochel even met me mee. Stel, de courtage bedraagt 1,5%. Verkoopt u voor een miljoen, vangt de makelaar € 15.000. Nu wordt er een bod van 9 ton op uw huis van een miljoen uitgebracht. Dat kost u een ton en de makelaar levert € 1.500 in en harkt daarmee nog steeds een defti... Lees verder

Frank van Delft weg als directeur Nima

Frank van Delft weg als directeur Nima

Na bijna 5 jaar werkzaam geweest te zijn als algemeen directeur zal Frank van Delft per 1 maart 2012 afscheid nemen van Nima. De directietaken zullen voorlopig worden overgenomen door Mario Zanoni (manager operations) en Marjon Bloemkolk (marketing & sales director). De invulling van de definitieve organisatie zal op een later tijdstip worden aangekondigd. ‘Helemaal onverwacht komt deze stap ni... Lees verder

Verdienen met on demand video: lastig verhaal

Verdienen met on demand video: lastig verhaal

Het lijkt zo simpel. Verzamel de gewenste films, bouw een infrastructuur en klaar is je video on demand portal. Marc Canisius, cfo en onderdirecteur van Pathé Nederland, weet dat het zo makkelijk niet gaat. Lees verder

Creatieve sales- en marketingtips

Creatieve sales- en marketingtips

Niet elke ondernemer is een geboren verkoper; sommige ondernemers besteden liever hun tijd aan het bedenken van (creatieve) ideeën. Hoe krijg je dan toch je product aan de man? Vier tips van creatieve merken. Lees verder

Ideëel bijeffect

Ideëel bijeffect

In november vond het jaarlijkse sponsorcongres plaats, in Krasnapolsky in Amsterdam, met overdag lezingen en paneldiscussies en ’s avonds de uitreiking van de SponsorRingen. Het is leuk om te zien hoe dit vakgebied zich ontwikkelt. De eerste sponsorcontracten waren vooral gericht op het vergroten van de merkbekendheid, bijvoorbeeld de Amstel Gold Race. Inmiddels is bijna elke sponsor druk in de... Lees verder

2012: Niet te missen

2012: Niet te missen

De kans dat marketeers onlangs een lege agenda van Sint hebben gekregen wordt met het jaar kleiner, maar dat neemt niet weg dat eind december een mooi moment is om data te prikken voor de eerste helft van 2012. Daarom een korte uiteenzetting van wat we namens MarketingTribune voor u, voor onszelf voor het vak organiseren. Schrijf in, wees erbij, weet dat het plaatsvindt! Branded Content Event 2... Lees verder

Online marketing in B2B in 2014 relevanter dan persoonlijk contact

Online marketing in B2B in 2014 relevanter dan persoonlijk contact

De rol van online marketing wordt voor sales in B2B in 2014 belangrijker dan persoonlijke verkoop of reference selling. Dat is de opvallendste conclusie uit de jaarlijkse benchmark ‘marktbewerking in ICT’.   De benchmark werd voor het derde achtereenvolgende jaar gehouden. Vorig jaar leek de balans tussen korte en lange termijn te zijn hersteld, maar dat zien we dit jaar niet terug. Uit het ond... Lees verder

B2B: online marketing wordt relevanter in 2014

B2B: online marketing wordt relevanter in 2014

De rol van online marketing wordt voor sales in B2B in 2014 belangrijker dan persoonlijke verkoop of reference selling. Dat is de opvallendste conclusie uit de jaarlijkse benchmark ‘marktbewerking in ICT’. Lees verder

Nil Volentibus Arduum

Nil Volentibus Arduum

GREED IS GOOD - Er is een tendens onder commerciлle so-called (Nederlands voor: zogenaamd, zelf uitgeroepen) gurus dat verkopers ineens niet meer hun bed uit zouden komen voor geld. Dat komt niet in de laatste plaats door de verkeerd uitgelegde TEDtalk van Dan Pink uit 2009. Tel daar het valse sentiment van de alom besproken graaicultuur bij op en geld is zomaar ineens bah, vies. Alsof er iets ... Lees verder

Freemium Apps scoren het best

Freemium Apps scoren het best

Freemium blijkt het best te werken als businessmodel voor apps. Van de 200 bestverkopende appjes in de winkels van Apple en Google zijn de freemium-varianten goed voor de helft van de winkelomzet. Lees verder

Symantec Nederland groeit 10 procent in personeel

Symantec Nederland groeit 10 procent in personeel

Securityleverancier Symantec Nederland zal in 2012 ongeveer tien man personeel aannemen. Directeur Willem-Jan Bruin zegt zijn personeelbestand van ongeveer honderd man te willen uitbreiden met salesmensen en technisch consultants. Het bedrijf wil in 2012 meer in dialoog met klanten opbouwen. Lees verder

Salesforce.com koopt HR-softwaremaker Rypple

Salesforce.com koopt HR-softwaremaker Rypple

Online crm-aanbieder Salesforce.com neemt voor een onbekend bedrag Rypple over, leverancier van human resource software en social performance management. Door de overname treedt Salesforce.com toe tot de markt voor human capital management (hcm). Lees verder

Monster Year Report: meeste vacatures in IT

Monster Year Report: meeste vacatures in IT

Er werden het afgelopen jaar op monsterboard.nl de meeste vacatures geplaatst in categorie IT/Software Development (19%). Daarna komt Sales/Verkoop (15%) en op nummer drie Accounting/Financieel (14%). Lees verder Lees verder

Wild FM en Radio Continu naar E Power Radio

Wild FM en Radio Continu naar E Power Radio

Het zenderpakket van E Power Radio Sales wordt per 1 januari 2012 uitgebreid met de regionale radiozenders Wild FM en Radio Continu. Lees verder Lees verder

ScienceSunday: Lijd geen gezichtsverlies!

ScienceSunday: Lijd geen gezichtsverlies!

Veel van de onderzoeken die ik als marketeer onder ogen krijg bieden nieuwe en nuttige inzichten, ze helpen marketeers echt verder. Ook zijn er onderzoeken waarvan afgevraagd kan worden of deze hun doel niet voorbij streven en of de uitkomsten in de praktijk toepasbaar zijn. Het onderzoek dat ik deze blog bespreek balanceert op het randje van zinvol en doelloos. Toch wil ik hem jullie niet onth... Lees verder

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles increase deliveries worldwide

Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles increase deliveries worldwide

[ Vrijdag 16 december 2011 | Volkswagen Group ] Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles continued to record rising sales figures over the last eleven months with Europe's market leader delivering 479,000 light commercials during this period around the world - a rise Lees verder

Geef uw mening over actuele ontwikkelingen in uw vak

Geef uw mening over actuele ontwikkelingen in uw vak

Het Klantinteractie Research Centrum (KIRC) voert maandelijks de online Strategic Decisions Monitor uit. Marketing managers, salesmanagers en customer service managers geven hun mening over actuele ontwikkelingen op het gebied van onder andere multichannel communicatie, impact van social media, klachtenmanagement, en klantinteractie. De monitor geeft relevante informatie en inzichten voor belei... Lees verder

Nissan announces european sales for november 2011

Nissan announces european sales for november 2011

[ Woensdag 14 december 2011 | Nissan Europe ] ROLLE (Switzerland) Wednesday 14^th December - Nissan's record-setting year in Europe is continuing with November 2011 sales 16% up on 2010 Lees verder

Cor Molenaar neemt PIM Marketing Literatuur Oeuvre Prijs in ontvangst

Cor Molenaar neemt PIM Marketing Literatuur Oeuvre Prijs in ontvangst

De eerste PIM Marketing Literatuur Oeuvre Prijs is uitgereikt aan Cor Molenaar. Volgens de jury heeft Cor Molenaar een “bewonderenswaardige productie ten toon gespreid. “Sinds 1987 heeft Cor Molenaar negentien boeken geschreven over de toepassingen van it binnen marketing en sales. Sommige boeken zijn ook in het buitenland uitgekomen, in het Engels, Spaans, Italiaans en Chinees”, aldus de jury.... Lees verder

Sales trend remains positive: Mercedes-Benz Heading Toward New Produ..

Sales trend remains positive: Mercedes-Benz Heading Toward New Produ..

[ Vrijdag 9 december 2011 | Daimler ] Stuttgart, Germany - Following last year's production record, Mercedes-Benz is again heading toward a new all-time high Lees verder

T-Mobile Nederland benoemt nieuwe CEO

T-Mobile Nederland benoemt nieuwe CEO

Thomas Berlemann wordt per 1 januari 2012 de nieuwe Nederlandse ceo van telecomaanbieder T-Mobile. Hij volgt hiermee Bart Weijermans op, die volgens moederbedrijf Deutsche Telekom zelf heeft besloten te stoppen als ceo van de telecomaanbieder. Berlemann bekleedt nu nog de functie van sales en klantenservice-directeur bij telecomaanbieder Telekom Deutschland. Lees verder

Column SalesExpert (3) ~ Excellence. Always.

Column SalesExpert (3) ~ Excellence. Always.

Gek ben ik op de uitzinnig positieve energie van professionele sales forces; op de ultieme wilskracht om alles uit de kast te halen, de bereidheid om elkaar te helpen een wereldorder te scoren, de uitzonderlijke drive om continue meer dan de maximale prestatie te leveren. Ik ben gek op de oerkreet van een verkoper die te horen heeft gekregen dat-ie een prachtige klant voor zich heeft gewonnen; ... Lees verder

'Schokkend veel publiciteit' voor simpel toestel

'Schokkend veel publiciteit' voor simpel toestel

Mirik Castro (36) is de markt op gegaan met een telefoon waar je alleen mee kunt bellen. Op de John's Phone komen zeer wisselende reacties, maar hij wordt inmiddels wel wereldwijd verkocht. Hoe doet Castro dat? Lees verder

Audi sales up 28 percent in November

Audi sales up 28 percent in November

[ Woensdag 7 december 2011 | Volkswagen Group ] AUDI AG sold around 111,400 cars to customers worldwide in November - an increase of 28 percent Lees verder

Gebruik ´big data´voor meer klantbegrip

Gebruik ´big data´voor meer klantbegrip

Er vindt een marketingrevolutie plaats die vooral draait om hoe consumenten willen dat marketeers hun vak bedrijven. Volgens de Amerikaanse Lisa Arthur, chief marketing officer bij Aprimo, draait het daarbij vooral om het doorbreken van schotten tussen en het integreren van diverse marketingdisciplines, IT en sales. Lees verder

Data delen

Data delen

Gisteren was de eerste aflevering van Nederland van Boven op tv en ik ben weggeblazen, zo mooi vond ik het. In één van de eerste shots komt de camerahelikopter op grote snelheid over zee aangevlogen en stijgt hij bij land snel op, waardoor een prachtig, uitgestrekt Hollands landschap achter de dijk opdoemt. De camera zoomt nog wat verder uit en opeens zie je vanuit de ruimte hoe onze treinen ri... Lees verder

Antitrust: Commission opens formal proceedings to investigate sales ..

Antitrust: Commission opens formal proceedings to investigate sales ..

[ Dinsdag 6 december 2011 | European Union ] Brussels, 06 December 2011 - The European Commission has opened formal antitrust proceedings to investigate whether international publishers Hachette Livre (Lagardère Publishing, France), Harper Collins (News Lees verder

Overtuig je bezoekers met Compliance technieken

Overtuig je bezoekers met Compliance technieken

Sales Managers weten het al langer: met ‘compliance trucjes’ uit sociale psychologie kun je mensen overhalen tot het doen van een aankoop. Het toepassen van sociale psychologie op websites is nu ook helemaal hot. Een veel besproken voorbeeld is om een initieel verzoek vooraf te laten gaan door een relatief kleiner verzoek, waarmee men sneller zal instemmen. Bezoekers willen dan consistent blijv... Lees verder

Mercedes-Benz Achieves Record Sales in November: Sales up by 8.3

Mercedes-Benz Achieves Record Sales in November: Sales up by 8.3

[ Maandag 5 december 2011 | Daimler ] C-Class sedan market leader since the beginning of the year Stuttgart- In November, Mercedes-Benz sold more cars than ever before in this month Lees verder

15x producten personaliseren

15x producten personaliseren

We zien onszelf niet graag als kuddedier. Bedrijven spelen daar steeds beter op in. Customizen is het marketingtoverwoord. 15 goede voorbeelden van producten die je kunt personaliseren. Lees verder

Tata Motors November sales at 76,823 vehicles

Tata Motors November sales at 76,823 vehicles

[ Donderdag 1 december 2011 | Tata Group ] Mumbai: Tata Motorsâ total sales (including exports) of Tata commercial and passenger vehicles in November 2011 were 76,823 vehicles, higher by Lees verder

Veel meer voorlopige koopcontracten op woningmarkt VS

Veel meer voorlopige koopcontracten op woningmarkt VS

In de Verenigde Staten staat een groot aantal huizenverkopen op stapel. De zogeheten pending home sales stegen in oktober met 10,4 procent op maandbasis, de scherpste stijging in bijna 1 jaar. Dat bleek woensdag uit cijfers van makelaarsorganisatie NAR. Lees verder

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Verkoopgolf op woningmarkt VS

WASHINGTON (AFN) - In de Verenigde Staten staat een groot aantal huizenverkopen op stapel. De zogeheten pending home sales stegen in oktober met 10,4 procent op maandbasis, de scherpste stijging in bijna 1 jaar. Lees verder

Mercedes-Benz Posts Strong Sales in Japan

Mercedes-Benz Posts Strong Sales in Japan

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Het jong Oranje van sales

Het jong Oranje van sales

DE ISSUE - In de huidige markt krijgen veel verkopers geen contractsverlenging na het eerste jaar. Verwachtingen die in de selectiefase de basis vormen voor een dienstverband, worden maar al te vaak niet waargemaakt. Dit zorgt voor onnodige kosten, discontinuïteit en last but not least gemiste kansen op kostbare omzet. SALES TALENT POOL - Het opleiden van eigen salestalent biedt daarentege... Lees verder

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Latest Release Unleashes Productivity in Sales Teams with Contact Au..

[ Dinsdag 29 november 2011 | Altitude Software ] Lisbon, Portugal, November 29th, 2011 -- Altitude Software, the leading independent global contact center solutions vendor, today announces the release of the Altitude + MS-CRM Connector fo Lees verder

Salesforce.com neemt Model Metrics over

Salesforce.com neemt Model Metrics over

Online crm-specialist Salesforce.com neemt voor een onbekend bedrag leverancier van een mobiele clouddiensten voor social networking Model Metrics over. Model Metrics is met name een specialist op het gebied van strategische ontwikkeling en inzetbaarheid van applicaties binnen sociale netwerken. Lees verder

8 lessen van Lady Gaga

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8 lessen van Lady Gaga

Met meer dan 13 miljoen verkochte albums moet je toch iets goed doen. Popzangeres Lady Gaga heeft namelijk een sterk zakelijk instinct. Welke lessen kun je trekken uit de prestaties van de muzikale aandachtszoeker? Lees verder

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Je investeert in advertenties. Die leveren wel verkeer op naar je website, maar slechts een klein deel gaat over tot aankopen. Hoe kun je die twijfelende bezoeker toch op een later moment alsnog over de streep trekken? Lees verder

ScienceSunday: Klanttevredenheid leidt niet per definitie tot meer verkopen

ScienceSunday: Klanttevredenheid leidt niet per definitie tot meer verkopen

Klanttevredenheid is in vele ogen de sleutel tot succes. Er is veel geschreven over hoe deze klanttevredenheid te verbeteren en te meten. Het is algemeen geaccepteerd dat klanttevredenheid leidt tot een hogere verkoop en winst. Shep Hyken heeft een bijzonder interessant artikel gepubliceerd waarin hij stelt dat de weg van het meten van klanttevredenheid naar meer sales complexer is dan hij lijk... Lees verder

Robert Dortmans (Key Acc.Mgr v/h jaar) signaleert trend: downselling

Robert Dortmans (Key Acc.Mgr v/h jaar) signaleert trend: downselling

[ Woensdag 16 november 2011 | De Gunfactor BV ] Robert Dortmans, die door de Sales Management Association (SMA) verkozen werd tot Key Account Manager van het jaar 2010 en die werkzaam is bij T-Systems, onderdeel van Deutsche Telekom, legt in het onlangs verschenen boek ‘Verhoog je Gunfactor’ zijn geheim voor het verhogen van je gunfactor uit: downselling Lees verder

Z24 zoekt stagiair marketing en sales

Z24 zoekt stagiair marketing en sales

Zie jij kansen waar anderen die niet gauw zien? Z24 zoekt per 1 januari een stagiair voor onze sales- en marketingafdeling. Lees verder

5 dooddoeners die je best kunt vermijden

5 dooddoeners die je best kunt vermijden

Natuurlijk moet iedere startende ondernemer over bluf beschikken. Je beschikt over weinig concrete resultaten. Kom echter niet in de verleiding om deze dooddoeners aan je prospectus toe te voegen.  Lees verder

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Q4 FY 2011 Total Segment Result of Euro 195 million and flat sales c..

[ Woensdag 16 november 2011 | Infineon ] * Quarterly sales of Euro 1 Lees verder

Must See, Must Hear, Must Do

Must See, Must Hear, Must Do

Luister twee keer acht minuten naar the Sales Master Himself, Neil Rackham. Als je 'm niet kent, ben je een junior of niet serieus. Voor verkopers is er SPIN Selling en voor hun visionaire managers Rethinking the Sales Force. "Selling today is not about persuasion; it's about understanding." Lees verder

Triade Media doet sales voor OUTTV en Xite

Triade Media doet sales voor OUTTV en Xite

De tv-zenders OUTTV en Xite hebben zich per november aangesloten bij Triade Media voor de verkoop van de reclamezendtijd. Lees verder Lees verder

Consumenten weten wat ze willen voor Sinterklaas

Consumenten weten wat ze willen voor Sinterklaas

Forrester voorspelt dat de feestdagen weer voor een flinke boost van online sales zullen zorgen in West-Europa. Retailers krijgen dit jaar echter te maken met consumenten die –nog meer dan normaal- de beste deal voor een specifiek product willen hebben. En het maakt ze niet uit via welk kanaal. Lees verder

6 redenen waarom crowdfunding me boeit

6 redenen waarom crowdfunding me boeit

Wat me fascineert, wat me bezighoudt, wat ik me afvraag, daar besteed ik mijn tijd aan. En als je school voor de journalistiek hebt gedaan of anderszins aan publicaties werkt, kun je iedereen met een simpele vraag voor een gesprek aanspreken. Zo ontstond een paar jaar geleden het boek Handboek Communities, waarin de ervaringen en lessen van mij en mijn collega’s aangevuld werden met andere verh... Lees verder

Tata Chemicalsâ Q2 FY2011-12 net profit up 116.5 per cent at Rs275 c..

Tata Chemicalsâ Q2 FY2011-12 net profit up 116.5 per cent at Rs275 c..

[ Vrijdag 11 november 2011 | Tata Group ] Q2 FY2011-12 consolidated financial highlights * Net sales higher by 19 Lees verder

Porsche heeft geen last van de crisis

Porsche heeft geen last van de crisis

Porsche heeft slechts tien maanden nodig gehad om het sales doel voor 2011 te halen. De grens van 100.000 verkochte nieuwe auto’s is gepasseerd. Het merk, de droom van menige marketeer en bureaumens, heeft dit jaar tot en met oktober 100.391 auto’s verkocht. Sommige merken zijn klaarblijkelijk zo premium, dat de crisis er geen vat op krijgt.Het is voor het eerst dat er bij Porsche meer dan 100.... Lees verder

Nissan sales in europe up 16.5% in october

Nissan sales in europe up 16.5% in october

[ Donderdag 10 november 2011 | Nissan Europe ] ROLLE (Switzerland) Thursday 10^th November - Nissan today confirmed its 2011 sales are continuing to outperform 2010 in every month to date, with October 16 Lees verder

Nominaties voor PIM Marketing Literatuurprijs bekend

Nominaties voor PIM Marketing Literatuurprijs bekend

Het Platform Innovatie in Marketing (PIM) heeft de nominaties voor de Nederlandse prijs voor marketingliteratuur bekend gemaakt. In willekeurige volgorde zijn de volgende boeken genomineerd voor de PIM Marketing Literatuurprijs 2011: De C2B Revolutie door Robert van Meer & Tim Meuleman, Focus op Fans door Wil Michels en Yara Michels, Het Conversity Model door Clo Willaerts, Het einde van winkel... Lees verder

Voltasâs Q2 consolidated financial results

Voltasâs Q2 consolidated financial results

[ Woensdag 9 november 2011 | Tata Group ] The consolidated sales / income from operations for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, was at Rs1,108 crore as compared to Rs1,072 crore in the corresponding quarter last year Lees verder

Ben je nodig of overbodig?

Ben je nodig of overbodig?

Twee artikelen trokken mijn onverdeelde aandacht deze week. David Brock laat wat cijfers zien uit de US: volgens onderzoek gaat niet meer dan de helft (38-52%) van de verkopers dit jaar het target halen. Collega Gerhard Gschwandtner van Selling Power doet de voorspelling dat het salesvak in de US tussen nu en 2020 gaat krimpen van 18 miljoen naar 3 miljoen verkopers. Dat zijn me toch serieuze g... Lees verder

Accenture voorziet The Colomer Group van nieuwe functionaliteit voor..

Accenture voorziet The Colomer Group van nieuwe functionaliteit voor..

[ Woensdag 9 november 2011 | Business Wire ] The Colomer Group is bezig met de invoering van een interactieve sales force automation tool op basis van zakelijke mobiliteitsoplossingen die het resultaat zijn van gezamenlijke innovatie-inspanningen van Accenture (NYSE: ACN) en SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) Lees verder

Fred van der Werff aangesteld als Commercieel Directeur Adversitement

Fred van der Werff aangesteld als Commercieel Directeur Adversitement

Adversitement heeft Fred van der Werff aangesteld als commercieel directeur Europa. Van der Werff is in deze functie verantwoordelijk voor het professionaliseren en internationaal verder vormgeven van de salesorganisatie. Hij kan putten uit bijna 20 jaar saleservaring, waarvan de laatste 7 jaar... Lees verder

Ready, Set, Go! 450 New Mercedes-Benz Actros Trucks Hit the Road

Ready, Set, Go! 450 New Mercedes-Benz Actros Trucks Hit the Road

[ Dinsdag 8 november 2011 | Daimler ] Stuttgart/Wörth am Rhein - To prepare for the launch of the new Mercedes-Benz Actros at Mercedes-Benz sales partners and dealerships on November 12, 2011, an impressive star tour was held today, beginning at Lees verder

Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand reports 12.1 percent rise in deliver..

Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand reports 12.1 percent rise in deliver..

[ Dinsdag 8 november 2011 | Volkswagen Group ] The Volkswagen Passenger Cars brand started the fourth quarter with strong sales Lees verder

Monsterboard afgetroefd door oud-medewerker

Monsterboard afgetroefd door oud-medewerker

Zes weken na de start staan er 11.440 unieke vacatures op de gratis vacaturesite Jobbird.com. Daarmee stoot de website naar eigen zeggen concurrent Monsterboard.com van de troon. Saillante details: de directeur sales & marketing werkte eerder voor Monsterboard en initiatiefnemer Jan-Peter Cruiming is oprichter van NationaleVacaturebank.nl, dat hij verkocht aan VNU Media. ‘Gevestigde partijen kr... Lees verder

AUDI AG: Strong sales figures in China, United Kingdom and United St..

AUDI AG: Strong sales figures in China, United Kingdom and United St..

[ Maandag 7 november 2011 | Volkswagen Group ] A strong month in Audi's largest export markets China, the United Kingdom and the United States resulted in a 23 Lees verder

Mercedes-Benz Sales on Track: Upswing continues in October

Mercedes-Benz Sales on Track: Upswing continues in October

[ Vrijdag 4 november 2011 | Daimler ] * "Since the beginning of the year we have recorded higher sales in every month compared to the results in the same period of last Lees verder

Verkopers doen 't met klanten

Verkopers doen 't met klanten

Moet me toch eens van het hart. Of, wat ik niet begrijp, waar ik met de pet niet bij kan: waarom zijn zo veel verkopers zoveel met andere dingen bezig dan met klanten; met verkopen, zeg maar? Het antwoord is even kort als bondig. Omdat het wordt toegestaan. En vaak niet eens oogluikend, maar blind. Ik begrijp in dat geval de verkoper niet, de sales manager niet, de directie niet en eigenlijk he... Lees verder

PR via branded content?

PR via branded content?

Jos Govaart zegt elders in MarketingTribune: ‘Voor (te) veel opdrachtgevers betekent pr nog altijd: publiciteit scoren. Als dat alles is waar je naar kijkt, kom je inderdaad niet verder dan de advertentiewaarde’. Brengt ons bij de vraag of je ook een stap verder zou kunnen gaan. Waarom stopt pr vanaf het moment dat media wordt betaald? Zeker als je nagaat welke vlucht branded content neemt, waa... Lees verder

Xavier Chardon to be new Head of Sales Europe of the Volkswagen Pass..

Xavier Chardon to be new Head of Sales Europe of the Volkswagen Pass..

[ Woensdag 2 november 2011 | Volkswagen Group ] Xavier Chardon (40) is to be the new Head of Sales Europe of the Volkswagen Passenger Cars Brand with effect from January 1, 2012 Lees verder

Songwon appoints Robin Loh to the position of Sales Director in China

Songwon appoints Robin Loh to the position of Sales Director in China

[ Woensdag 2 november 2011 | Marketing Solutions ] Songwon Industrial announced that Robin Loh has been appointed to the position of Sales Director in China Lees verder

Songwon appoints Robin Loh to

Songwon appoints Robin Loh to

[ Woensdag 2 november 2011 | Marketing Solutions ] Songwon Industrial announced that Robin Loh has been appointed to the position of Sales Director in China Lees verder

Tata Motors October sales at 68,009 vehicles

Tata Motors October sales at 68,009 vehicles

[ Dinsdag 1 november 2011 | Tata Group ] Mumbai: Tata Motorsâ total sales (including exports) of Tata commercial and passenger vehicles in October 2011 were 68,009 vehicles, higher by Lees verder

Jefferies meldt nieuwe benoemingen op effectenverkoop en handel

Jefferies meldt nieuwe benoemingen op effectenverkoop en handel

[ Dinsdag 1 november 2011 | Business Wire ] Jefferies meldt de benoemingen van Guy Cornelius tot Managing Director en Hoofd van Sterling Credit Sales, en Christian Janssen tot Managing Director en Hoofd van Commercial Real Estate Debt Capital Markets Europe Lees verder

Onderzoek: Marketeers gaan lokaal

Onderzoek: Marketeers gaan lokaal

Lokale marketing wordt steeds meer de strategische focus van merken, aldus de CMO Council, dat onderzoek deed naar de invloed van lokale marketingprogramma's op de effectiviteit op sales. Lees verder

SKODA on a record course in the first nine months

SKODA on a record course in the first nine months

[ Maandag 31 oktober 2011 | Volkswagen Group ] The Czech automobile manufacturer SKODA has continued its record course in the first nine months of 2011 with new highs in sales revenue, profit, and sales Lees verder

Consumentenbond blijkt marketingtool van energiebedrijven

Consumentenbond blijkt marketingtool van energiebedrijven

'Misleiding of nieuwe koers', kopt NRC Next deze morgen. Het blijkt dat de Consumentenbond, tot voor kort door velen als 'onafhankelijk merk' gepercipieerd, verdient aan het vergelijken van energieprijzen. Wanneer klanten overstappen op grond van rapporten of advies van de bond, krijgt de club een premie van de nieuwe energieleverancier. De inkomsten blijken jaarlijks aanzienlijk: een miljoen e... Lees verder

Telecommerce begint met maandelijkse monitor

Telecommerce begint met maandelijkse monitor

Telecommerce Magazine introduceert samen met de Stichting KlantInteractie Research Centrum (KIRC) een maandelijkse monitor voor klantinteractiemanagement. De Strategic Decisions Monitor beoogt relevante managementinformatie op te leveren voor contactcentermanagers, marketeers en salesmanagers, voor het nemen van beslissingen over het klantinteractiemanagement.Consumenten worden machtiger, veele... Lees verder

Marketeers gezocht voor Customer Service Panel

Marketeers gezocht voor Customer Service Panel

Telecommerce Magazine introduceert samen met de Stichting KlantInteractie Research Centrum (KIRC) een maandelijkse monitor voor klantinteractiemanagement. De Strategic Decisions Monitor beoogt relevante managementinformatie op te leveren voor contactcentermanagers, marketeers en salesmanagers, voor het nemen van beslissingen over het klantinteractiemanagement. Consumenten worden machtiger, veel... Lees verder

Arunjai Mittal Becomes Management Board Member Responsible for Sales..

Arunjai Mittal Becomes Management Board Member Responsible for Sales..

[ Vrijdag 28 oktober 2011 | Infineon ] Neubiberg, Germany - October 28, 2011 - The Supervisory Board of Infineon Technologies AG resolved yesterday to extend the Management Board by one member Lees verder

In 5 stappen een tevreden klant

Hoe ga je om met klanten die niet tevreden zijn? Dit is een vraag die voor elke onderneming eigenlijk overbodig zou moeten zijn. Zo beperk je het aantal ontevreden klanten tot een minimum. Lees verder

P&G Announces Strong First Quarter Sales Growth

P&G Announces Strong First Quarter Sales Growth

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Ipsen’s First Nine Months of 2011 Sales

Ipsen’s First Nine Months of 2011 Sales

[ Donderdag 27 oktober 2011 | Business Wire ] Regulatory News: Ipsen (Paris:IPN) (Euronext: IPN, ADR: IPSEY) reported today its sales for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2011 Lees verder

Senz Umbrellas en Virtual Affairs starten strategisch partnerschap

Senz Umbrellas en Virtual Affairs starten strategisch partnerschap

Senz Umbrellas, bedenkers en ontwerpers van de bekende stormparaplu’s, en internetbureau Virtual Affairs zijn een strategisch partnerschap aangegaan voor de commerciële exploitatie van de webshop van Senz. De webshop moet een goede basis bieden voor de crossmediale campagnes, off- en online, die vanaf half oktober lopen. ‘Senz Umbrellas heeft in Virtual Affairs een partner gevonden die risicodr... Lees verder

Maria Stenström to head Volkswagen Passenger Cars sales in India and..

Maria Stenström to head Volkswagen Passenger Cars sales in India and..

[ Dinsdag 25 oktober 2011 | Volkswagen Group ] Maria Stenström (53) is to head Volkswagen Passenger Cars sales in India and the Far East effective December 1, 2011 Lees verder

Column SalesExpert (2) ~ Your ID, Please

Column SalesExpert (2) ~ Your ID, Please

Je zult als bedrijf ergens fenomenaal in moeten zijn. Ergens met kop en schouders bovenuit moeten steken. Ergens tien keer beter in zijn dan de rest van de wereld. Ergens ongekroond kampioen in zijn. Ergens een dominante positie in een markt hebben. Nou ja, niets moet, natuurlijk. Maar het is wel aan te raden. Iedereen kan ergens kampioen in zijn. Of je nou multinational of solopreneur bent. W... Lees verder

Lex Column: Nestlé and the franc (Financial Times)

Lex Column: Nestlé and the franc (Financial Times)

Yet another benefit of frozen pizza was discovered on Thursday. Sales of this dish were one of the main drivers behind Nestlé’s 7 per cent organic sales growth during the first nine months of the year. Lees verder

Nokia Q3 2011 net sales EUR 9.0 billion, non-IFRS EPS EUR 0.03

Nokia Q3 2011 net sales EUR 9.0 billion, non-IFRS EPS EUR 0.03

[ Donderdag 20 oktober 2011 | Nokia ] Strong operating cash flow and liquidity position with net cash of EUR 5 Lees verder

Ericsson reports third quarter results 2011

Ericsson reports third quarter results 2011

[ Donderdag 20 oktober 2011 | Ericsson ] "Group sales in the quarter increased by 17% year-over-year driven by a continued strong demand for mobile broadband as well as increased services revenues," says Hans Vestberg, President and CEO of Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) Lees verder

In 5 stappen een betere presentatie

In 5 stappen een betere presentatie

Een beetje ondernemer ziet niet op tegen het geven van een presentatie. Helemaal op je routine varen doe je liever niet. In 5 stappen een presentatie die blijft hangen.  Lees verder

De prefab app

De prefab app

Startup Mobowski is sinds enkele weken live. Oprichter Alexis Vos (30) zegt een markt te hebben ontdekt in het maken van apps voor de grote massa. “We willen de Myspace voor de smartphone worden.” Lees verder

Vacature: Online Product Marketing Manager (Games)

Vacature: Online Product Marketing Manager (Games)

Spil Games is wereldwijd marktleider in online games en entertaint elke maand 140 miljoen spelers. De social-gamingsites zijn gericht op een drietal specifieke doelgroepen: meiden (GirlsgoGames.nl), tieners (Spel.nl) en gezinnen (Spelletjes.nl) en worden aangeboden in maar liefst 19 verschillende talen. Daarbij horen ook de mobile gameplatforms in HTML5 en de sociale netwerktoepassingen Zapapa ... Lees verder

Jobs werd zelf de Big Brother die hij bestreed

Jobs werd zelf de Big Brother die hij bestreed

Een eerbetuiging aan Steve Jobs in Manilla. Foto Reuters / Romeo Ranoco In het dwingen van klanten overtreft Apple concurrent Microsoft, schreef journalist en schrijver Jan Kuitenbrouwer afgelopen weekend in NRC Handelsblad. “Steve Jobs werd de Big Brother de hij zei te bestrijden.” Voor wie het artikel zaterdag gemist heeft, plaatsen wij het hier nog een keer: Mijn eerste computer was een Appl... Lees verder

P&O'ers moeten harder zoeken naar personeel

P&O'ers moeten harder zoeken naar personeel

Personeelsfunctionarissen hebben moeite om alle openstaande vacatures te vervullen, blijkt uit onderzoek. Vooral ict'ers, technici, uitvoerend personeel, salesmensen en finance professionals zijn moeilijk te vinden. Lees verder

Volkswagen Group China on track for sales record in 2011

Volkswagen Group China on track for sales record in 2011

[ Vrijdag 14 oktober 2011 | Volkswagen Group ] Volkswagen Group China reported a very solid sales growth for the first nine months of this year with a 14 Lees verder

SKODA grows 16.8 per cent in first nine months of 2011

SKODA grows 16.8 per cent in first nine months of 2011

[ Donderdag 13 oktober 2011 | Volkswagen Group ] In the first nine months of 2011, SKODA increased its worldwide sales by 16 Lees verder

Ongoing growth for light commercial vehicles

Ongoing growth for light commercial vehicles

[ Donderdag 13 oktober 2011 | Volkswagen Group ] Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles have achieved major increases in sales figures between January and September 2011 Lees verder

'AkzoNobel schrapt 140 banen in Benelux'

'AkzoNobel schrapt 140 banen in Benelux'

AMSTERDAM (ANP) - AkzoNobel gaat in totaal 140 banen schrappen in de Benelux. Dat zei bestuurder Ron Vos van FNV Bondgenoten donderdag.Het verfconcern kondigde vorige week aan een herstructurering door te voeren bij de divisie Decorative Paints Benelux. Een woordvoerder stelde destijds dat daarbij ruim honderd banen verloren zouden gaan, vooral bij de afdelingen sales en marketing.In Nederland ... Lees verder

Roche posts solid sales performance in first nine months, achieves s..

Roche posts solid sales performance in first nine months, achieves s..

[ Donderdag 13 oktober 2011 | Roche ] Roche Media Release Basel, 13 October 2011 Roche posts solid sales performance in first nine months, achieves significant progress with personalised healthcare approaches · · · · Group sales rise 2% at CER1 (-12% in Swiss francs; +7% in US dollars), excluding Tamiflu Significant foreign exchange impact of -13% due to appreciation of Swiss franc; overall Gro... Lees verder

Customer service: het geheime wapen van de marketeer

Customer service: het geheime wapen van de marketeer

Steeds meer organisaties worden zich bewust van het belang van klantbehoud. De focus ligt gelukkig niet alleen maar op nieuwe klanten en sales, ook al blijft klantbehoud voor veel organisaties een ondergeschoven kindje. Voor marketeers die klantbehoud in hun portefeuille hebben, is het vaak lastig om precies de vinger te krijgen achter de drivers van klantbehoud. Een van de grootste uitdagingen... Lees verder

Online advertentiecampagnes vertalen zich in offline verkopen

Online advertentiecampagnes vertalen zich in offline verkopen

De grootste uitdaging bij het meten van de online of social media ROI is toch wel het gat tussen online meetwaarden en de (offline) business KPI’s. In het onderzoek “Beyond Clicks and Impressions: Examining the Relationship Between Online Advertising and Brand Building” (PDF) toont Nielsen aan dat de attitude van respondenten ten opzichte van online campagnes zich vertaald in offline sales. Het... Lees verder

European Commission proposes an optional Common European Sales Law t..

European Commission proposes an optional Common European Sales Law t..

[ Dinsdag 11 oktober 2011 | European Union ] Brussels, 11 October 2011 - Despite the success of the EU's Single Market, barriers to cross-border trade remain Lees verder

Vacature: Online Marketeer bij TMG

Vacature: Online Marketeer bij TMG

OVER ONS.Telegraaf Media Nederland is uitgever van nationale en regionale dagbladen, huis-aan-huisbladen, tijdschriften en van digitale activiteiten. Met ruim 100 internetsites, minstens zoveel printtitels en evenementen, is Telegraaf Media Nederland dé marktleider in media. Met titels als De Telegraaf, Sp!ts, Noordhollands Dagblad, De Echo, VROUW, Autovisie, Privé, Relatieplanet en Speurders.n... Lees verder

Audi sets new sales record in September

Audi sets new sales record in September

[ Maandag 10 oktober 2011 | Volkswagen Group ] Sales figures for AUDI AG continue to increase significantly in all regions of the world: The Company sold around 120,200 cars worldwide in September - 17 Lees verder

Crocs geniet van efficiëntere bedrijfsvoering

Crocs geniet van efficiëntere bedrijfsvoering

Crocs kan genieten van een efficiëntere bedrijfsvoering door het invoeren van het CRM-systeem van Salesforce.com. Het CRM-systeem werd vooral ingevoer... Lees verder

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7 selectiecriteria voor een CRM oplossing

De ontwikkeling van de CRM visie en de bijbehorende softwarepakketten heeft de afgelopen jaren een enorme vlucht genomen. Er is een flink aanbod CRM pakketten beschikbaar en dat aanbod zal nog wel even door blijven groeien. De meeste pakketten bieden wel de basisfunctionaliteiten die een marketeer of salesman nodig heeft. We zien ook een scala aan aanvullende functionaliteiten en mogelijkheden ... Lees verder

HEMA gaat vakanties verkopen

HEMA gaat vakanties verkopen

Hema start binnenkort met een leisure community. Alleen mensen die jaarlijks 29 euro betalen krijgen toegang tot het aanbod van onder andere vliegreizen, stedentrips en theatertickets. Alle aanbiedingen zijn lastminutes, met een vertrek binnen zeven dagen. Niet in Google Hema, de nummer 6 uit de Twinkle100, combineert verschillende elementen in zijn nieuwe webactiviteit: het gaat om flash sales... Lees verder

AkzoNobel schrapt marketingfuncties

AkzoNobel schrapt marketingfuncties

AkzoNobel reorganiseert zijn divisie decoratieve verf in de Benelux. Daarbij gaan 120 banen verloren, waarvan zestig in Nederland. Met name functies in de marketing en sales sneuvelen. Lees verder Lees verder

Improve Digital wint Rising Star

Improve Digital wint Rising Star

Improve Digital, maker van een platform waarmee uitgevers hun eigen advertentieruimte via een veilingsysteem kunnen verkopen, heeft donderdag de Rising Star Award gewonnen. Deloitte reikt de prijs uit aan jonge technologiebedrijven, op weg naar enorme omzetgroei. Lees verder

100 banen weg door reorganisatie bij AkzoNobel

100 banen weg door reorganisatie bij AkzoNobel

AkzoNobel gaat een herstructurering doorvoeren bij de divisie Decorative Paints Benelux. Daarbij gaan ruim honderd banen verloren, zo liet een woordvoerder van het bedrijf donderdag weten. Het gaat vooral om banen bij de afdelingen sales en marketing, waar nu nog circa 750 mensen werken in België en Nederland. In totaal werken in de Benelux 1500 mensen bij Decorative Paints.AkzoNobel gaat een h... Lees verder

Groot aantal banen weg bij AkzoNobel

Groot aantal banen weg bij AkzoNobel

AkzoNobel gaat een herstructurering doorvoeren bij de divisie Decorative Paints Benelux. Dat gaat gepaard met een 'significant' banenverlies. Dat maakte het concern vandaag bekend. Het gaat vooral om banen bij de afdelingen sales en marketing, ... Lees verder

Fors banenverlies bij AkzoNobel Benelux

Fors banenverlies bij AkzoNobel Benelux

AkzoNobel gaat een herstructurering doorvoeren bij de divisie Decorative Paints Benelux. Daarbij gaan ruim honderd banen verloren, zo liet een woordvoerder van het bedrijf donderdag weten. Het gaat vooral om banen bij de afdelingen sales en marketing, waar nu nog circa 750 mensen werken in Belgiл en Nederland. In totaal werken in de Benelux 1500 mensen bij Decorative Paints. Lees verder

Mercedes-Benz posts record sales in September and achieves best thir..

Mercedes-Benz posts record sales in September and achieves best thir..

[ Woensdag 5 oktober 2011 | Daimler ] Stuttgart - After record sales in the same month last year, Mercedes-Benz even set a new record in September 2011 Lees verder

Minds&More adds 3 partners due to strong market demand for its Marke..

Minds&More adds 3 partners due to strong market demand for its Marke..

[ Woensdag 5 oktober 2011 | Razende Robot Reporter ] Diegem, 5 October 2011 - Since May 2010, Minds&More has tripled its revenues, expanded its network to 30 seasoned professionals and helped more than 25 companies on challenges relating to marketing and sales related growth Lees verder

Renault Master is Bestelauto van het Jaar 2012

Renault Master is Bestelauto van het Jaar 2012

De Renault Master is uitgeroepen tot de Bestelauto van het Jaar 2012. Directeur Sales Lean Verstoep van Renault Nederland is zeer content met de verki... Lees verder

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Salespeople

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Salespeople

Ben je ook recessiemoe? De wereld staat in de fik en jij merkt er nog nauwelijks iets van? Nou, dat gaat veranderen, beloof ik je. Het wordt een survival of the fittest. Niet grienen als het zo ver is, hè? Onderstaand zeven stappen die helpen om te blijven verkopen of te gaan verkopen. Echt, het kan niet missen! 1. DE GOEDE DINGEN DOEN - Verkopers zijn bezig met klanten. Alleen maar met... Lees verder

KLM voert sales op via social media

KLM voert sales op via social media

Voor KLM zijn social media een bron van extra omzet. Martijn van der Zee, senior vide president e-commerce bij KLM, verklaart dat de online sales dit ... Lees verder

Dealers geslaagd voor Alcatel–Lucent Sales Excellence Training

Dealers geslaagd voor Alcatel–Lucent Sales Excellence Training

[ Donderdag 29 september 2011 | Nextel BV ] De Sales Excellence Training is een opleiding die wordt verzorgd door Alcatel-Lucent en de Business Opportunity School (BOS) op initiatief van distributeur Nextel en Alcatel-Lucent Lees verder

'Bin Laden was afdelingshoofd Spaanse vliegmaatschappij'

'Bin Laden was afdelingshoofd Spaanse vliegmaatschappij'

De Spaanse vliegtuigmaatschappij Iberia nam bij de opening van haar vestiging in Saudi-Arabiл Osama Bin Laden aan als hoofd van de afdeling sales. Dat meldt de journalist Mariano Guindal in zijn boek 'El declive de los dioses' (het verval ... Lees verder

SABIC reinforces local presence and customer support

SABIC reinforces local presence and customer support

[ Woensdag 28 september 2011 | Marketing Solutions ] SABIC has appointed Country Leaders across Europe to ensure that customers take full advantage of SABIC’s global assets and local expertise and establish a closer cooperation between SABIC’s business and sales operations in polyolefins (Polymers business), engineering thermoplastics (Innovative Plastics business), and chemicals Lees verder

Column SalesExpert (1) ~ Sales Sucks

Column SalesExpert (1) ~ Sales Sucks

Noem eens vijf bedrijven die de afgelopen jaren als een speer zijn gegroeid. Right. Hebben ze die groei primair gerealiseerd omdat ze zo’n briljante verkoopafdeling hebben? Zeker weten? Of hebben we het hier vooral over bedrijven die succesvol zijn door veel kopende klanten? De praktijk leert ons het laatste. Andere vraag: wat is de kerntaak van sales? Right. Omzet genereren, niet? Of iets wat... Lees verder

Randstads Judith Schoenmaekers is commercieel directeur van het jaar

Randstads Judith Schoenmaekers is commercieel directeur van het jaar

Judith Schoenmaekers van Randstad is de commercieel directeur van het jaar volgens de Sales Management Association (SMA). Schoenmaekers heeft de titel... Lees verder

100 Dagen, Social Selling & Lijstjes Verkopen

100 Dagen, Social Selling & Lijstjes Verkopen

100 DAGEN - Nog 100 dagen en we call it a year. Tijd is een relatief begrip. Als je tot het eind van het jaar twee keer zoveel klanten spreekt als in de afgelopen 100 dagen, is het vandaag 14 juni in plaats van 22 september. Dan ben je nog niet eens op de helft. Dat geeft ruimte, niet? Als je geen flauw idee hebt hoe je het voor elkaar krijgt om met twee keer zoveel klanten in contact te komen,... Lees verder

Voilá: de Rising Stars

Voilá: de Rising Stars

Marvia, Improve Digital en tien andere techbedrijven zijn in de race voor de titel ‘Rising Star van 2011’. Deloitte deelt de prijs uit aan jonge technologiebedrijven die snelle groei tegemoet gaan. Lees verder

Songwon strengthens its sales team with new Manager Main Accounts

Songwon strengthens its sales team with new Manager Main Accounts

[ Maandag 19 september 2011 | Marketing Solutions ] Songwon Industrial has announced that Elena Scaltritti has joined the group as Manager Main Accounts in Europe Lees verder

AEGON Bank wil af van ‘flauwekul’ rond social media

AEGON Bank wil af van ‘flauwekul’ rond social media

Welke meerwaarde bieden sociale netwerksites en wat is de Return On Investment? Deze vragen zouden bij veel meer organisaties moeten leven, vindt Ray van den Bel, senior community manager bij AEGON Bank. ‘In de praktijk is het bereik van al die tweets en berichten gemiddeld 0,04%.’ AEGON wil af van ‘flauwekul’ rond social media. Van den Bel kijkt raakt ietwat geïrriteerd als hij ziet hoe s... Lees verder

Hufterigheid, Niks Nieuws & Aldi Rules

Hufterigheid, Niks Nieuws & Aldi Rules

HUFTERIGHEID - Rare wereld. En dan heb ik het niet over een frauderende wetenschapper die vrij stellig was over de hufterigheid van vleeseters. Ik heb het over een sales recruiter die werd gevraagd om zijn klant in contact te brengen met drie senior verkopers. De gage werd overeen gekomen op € 75 duizend. Toen bleek dat de recruiter even niet wist waar hij ze vandaan moest halen, liet-ie e... Lees verder

2011 sales reflect Bentley global brand strength

2011 sales reflect Bentley global brand strength

[ Maandag 12 september 2011 | Volkswagen Group ] The world premiere of the new Continental GTC convertible at the International Automobile Exhibition (IAA) in Frankfurt comes as Bentley's sales rebound across the globe Lees verder

EasyToBook wint EMMA 2011

EasyToBook wint EMMA 2011

EasyToBook is op de Nationale E-mailmarketing Conferentie onderscheiden met een bronzen E-mail Marketing Award 2011 (EMMA). De hotelkameraanbieder kreeg de prijs voor de ‘knappe, technische uitvoering’ van een e-mailcampagne gericht op de voorpret van boekers. EasyToBook is deze jaargang van de E-mail Marketing Award de enige winnaar. Boekvandaag.nl, vorige editie nog goed voor een zilveren EMM... Lees verder

Audi sales volume up 17 percent in August

Audi sales volume up 17 percent in August

[ Donderdag 8 september 2011 | Volkswagen Group ] Growing demand in the world's biggest sales markets have presented AUDI AG with yet another record month Lees verder

Zinloos mailen, goedkoop innoveren & nooit doen wat je belooft

Zinloos mailen, goedkoop innoveren & nooit doen wat je belooft

Mitto Literas Ergo Sum - Hoe vaak heb je als verkoper te horen gekregen dat je de opdracht hebt gekregen omdat je zo'n onvoorstelbaar goeie e-mail had gedicht? En hoe vaak is hetzelfde kwartje bij je klant gevallen in of of door het prima gesprek dat jullie hebben gehad? Is er iemand die hoger scoort op de eerste vraag? Zo niet, stop dan eens een tijdje met e-mailen! Het is waanzin wat er door ... Lees verder

HP Nederland vernieuwt storagemanagement

HP Nederland vernieuwt storagemanagement

HP Nederland heeft wat geschoven met enkele managers in zijn Storage-divisie. Zo is Dennis van Soest de nieuwe sales en business unit manager HP Storage en is Computable-expert Remko Westrik de nieuwe teamleider HP Storage pre-sales. Westrik wordt opgevolgd door Martijn Boermans, die als business unit manager van de Nederlandse opslagdivisie verantwoordelijk is voor het uitvoerende beleid. HP S... Lees verder

Company > Business News

Company > Business News

[ Maandag 5 september 2011 | Daimler ] Stuttgart - Sales of Mercedes-Benz passenger cars continue to rise Lees verder

Rob van den Aker (Rabobank): ‘Rust in de tent’

Rob van den Aker (Rabobank): ‘Rust in de tent’

Experimenten met nieuwe media mogen mislukken, zolang de kernwaarden van de Rabobank maar staan als een huis met een betrouwbare hypotheek. Tijdschrift voor Marketing sprak met Rob van den Aker, directeur marketing & sales particulieren Rabobank. Lees verder

Podium: Verkopen is géén vies woord

Podium: Verkopen is géén vies woord

Het belang van verkopers voor de groei van ondernemingen wordt alleen maar groter. Toch heeft verkoop nog een slecht imago. Hoe komt dat? Lees verder

Het keerpunt van retail design

Het keerpunt van retail design

Het winkelinterieur staat momenteel op een keerpunt in de geschiedenis van retail design. Kleinere winkels, unieke winkelconcepten die meer inspelen op beleving dan op pure sales, sterk merkgerichte inrichting en veel mono-brandstores. Dit zijn naar mijn idee onomkeerbare veranderingen die meer en meer doorgevoerd zullen gaan worden. En sterker nog; wie geen gehoor geeft aan de nieuwe verwachti... Lees verder

NedSense demonstrates NedGraphics product enhancements and 3D sales ..

NedSense demonstrates NedGraphics product enhancements and 3D sales ..

[ Donderdag 1 september 2011 | Blue Fox Enterprises N.V. ] Vianen (NL)/Barcelona ­ 1 September 2011­ NedSense enterprises n Lees verder

Azelis appoints new MPA Sales Manager in the UK

Azelis appoints new MPA Sales Manager in the UK

[ Donderdag 1 september 2011 | EMG ] Azelis appoints new MPA Sales Manager in the UK Azelis is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Chris Thomas as Sales Manager UK – Materials, Pigments & Additives (MPA) Lees verder

Verkopen zonder verkopers

Verkopen zonder verkopers

Dankzij een reclamecampagne met Jort Kelder heeft Friesland Bank het spaargeld in een halfjaar zien toenemen met meer dan 10%. Dat is nog eens nieuws! Een beetje verkoper leest er helaas snel overheen, want klanten kopen op basis van keiharde argumenten, return on investment, prijs en van die dingen. Tuurlijk is dit een heel ander verhaal. De campagne van Friesland Bank is gericht op het klootj... Lees verder

Volkswagen opens first engine reprocessing facility in China

Volkswagen opens first engine reprocessing facility in China

[ Maandag 29 augustus 2011 | Volkswagen Group ] In opening an engine reprocessing facility in China on Saturday, the Volkswagen Group is promoting cost-effective, environmentally compatible solutions in its largest sales market Lees verder

BT werkt aan essentiële kostenverlaging

BT werkt aan essentiële kostenverlaging

BT werkt aan een essentiële kostenverlaging. Dat zegt Tom Regent, de Belgische president global sales & marketing van de tak BT Global Services binnen... Lees verder

What's in a quote?

What's in a quote?

Hubspot heeft een prachtige presentatie gemaakt met de titel: 101 Awesome Marketing Quotes. Hieronder een selectie van zeven/honderdeen die een beetje reflecterende verkoper tot nadenken kan stemmen. Hier en daar een tikkeltje retaily, maar jij weet dat als salescrack natuurlijk prima te vertalen naar je eigen B2B-praktijk. Onderaan het artikel een embedje naar alle 101. OK, dan. Kort commentaa... Lees verder

Doe een belofte die pijn doet

Doe een belofte die pijn doet

Zeggen dat je garant staat voor kwaliteit is één ding. Succesvolle groeiers onderscheiden zich doordat ze er een concrete belofte aan verbinden. Wat is die van jou? Lees verder

6 'best failures' op vakbeurzen

6 'best failures' op vakbeurzen

Aan ondernemersbeurzen geen gebrek in Nederland. Maar wat doe je op die stand? Veel ondernemers gaan om de verkeerde redenen naar de beursvloer. De zes grootste beursfouten. Lees verder

Linkedin Irritatiefactor #1, The Ego Bubble en een Overdosis Endorfine

Linkedin Irritatiefactor #1, The Ego Bubble en een Overdosis Endorfine

Linkedin Irritatiefactor #1 - Ik kreeg recent een bericht op Linkedin. Wat ik nou toch wel niet aan het doen was! Mijn voor hem niet altijd relevante tweets (gemiddeld 0,54 p/dag) komen nota bene zomaar in z'n status updates terecht. Of ik wel wist dat we het hier hebben over iritatiefactor #1 op Linkedin: Twitter linken aan Linkedin. Nou kan ik me -empatisch als ik ben- wel inleven in enige vo... Lees verder

Hoe genereer je leads met social media?

Hoe genereer je leads met social media?

Leads genereren via social media is een reële optie. Maar het realiseren van die leads is lastiger dan gedacht. Stap niet te snel op de social media bandwagon. Stel je doel vast, zet een lead capture systeem op en meet daarna je ROI via soft en hard metrics. Lees verder

Maak van cold calling een koud kunstje

Maak van cold calling een koud kunstje

Koud bellen, er zijn maar weinig mensen die er plezier aan beleven. Toch levert het ieder bedrijf veel nieuwe klanten op. Tips om van cold calling een koud kunstje te maken.  Lees verder

Dubbel dippen

Dubbel dippen

Jouw economie is een optelsom van het succes van je klanten. Je hoeft dus -in dit geval- niet veel verder te kijken dan je neus lang is. De verwachtingen van je huidige en toekomstige klanten zijn sterk bepalend voor je succes, inkomsten, carrière, bedrijf, status, welzijn en at the end: je vrijheid. Het is daarom essentieel dat het goed gaat met je klanten óf dat ze je vrij hard ... Lees verder

Cegedim CRM ontvangt Innovation Award van Frost & Sullivan

Cegedim CRM ontvangt Innovation Award van Frost & Sullivan

[ Woensdag 17 augustus 2011 | Business Wire ] Cegedim Relationship Management maakt bekend dat het bedrijf de prestigieuze Noord-Amerikaanse Competitive Strategy Innovation Award in Mobile Sales Force Automation (SFA) voor 2011 heeft ontvangen van Frost & Sullivan Lees verder

Holland colours press release lower operating and net result despite..

Holland colours press release lower operating and net result despite..

[ Woensdag 17 augustus 2011 | Holland Colours ] Key first-quarter developments: · 3% higher sales · Noticeably lower gross margin · Increased raw material prices are being passed on to sales prices with delay · Lower operating and net result expected over first half year In the first quarter of the 2011/2012 fiscal year, Holland Colours realized 3% higher sales than in the same period last year Lees verder

Sanoma Media start online advertentieverkoop voor derden

Sanoma Media start online advertentieverkoop voor derden

Sanoma Media breidt zijn netwerk uit door een parallel netwerk te bouwen en daarmee ook voor sites van derden online advertentieruimte te verkopen. Dat meldt het bedrijf vandaag. KPN is met de startpagina KPNvandaag.nl de eerste partij in die samenwerking. Door ook de verkoop te verzorgen voor titels die niet door Sanoma worden uitgegeven bouwt Sanoma Media aan een parallel netwerk, aldus het m... Lees verder

Inzenden NIMA Awards 2011 tot 2 september

Inzenden NIMA Awards 2011 tot 2 september

Vorig jaar sleepten Bavaria, Dance4Life, AH Appie en PepsiCo een NIMA Award in de wacht. NIMA roept marketeers van Nederland ook dit jaar weer op organisaties aan te dragen voor de nominatieronde. Ieder jaar reikt NIMA de award voor ‘het marketingbedrijf van het jaar’ en drie thema awards uit. Over de awards Op 24 november 2011 vindt de uitreiking van de NIMA Awards plaats. De voorbereidingen v... Lees verder

Vacature: Retentiemarketeer bij Telegraaf Media Nederland

Vacature: Retentiemarketeer bij Telegraaf Media Nederland

Telegraaf Media Nederland | Landelijke Media is onder meer verantwoordelijk voor het genereren van oplage van dagblad De Telegraaf. De oplage van De Telegraaf komt tot stand door middel van verschillende sales activiteiten zoals losse verkoop, abonneewerving en –behoud en direct marketing. De afdeling Marketing van De Telegraaf is onder meer verantwoordelijk voor het behoud van abonnees van De ... Lees verder

Oracle Nederland zoekt honderd mensen

Oracle Nederland zoekt honderd mensen

Ict-leverancier Oracle Nederland zoekt ongeveer honderd nieuwe medewerkers. Het gaat voornamelijk om verkoop- en adviesfuncties (consultancy en sales). Het bedrijf zoekt zowel ervaren krachten als mensen die kortgeleden zijn afgestudeerd. De ict-leverancier wil niet direct zeggen hoeveel mensen het zoekt in Nederland maar de vacaturesite verraadt het aantal openstaande vacatures. Lees verder

Oracle Nederland zoekt honderd nieuwe mensen

Oracle Nederland zoekt honderd nieuwe mensen

Ict-leverancier Oracle Nederland zoekt ongeveer honderd nieuwe medewerkers. Het gaat voornamelijk om verkoop- en adviesfuncties (consultancy en sales). Het bedrijf zoekt zowel ervaren krachten als mensen die kortgeleden zijn afgestudeerd. De ict-leverancier wil niet direct zeggen hoeveel mensen het zoekt in Nederland maar de vacaturesite verraadt het aantal openstaande vacatures. Lees verder

Tata Chemicalsâ Q1 FY2011-12 net sales up 17.1 per cent at Rs2,954 c..

Tata Chemicalsâ Q1 FY2011-12 net sales up 17.1 per cent at Rs2,954 c..

[ Maandag 8 augustus 2011 | Tata Group ] * For the quarter ended June 2011, the Company has not recognised subsidy income of Rs31 crore on opening stock of raw materials for Phoshatic & Potassic fertilisers, in accordance with the recent Lees verder

5x verkeerde lichaamstaal

5x verkeerde lichaamstaal

Hoe bewust ben je van je houding? Wat je uitstraalt is soms belangrijker dan wat je zegt. Vijf valkuilen. Lees verder

Audi sets new sales record in July

Audi sets new sales record in July

[ Vrijdag 5 augustus 2011 | Volkswagen Group ] AUDI AG registered its strongest July-figures ever, delivering around 106,000 cars to customers last month, 16 percent more than in July 2010 Lees verder

Nieuw wijnmerk zet in op online verkoop

Nieuw wijnmerk zet in op online verkoop

Vier Nederlandse vrienden kochten in 2003 een wijndomein in de Loire met als doel het bouwen van een nieuw topmerk Sauvignon Blanc. Joost van der Does Willebois spreekt met MarketingTribune over de moeizame start, het belang van internet als verkoopkanaal en andere ervaringen die hij opdeed bij de introductie van een nieuw wijnmerk.Wat? Villebois-wijnen: Sauvignon Blanc van Sancerre, Pouilly Fu... Lees verder

Retail Sales Rise at Expensive Stores but Are Mixed Elsewhere

Retail Sales Rise at Expensive Stores but Are Mixed Elsewhere

While high-price stores turned in strong results, middle- and low-end stores were largely dependent on marked-down summer clothes for increases. Lees verder

G.M.’s Profit Jumps 89% As U.S. Sales Grow Quickly

G.M.’s Profit Jumps 89% As U.S. Sales Grow Quickly

The results were driven by strong sales and helped by higher prices and lower incentives. Lees verder

Blue Nile Q2 Sales Up 5.1%, Net Income Up 1.3%

Blue Nile Q2 Sales Up 5.1%, Net Income Up 1.3%

Online diamond and jewelry retailer, Blue Nile, Inc., reported Thursday that net sales increased 5.1 Lees verder

Retail Sales Rise at Expensive Stores

Retail Sales Rise at Expensive Stores

While high-price stores turned in strong results, middle- and low-end stores were largely dependent on marked-down summer clothes for increases. Lees verder

PRS for Music 2010 figures show revenues down 4.8%

PRS for Music 2010 figures show revenues down 4.8%

• CD sales falling amid shift to free digital services• Stars avoid stadiums and opt for smaller venuesPlummeting CD sales, the continuing toll taken by digital piracy and a lack of big-name acts on tour fuelled a £189m drop in UK music revenues last year.The music industry saw revenues decline 4.8% to £3.8bn in 2010 as the post-party hangover kicked in after a bumper 2009 driven by Susan Boyle... Lees verder

Department Store Sales Mixed In July

Department Store Sales Mixed In July

Macy's books 5% increase, Kohl's sees decline. Lees verder

Addicted to smartphones: the latest Ofcom communications results

Addicted to smartphones: the latest Ofcom communications results

Almost half of teenagers own a smartphone and 60% claim to be 'highly' addicted. Find the latest results of the Ofcom communications report• Get the dataThe popularity of smartphones just keeps rising according to the latest survey results from Ofcom's annual communications report.Teens seem to be the biggest fans of smartphones such as Blackberrys, iPhones and Androids with 60% admitting to be... Lees verder

Department Stores Report Mixed Same-Store Sales

Department Stores Report Mixed Same-Store Sales

Department stores are reporting mixed results in July. Macys (M) said same-store sales rose 5%, [...] Lees verder

Late July Weakness Clouds Retail Outlook

Late July Weakness Clouds Retail Outlook

Same-store sales rose for the month, but the emphasis was on clearance merchandise, and pressure to discount may persist. Lees verder

Flickr Hits 6 Billion Photos, Mobile Ad Firms Grow, Time Warner Profits, iTunes' Streaming Powers, M

Flickr Hits 6 Billion Photos, Mobile Ad Firms Grow, Time Warner Profits, iTunes' Streaming Powers, M

This and more news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Flickr Hits 6 Billion Photos. On the heels of Instagram announcing a whopping 150 million photos uploaded, Flickr has announced that with this photo, the Yahoo-owned photo-sharing service has hit 6 billion images. Flickr is now seeing 2,500 new images per minute, and uploads increasing by 20% yearly. Still, while such a lar... Lees verder

Flickr Hits 6 Billion Photos, Mobile Ad Firms Grow, Time Warner Profits, iTunes' Streaming Powers, M

Flickr Hits 6 Billion Photos, Mobile Ad Firms Grow, Time Warner Profits, iTunes' Streaming Powers, M

This and more news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Flickr Hits 6 Billion Photos. On the heels of Instagram announcing a whopping 150 million photos uploaded, Flickr has announced that with this photo, the Yahoo-owned photo-sharing service has hit 6 billion images. Flickr is now seeing 2,500 new images per minute, and uploads increasing by 20% yearly. Still, while such a lar... Lees verder

Flickr Hits 6 Billion Photos, Mobile Ad Firms Grow, Time Warner Profits, iTunes' Streaming Powers, M

Flickr Hits 6 Billion Photos, Mobile Ad Firms Grow, Time Warner Profits, iTunes' Streaming Powers, M

This and more news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Flickr Hits 6 Billion Photos. On the heels of Instagram announcing a whopping 150 million photos uploaded, Flickr has announced that with this photo, the Yahoo-owned photo-sharing service has hit 6 billion images. Flickr is now seeing 2,500 new images per minute, and uploads increasing by 20% yearly. Still, while such a lar... Lees verder

Flickr Hits 6 Billion Photos, Mobile Ad Firms Grow, Time Warner Profits, iTunes' Streaming Powers, M

Flickr Hits 6 Billion Photos, Mobile Ad Firms Grow, Time Warner Profits, iTunes' Streaming Powers, M

This and more news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Flickr Hits 6 Billion Photos. On the heels of Instagram announcing a whopping 150 million photos uploaded, Flickr has announced that with this photo, the Yahoo-owned photo-sharing service has hit 6 billion images. Flickr is now seeing 2,500 new images per minute, and uploads increasing by 20% yearly. Still, while such a lar... Lees verder

Flickr Hits 6 Billion Photos, Mobile Ad Firms Grow, Time Warner Profits, iTunes' Streaming Powers, M

Flickr Hits 6 Billion Photos, Mobile Ad Firms Grow, Time Warner Profits, iTunes' Streaming Powers, M

This and more news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Flickr Hits 6 Billion Photos. On the heels of Instagram announcing a whopping 150 million photos uploaded, Flickr has announced that with this photo, the Yahoo-owned photo-sharing service has hit 6 billion images. Flickr is now seeing 2,500 new images per minute, and uploads increasing by 20% yearly. Still, while such a lar... Lees verder

Ict'er leert bedrijfs-iPad beheren op cursus

Ict'er leert bedrijfs-iPad beheren op cursus

Systeembeheerders hebben moeite met het ter beschikking stellen van iPads aan medewerkers van hun onderneming. Dat stelt sales director Gerbert Jan Valk van het Amsterdamse College of MultiMedia (CMM). CMM organiseert voor ict'ers een cursus Beheer van iPads. Apple heeft daar kansen laten liggen, zegt Valk. 'Het apparaat werd geïntroduceerd als een consumentenspeeltje en daardoor is er te weini... Lees verder

G.M. Earnings Climb 89%

G.M. Earnings Climb 89%

The results were driven by strong sales in General Motors’s core North American market and were higher than expectations. Lees verder

The Department Of Energy Reveals The Light Bulb Of The Future

The Department Of Energy Reveals The Light Bulb Of The Future

This Philips LED bulb is the winner of the DOE's $10 million competition to develop a low-cost, energy efficient, high-performance replacement for the incandescent bulb.Incandescent bulbs may be inefficient, but they give off a more pleasant light than most CFL bulbs, and LED lights--which cast a nicer glow--are still pricey. But like it or not, the government is taking our incandescent lights ... Lees verder

New WH Gun Measures Face Lawsuit

New WH Gun Measures Face Lawsuit

DOJ vows to 'vigorously oppose' effort of gun groups to file lawsuit over Obama Administration's new gun-control measures that require firearms dealers along the border to report multiple sales of certain rifles.Obama Spends His 50th FundraisingPresident Looks for 'Bundlers' for 2012 Re-election CampaignObama to Focus on Jobs (Again) Dozens Charged in Child Pornography Bust Lees verder

UK music industry revenue falls £189m

UK music industry revenue falls £189m

Digital revenue continues to grow as CD sales fall and digital piracy hits UK music industry takingsPlummeting CD sales, the ongoing toll of digital piracy and a lack of big name acts on tour fuelled a £189m drop in UK music revenues last year.The music industry saw revenues decline 4.8% to £3.8bn in 2010 as the post-party hangover kicked in following a bumper 2009 driven by Susan Boyle's recor... Lees verder

Mobile Ad Firms Grow, Time Warner Profits, iTunes' Streaming Powers, Microsoft's Arduino Rival, Sony

Mobile Ad Firms Grow, Time Warner Profits, iTunes' Streaming Powers, Microsoft's Arduino Rival, Sony

This and more news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Augme Tech Buys Hipcricket, Bumps Up Mobile Ads. Augme Technologies is an up-and coming ad company in the mobile ad space, and demonstrating exactly how "up" it is, it's just forked over some $44.5 million for Hipcricket--another mobile ad and marketing agency. With efforts in SMS and QR code marketing too, Augme is now sup... Lees verder

Mobile Ad Firms Grow, Time Warner Profits, iTunes' Streaming Powers, Microsoft's Arduino Rival, Sony

Mobile Ad Firms Grow, Time Warner Profits, iTunes' Streaming Powers, Microsoft's Arduino Rival, Sony

This and more news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Augme Tech Buys Hipcricket, Bumps Up Mobile Ads. Augme Technologies is an up-and coming ad company in the mobile ad space, and demonstrating exactly how "up" it is, it's just forked over some $44.5 million for Hipcricket--another mobile ad and marketing agency. With efforts in SMS and QR code marketing too, Augme is now sup... Lees verder

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Mobile Ad Firms Grow, Time Warner Profits, iTunes' Streaming Powers, Microsoft's Arduino Rival, Sony

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Time Warner Profits, iTunes To Get Streaming Powers, Microsoft's Arduino Rival, Sony's Vita Will Mis

Time Warner Profits, iTunes To Get Streaming Powers, Microsoft's Arduino Rival, Sony's Vita Will Mis

This and more news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Time Warner Profits Up. Time Warner's just revealed its finances, and revenues are up 10% year on year--causing the firm to up its predictions for the rest of the year. It's actually the company's highest growth since 2007, and The Hangover Part 2, True Blood and Mortal Kombat 9 are behind much of the success. Another big h... Lees verder

Time Warner Profits, iTunes To Get Streaming Powers, Microsoft's Arduino Rival, Sony's Vita Will Mis

Time Warner Profits, iTunes To Get Streaming Powers, Microsoft's Arduino Rival, Sony's Vita Will Mis

This and more news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Time Warner Profits Up. Time Warner's just revealed its finances, and revenues are up 10% year on year--causing the firm to up its predictions for the rest of the year. It's actually the company's highest growth since 2007, and The Hangover Part 2, True Blood and Mortal Kombat 9 are behind much of the success. Another big h... Lees verder

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Time Warner Profits, iTunes To Get Streaming Powers, Microsoft's Arduino Rival, Sony's Vita Will Mis

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Even Marked Up, Luxury Goods Fly Off Shelves

Even Marked Up, Luxury Goods Fly Off Shelves

While retailers selling to average Americans are holding near fire sales, a recovery at the top is helping high-end retailers to sell out of their most expensive items. Lees verder

Facebook and Twitter fuel iPhone and Blackberry addiction, says Ofcom

Facebook and Twitter fuel iPhone and Blackberry addiction, says Ofcom

Regulator says half of British teenagers and 25% of adults now have smartphones as sales outstrip regular mobilesBritons' appetite for Facebook and social networks on the go is driving a huge demand for smartphones – with 60% of teenagers describing themselves as "highly addicted" to their device – according to new research by the media regulator, Ofcom.Almost half of teenagers and more than a ... Lees verder

Gun Groups to Sue Over New Obama Regulations

Gun Groups to Sue Over New Obama Regulations

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Dems Seek Online Sales Tax to Boost New Revenue

Dems Seek Online Sales Tax to Boost New Revenue

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Nintendo: We'll Double Down on Digital Game Sales

Nintendo: We'll Double Down on Digital Game Sales

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Breaking: Shake Up at YuMe, Founder Replaces CEO

YuMe founder Jayant Kadambi is back in the CEO position at the video ad optimization company, according to sources. He replaces Michael Mathieu, who was brought in about three years ago to bring some sales expertise to the tech-heavy startup. Lees verder

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Bucks: Tax Changes for Gay Married New Yorkers

Now that gay marriage is legal in New York, legally wed couples will be subject to new state tax rules, which affect everything from income and sales taxes to estate planning. Lees verder

L'Oreal U.K. Selects Accenture to Support its Field Sales Operations

L'Oreal U.K. Selects Accenture to Support its Field Sales Operations

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Apple Could Sell 30 Million iPhones In December Quarter

Apple Could Sell 30 Million iPhones In December Quarter

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Mercedes-Benz Starts Second Half of 2011 with Record Sales

Mercedes-Benz Starts Second Half of 2011 with Record Sales

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Nutricia is captain in baby- en kindervoeding

Nutricia is captain in baby- en kindervoeding

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Apple Round-Up: iPhone Launch Times, iCloud's Arrival, Netflix Competition

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Captain Imperial Tobacco helpt winkeliers met ontwikkeling tabakschap

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"Locavesting": Investing In Main Street Instead Of Wall Street

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Despite Rising U.S. Sales, Automakers Are Struggling

Despite Rising U.S. Sales, Automakers Are Struggling

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Nissan Leaf Trounces Chevy Volt in July Sales, but Will It Last?

The Nissan Leaf once again beaten General Motors’ Chevy Volt in sales in July after the company slowed production of the electric car last month, giving Nissan a nearly-2,000 car edge in total sales. Nissan sold 931 all-electric battery-powered Leafs … Lees verder

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Sales of Pain Drugs Help Pfizer’s Profit Beat Forecasts

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Despite a Rise in Sales, Automakers Are Struggling

Despite a Rise in Sales, Automakers Are Struggling

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Home sales nearing reality in Cuba

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Sales of Pain Drugs Help Lift Pfizer

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Dow Chemical Heads For $39 With Solid Pricing, Volume Growth

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Apple Estimates Keep Rising On iPhone Optimism

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Cisco Gets Target Trimmed At Oppenheimer

Cisco Gets Target Trimmed At Oppenheimer

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Analyst Moves: AAPL, HUM

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GM July Sales Up 7.6%, Despite Economic Headwinds

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Car Sales Show Restrained Growth

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Massachusetts State No. 17 With 2011 Sales Tax Holiday

Massachusetts State No. 17 With 2011 Sales Tax Holiday

The number of states offering back-to-school season sales tax holidays in 2011 is officially 17. Lees verder

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iPad oplossingen voor o.a. retail restaurant hotel bank bibliotheek of beurs

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Massachusetts Joins States Offering Sales Tax Holidays

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California Enacts Ban on Roadside Pet Sales

California Enacts Ban on Roadside Pet Sales Lees verder

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SKODA records in the first half of 2011

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E-books Exempt from New York Sales Tax

E-books Exempt from New York Sales Tax

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In Shanghai, Home Prices Rise Even As Sales Decline

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June Semiconductor Sales Fall 1.5 Percent On Weak Consumer Demand

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Fairs, online sales boost art dealers' outlook

Fairs, online sales boost art dealers' outlook

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Apple Halts Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Sales in Australia

Apple Halts Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 Sales in Australia

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Apple Lawsuit Stalls Sales of Galaxy Tab in Australia

Apple Lawsuit Stalls Sales of Galaxy Tab in Australia

Apple has negotiated an agreement with Samsung that will prevent the South Korean company from selling its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet device in Australia, at least until legal proceedings between the two in that country are resolved. The agreement comes after Apple filed for injunction. Lees verder

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How Sales Is Totally Different Than 10 Years Ago: RIP the Sales Funnel

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Ban on cash rebates to sales platforms

Ban on cash rebates to sales platforms

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Tata Motors July sales at 63,761 vehicles

Tata Motors July sales at 63,761 vehicles

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Destructive trends that threaten quality journalism

Destructive trends that threaten quality journalism

Eleven days ago I reproduced N. Ravi's candid resignation letter from the editorship of The Hindu, one of India's largest English-language daily newspapers.One key paragraph read:"It is shocking that some of the board members should want to run a media institution like a company producing plastic buckets with purely commercial considerations and unethical practices overwhelming editorial intere... Lees verder

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The DIY Terminator: Private Robot Armies And The Algorithm-Run Future Of War

In the latest installment of the Butterfly Effect: Predator drones are just the start of unmanned, autonomous warfare technology. But as the tech becomes more democratized and more deadly, what happens when anyone can assemble an army of killing machines?1. Attack Of The Drones Last month, NATO’s commanders in Libya went with caps-in-hand to the Pentagon to ask for reconnaissance help in the fo... Lees verder

"Vele factoren drukken aandeel Wolters"

"Vele factoren drukken aandeel Wolters"

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"Vele factoren drukken aandeel Wolters"

"Vele factoren drukken aandeel Wolters"

AMSTERDAM (AFN) - Rabobank heeft het advies voor Wolters Kluwer verlaagd van "buy" naar "hold" vanwege verscheidene factoren die het aandeel van de uitgever drukken. Ten eerste gaat Wolters door met dure aankopen, waardoor het rendement op het geïnvesteerde kapitaal laag blijft, aldus Rabo. Daarnaast houdt de bank rekening met een afname in "transaction sales" in de tweede helft van het ja... Lees verder

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For New Yorker on iPad, Words Are the Thing

With a minimum of bells and whistles and a focus on a readable format, The New Yorker attained iPad sales higher than those of any other iPad edition sold by Condé Nast. Lees verder

Ticket Sales Start-Up Aims at Smaller Box Offices

Ticket Sales Start-Up Aims at Smaller Box Offices

Using a ticket system it created, Eventbrite has entered the multibillion-dollar ticketing industry and set its sights on events below Ticketmaster’s radar. Lees verder

Langskomend Nieuws en Lekke Funnels

Langskomend Nieuws en Lekke Funnels

Tijd Slimmer Benutten - Het boekjaar van Free Record Shop Holding loopt van 1 oktober tot 30 september. Zo starten ze met hun beste kwartaal en kan er na 3 maanden op een bierviltje worden uitgerekend of de jaardoelen gehaald zullen worden. Bij twijfel, is er nog 9 maanden de tijd voor alle hens aan dek. De meeste bedrijven die ik ken hebben het uiteinde van de hockeystick (net als FRS) in Q4 l... Lees verder

Apple's Mobile Domination Continues, Now No. 1 Smartphone Supplier Worldwide

Apple's Mobile Domination Continues, Now No. 1 Smartphone Supplier Worldwide

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2011 Sales Tax Holidays For Back-To-School Shopping

2011 Sales Tax Holidays For Back-To-School Shopping

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Tasty Ways Manufacturers Can Reduce Salt But Keep the Flavor

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Quirky.com Comes To TV, Twitter Flagging NSFW, Spotify Shakes Up ISPs, Apple Has More Cash Than U.S.

Quirky.com Comes To TV, Twitter Flagging NSFW, Spotify Shakes Up ISPs, Apple Has More Cash Than U.S.

This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Quirky.com Comes To TV. The Sundance Channel just announced a new reality TV series about the business of DIY innovation. Quirky features 24-year old Ben Kaufman, founder and CEO of Quirky.com, a product design and manufacturing company that relies entirely on an online community to bring an idea from concept to m... Lees verder

Quirky.com Comes To TV, Twitter Flagging NSFW, Spotify Shakes Up ISPs, Apple Has More Cash Than U.S.

Quirky.com Comes To TV, Twitter Flagging NSFW, Spotify Shakes Up ISPs, Apple Has More Cash Than U.S.

This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Quirky.com Comes To TV. The Sundance Channel just announced a new reality TV series about the business of DIY innovation. Quirky features 24-year old Ben Kaufman, founder and CEO of Quirky.com, a product design and manufacturing company that relies entirely on an online community to bring an idea from concept to m... Lees verder

Quirky.com Comes To TV, Twitter Flagging NSFW, Spotify Shakes Up ISPs, Apple Has More Cash Than U.S.

Quirky.com Comes To TV, Twitter Flagging NSFW, Spotify Shakes Up ISPs, Apple Has More Cash Than U.S.

This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Quirky.com Comes To TV. The Sundance Channel just announced a new reality TV series about the business of DIY innovation. Quirky features 24-year old Ben Kaufman, founder and CEO of Quirky.com, a product design and manufacturing company that relies entirely on an online community to bring an idea from concept to m... Lees verder

Quirky.com Comes To TV, Twitter Flagging NSFW, Spotify Shakes Up ISPs, Apple Has More Cash Than U.S.

Quirky.com Comes To TV, Twitter Flagging NSFW, Spotify Shakes Up ISPs, Apple Has More Cash Than U.S.

This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Quirky.com Comes To TV. The Sundance Channel just announced a new reality TV series about the business of DIY innovation. Quirky features 24-year old Ben Kaufman, founder and CEO of Quirky.com, a product design and manufacturing company that relies entirely on an online community to bring an idea from concept to m... Lees verder

Quirky.com Comes To TV, Twitter Flagging NSFW, Spotify Shakes Up ISPs, Apple Has More Cash Than U.S.

Quirky.com Comes To TV, Twitter Flagging NSFW, Spotify Shakes Up ISPs, Apple Has More Cash Than U.S.

This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Quirky.com Comes To TV. The Sundance Channel just announced a new reality TV series about the business of DIY innovation. Quirky features 24-year old Ben Kaufman, founder and CEO of Quirky.com, a product design and manufacturing company that relies entirely on an online community to bring an idea from concept to m... Lees verder

Quirky.com Comes To TV, Twitter Flagging NSFW, Spotify Shakes Up ISPs, Apple Has More Cash Than U.S.

Quirky.com Comes To TV, Twitter Flagging NSFW, Spotify Shakes Up ISPs, Apple Has More Cash Than U.S.

This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Quirky.com Comes To TV. The Sundance Channel just announced a new reality TV series about the business of DIY innovation. Quirky features 24-year old Ben Kaufman, founder and CEO of Quirky.com, a product design and manufacturing company that relies entirely on an online community to bring an idea from concept to m... Lees verder

Ouch: Google TV Returns Outnumber Sales

Ouch: Google TV Returns Outnumber Sales

Consumers aren't going as gaga for Google TV as manufacturers had hoped -- in fact, people are flocking to return the smart TV set-top box. Lees verder

Toyota Supply Chain Recovery Drives Stock Up To $94

Toyota Supply Chain Recovery Drives Stock Up To $94

In spite of the challenges, Toyota managed to increase its vehicle sales in Q1 in international mark Lees verder

Quirky.com Comes To TV, Twitter Flagging NSFW, Spotify Shakes Up U.K. ISPs, Apple Biggest Smartphone

Quirky.com Comes To TV, Twitter Flagging NSFW, Spotify Shakes Up U.K. ISPs, Apple Biggest Smartphone

This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.The Pawn Stars for Aspiring Inventors. There's a reality show for just about everyone, from clothing designers to tattoo artists to pawn shop owners. Now there's one for armchair inventors. The Sundance Channel just announced a new documentary TV series about the business of DIY innovation. Quirky features 24-year... Lees verder

Quirky.com Comes To TV, Twitter Flagging NSFW, Spotify Shakes Up U.K. ISPs, Apple Biggest Smartphone

Quirky.com Comes To TV, Twitter Flagging NSFW, Spotify Shakes Up U.K. ISPs, Apple Biggest Smartphone

This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.The Pawn Stars for Aspiring Inventors. There's a reality show for just about everyone, from clothing designers to tattoo artists to pawn shop owners. Now there's one for armchair inventors. The Sundance Channel just announced a new documentary TV series about the business of DIY innovation. Quirky features 24-year... Lees verder

Quirky.com Comes To TV, Twitter Flagging NSFW, Spotify Shakes Up U.K. ISPs, Apple Biggest Smartphone

Quirky.com Comes To TV, Twitter Flagging NSFW, Spotify Shakes Up U.K. ISPs, Apple Biggest Smartphone

This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.The Pawn Stars for Aspiring Inventors. There's a reality show for just about everyone, from clothing designers to tattoo artists to pawn shop owners. Now there's one for armchair inventors. The Sundance Channel just announced a new documentary TV series about the business of DIY innovation. Quirky features 24-year... Lees verder

Quirky.com Comes To TV, Twitter Flagging NSFW, Spotify Shakes Up U.K. ISPs, Apple Biggest Smartphone

Quirky.com Comes To TV, Twitter Flagging NSFW, Spotify Shakes Up U.K. ISPs, Apple Biggest Smartphone

This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.The Pawn Stars for Aspiring Inventors. There's a reality show for just about everyone, from clothing designers to tattoo artists to pawn shop owners. Now there's one for armchair inventors. The Sundance Channel just announced a new documentary TV series about the business of DIY innovation. Quirky features 24-year... Lees verder

Quirky.com Comes To TV, Twitter Flagging NSFW, Spotify Shakes Up U.K. ISPs, Apple Biggest Smartphone

Quirky.com Comes To TV, Twitter Flagging NSFW, Spotify Shakes Up U.K. ISPs, Apple Biggest Smartphone

This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.The Pawn Stars for Aspiring Inventors. There's a reality show for just about everyone, from clothing designers to tattoo artists to pawn shop owners. Now there's one for armchair inventors. The Sundance Channel just announced a new documentary TV series about the business of DIY innovation. Quirky features 24-year... Lees verder

Quirky.com Comes To TV, Twitter Flagging NSFW, Spotify Shakes Up U.K. ISPs, Apple Biggest Smartphone

Quirky.com Comes To TV, Twitter Flagging NSFW, Spotify Shakes Up U.K. ISPs, Apple Biggest Smartphone

This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.The Pawn Stars for Aspiring Inventors. There's a reality show for just about everyone, from clothing designers to tattoo artists to pawn shop owners. Now there's one for armchair inventors. The Sundance Channel just announced a new documentary TV series about the business of DIY innovation. Quirky features 24-year... Lees verder

Quirky.com Comes To TV, Twitter Flagging NSFW, Spotify Shakes Up U.K. ISPs, Apple Biggest Smartphone

Quirky.com Comes To TV, Twitter Flagging NSFW, Spotify Shakes Up U.K. ISPs, Apple Biggest Smartphone

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William Shatner Vs. Canada: How The Government Delayed Funding His Documentary

William Shatner Vs. Canada: How The Government Delayed Funding His Documentary

William Shatner had an easier time battling Klingons than getting money for his film, The Captains. Now that he's got a hit documentary on his hands, he's game to make more. Even Starfleet captains have to queue up for documentary funding. The Canadian government kept William Shatner waiting two years before filmmaking grants came through for The Captains--his original documentary now streami... Lees verder

Breach Of The Week: Your Smartphone Is A Hacker Paradise

Breach Of The Week: Your Smartphone Is A Hacker Paradise

Packed with personal data, and taken with you everywhere, your smartphone is an ideal target for hackers. And both iOS and Android have vulnerabilities.Why Apple Updated iOS This WeekApple's iPhone is often touted as being more "secure" than Google's Android equivalents because it has a tightly-managed ecosystem. Apple's careful not to let malicious apps into its App Store, from where they coul... Lees verder

Minorities Are Being Left Out Of The Electric Vehicle Revolution

Minorities Are Being Left Out Of The Electric Vehicle Revolution

In California, Latinos and African-Americans simply are not buying electric cars. It's time for some new marketing. The Prius is an emblem of the environmentally aware upper middle class, and at this point, electric vehicle purchases are mostly limited to early adopters who have the cash to experiment with an entirely new kind of vehicle. And according to a report (PDF) from the Greenlining Ins... Lees verder

China en stijgende kosten wegen op resultaten Bekaert

China en stijgende kosten wegen op resultaten Bekaert

Staalgroep Bekaert heeft tijdens de eerste helft van dit jaar een nettowinst gerealiseerd van 144,3 miljoen euro. Tijdens dezelfde periode vorig jaar werd een nettowinst geboekt van 181 miljoen euro. De omzet steeg met 16 procent tot 1,78 miljard euro. Bekaert zegt vooral in Europa en Latijns-Amerika goede prestaties te hebben neergezet. Er wordt echter aan toegevoegd dat ook de kosten gevoelig... Lees verder

Twitter Flagging NSFW, Spotify Shakes Up UK ISP Business, Apple Biggest Smartphone Seller With Huge

Twitter Flagging NSFW, Spotify Shakes Up UK ISP Business, Apple Biggest Smartphone Seller With Huge

This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Twitter Goes Coy At NSFW Statuses . Twitter, conscious of its role as a one-to-many broadcaster of news and Net content, is adding a little tweak to its code that'll eventually let users (including the Tweep who added the status update) flag content as "Possibly Sensitive." It's a sign that users may be able to be... Lees verder

Twitter Flagging NSFW, Spotify Shakes Up UK ISP Business, Apple Biggest Smartphone Seller With Huge

Twitter Flagging NSFW, Spotify Shakes Up UK ISP Business, Apple Biggest Smartphone Seller With Huge

This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Twitter Goes Coy At NSFW Statuses . Twitter, conscious of its role as a one-to-many broadcaster of news and Net content, is adding a little tweak to its code that'll eventually let users (including the Tweep who added the status update) flag content as "Possibly Sensitive." It's a sign that users may be able to be... Lees verder

Twitter Flagging NSFW, Spotify Shakes Up UK ISP Business, Apple Biggest Smartphone Seller With Huge

Twitter Flagging NSFW, Spotify Shakes Up UK ISP Business, Apple Biggest Smartphone Seller With Huge

This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Twitter Goes Coy At NSFW Statuses . Twitter, conscious of its role as a one-to-many broadcaster of news and Net content, is adding a little tweak to its code that'll eventually let users (including the Tweep who added the status update) flag content as "Possibly Sensitive." It's a sign that users may be able to be... Lees verder

DealBook: Deal-Making Lifts Lazard and Evercore

DealBook: Deal-Making Lifts Lazard and Evercore

The second-quarter results of both banks highlighted the improved market for companies seeking growth through transactions such as mergers and asset sales. Lees verder

With Sales Plummeting, Nintendo Pares Outlook And Cuts a Retail Price

With Sales Plummeting, Nintendo Pares Outlook And Cuts a Retail Price

As users flock to apps, redefining the gaming world, the company’s 3DS has not sold well and will be heavily discounted. Lees verder

Sony Cuts Its Forecast For the Year After a Loss

Sony Cuts Its Forecast For the Year After a Loss

Sony sank to a $199 million quarterly loss, as lingering effects of the March 11 earthquake, a strong yen and lackluster TV sales wiped out its bottom line. Lees verder

Motorola's Android Tablet Sales Fizzle Out

Motorola's Android Tablet Sales Fizzle Out

Motorola announced dismal device sales in its earnings report Thursday, with tablets faring near the worst among the company's products. Lees verder

Room For Debate: Should You Pay Sales Tax on Amazon?

Room For Debate: Should You Pay Sales Tax on Amazon?

California and other states are trying to get revenue from online sales, but Amazon is fighting to be exempt. Lees verder

Anti-Hotel Service Rivalry Heats Up As Wimdu Threatens To "Kick Airbnb's Ass"

Anti-Hotel Service Rivalry Heats Up As Wimdu Threatens To "Kick Airbnb's Ass"

Wimdu offers a glimpse into its plans for giving nearly identical rent-your-room service Airbnb a run for its huge chunk of money. A dozen or so twentysomethings met for an apparent company outing on a recent Thursday evening in 90-plus degree heat at an outdoor spot in New York's East Village called B Bar. It's as much of a home to bridge-and-tunnel crowds as it is to first-year M&A bankers. ... Lees verder

Starbucks Gets Everything Right: Sales, Margins, Profit Growth, Raises Guidance, Targets China

Starbucks Gets Everything Right: Sales, Margins, Profit Growth, Raises Guidance, Targets China

Starbucks posts a stellar third quarter, beating estimates, growing sales, expanding margins, raisin Lees verder

Smartphone Chip Pre-Installs Could Lift Sirius Subscriber Growth

Smartphone Chip Pre-Installs Could Lift Sirius Subscriber Growth

Given the explosion of smartphone sales and usage, this could lift the number of retail subscribers Lees verder

Bulgari Sales Up 23%

Bulgari Sales Up 23%

First half 2011 sales for the Bulgari Group increased 23.6 percent, year-over-year, at current excha Lees verder

Motorola Mobility Would Look Better At $23

Motorola Mobility Would Look Better At $23

The key trend to watch is smartphone sales, which could pave the way for it to climb out of the red Lees verder

AT&T Rides Smartphone And Data Boom To $39

AT&T Rides Smartphone And Data Boom To $39

Healthy smartphone sales are important for AT&T, which helps it maintain competitive edge agains Lees verder

Record Sales at Swatch Group despite Rising Swiss Franc

Record Sales at Swatch Group despite Rising Swiss Franc

The strength of Swiss franc has had an adverse impact for the Swatch Group but the company that hous Lees verder

Green Mountain Coffee Burns Shorts With Blistering Results, Forecast

Green Mountain Coffee Burns Shorts With Blistering Results, Forecast

When stocks of companies that regularly post accelerating rates of growth in sales and earnings make Lees verder

Logitech CEO Steps Down After Weak Q1, Google TV-Powered Revue Now $99

Logitech CEO Steps Down After Weak Q1, Google TV-Powered Revue Now $99

Logitech CEO Gerald Quindlen announced that he’s stepping down from his role at the company this morning, following a sluggish first quarter earnings report. Slow sales of Logitech’s Google TV Revue set-top box, which Quindlen was a major supporter of … Lees verder

Zonnebloem, Zesminnetjes en wat Enthousiasme met IJs te maken heeft (alles!)

Zonnebloem, Zesminnetjes en wat Enthousiasme met IJs te maken heeft (alles!)

Hoogzomer. Prima tijd om weer eens wat recente verbazingen of zo je wilt misstanden de revue te laten passeren: 1. Verstrooid als Professor Zonnebloem? Of: Kom, laten we het mooier maken dan het is (we zijn tenslotte verkopers). Professional Capital, de club van de in ons land gestationeerde Vlaamse verkooppprofessor Willem Verbeke, kraamt volkomen onzin uit: "Wij zijn Nederlands snelst groeien... Lees verder

OK Go's Human Kaleidoscope, All Is Not Lost, And How It Translates Into Sales

OK Go's Human Kaleidoscope, All Is Not Lost, And How It Translates Into Sales

Damian Kulash and director Trish Sie walk us through the making of All Is Not Lost, and OK Go's approach to the music experience. In the course of producing its distinctive videos, OK Go has contended with the unpredictable (dogs, toast) and the potentially dangerous (paint cannons, treadmills). But nothing prepared band members for what awaited them on the set of their latest epic, All Is Not ... Lees verder

Indian firms abroad: Under the radar

Indian firms abroad: Under the radar

THE world is used to big Indian firms planting flags in foreign fields. Now the subcontinent’s medium-sized firms are venturing abroad, too, and often proving quicker and nimbler than their peers in other emerging economies.Take the Godrej Group, a family-controlled conglomerate based in Mumbai. The firm began as a lockmaker in 1897. While the Indian economy was closed it could not expand abroa... Lees verder

The oil business: Should BP split?

The oil business: Should BP split?

A COMPANY that rakes in profits of $5.6 billion in three months might expect congratulations. But BP’s second-quarter results, unveiled on July 26th, disappointed. Asset sales after last year’s Gulf of Mexico disaster (see picture) have hit production. A botched attempt at an asset swap and arctic exploration deal with Russia’s Rosneft has added to BP’s woes. Some investors are calling for the ... Lees verder

Sony Slashes Annual Profit Forecast After Posting Quarterly Loss

Sony Slashes Annual Profit Forecast After Posting Quarterly Loss

Sony sank to a $199 million quarterly loss, as lingering effects of the March 11 earthquake, a strong yen and lackluster TV sales wiped out its bottom line. Lees verder

3DS Fire Sale: Nintendo Slashes Handheld Price to $170

3DS Fire Sale: Nintendo Slashes Handheld Price to $170

Nintendo will drastically cut the price of 3DS from $250 to $170, it said on Thursday following lower-than-expected sales of the glasses-free 3-D handheld game machine. The announcement of the lower price for the struggling 3DS was timed to the company's announcement of its financial results for the April-June quarter, in which it reported an operating ... Lees verder

Houd acquisitiefraudeurs buiten de deur

Houd acquisitiefraudeurs buiten de deur

Spookfacturen en andere vomen van acquisitiefraude zadelen het bedrijfsleven jaarlijks op met een strop van 400 miljoen. Zorg dat je zelf niet het slachtoffer wordt. Lees verder

‘Chinese modemarkt verdrievoudigt komende tien jaar’

‘Chinese modemarkt verdrievoudigt komende tien jaar’

Volgens onderzoek van de Boston Consulting Group zal de Chinese modemarkt tot 2020, net als in de afgelopen tien jaar, verdrievoudigen. Hiermee is China goed voor dertig procent van de wereldwijde groei in de modesector. Voor het onderzoek zijn interviews gehouden met ruim 5000 Chinese consumenten.Groei bestedingsruimte en online sales De verwachte stijging komt vooral doordat het aantal consum... Lees verder

Stanford Brings Affordable Medical Innovation To India Through Collaborative Design

Stanford Brings Affordable Medical Innovation To India Through Collaborative Design

The future of U.S. medical-device design may reside in developing countries.In India, where a chaotic road system spawns many accidents and hospitals are often hours away, the need for an inexpensive alternative vascular access is great. A BONE DRILL is a nasty-sounding device that looks like something you'd find on the shelf at Home Depot. You wouldn't want to see one coming at you, but if yo... Lees verder

Millions Affected By Hack In Korea, BBC iPlayer Goes Euro, Oracle Vs. Google, Nintendo Slashes 3DS P

Millions Affected By Hack In Korea, BBC iPlayer Goes Euro, Oracle Vs. Google, Nintendo Slashes 3DS P

This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Social Net Hack Hits Millions Of Koreans. Malicious hackers have hit SK Telecom's popular Cyworld social sharing site and the email portal Nate too, stealing data that may include user phone numbers and other more personal (if encrypted) data about millions of site users. The Korean Communications Commisssion has ... Lees verder

Millions Affected By Hack In Korea, BBC iPlayer Goes Euro, Oracle Vs. Google, Nintendo Slashes 3DS P

Millions Affected By Hack In Korea, BBC iPlayer Goes Euro, Oracle Vs. Google, Nintendo Slashes 3DS P

This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Social Net Hack Hits Millions Of Koreans. Malicious hackers have hit SK Telecom's popular Cyworld social sharing site and the email portal Nate too, stealing data that may include user phone numbers and other more personal (if encrypted) data about millions of site users. The Korean Communications Commisssion has ... Lees verder

Millions Affected By Hack In Korea, BBC iPlayer Goes Euro, Oracle Vs. Google, Nintendo Slashes 3DS P

Millions Affected By Hack In Korea, BBC iPlayer Goes Euro, Oracle Vs. Google, Nintendo Slashes 3DS P

This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Social Net Hack Hits Millions Of Koreans. Malicious hackers have hit SK Telecom's popular Cyworld social sharing site and the email portal Nate too, stealing data that may include user phone numbers and other more personal (if encrypted) data about millions of site users. The Korean Communications Commisssion has ... Lees verder

Millions Affected By Hack In Korea, BBC iPlayer Goes Euro, Oracle Vs. Google, Nintendo Slashes 3DS P

Millions Affected By Hack In Korea, BBC iPlayer Goes Euro, Oracle Vs. Google, Nintendo Slashes 3DS P

This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Social Net Hack Hits Millions Of Koreans. Malicious hackers have hit SK Telecom's popular Cyworld social sharing site and the email portal Nate too, stealing data that may include user phone numbers and other more personal (if encrypted) data about millions of site users. The Korean Communications Commisssion has ... Lees verder

Millions Affected By Hack In Korea, BBC iPlayer Goes Euro, Oracle Vs. Google, Nintendo Slashes 3DS P

Millions Affected By Hack In Korea, BBC iPlayer Goes Euro, Oracle Vs. Google, Nintendo Slashes 3DS P

This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Social Net Hack Hits Millions Of Koreans. Malicious hackers have hit SK Telecom's popular Cyworld social sharing site and the email portal Nate too, stealing data that may include user phone numbers and other more personal (if encrypted) data about millions of site users. The Korean Communications Commisssion has ... Lees verder

Why Neuromusic Will Never Be As Catchy As Katy Perry

Why Neuromusic Will Never Be As Catchy As Katy Perry

Neuroscientists have found how brainwaves can predict hit songs, but listen (below) to actual music made from neuro feedback, and you'll understand why experts think the pop charts will remain mindless for decades to come. David Lewis-Hodgson, chairman and research director at UK-based Mindlab International, is using his "mind and body" machine to make music for brains. "What we do is wire up v... Lees verder

Oracle Vs. Google, Nintendo Slashes 3DS Price, iPad Is EA Games's Fastest Growing Platform

Oracle Vs. Google, Nintendo Slashes 3DS Price, iPad Is EA Games's Fastest Growing Platform

Oracle Email Skeletons In Google's Closet. Google's ongoing IP battle with Oracle over abuse of Java licenses has taken an odd turn: Emails dating back to around 2005 seem to imply the search giant wilfully infringed on Oracle's patents (acquired via Sun). "If Sun doesn't want to work with us, we have two options [...] 2) Do Java anyway and defend our decision, perhaps making enemies along the ... Lees verder

Improved Sales Help Boeing Beat Forecasts

Improved Sales Help Boeing Beat Forecasts

The company said it remained on track to deliver its first 787 Dreamliner passenger jet and 747-8 air freighter in the third quarter. Lees verder

Sales Gain Helps Boeing Beat Profit Forecasts

Sales Gain Helps Boeing Beat Profit Forecasts

The company said it remained on track to deliver its first 787 Dreamliner passenger jet and 747-8 air freighter in the third quarter. Lees verder

Advertising: Beneath the surface | Editorial

Advertising: Beneath the surface | Editorial

The line between manufacturing and services is not as sharp as it appears – nor is the line between what's real and what is notRemember that silliest of election sagas about whether David Cameron's posters were airbrushed? There were strident denials, but these cut little ice amid Tory concessions that their leader was daubed with make-up. Under harsh studio lights most politicians are, but few... Lees verder

Juniper Sends Grim Signal

Juniper Sends Grim Signal

Juniper Networks offered some new clues that the U.S. economy is stalling, warning of slowing sales growth that sent its stock plunging 21% in trading Wednesday. Lees verder

Samsung Reigns as Android's True Champion

Samsung Reigns as Android's True Champion

Samsung wants to be the king of all things Android. The company announced on Wednesday that its Galaxy S 2 smartphone reached record sales numbers for the company, with over five million handsets sold in the first three months since the smartphone's debut. And that number accounts for only a quarter of the company's total smartphone sales over the past three months. Lees verder

Ads help drinkers see Heineken Light as "Occasionally Perfect"

Ads help drinkers see Heineken Light as "Occasionally Perfect"

With sales slumping since its introduction in 2006, Heineken Light has been left searching for tract Lees verder

Juniper's Plunge Bodes Ill

Juniper's Plunge Bodes Ill

Juniper Networks offered some new clues that the U.S. economy is stalling, warning of slowing sales growth that sent its stock plunging 21% in trading Wednesday. Lees verder

Polaris Industries Hits New All-Time High

Polaris Industries Hits New All-Time High

Retail sales were up 17% year-over-year for this off-road recreational vehicle manufacturer. Lees verder

Boeing Looks Good: Sales Taking Off, Outlook Raised, Dreamliner On Deck

Boeing Looks Good: Sales Taking Off, Outlook Raised, Dreamliner On Deck

Boeing's second quarter earnings came with a good beat over expectations and higher deliveries as th Lees verder

Fear of Cord Cutting Behind Fox’s Authentication Plans

Fear of Cord Cutting Behind Fox’s Authentication Plans

There are many reasons Fox might want to erect a pay wall for broadcast TV. But the main one given by Fox affiliate sales chief Mike Hopkins is to discourage consumers from choosing not to subscribe to cable. But will that plan actually work? Lees verder

Economix: The Auto Industry, Stuck in the Slow Lane

Economix: The Auto Industry, Stuck in the Slow Lane

A business consulting firm forecasts continued sluggishness in car sales in the United States, despite hope that the sector could help fuel an economic recovery. Lees verder

Economix: The Auto Industry, Stuck in the Slow Lane

Economix: The Auto Industry, Stuck in the Slow Lane

A business consulting firm forecasts continued sluggishness in car sales in the United States, despite hope that the sector could help fuel an economic recovery. Lees verder

Selling Solar Lamps Door To Door Powers Africa's Female Entrepreneurs

Selling Solar Lamps Door To Door Powers Africa's Female Entrepreneurs

Solar Sisters gives start-up funds--and a $500 "business-in-a-bag"--to door-to-door solar saleswomen, illuminating villages and offering exceptional economic benefits to communities.The ubiquitous AVON saleswomen traveled first by foot, then horse and buggy, and eventually by car to sell cosmetics door to door. In the process, the company built a global business that now earns $10 billion annua... Lees verder

Nedap in zee met producent garagedeuren

Nedap in zee met producent garagedeuren

GROENLO (AFN) - De Nederlandsche Apparatenfabriek Nedap gaat een internationale samenwerking aan met de Italiaanse producent van garagedeuren FAAC. Dat maakte het bedrijf woensdag bekend zonder financiлle details te noemen. Nedap en FAAC, die al samenwerken op de Italiaanse markt, gaan internationaal producten bieden op het gebied van parkeren. Beide bedrijven bundelen onder meer de krachten op... Lees verder

The Amazon Tablet's iPad Challenge: Price

The Amazon Tablet's iPad Challenge: Price

Almost half of the folks surveyed recently said they'd be tempted into buying an Amazon tablet PC if it were priced below $300. That's a very tricky price point to reach. Meanwhile, all we really know about Amazon's tablet are rumors, hints and suggestions--but this is typical of the company, and the data is adding up fast, suggesting it's really on its way soon. And now recent information reve... Lees verder

Amazon Sales Up 51% But No Word on a Tablet

Amazon Sales Up 51% But No Word on a Tablet

Amazon posted its financial results for the second quarter of 2011 today. The big news was that sales hit $9.91 billion, a 51% increase from the same period last year. But there were few details about Kindle or e-book sales, although the company did note, unsurprisingly, that Kindle sales were up compared to first quarter 2011. Lees verder

Media Decoder: DreamWorks Beats Second-Quarter Expectations

Media Decoder: DreamWorks Beats Second-Quarter Expectations

DreamWorks Animation said second-quarter net income soared 42 percent on the strength of international ticket sales for "Kung Fu Panda 2," while revenue climbed 38 percent. Lees verder

Healthy Sales Help Abbot Labs Beat Estimates

Healthy Sales Help Abbot Labs Beat Estimates

Raised guidance and an attractive dividend make this health care product developer worth considering Lees verder

Shutterfly Scoots Up To $66 If Sales Don't Stink

Shutterfly Scoots Up To $66 If Sales Don't Stink

The stationery market in the U.S. is estimated to be around $7 billion while the greeting and photo Lees verder

Chrysler Posts a Loss, but Sales Improve

Chrysler Posts a Loss, but Sales Improve

Chrysler would have posted net income of $181 million, but for a charge related to paying off government loans from the United States and Canada. Lees verder

Y Combinator Backed Humble Bundle Opens Third Round of Indie Game Sales

Y Combinator Backed Humble Bundle Opens Third Round of Indie Game Sales

Y Combinator-backed Humble Bundle, which bundles together independently-developed games into a single sale that runs for less than a month, has launched its third batch of games for sale. Humble Bundle gives independent developers a way to publicize their games … Lees verder

Ford Trucks Still King Of The Ranch, Stock Should Be $17

Ford Trucks Still King Of The Ranch, Stock Should Be $17

Strong vehicle sales between January-June 2011 resulted in 12% growth year over year on the back of Lees verder

As DVD Sales Decline, Walmart.com Adds Vudu Streaming

As DVD Sales Decline, Walmart.com Adds Vudu Streaming

Vudu's streaming-video-on-demand service is about to get a big boost, as it's being integrated with the website of parent company Walmart. That will introduce millions of new "every day low price" shoppers to the joy of online video through the Vudu service. Lees verder

Home Sales, Prices Reflect Malaise

Home Sales, Prices Reflect Malaise

Home prices and sales of new homes lost ground in recent months, with real-estate agents and builders saying the debt-ceiling debate in Washington is rattling an already-fragile market. Lees verder

SunPower Warns of a Loss for Q2

SunPower Warns of a Loss for Q2

Brace yourself for reports of lackluster sales and profits for solar companies for the second quarter. SunPower did just that Monday by warning that it expects to post a lower gross margin and a loss for the period. Lees verder

U.S. Housing Sales and Prices Remain Weak

U.S. Housing Sales and Prices Remain Weak

A government report showed a decline in new-home sales in June, and a private survey said home prices rose 1 percent in May. Lees verder

De Beers Diamond Sales Up 33%

De Beers Diamond Sales Up 33%

De Beers Group reports that high prices and strong demand in India, China, the Middle East and, surp Lees verder

How Jumio's Webcam Credit-Card Swiper Will Increase E-Commerce Sales

How Jumio's Webcam Credit-Card Swiper Will Increase E-Commerce Sales

Making purchases online is a headache: filling out your billing address, your credit card number, your zip code, and other personal details. How often have you sat squinting at your desk, slowly bobbing your head from card to computer as you henpeck away at the keyboard with one hand? But a new service launched today can make paying for goods digitally just as painless and simple as swiping you... Lees verder

Consumer Confidence Gains

Consumer Confidence Gains

Consumers turned more confident in July, despite persistent troubles in the labor and housing markets. Separate data indicated U.S. home prices moved sideways in May, while new-home sales dropped in June. Lees verder

Media Decoder: Univision Reports Robust 'Upfront' Sales

Media Decoder: Univision Reports Robust 'Upfront' Sales

Univision Communications has sold between $1.7 billion and $1.8 billion worth of commercial time ahead of the 2011-12 television season. Lees verder

California: The Pickpocket State

California: The Pickpocket State

Why should Amazon and other non-resident e-tailers have to charge sales tax? Lees verder

Texas Instruments Beats EPS, Rev. Ests, Despite Baseband Sales Slump

Texas Instruments Beats EPS, Rev. Ests, Despite Baseband Sales Slump

Semiconductor manufacturer Texas Instruments Monday reported better than expected quarterly earnings Lees verder

Anadarko's Profit Rises On Record Sales And Rising Oil Prices

Anadarko's Profit Rises On Record Sales And Rising Oil Prices

Anadarko posted second quarter earnings after the bell on Monday, beating earnings' estimates as it Lees verder

Scoring Monsters Like Green Mountain, Baidu

Scoring Monsters Like Green Mountain, Baidu

Jim Oberweis looks for accelerating growth in sales and profits and doesn?t sell too early. Lees verder

You're the Boss: Top 10 Sales Tips

You're the Boss: Top 10 Sales Tips

You can only sell effectively if you are sold on what you are selling. Lees verder

You're the Boss: My Top 10 Sales Tips

You're the Boss: My Top 10 Sales Tips

You can only sell effectively if you are sold on what you are selling. Lees verder

Cal-Maine Doesn't Crack After Earnings Miss

Cal-Maine Doesn't Crack After Earnings Miss

Egg producer Cal-Maine Foods reported fiscal fourth quarter earnings below forecasts but sales topped views. Lees verder

Why Borders' Liquidation Sales Aren't Worth It

Why Borders' Liquidation Sales Aren't Worth It

When something's called a liquidation sale, the prices just have to be good, don't they? Lees verder

Wal-Mart Agrees to Lift Ban on Video Game Sales Data

Wal-Mart Agrees to Lift Ban on Video Game Sales Data

After a decade of keeping sales figures a secret, superstore giant Wal-Mart has decided to lift a ba Lees verder

Why Airbnb May Be Worth A $112M Investment

Why Airbnb May Be Worth A $112M Investment

The site that lets you crash in a stranger’s house closed a huge round of funding today. But it's not just houses and rooms that lured the boatload of cash. Andreessen Horowitz tells us why Airbnb is worth the investment--and how it’s going to help you make money on stuff you already own.Airbnb was created three years ago with a simple idea: Why not create a way for people to rent out spare roo... Lees verder

Pie In The Sky? Domino's Flips Switch On Times Square Instant Reviews, Takes Transparency To New Lev

Pie In The Sky? Domino's Flips Switch On Times Square Instant Reviews, Takes Transparency To New Lev

How confident are you in your company's product? The pizza giant takes a page from Sun Tzu--and makes enormous ads out of its customer reviews. Domino’s Pizza, which, for the past two years has based its marketing efforts around a very public self-improvement initiative, is taking transparency to (quite literally) new levels. The company is allowing customers to post their unvarnished reviews ... Lees verder

Pie In The Sky? Domino's Flips Switch On Times Square Instant Reviews, Takes Transparency To New Lev

Pie In The Sky? Domino's Flips Switch On Times Square Instant Reviews, Takes Transparency To New Lev

How confident are you in your company's product? The pizza giant takes a page from Sun Tzu--and makes enormous ads out of its customer reviews. Domino’s Pizza, which, for the past two years has based its marketing efforts around a very public self-improvement initiative, is taking transparency to (quite literally) new levels. The company is allowing customers to post their unvarnished reviews ... Lees verder

Pie In The Sky? Domino's Flips Switch On Times Square Instant Reviews, Takes Transparency To New Lev

Pie In The Sky? Domino's Flips Switch On Times Square Instant Reviews, Takes Transparency To New Lev

How confident are you in your company's product? The pizza giant takes a page from Sun Tzu--and makes enormous ads out of its customer reviews. Domino’s Pizza, which, for the past two years has based its marketing efforts around a very public self-improvement initiative, is taking transparency to (quite literally) new levels. The company is allowing customers to post their unvarnished reviews ... Lees verder

Pie In The Sky? Domino's Flips Switch On Times Square Instant Reviews, Takes Transparency To New Lev

Pie In The Sky? Domino's Flips Switch On Times Square Instant Reviews, Takes Transparency To New Lev

How confident are you in your company's product? The pizza giant takes a page from Sun Tzu--and makes enormous ads out of its customer reviews. Domino’s Pizza, which, for the past two years has based its marketing efforts around a very public self-improvement initiative, is taking transparency to (quite literally) new levels. The company is allowing customers to post their unvarnished reviews ... Lees verder

Pie In The Sky? Domino's Flips Switch On Times Square Instant Reviews, Takes Transparency To New Lev

Pie In The Sky? Domino's Flips Switch On Times Square Instant Reviews, Takes Transparency To New Lev

How confident are you in your company's product? The pizza giant takes a page from Sun Tzu--and makes enormous ads out of its customer reviews. Domino’s Pizza, which, for the past two years has based its marketing efforts around a very public self-improvement initiative, is taking transparency to (quite literally) new levels. The company is allowing customers to post their unvarnished reviews ... Lees verder

Podium: Hoe zet ik leads in goud om?

Podium: Hoe zet ik leads in goud om?

Om leads te genereren is het van belang dat een document via meerdere wegen vindbaar is, bijvoorbeeld door deze te plaatsen op een site die gespecialiseerd is in het genereren van leads. Maar binnen welke omgeving gaat de whitepaper de meeste kwalitatieve leads opleveren? Oftewel, waar vind je het goud? Lees verder

China Could Boost Apple To Trillion-Dollar Worth

China Could Boost Apple To Trillion-Dollar Worth

Apple's destined to become the world's first trillion-dollar company. At least, so say an increasing number of industry watchers. Now we have an idea of how it'll get there, and fast: China.China is so crazy about Apple products that in one city alone there are at least five "fake" Apple stores. Concerned by the news, China's authorities have now shuttered two of them for code violations. But w... Lees verder

This Week’s Economic Reports

This Week’s Economic Reports

Data will include the S.&P./Case-Shiller housing price index for May, new home sales for June and consumer confidence for July. Lees verder

Steve Jobs | MediaGuardian 100 2011

Steve Jobs | MediaGuardian 100 2011

Despite a low profile due to his medical leave, the Apple founder has announced important news on the iPad 2 and iCloudJob: co-founder, chairman, chief executive, Apple; board member, DisneyIndustry: digital mediaAge: 56Turnover: $65.2bnStaff: 46,6000 (September 2010)2010 ranking: 1Absent most of the year from his official post as chief executive of Apple – he took open-ended medical leave in J... Lees verder

Andy Rubin | MediaGuardian 100 2011

Andy Rubin | MediaGuardian 100 2011

Google's Android chief makes his MediaGuardian 100 debut as the platform's sales overtake Apple and BlackBerryJob: founder, Android, senior vice-president of mobile, GoogleAge: 48Industry: technology and telecommunicationsNew entryAndy Rubin is the general leading Google's battle against Apple for control of the mobile operating systems of the future.The search giant has expanded its lines of b... Lees verder

Sales Tax Free Back To School Shopping Days Are Coming

Sales Tax Free Back To School Shopping Days Are Coming

Shop on the right days in August or July and there might be no sales tax. Lees verder

Business Briefing | EARNINGS: New McCafé Beverages Lift Results at McDonald’s

Business Briefing | EARNINGS: New McCafé Beverages Lift Results at McDonald’s

McDonald’s said second-quarter profit rose 15 percent, topping analysts’ estimates, as more consumers ate out and McCafé beverages raised sales. Lees verder

Automakers Balk at Obama Fuel Efficiency Proposal

Automakers Balk at Obama Fuel Efficiency Proposal

Automakers say increased fuel economy standard would result in drop in sales, huge job lossesFord Exec Drops F-Bomb on GM in Upcoming Book Lees verder

How the smartphone revolution has caught us unawares

How the smartphone revolution has caught us unawares

Android and iPhones are at the centre of the tech boom but security has been low priority in the rush to marketSitting in front of the telly while texting on the phone and using a laptop to post a status update on Facebook (whatever that means). Welcome to today's teenagers.A survey 10 years ago found that eight to 18-year-olds on average consumed 7.5 hours of media a day. To a generation who g... Lees verder

Apple iPads Will Dominate Back to School Sales

Apple iPads Will Dominate Back to School Sales

The Apple iPad will dominate an influx of ??tablet computers into classrooms in the coming school ye Lees verder

Back to School Sales Tax Holidays On Tap For Many States

Back to School Sales Tax Holidays On Tap For Many States

I?m a terrible procrastinator. At least that?s what the retail world thinks. I totally a Lees verder

Verizon Adds 1.3M Subscribers Thanks to iPhone 4 and 4G Android Phones

Verizon Adds 1.3M Subscribers Thanks to iPhone 4 and 4G Android Phones

Verizon on Friday reported that it added a tremendous net 1.3 million subscribers in the second quarter, bolstered by the sales of the iPhone 4 and 4G Android devices. The company also announced that COO Lowell McAdam would move into … Lees verder

IBM Rides Double-Digit Sales Growth To $200

IBM Rides Double-Digit Sales Growth To $200

With IBM reporting its fourth consecutive quarter of double digit revenue growth, its shares have ma Lees verder

CMI Ready To Rev Higher

CMI Ready To Rev Higher

A very strong first quarter saw sales jump 55% year-over-year for this diesel and gas engine manufac Lees verder

McDonald's Profit Grows 19% As Global Sales Strengthen

McDonald's Profit Grows 19% As Global Sales Strengthen

McDonald's reported higher than expected earnings for its second quarter, driven by strong global gr Lees verder

What Student Blogs Say About Corporate Culture At Twitter, Intel, IBM, And Google

What Student Blogs Say About Corporate Culture At Twitter, Intel, IBM, And Google

On-campus recruitment is a highly competitive process, and success reeling in students with hat-size GPAs and pristine resumes can depend on a brand's ranking and reputation. As the summer winds down, you'll likely begin seeing much more of an oft-used recruitment tool: the corporate blog post written by a summer intern.They've already started to pop up all over--the so-called 'diary of an inte... Lees verder

Merrill Hit With $8.1 Million Award in $1 Billion FINRA REIT Arbitration

Merrill Hit With $8.1 Million Award in $1 Billion FINRA REIT Arbitration

Disputed sales of DRE results in multi-million dollar award against Merrill Lees verder

Planes, Trains, Pipes And Loans: GE's Diversified Portfolio Delivers

Planes, Trains, Pipes And Loans: GE's Diversified Portfolio Delivers

General Electric topped Wall Street sales and profit forecasts for the second quarter, sending the c Lees verder

Walmart's Big Plan To Feed The Food Deserts Of The U.S.

Walmart's Big Plan To Feed The Food Deserts Of The U.S.

Teaming up with Michelle Obama, the discount giant is moving into neighborhoods where there are no grocery stores. Altruism or savvy business move? A little of both. In certain parts of the U.S, you can't turn a corner without bumping into a farmer's market or grocery store. But there are plenty of spots in the country where consumers lack these options and are instead forced to shop at junk fo... Lees verder

Lookout Security: An Antivirus Company That Wins Without Scaring Your Grandma

Lookout Security: An Antivirus Company That Wins Without Scaring Your Grandma

The web is more dangerous than ever. LulzSec, Anonymous, Julian Assange, News Corp. employees--they all make our grandparents wonder if their computers are indeed infected, and require iron-clad protection from McAfee or Symanetc, lest their Windows 98-running Gateway desktops explode. At least that's the tone many antivirus firms strike to fuel fear and goose product sales. Take Symantec, for... Lees verder

Apple Chasing Hulu?, Google+ Games Plan, Android Apps Leak, Google+ Brands Mistakes, Microsoft's Rec

Apple Chasing Hulu?, Google+ Games Plan, Android Apps Leak, Google+ Brands Mistakes, Microsoft's Rec

This and other breaking news, updated throughout the day by Fast Company's editors.Google's Mobile Doodle. Today's Google artwork is a celebration of the birthday of Alexander Caulder, a US artist best known for creating the mobile. As such, the doodle is animated and will react to your "blowing" mouse-clicks and the wiggles of an accelerometer-enabled computer. But it's also the first one Goog... Lees verder

Apple Chasing Hulu?, Google+ Games Plan, Android Apps Leak, Google+ Brands Mistakes, Microsoft's Rec

Apple Chasing Hulu?, Google+ Games Plan, Android Apps Leak, Google+ Brands Mistakes, Microsoft's Rec

This and other breaking news, updated throughout the day by Fast Company's editors.Google's Mobile Doodle. Today's Google artwork is a celebration of the birthday of Alexander Caulder, a US artist best known for creating the mobile. As such, the doodle is animated and will react to your "blowing" mouse-clicks and the wiggles of an accelerometer-enabled computer. But it's also the first one Goog... Lees verder

Apple Chasing Hulu?, Google+ Games Plan, Android Apps Leak, Google+ Brands Mistakes, Microsoft's Rec

Apple Chasing Hulu?, Google+ Games Plan, Android Apps Leak, Google+ Brands Mistakes, Microsoft's Rec

This and other breaking news, updated throughout the day by Fast Company's editors.Google's Mobile Doodle. Today's Google artwork is a celebration of the birthday of Alexander Caulder, a US artist best known for creating the mobile. As such, the doodle is animated and will react to your "blowing" mouse-clicks and the wiggles of an accelerometer-enabled computer. But it's also the first one Goog... Lees verder

Google+ Games Plan, Android Apps Leak, Google+ Brands Mistakes, Microsoft's Record Quarter

Google+ Games Plan, Android Apps Leak, Google+ Brands Mistakes, Microsoft's Record Quarter

This and other breaking news, updated throughout the day by Fast Company's editors.Google+ Games Will Cost Developers Less. Google has games coming for Google+, we know...but now it's emerged the way Google may try to unseat Facebook's status as king of online casual gaming is by charging less than the now-usual 30% cut of the income. It's a simple business decision, and it'll mean developers m... Lees verder

Microsoft Posts a 30% Increase in Profit, but Sales of Windows Are Weak

Microsoft Posts a 30% Increase in Profit, but Sales of Windows Are Weak

Sales of the company’s main operating system suffered because of the increasing demand for tablets, which do not run on Microsoft software. Lees verder

Microsoft Posts 30% Profit Increase, but Sales of Windows Are Weak

Microsoft Posts 30% Profit Increase, but Sales of Windows Are Weak

Sales of the company’s main operating system suffered because of the increasing demand for tablets, which do not run on Microsoft software. Lees verder

Microsoft Beats EPS & Rev. Ests.; XBox Hot, Netbooks Not; Biz Demand Strong

Microsoft Beats EPS & Rev. Ests.; XBox Hot, Netbooks Not; Biz Demand Strong

The XBox is hot. Netbooks are not. Strong demand from business customers and robust XBox sales more Lees verder

Apple's China Sales Sustainability in Question, Analyst Says

Apple's China Sales Sustainability in Question, Analyst Says

Apple will have to start releasing its signature products in China sooner if it wants to compete wit Lees verder

Pepsi Q2 Profit Saved By Emerging Markets, Company Will Raise Prices

Pepsi Q2 Profit Saved By Emerging Markets, Company Will Raise Prices

Global soft-drink seller PepsiCo said that top-line sales were hurt in the second quarter by consume Lees verder

Caterpillar Could Crawl To $116 With Earnings on Friday

Caterpillar Could Crawl To $116 With Earnings on Friday

In the past quarter, Caterpillar's revenue from machinery and engines sales volume increased 63% yea Lees verder

For AT&T, Smartphones Are a Gateway Drug

For AT&T, Smartphones Are a Gateway Drug

AT&T activated 3.6 million iPhones during the second quarter, with Android and BlackBerry devices making up the remaining 40 percent of Ma Bell's smartphone sales. Those high-end handsets are generating more money for AT&T in other ways -- such as increasing texting and MMS revenue and usage. Lees verder

Pixar Artists Create Trickster, Their Own Comic-Con Club For The "Real" Fanboys

Pixar Artists Create Trickster, Their Own Comic-Con Club For The "Real" Fanboys

Tired of watching the Hollywood machine engulf the San Diego Comic-Con, two Pixar artists have taken matters into their own hands and opened Trickster, an enclave for comic book fans, right across the street from the convention center. Whatever you do, don't call them Slamdance for Comic-Con. After years of watching the Hollywood machine slowly engulf the San Diego Comic-Con, Pixar story artis... Lees verder

Apple's Next Big Conquest: Business

Apple's Next Big Conquest: Business

Apple appears to be gearing up for a fresh assault on a market it's never done hugely well in: Enterprise. Take a peep into any corporate office, and you're likely to see the vast majority--if not all--employees from the CEO down to interns tapping away on a Dell or HP or Toshiba Windows PC. Not Macs. Of course, it's stratified by industry and Apple's traditional stronghold in the creative arts... Lees verder

FRANKIE goes to Amsterdam, alles = perceptie, een perfecte kopie (plagiaat), hug your customer

FRANKIE goes to Amsterdam, alles = perceptie, een perfecte kopie (plagiaat), hug your customer

Heb je de guerillastunt van FRANK ook meegekregen? In ййn woord: FANTASTISCH. Altijd mooi om de gevestigde orde een tik op de neus te geven. Stel je voor dat je staat te applaudiseren voor de collectie van Zeeman TextielSupers, terwijl je zeker weet dat Gianni Versace nu dan toch eindelijk uit zijn graf is herrezen. Dan wordt er echt een aanslag op je herstellingsvermogen йn gevoel voor humor ... Lees verder

SanDisk Headed To $51 On Smartphone And Solid-State Drive Sales

SanDisk Headed To $51 On Smartphone And Solid-State Drive Sales

For the quarter, we are keeping a close eye on growth in the solid state drives (SSDs) market, which Lees verder

Twitter's plan: Take a chunk of sales tweets?

Twitter's plan: Take a chunk of sales tweets?

Twitter's not-so-new-anymore chief executive Dick Costolo has been charged with fully commercialising the company since he took over in October last year, but beyond tightening up on third-party services it doesn't seem much clearer how the service will make money.So far Twitter has introduced promoted tweets (roughly comparable to Google's sponsored search results) and in-stream adverts seem j... Lees verder

3D films struggle: Flat expectations

3D films struggle: Flat expectations

3D films, cinema’s great hope, have become niche productsTEN years after it took off, Hollywood’s biggest film franchise has finally alighted from its broomstick. Between July 15th and July 17th Americans shelled out $169m to see “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2”—a record for any film, in nominal terms. But barely a third of the audience opted to watch the boy wizard battle his snak... Lees verder

HTC's patent problems: Android alert

HTC's patent problems: Android alert

Using Google’s Android software has given HTC a boost, but it may now make the Taiwanese handset-maker vulnerable to costly lawsuitsUNTIL a few years ago HTC was pretty small and relatively obscure. But the Taiwanese company’s recent growth has been remarkable. In the second quarter it sold 11m smartphones, more than doubling its revenues in the same period last year. HTC’s main rivals, Nokia, ... Lees verder

The DNA--People, Processes, And Philosophies--Of Innovative Companies

The DNA--People, Processes, And Philosophies--Of Innovative Companies

In the new book The Innovator's DNA, authors Jeff Dyer, Hal Gregersen, and Clayton Christensen discuss the three things that set companies steeped innovation apart from the thousands of other companies doing business.Drawing on a sample of companies that lead both lists, we dove deeply into the practices of some of the world's most innovative companies. We relied on both lists as models of inno... Lees verder

LulzSec-Anonymous Vs. FBI, Hacked Murdoch Emails Due, Acer's Cloud, Nokia's Grim Finances, PayPal's

LulzSec-Anonymous Vs. FBI, Hacked Murdoch Emails Due, Acer's Cloud, Nokia's Grim Finances, PayPal's

This and other breaking news, updated throughout the day by Fast Company's editors.LulzSec And Anonymous Go "V"-Style against the FBI. LulzSec and Anonymous have issued a joint statement directed at the FBI in response to comments made by deputy FBI director Chabinsky, and it is pure V For Vendetta-style. --KE--Updated 11:40 a.m. ESTLulzSec Close To Murdoch Email Release. According to a recent ... Lees verder

LulzSec-Anonymous Vs. FBI, Hacked Murdoch Emails Due, Acer's Cloud, Nokia's Grim Finances, PayPal's

LulzSec-Anonymous Vs. FBI, Hacked Murdoch Emails Due, Acer's Cloud, Nokia's Grim Finances, PayPal's

This and other breaking news, updated throughout the day by Fast Company's editors.LulzSec And Anonymous Go "V"-Style against the FBI. LulzSec and Anonymous have issued a joint statement directed at the FBI in response to comments made by deputy FBI director Chabinsky, and it is pure V For Vendetta-style. --KE--Updated 11:40 a.m. ESTLulzSec Close To Murdoch Email Release. According to a recent ... Lees verder

LulzSec-Anonymous Vs. FBI, Hacked Murdoch Emails Due, Acer's Cloud, Nokia's Grim Finances, PayPal's

LulzSec-Anonymous Vs. FBI, Hacked Murdoch Emails Due, Acer's Cloud, Nokia's Grim Finances, PayPal's

This and other breaking news, updated throughout the day by Fast Company's editors.LulzSec And Anonymous Go "V"-Style against the FBI. LulzSec and Anonymous have issued a joint statement directed at the FBI in response to comments made by deputy FBI director Chabinsky, and it is pure V For Vendetta-style. --KE--Updated 11:40 a.m. ESTLulzSec Close To Murdoch Email Release. According to a recent ... Lees verder

LulzSec-Anonymous Vs. FBI, Hacked Murdoch Emails Due, Acer's Cloud, Nokia's Grim Finances, PayPal's

LulzSec-Anonymous Vs. FBI, Hacked Murdoch Emails Due, Acer's Cloud, Nokia's Grim Finances, PayPal's

This and other breaking news, updated throughout the day by Fast Company's editors.LulzSec And Anonymous Go "V"-Style against the FBI. LulzSec and Anonymous have issued a joint statement directed at the FBI in response to comments made by deputy FBI director Chabinsky, and it is pure V For Vendetta-style. --KE--Updated 11:40 a.m. ESTLulzSec Close To Murdoch Email Release. According to a recent ... Lees verder

LulzSec-Anonymous Vs. FBI, Hacked Murdoch Emails Due, Acer's Cloud, Nokia's Grim Finances, PayPal's

LulzSec-Anonymous Vs. FBI, Hacked Murdoch Emails Due, Acer's Cloud, Nokia's Grim Finances, PayPal's

This and other breaking news, updated throughout the day by Fast Company's editors.LulzSec And Anonymous Go "V"-Style against the FBI. LulzSec and Anonymous have issued a joint statement directed at the FBI in response to comments made by deputy FBI director Chabinsky, and it is pure V For Vendetta-style. --KE--Updated 11:40 a.m. ESTLulzSec Close To Murdoch Email Release. According to a recent ... Lees verder

Hacked Murdoch Emails Due, Acer's Cloud, Nokia's Grim Finances, PayPal's Physical Store Plans, Hacke

Hacked Murdoch Emails Due, Acer's Cloud, Nokia's Grim Finances, PayPal's Physical Store Plans, Hacke

This and other breaking news, updated throughout the day by Fast Company's editors.LulzSec Close To Murdoch Email Release. According to a recent tweet, hacker collective LulzSec is "working with certain media outlets who've been granted exclusive access to some of the News Of The World emails we have." This could mean we're on the verge of seeing a WikiLeaks-style expose of Murdoch private info... Lees verder

Hacked Murdoch Emails Due, Acer's Cloud, Nokia's Grim Finances, PayPal's Physical Store Plans, Hacke

Hacked Murdoch Emails Due, Acer's Cloud, Nokia's Grim Finances, PayPal's Physical Store Plans, Hacke

This and other breaking news, updated throughout the day by Fast Company's editors.LulzSec Close To Murdoch Email Release. According to a recent tweet, hacker collective LulzSec is "working with certain media outlets who've been granted exclusive access to some of the News Of The World emails we have." This could mean we're on the verge of seeing a WikiLeaks-style expose of Murdoch private info... Lees verder

Hacked Murdoch Emails Due, Acer's Cloud, Nokia's Grim Finances, PayPal's Physical Store Plans, Hacke

Hacked Murdoch Emails Due, Acer's Cloud, Nokia's Grim Finances, PayPal's Physical Store Plans, Hacke

This and other breaking news, updated throughout the day by Fast Company's editors.LulzSec Close To Murdoch Email Release. According to a recent tweet, hacker collective LulzSec is "working with certain media outlets who've been granted exclusive access to some of the News Of The World emails we have." This could mean we're on the verge of seeing a WikiLeaks-style expose of Murdoch private info... Lees verder

Hacked Murdoch Emails Due, Acer's Cloud, Nokia's Grim Finances, PayPal's Physical Store Plans, Hacke

Hacked Murdoch Emails Due, Acer's Cloud, Nokia's Grim Finances, PayPal's Physical Store Plans, Hacke

This and other breaking news, updated throughout the day by Fast Company's editors.LulzSec Close To Murdoch Email Release. According to a recent tweet, hacker collective LulzSec is "working with certain media outlets who've been granted exclusive access to some of the News Of The World emails we have." This could mean we're on the verge of seeing a WikiLeaks-style expose of Murdoch private info... Lees verder

Hacked Murdoch Emails Due, Acer's Cloud, Nokia's Grim Finances, PayPal's Physical Store Plans, Hacke

Hacked Murdoch Emails Due, Acer's Cloud, Nokia's Grim Finances, PayPal's Physical Store Plans, Hacke

This and other breaking news, updated throughout the day by Fast Company's editors.LulzSec Close To Murdoch Email Release. According to a recent tweet, hacker collective LulzSec is "working with certain media outlets who've been granted exclusive access to some of the News Of The World emails we have." This could mean we're on the verge of seeing a WikiLeaks-style expose of Murdoch private info... Lees verder

Does Paying Top Dollar For Domains Still Make Sense In The Age Of Apps?

Does Paying Top Dollar For Domains Still Make Sense In The Age Of Apps?

A friend of mine received an anonymous offer for $120, via GoDaddy, for a domain he had owned for years called FuzzWire.com. He did not know the nature of the offer--that is, whether it was from a well-financed startup--but he at least knew that since it came from GoDaddy, and was not just some personalized plea sent by email, that he should test the offers limits. So my friend, an entrepreneur... Lees verder

Ericsson reports second quarter results 2011

Ericsson reports second quarter results 2011

[ Donderdag 21 juli 2011 | Ericsson ] "Group sales in the quarter increased by 14% year-over-year driven by a continued strong demand for mobile broadband Lees verder

It's Becoming Smartphone World, And Nokia's Hurting Badly Because Of It

It's Becoming Smartphone World, And Nokia's Hurting Badly Because Of It

Financial reports that begin with a phrase like this mean nothing good will follow: "The challenges we are facing during our strategic transformation manifested in a greater than expected way in Q2 2011." Expectations hadn't been particularly rosy for Nokia, since analysts know how much of a hole there is in Nokia's smartphone business. But that opening line tells a much more woeful story. Noki... Lees verder

Roche on track ­ full year earnings outlook increased

Roche on track ­ full year earnings outlook increased

[ Donderdag 21 juli 2011 | Roche ] Roche Media Release Basel, 21 July 2011 Roche on track ­ full year earnings outlook increased · · Group sales stable in local currencies Lees verder

Home Sales Fall 0.8%; 3rd Drop in 3 Months

Home Sales Fall 0.8%; 3rd Drop in 3 Months

Sales of existing homes fell 0.8 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.77 million homes, a pace that would finish the year behind the 2010 rate if it continued. Lees verder

Home Sales Down 0.8%; Third Drop In 3 Months

Home Sales Down 0.8%; Third Drop In 3 Months

Sales of existing homes fell 0.8 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.77 million homes, a pace that would finish the year behind the 2010 rate if it continued. Lees verder

Prepping for Mango, Microsoft Improves Mobile App Tools

Prepping for Mango, Microsoft Improves Mobile App Tools

Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 sales may be lagging, but the company is making sure it continues to develop the app ecosystem, which can help boost sales. Apps are now supported in more countries and developers have new Marketplace tools in preparation for the next software update. Lees verder

Apple's Blockbuster Stands Out, But Stocks Flat

Apple's Blockbuster Stands Out, But Stocks Flat

Discouraging economic news from the housing sector was offset by positive earnings results, but it wasn't enough for the markets to hold on to yesterday's gains. Existing home sales took a tumble in June, down 0. Lees verder

Intel Sales Surge 22%, Defying Worries About A PC Slowdown

Intel Sales Surge 22%, Defying Worries About A PC Slowdown

Defying worries about slowing PC sales and fresh competition from smart phones and tablets, Intel st Lees verder

Toyota to Mass-Market RAV4 EV

Toyota to Mass-Market RAV4 EV

Toyota Motor Sales USA has confirmed that the upcoming all-electric RAV-4 compact crossover SUV will Lees verder

Home Resales Decline Again

Home Resales Decline Again

Existing-home sales in June fell to a seven-month low, and the number of contract cancellations soared, signaling that buyers are rethinking home purchases amid national economic uncertainty. Lees verder

Intel reports record sales - again

Intel reports record sales - again

If the PC is dead, Intel hasn't gotten the memo. Lees verder

Volkswagen Group continues its sales drive in India

Volkswagen Group continues its sales drive in India

[ Woensdag 20 juli 2011 | Volkswagen Group ] Volkswagen Group India continued its success story with selling 55,091 cars from January to June 2011 as compared to 17,367 cars during the same time period last year Lees verder

Innovation Agents: Joe Jimenez, CEO Of Novartis

Innovation Agents: Joe Jimenez, CEO Of Novartis

As CEO of Novartis, Europe's second largest drug company, the former competitive swimmer Joe Jimenez won't rest until he snags the top spot. The key: innovative products, expansion into new markets, and good old-fashioned team building.As a teenager, Joe Jimenez spent four hours a day, seven days a week in the pool training for swim meets. Now, the 51-year old CEO of Novartis, Europe’s second-l... Lees verder

Home Sales Declined Further in June

Home Sales Declined Further in June

Sales of existing homes fell 0.8 percent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.77 million homes, a pace that would finish the year behind the 2010 rate if it continued. Lees verder

Yahoo revenues slip to lowest since 2005: the Woolworths of the net?

Yahoo revenues slip to lowest since 2005: the Woolworths of the net?

It's not looking good for Yahoo. Its latest financial results, for the second quarter of 2011, showed falling revenues and earnings that were largely down to its stalling display advertising business. Plotted historically, this all starts to look terminal. Overall revenues haven't been this low since the second quarter of 2005, and overlaid with Yahoo's strategic moves away from tech to media, ... Lees verder

Apple Doubles Profits with iPhone and iPad Sales

Apple Doubles Profits with iPhone and iPad Sales

The numbers are in for the latest fiscal quarter, and Apple has some good news for investors: They&# Lees verder

What Will You Do With All Those Discs Now That Apple's Killing The DVD?

What Will You Do With All Those Discs Now That Apple's Killing The DVD?

Apple's killing the optical disk format, bit by bit--just as we suspected. When the computer maker refreshed its computer offerings this morning it hammered another solid nail into the DVD's coffin. Other computer and content companies are burying the format too.The latest Mac Mini is as smooth and shiny as can be, with an almost uninterrupted surface. The slot for a DVD, CD, playing-and-burnin... Lees verder

Catch-3DS: Game Delay Blamed On Slow System Sales

Catch-3DS: Game Delay Blamed On Slow System Sales

Call it the Catch-3DS: Good software sells gaming hardware, but risk-averse software makers won't release games unless the hardware sells. Lees verder

Apple verbrijzelt verkoopcijfers

Apple verbrijzelt verkoopcijfers

Apple verkocht in het eerste kwartaal van 2011 ‘maar’ 16.24 miljoen iPhones, in het tweede kwartaal 18.65 miljoen en in het derde kwartaal 20.34 miljoen. Over heel 2010 zijn 39.979 miljoen iPhones verkocht. Ter vergelijking; in driekwart van 2011 (begin tot nu) zijn al 55.23 miljoen iPhones verkocht. Voor een verdubbeling ten opzichte van vorig jaar zijn nog 24.728 sales nodig. Als er een bedri... Lees verder

Funny Or Die Gives Earwolf New Life

Funny Or Die Gives Earwolf New Life

From the twisted mind behind some of the funniest, weirdest, cringe-inducing comedy of the last decade comes a new podcast channel born for Funny or Die. At any given moment of the day, you can be in the front row of your own curated comedy club: Conan sidekick Andy Richter yukking it up with comedian-writer Paul F. Tompkins, for instance, or Patton Oswalt expressing deep disgust about well--do... Lees verder

Home Resales Dip

Home Resales Dip

Sales of previously occupied homes in the U.S. dipped in June to the lowest level in seven months amid weakness in the job market and overall economy. Lees verder

How Insight Labs Gets Smart People To Brainstorm Solutions To The World's Problems

How Insight Labs Gets Smart People To Brainstorm Solutions To The World's Problems

A Chicago agency is finding that the best way to tackle a conundrum, no matter how big, is to put the best and brightest together to think it through. Insight Labs' pro bono attempts to solve the world's problems started innocently enough. Two years ago, Jeff Leitner, a Chicago-based digital strategist and former journalist, wanted to gather together a group of smart people to brainstorm the s... Lees verder

Johnson & Johnson Hurt by Recalls in Second Quarter

Johnson & Johnson Hurt by Recalls in Second Quarter

The company’s results also reflected flat sales in the United States and costs related to litigation and restructuring. Lees verder

Strong Sales Help Extend Apple Streak

Strong Sales Help Extend Apple Streak

Strong sales in emerging markets and to business customers helped Apple extend its streak of stellar performance in the last quarter without introducing any major new products. Lees verder

Apple Profits Continue Unrelenting Rise, Thanks to Hot iPad and iPhone Sales

Apple Profits Continue Unrelenting Rise, Thanks to Hot iPad and iPhone Sales

Apple posted iPopping record results for the third quarter, making more than $9 billion in profit, as it head towards being the world's most valuable company. Lees verder

Yahoo Earnings Call: Carol Bartz On Why U.S. Ad Sales Dropped

Yahoo Earnings Call: Carol Bartz On Why U.S. Ad Sales Dropped

Carol Bartz attributed Yahoo's unexpected weakness in display ad revenue to a major transition in it Lees verder

Apple Quarterly Earnings Call: Apple Details 125% Earnings Jump; iPhone, iPad Sales Surge (Live)

Apple Quarterly Earnings Call: Apple Details 125% Earnings Jump; iPhone, iPad Sales Surge (Live)

Apple always beats estimates, but this is kind of ridiculous. Surging iPad and iPhone sales sparked Lees verder

Apple Crushes Estimates; Posts 125% Earnings Jump; iPad Sales Up 183%; iPhone Sales Up 142%

Apple Crushes Estimates; Posts 125% Earnings Jump; iPad Sales Up 183%; iPhone Sales Up 142%

Surging iPad and iPhone sales sparked a 125% jump in earnings for the quarter ending in June, Apple Lees verder

Who’s on Pace to Sell 1M Phones a Day? (Hint: Not Apple)

Who’s on Pace to Sell 1M Phones a Day? (Hint: Not Apple)

Nokia has long held the top spot for handset sales, but another company is quietly creeping up from behind thanks to a solid smartphone strategy. Samsung is expected to sell 300 million handsets this year, with 60 million of them in the highly profitable smartphone segment. Lees verder

Apple's Astonishing Earnings Aren't The Full Story: There's Still Room For Huge Growth

Apple's Astonishing Earnings Aren't The Full Story: There's Still Room For Huge Growth

Apple's spectacular rise continues. The company's latest financial report reveals that 20.34 million iPhones were sold in the last quarter alone, which is 142% growth on the same quarter in 2010. And iPad sales are even more impressive, running at 9.25 million for the same period, which is a 183% increase over the same period last year. These high margin figures help explain how Apple achieved ... Lees verder

Is Apple on track to become the world's most valuable company?

Is Apple on track to become the world's most valuable company?

Just how close is Apple to becoming the world's greatest corporate superpower? Some close stock-watching by MG Siegler at TechCrunch has produced the interesting the prediction that Apple's rising market capitalisation combined with the slide of Exxon's could see Apple becoming the word's most valuable company. Apple's value is currently a record high of $345.7bn and rising, while Exxon's is $4... Lees verder

After Quake, Japanese Choose Peace of Mind Over Great View

After Quake, Japanese Choose Peace of Mind Over Great View

In Tokyo, unit sales at apartment buildings more than 20 stories tall were down nearly 40 percent from the year before. Lees verder

After Quake, Home Buyers in Japan Choose Peace of Mind Over Great View

After Quake, Home Buyers in Japan Choose Peace of Mind Over Great View

Sales of apartments in buildings more than 20 stories tall were down nearly 40 percent in May after the earthquake and tsunami in March. Lees verder

Coca-Cola Profit Beats As Brand Grabs Global Market Share

Coca-Cola Profit Beats As Brand Grabs Global Market Share

International sales helped Coca-Cola to beat the expected earnings in the second quarter as the beve Lees verder

Goldman Goes Down Hard After Missing Sales And Profit Views

Goldman Goes Down Hard After Missing Sales And Profit Views

Shares of Goldman Sachs hit a 52-week low on Monday and looked set to open at a new yearly low on Tu Lees verder

Apple News Roundup: Apple's Earnings Call, OS X Lion Imminent, New Macs And Mac Sales, Google's Schm

Apple News Roundup: Apple's Earnings Call, OS X Lion Imminent, New Macs And Mac Sales, Google's Schm

Today's Earnings CallLater today Apple will reveal its most recent quarterly finances, and the industry is aquiver with anticipation. Speculation on the stock markets has seen Apple's price soar over recent days. It's all with the expectation that having finally solved its iPad 2 supply chain issues, and boosted by iPhone sales on Verizon as well as improving Mac sales, Apple may post highly pr... Lees verder

Apple News Roundup: Apple's Earnings Call, OS X Lion Imminent, New Macs And Mac Sales, Google's Schm

Apple News Roundup: Apple's Earnings Call, OS X Lion Imminent, New Macs And Mac Sales, Google's Schm

Today's Earnings CallLater today Apple will reveal its most recent quarterly finances, and the industry is aquiver with anticipation. Speculation on the stock markets has seen Apple's price soar over recent days. It's all with the expectation that having finally solved its iPad 2 supply chain issues, and boosted by iPhone sales on Verizon as well as improving Mac sales, Apple may post highly pr... Lees verder

Apple News Roundup: Apple's Earnings Call, OS X Lion Imminent, New Macs And Mac Sales, Google's Schm

Apple News Roundup: Apple's Earnings Call, OS X Lion Imminent, New Macs And Mac Sales, Google's Schm

Today's Earnings CallLater today Apple will reveal its most recent quarterly finances, and the industry is aquiver with anticipation. Speculation on the stock markets has seen Apple's price soar over recent days. It's all with the expectation that having finally solved its iPad 2 supply chain issues, and boosted by iPhone sales on Verizon as well as improving Mac sales, Apple may post highly pr... Lees verder

Apple News Roundup: Apple's Earnings Call, OS X Lion Imminent, New Macs And Mac Sales, Google's Schm

Apple News Roundup: Apple's Earnings Call, OS X Lion Imminent, New Macs And Mac Sales, Google's Schm

Today's Earnings CallLater today Apple will reveal its most recent quarterly finances, and the industry is aquiver with anticipation. Speculation on the stock markets has seen Apple's price soar over recent days. It's all with the expectation that having finally solved its iPad 2 supply chain issues, and boosted by iPhone sales on Verizon as well as improving Mac sales, Apple may post highly pr... Lees verder

Apple News Roundup: Apple's Earnings Call, OS X Lion Imminent, New Macs And Mac Sales, Google's Schm

Apple News Roundup: Apple's Earnings Call, OS X Lion Imminent, New Macs And Mac Sales, Google's Schm

Today's Earnings CallLater today Apple will reveal its most recent quarterly finances, and the industry is aquiver with anticipation. Speculation on the stock markets has seen Apple's price soar over recent days. It's all with the expectation that having finally solved its iPad 2 supply chain issues, and boosted by iPhone sales on Verizon as well as improving Mac sales, Apple may post highly pr... Lees verder

China + iPhone = Beaucoup Bucks

China + iPhone = Beaucoup Bucks

Apple can take in $70 billion from Chinese iPhone sales alone???more than 20 times what it earned fr Lees verder

Vodo Is Netflix-Meets-Kickstarter for Indie Film Fans

Vodo Is Netflix-Meets-Kickstarter for Indie Film Fans

With 500,000 downloads in less than a month, a neo-noir thriller by newcomer Justin Eugene Evans shoots down the standard distribution model in favor of video-sharing site VODO. For director Justin Eugene Evans, making the movie was the easy part. Finding somewhere to show his low-budget tale of Vietnam-era espionage was far more complicated. Even with Oscar-nominated star James Cromwell, (Bab... Lees verder

Internet Sales Tax Could Pull Down Priceline And Expedia

Internet Sales Tax Could Pull Down Priceline And Expedia

One of the historical advantages of Internet retailers vs. brick-and-mortar stores is that they prev Lees verder

Hasbro Misses Estimates, Reports International Revenue Growth

Hasbro Misses Estimates, Reports International Revenue Growth

Revenue and profits grew at the Pawtucket, R.I.-based toy maker in the second quarter, as sales in t Lees verder

Landry's Ends Tender Offer For McCormick & Schmick's, Will Join Auction

Landry's Ends Tender Offer For McCormick & Schmick's, Will Join Auction

Tillman Fertitta announced after Friday's close that the restaurant chain will participate in the sales process. Lees verder

Volt Cruises Into North Carolina and South Carolina

Volt Cruises Into North Carolina and South Carolina

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Hasbro's Q2 Earnings Rise 33%

Hasbro's Q2 Earnings Rise 33%

Hasbros (HAS) second quarter earnings rose 33%, the company said today, helped by sales of toys targeted to boys, in particular its Transformers brand. Profits rose to $58. Lees verder

Dell Wants to Use Google+ Hangouts for Customer Service

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Michael Dell likes Google's new group video chat service Hangouts so much he wants to use it as a tool for customer service and sales. Dell revealed his thoughts about Hangouts on Google+, the social network that Google launched at the end of last month. Lees verder

Ocarina of Time 3D Fuels Nintendo 3DS Sales

Ocarina of Time 3D Fuels Nintendo 3DS Sales

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Romance Novels Are Steaming Up E-Reader Screens

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Business Briefing | TOYS: Sales of ‘Cars 2’ Toys Lift Profit at Mattel

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Business Briefing | INDUSTRY: Irrigation Supply Sales Help Profit at Valmont

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US Video Game Sales Fall 10 Percent in June

US Video Game Sales Fall 10 Percent in June

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Microsoft Social Network "Tulalip" Leaked? Eversave Sold For $30M, SpaceX's Big Rocket Plans, Groupo

Microsoft Social Network "Tulalip" Leaked? Eversave Sold For $30M, SpaceX's Big Rocket Plans, Groupo

There's a sketchy leak about a Microsoft social network. Daily deals site Eversave sold for $30M, Sony Ericsson hit by earthquake woes, SpaceX's big rocket future gets going. This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day. FaceBalmer. Microsoft may be rolling out a social networking platform, called Tulalip, according to a website claiming to have discovered t... Lees verder

Microsoft Social Network "Tulalip" Leaked? Eversave Sold For $30M, SpaceX's Big Rocket Plans, Groupo

Microsoft Social Network "Tulalip" Leaked? Eversave Sold For $30M, SpaceX's Big Rocket Plans, Groupo

There's a sketchy leak about a Microsoft social network. Daily deals site Eversave sold for $30M, Sony Ericsson hit by earthquake woes, SpaceX's big rocket future gets going. This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day. FaceBalmer. Microsoft may be rolling out a social networking platform, called Tulalip, according to a website claiming to have discovered t... Lees verder

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Best half year sales for Volkswagen Group China ever

Best half year sales for Volkswagen Group China ever

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Groupon Effect: Eversave Sold For $30M, SpaceX's Big Rocket Plans, Sony Ericsson Loses Cash, Groupon

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Groupon Effect: Eversave Sold For $30M, SpaceX's Big Rocket Plans, Sony Ericsson Loses Cash, Groupon

Daily deals site Eversave sold for $30M, Sony Ericsson hit by earthquake woes, SpaceX's big rocket future gets going. This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day. Eversave Deal Of The Day! Its Sold For $30 million. The Groupon effect is in full effect: Eversave, a daily deals site for women and families has been snatched up for $30 million by the Connecticu... Lees verder

Groupon Effect: Eversave Sold For $30M, SpaceX's Big Rocket Plans, Sony Ericsson Loses Cash, Groupon

Groupon Effect: Eversave Sold For $30M, SpaceX's Big Rocket Plans, Sony Ericsson Loses Cash, Groupon

Daily deals site Eversave sold for $30M, Sony Ericsson hit by earthquake woes, SpaceX's big rocket future gets going. This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day. Eversave Deal Of The Day! Its Sold For $30 million. The Groupon effect is in full effect: Eversave, a daily deals site for women and families has been snatched up for $30 million by the Connecticu... Lees verder

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Groupon Effect: Eversave Sold For $30M, SpaceX's Big Rocket Plans, Sony Ericsson Loses Cash, Groupon

Daily deals site Eversave sold for $30M, Sony Ericsson hit by earthquake woes, SpaceX's big rocket future gets going. This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day. Eversave Deal Of The Day! Its Sold For $30 million. The Groupon effect is in full effect: Eversave, a daily deals site for women and families has been snatched up for $30 million by the Connecticu... Lees verder

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Groupon Effect: Eversave Sold For $30M, SpaceX's Big Rocket Plans, Sony Ericsson Loses Cash, Groupon

Daily deals site Eversave sold for $30M, Sony Ericsson hit by earthquake woes, SpaceX's big rocket future gets going. This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day. Eversave Deal Of The Day! Its Sold For $30 million. The Groupon effect is in full effect: Eversave, a daily deals site for women and families has been snatched up for $30 million by the Connecticu... Lees verder

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SpaceX Big Rocket Plans, Sony Ericsson Loses Cash, Groupon Coupons Questioned

Sony Ericsson hit by earthquake woes, SpaceX's big rocket future gets going. This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day. SpaceX Begins Its Vandenburg Base. As the space shuttle whirls above our heads in its final balletic dance in orbit with the ISS, SpaceX--as one of the new generation of commercial space industries--is beginning its journey. The firm jus... Lees verder

The Real Winnie the Pooh Returns to the Hundred Acre Wood

The Real Winnie the Pooh Returns to the Hundred Acre Wood

After a decline in merchandise sales, Disney is returning to Winnie the Pooh’s hand-drawn look that was abandoned in 2007 for slick Pixar-style animation. Lees verder

The Real Winnie the Pooh Returns to the Hundred Acre Wood

The Real Winnie the Pooh Returns to the Hundred Acre Wood

After a decline in merchandise sales, Disney is returning to Winnie the Pooh’s hand-drawn look that was abandoned in 2007 for slick Pixar-style animation. Lees verder

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Yet Another Rotten Month For Video Games: June Sales Off 10%

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How to Sell ... the Billioniare Way

How to Sell ... the Billioniare Way

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How to Justify Salesforce.com at $150, Or Can You?

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Goldman Bumps Williams-Sonoma To Buy

Goldman Bumps Williams-Sonoma To Buy

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Heinz Will Catch Up To $62 As Emerging Markets Get Sauced

Heinz Will Catch Up To $62 As Emerging Markets Get Sauced

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Apple Hiring Extra Workers for IPhone 5 Release

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Slowing Retail Sales Imperil Growth

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Sleek And Shiny Magna International Revs Its Engine

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Retail Sales Stayed Flat in June

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Stocks Shrug Off Good Economic Numbers, JP Morgan Among Leaders

Stocks Shrug Off Good Economic Numbers, JP Morgan Among Leaders

Markets are shrugging off economic data Thursday morning, after jobless claims, retail sales and inf Lees verder

Gaga Off YouTube, Spotify Arrives In U.S. Today, Apple PC Share Grows, Android For Amazon, New iPhon

Gaga Off YouTube, Spotify Arrives In U.S. Today, Apple PC Share Grows, Android For Amazon, New iPhon

Lady Gaga's official YouTube channel shut through copyright problems, Spotify hits US shores... This and other important news updated throughout the day by your news-savvy Fast Company editors.Lady Gaga Booted...Off YouTube. Because of "severe violations" of copyright, according to the YouTube banner on her official channel, Lady Gaga's YouTube page has been shut down. Rumor has it that a poste... Lees verder

Gaga Off YouTube, Spotify Arrives In U.S. Today, Apple PC Share Grows, Android For Amazon, New iPhon

Gaga Off YouTube, Spotify Arrives In U.S. Today, Apple PC Share Grows, Android For Amazon, New iPhon

Lady Gaga's official YouTube channel shut through copyright problems, Spotify hits US shores... This and other important news updated throughout the day by your news-savvy Fast Company editors.Lady Gaga Booted...Off YouTube. Because of "severe violations" of copyright, according to the YouTube banner on her official channel, Lady Gaga's YouTube page has been shut down. Rumor has it that a poste... Lees verder

Gaga Off YouTube, Spotify Arrives In U.S. Today, Apple PC Share Grows, Android For Amazon, New iPhon

Gaga Off YouTube, Spotify Arrives In U.S. Today, Apple PC Share Grows, Android For Amazon, New iPhon

Lady Gaga's official YouTube channel shut through copyright problems, Spotify hits US shores... This and other important news updated throughout the day by your news-savvy Fast Company editors.Lady Gaga Booted...Off YouTube. Because of "severe violations" of copyright, according to the YouTube banner on her official channel, Lady Gaga's YouTube page has been shut down. Rumor has it that a poste... Lees verder

Bastille Day Bulletin: Nearly One-Third Of French Citizens Storm The Gates Of Online Piracy

Bastille Day Bulletin: Nearly One-Third Of French Citizens Storm The Gates Of Online Piracy

The French anti-piracy law is one of the strictest around, and authorities have now tracked down 18 million pirates. That's close to one in three French people. What does this say about the nature of piracy? And the future of music?This week French authorities have revealed how their anti-piracy drive is going, and it's actually staggering: 18 million French citizens have been identified as mus... Lees verder

Retail, Jobs Show Modest Improvement

Retail, Jobs Show Modest Improvement

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Spotify Arrives In U.S. Today, Apple PC Share Grows, Android For Amazon, New iPhone Date Rumors

Spotify Arrives In U.S. Today, Apple PC Share Grows, Android For Amazon, New iPhone Date Rumors

Apple PC Share Grows. Apple's share of the U.S. PC market has soared to a 10.7% all-time high, up from 8.5% at the end of 2010--taking the third place as a PC retailer behind HP and Dell. In one important sense, Apple's bucking the trend, since the U.S. PC market as a whole has actually declined year-on-year by about 5%...and increasing sales of the iPad (and perhaps a sense of change in the mo... Lees verder

Apple PC Share Grows, Android For Amazon, Spotify Hits U.S., New iPhone Date Rumors

Apple PC Share Grows, Android For Amazon, Spotify Hits U.S., New iPhone Date Rumors

Apple PC Share Grows. Apple's share of the U.S. PC market has soared to a 10.7% all-time high, up from 8.5% at the end of 2010--taking the third place as a PC retailer behind HP and Dell. In one important sense, Apple's bucking the trend, since the U.S. PC market as a whole has actually declined year-on-year by about 5%...and increasing sales of the iPad (and perhaps a sense of change in the mo... Lees verder

A Fantasy Book Revives Store Sales

A Fantasy Book Revives Store Sales

“A Dance With Dragons,” the new installment of George R. R. Martin’s “Song of Ice and Fire” series, has been a big seller so far in its print edition, a boost for brick-and-mortar stores. Lees verder

A Fantasy Book Revives Store Sales

A Fantasy Book Revives Store Sales

“A Dance With Dragons,” the new installment of George R. R. Martin’s “Song of Ice and Fire” series, has been a big seller so far in its print edition, a boost for brick-and-mortar stores. Lees verder

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A Boost For Yum! Brands Thanks To Fast-Food Love In China

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SKODA achieves new sales record in the first half of the year

SKODA achieves new sales record in the first half of the year

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Daily Star Sunday to double print run and add magazine to lure NoW readers

Daily Star Sunday to double print run and add magazine to lure NoW readers

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Electronic Arts buys casual gaming giant PopCap for $750m

Electronic Arts buys casual gaming giant PopCap for $750m

Leading publisher EA is extending its reach into the casual and social gaming sectors with another massive takeoverVideo game publisher Electronic Arts is to acquire the social and casual gaming specialist PopCap in a deal worth $750m. The move, which has been rumoured for several weeks within the games industry, will see EA paying $650m, plus $100m in stock. The deal is expected to be closed i... Lees verder

British Distiller Diageo Shifts Its Focus in Acquisitions to Fast-Growing Markets

British Distiller Diageo Shifts Its Focus in Acquisitions to Fast-Growing Markets

Diageo, the British maker of Smirnoff vodka, is going after local spirits makers in expanding economies like China to make up for declining sales elsewhere. Lees verder

British Distiller Diageo Shifts Focus to Growing Markets

British Distiller Diageo Shifts Focus to Growing Markets

Diageo, the British maker of Smirnoff vodka, is going after local spirits makers in expanding economies like China to make up for declining sales elsewhere. Lees verder

Jamie Oliver's partnership with Sainsbury's ends

Jamie Oliver's partnership with Sainsbury's ends

Celebrity chef, who has appeared in more than 100 adverts for the supermarket chain, moving on after 11 yearsJamie Oliver's stint as the face of Sainsbury's is over, after an advertising tie-up which has lasted 11 years and is thought to have earned the celebrity chef more than £10m was severed.An outspoken campaigner on food standards and animal welfare, Oliver has appeared in more than 100 ad... Lees verder

Oberweis Likes This Red Hot Oil & Gas Seismic Tool Maker

Oberweis Likes This Red Hot Oil & Gas Seismic Tool Maker

This seismic equipment manufacturer saw sales spike in the first quarter of 2011. Analysts expect th Lees verder

Kobo CEO: Tablets Will Pass E-Readers This Year

Kobo CEO: Tablets Will Pass E-Readers This Year

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Volkswagen signs power supply contract with VERBUND power plants

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Analyst Estimates Modern Warfare 3 Could Top 20M in Sales

Analyst Estimates Modern Warfare 3 Could Top 20M in Sales

Industry analyst Michael Patcher and I don?t often see eye to eye, but I have to agree with hi Lees verder

Amazon Fights Back Against Online Sales Tax Law

Amazon Fights Back Against Online Sales Tax Law

Quick, show of hands: who wants to pay more in taxes? That?s what I thought. Clearly,??Amazon. Lees verder

Canada Trade Deficit Narrows in May

Canada Trade Deficit Narrows in May

Canada's trade deficit shrank in May, Statistics Canada said Tuesday, as increased sales to Europe and Japan were offset by lower energy prices and a broad-based gain in imports. Lees verder

Facebook Friends The Fuzz, News Corp. Buys Back Shares, Google Offers In NYC

Facebook Friends The Fuzz, News Corp. Buys Back Shares, Google Offers In NYC

How the FBI, DEA, and ICE scour Facebook, News Corp. buys own shares, Google's Offers deal site hits NYC, and Plus may hit 10 million users today, and Steve Ballmer admits Windows Phone failings. This and more surprising/important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Facebook 'Em. Quick. Take down those pics of you doing bong hits with illegal aliens. The FBI, DEA, and ICE ... Lees verder

Doctor Who Time Warps To Facebook's VOD

Doctor Who Time Warps To Facebook's VOD

By order of the Shadow Proclamation (okay, Facebook), select episodes of Doctor Who will materialize online for fans around the world. Including one that's never been released before.The BBC, that venerable broadcaster adored by grandmas across the globe, is trying something new: Its Worldwide arm is putting select episodes of one of the BBC's content jewels, Doctor Who, online as a paid video-... Lees verder

News Corp. Buys Back Shares, Google Offers In NYC, Google+ Growth, Ballmer On Win Phone 7, Cisco Dum

News Corp. Buys Back Shares, Google Offers In NYC, Google+ Growth, Ballmer On Win Phone 7, Cisco Dum

News Corp. buys own shares, Google's Offers deal site hits NYC, and Plus may hit 10 million users today, and Steve Ballmer admits Windows Phone failings. This and more surprising/important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.News Corp. Buys Back $5Bn Shares. News Corporation's Board of Directors just approved a move to repurchase some $5 billion worth of Class A and B shar... Lees verder

News Corp. Buys Back Shares, Google Offers In NYC, Google+ Growth, Ballmer On Win Phone 7, Cisco Dum

News Corp. Buys Back Shares, Google Offers In NYC, Google+ Growth, Ballmer On Win Phone 7, Cisco Dum

News Corp. buys own shares, Google's Offers deal site hits NYC, and Plus may hit 10 million users today, and Steve Ballmer admits Windows Phone failings. This and more surprising/important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.News Corp. Buys Back $5Bn Shares. News Corporation's Board of Directors just approved a move to repurchase some $5 billion worth of Class A and B shar... Lees verder

News Corp. Buys Back Shares, Google Offers In NYC, Google+ Growth, Ballmer On Win Phone 7, Cisco Dum

News Corp. Buys Back Shares, Google Offers In NYC, Google+ Growth, Ballmer On Win Phone 7, Cisco Dum

News Corp. buys own shares, Google's Offers deal site hits NYC, and Plus may hit 10 million users today, and Steve Ballmer admits Windows Phone failings. This and more surprising/important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.News Corp. Buys Back $5Bn Shares. News Corporation's Board of Directors just approved a move to repurchase some $5 billion worth of Class A and B shar... Lees verder

News Corp. Buys Back Shares, Google Offers In NYC, Google+ Growth, Ballmer On Win Phone 7, Cisco Dum

News Corp. Buys Back Shares, Google Offers In NYC, Google+ Growth, Ballmer On Win Phone 7, Cisco Dum

News Corp. buys own shares, Google's Offers deal site hits NYC, and Plus may hit 10 million users today, and Steve Ballmer admits Windows Phone failings. This and more surprising/important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.News Corp. Buys Back $5Bn Shares. News Corporation's Board of Directors just approved a move to repurchase some $5 billion worth of Class A and B shar... Lees verder

News Corp. Buys Back Shares, Google Offers In NYC, Google+ Growth, Ballmer On Win Phone 7, Cisco Dum

News Corp. Buys Back Shares, Google Offers In NYC, Google+ Growth, Ballmer On Win Phone 7, Cisco Dum

News Corp. buys own shares, Google's Offers deal site hits NYC, and Plus may hit 10 million users today, and Steve Ballmer admits Windows Phone failings. This and more surprising/important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.News Corp. Buys Back $5Bn Shares. News Corporation's Board of Directors just approved a move to repurchase some $5 billion worth of Class A and B shar... Lees verder

Google Offers In NYC, Google+ Growth, Ballmer On Win Phone 7, Cisco Dumps Staff, HP Reshuffles Ruben

Google Offers In NYC, Google+ Growth, Ballmer On Win Phone 7, Cisco Dumps Staff, HP Reshuffles Ruben

Google's Offers deal site hits NYC, and Plus may hit 10 million users today, and Steve Ballmer admits Windows Phone failings. This and more surprising/important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Google Offers Beta Hits New York, The Bay. Google trialled its Groupon-esque Offers system in Portland last month, and now it gets a bigger test on both coasts of the U.S. New Yo... Lees verder

Google Offers In NYC, Google+ Growth, Ballmer On Win Phone 7, Cisco Dumps Staff, HP Reshuffles Ruben

Google Offers In NYC, Google+ Growth, Ballmer On Win Phone 7, Cisco Dumps Staff, HP Reshuffles Ruben

Google's Offers deal site hits NYC, and Plus may hit 10 million users today, and Steve Ballmer admits Windows Phone failings. This and more surprising/important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Google Offers Beta Hits New York, The Bay. Google trialled its Groupon-esque Offers system in Portland last month, and now it gets a bigger test on both coasts of the U.S. New Yo... Lees verder

Google Offers In NYC, Google+ Growth, Ballmer On Win Phone 7, Cisco Dumps Staff, HP Reshuffles Ruben

Google Offers In NYC, Google+ Growth, Ballmer On Win Phone 7, Cisco Dumps Staff, HP Reshuffles Ruben

Google's Offers deal site hits NYC, and Plus may hit 10 million users today, and Steve Ballmer admits Windows Phone failings. This and more surprising/important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Google Offers Beta Hits New York, The Bay. Google trialled its Groupon-esque Offers system in Portland last month, and now it gets a bigger test on both coasts of the U.S. New Yo... Lees verder

Google Offers In NYC, Google+ Growth, Ballmer On Win Phone 7, Cisco Dumps Staff, HP Reshuffles Ruben

Google Offers In NYC, Google+ Growth, Ballmer On Win Phone 7, Cisco Dumps Staff, HP Reshuffles Ruben

Google's Offers deal site hits NYC, and Plus may hit 10 million users today, and Steve Ballmer admits Windows Phone failings. This and more surprising/important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Google Offers Beta Hits New York, The Bay. Google trialled its Groupon-esque Offers system in Portland last month, and now it gets a bigger test on both coasts of the U.S. New Yo... Lees verder

Google Offers In NYC, Google+ Growth, Ballmer On Win Phone 7, Cisco Dumps Staff, HP Reshuffles Ruben

Google Offers In NYC, Google+ Growth, Ballmer On Win Phone 7, Cisco Dumps Staff, HP Reshuffles Ruben

Google's Offers deal site hits NYC, and Plus may hit 10 million users today, and Steve Ballmer admits Windows Phone failings. This and more surprising/important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Google Offers Beta Hits New York, The Bay. Google trialled its Groupon-esque Offers system in Portland last month, and now it gets a bigger test on both coasts of the U.S. New Yo... Lees verder

De onvoorstelbare mogelijkheden van socialmediametingen

De onvoorstelbare mogelijkheden van socialmediametingen

Als mensen fan (Facebook) of volger (Twitter) van je merk zijn, zullen ze eerder een product van je kopen (Chadwick, Martin & Bailey). Als dit een online aankoop is, wil je de totale sales funnel volgen, bewaken en bijsturen. Hiervoor is echter veel meer nodig dan de monitoringtools die nu op de markt zijn. Er is veel behoefte aan een tool die data van social media koppelt aan andere informatie... Lees verder

Auto Sales

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Google+ Growth, Ballmer On Win Phone 7, Cisco Dumps Staff, HP Reshuffles WebOS Execs, Google's Photo

Google+ Growth, Ballmer On Win Phone 7, Cisco Dumps Staff, HP Reshuffles WebOS Execs, Google's Photo

Google+ may hit 10 million users today, and Steve Ballmer admits Windows Phone failings. This and more surprising/important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Google Plus To Hit 10 Million Users. "Serial entrepreneur" Paul Allen has a bold prediction, based on some fairly sound analysis, that Google's Plus social experiment is about to hit ten million users today--after o... Lees verder

Google+ Growth, Ballmer On Win Phone 7, Cisco Dumps Staff, HP Reshuffles WebOS Execs, Google's Photo

Google+ Growth, Ballmer On Win Phone 7, Cisco Dumps Staff, HP Reshuffles WebOS Execs, Google's Photo

Google+ may hit 10 million users today, and Steve Ballmer admits Windows Phone failings. This and more surprising/important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Google Plus To Hit 10 Million Users. "Serial entrepreneur" Paul Allen has a bold prediction, based on some fairly sound analysis, that Google's Plus social experiment is about to hit ten million users today--after o... Lees verder

Google+ Growth, Ballmer On Win Phone 7, Cisco Dumps Staff, HP Reshuffles WebOS Execs, Google's Photo

Google+ Growth, Ballmer On Win Phone 7, Cisco Dumps Staff, HP Reshuffles WebOS Execs, Google's Photo

Google+ may hit 10 million users today, and Steve Ballmer admits Windows Phone failings. This and more surprising/important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Google Plus To Hit 10 Million Users. "Serial entrepreneur" Paul Allen has a bold prediction, based on some fairly sound analysis, that Google's Plus social experiment is about to hit ten million users today--after o... Lees verder

Ballmer On Win Phone 7, Cisco Dumps Staff, HP Reshuffles WebOS Execs, Google's Photovine Sharing App

Ballmer On Win Phone 7, Cisco Dumps Staff, HP Reshuffles WebOS Execs, Google's Photovine Sharing App

Ballmer Admits Windows Phone Flops. Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer was just pretty candid about his company's newest smartphone effort--admitting its market share has gone from "very small to...very small" in a year. A surprising admission for a man that actually laughed at the iPhone on its launch (although again he managed a dig at Apple, referring to iPad sales successes as much smaller than ... Lees verder

Amazon Backs End to Online Sales Tax in California

Amazon Backs End to Online Sales Tax in California

The state passed a law that says online companies must collect sales tax on purchases by Californians, which an antitax group is trying to roll back. Lees verder

Amazon Backs End to Online Sales Tax in California

Amazon Backs End to Online Sales Tax in California

The state passed a law that says online companies must collect sales tax on purchases by Californians, which an antitax group is trying to put before the voters. Lees verder

Does Groupon’s E-Mail Outage Expose a Lack of Brand Loyalty?

Does Groupon’s E-Mail Outage Expose a Lack of Brand Loyalty?

The service provider responsible for Groupon's daily e-mail deals, suffered a server outage this weekend that looks to have had a staggering effect on Groupon sales in several cities. This seems to play up Groupon's overall dependence on emails as the primary method of subscriber interaction. Lees verder

Foreign Sales of Chinese Listed Bank Shares Could Cause a Major Correction for Hong Kong and Shangha

Foreign Sales of Chinese Listed Bank Shares Could Cause a Major Correction for Hong Kong and Shangha

? For the last five years, Chinese listed banks were the darlings of foreign funds anxious to g Lees verder

Foreign Sales of Chinese Listed Bank Shares Could Cause a Major Correction for Hong Kong and Shangha

Foreign Sales of Chinese Listed Bank Shares Could Cause a Major Correction for Hong Kong and Shangha

? For the last five years, Chinese listed banks were the darlings of foreign funds anxious to g Lees verder

Foreign Sales of Chinese Listed Bank Shares Could Cause a Major Correction for Hong Kong and Shangha

Foreign Sales of Chinese Listed Bank Shares Could Cause a Major Correction for Hong Kong and Shangha

? For the last five years, Chinese listed banks were the darlings of foreign funds anxious to g Lees verder

Foreign Sales of Chinese Listed Bank Shares Could Cause a Major Correction for Hong Kong and Shangha

Foreign Sales of Chinese Listed Bank Shares Could Cause a Major Correction for Hong Kong and Shangha

? For the last five years, Chinese listed banks were the darlings of foreign funds anxious to g Lees verder

Foreign Sales of Chinese Listed Bank Shares Could Cause a Major Correction for Hong Kong and Shangha

Foreign Sales of Chinese Listed Bank Shares Could Cause a Major Correction for Hong Kong and Shangha

? For the last five years, Chinese listed banks were the darlings of foreign funds anxious to g Lees verder

Foreign Sales of Chinese Listed Bank Shares Could Cause a Major Correction for Hong Kong and Shangha

Foreign Sales of Chinese Listed Bank Shares Could Cause a Major Correction for Hong Kong and Shangha

? For the last five years, Chinese listed banks were the darlings of foreign funds anxious to g Lees verder

Foreign Sales of Chinese Listed Bank Shares Could Cause a Major Correction for Hong Kong and Shangha

Foreign Sales of Chinese Listed Bank Shares Could Cause a Major Correction for Hong Kong and Shangha

? For the last five years, Chinese listed banks were the darlings of foreign funds anxious to g Lees verder

BofA pushes for shake-up of Europe IPOs

BofA pushes for shake-up of Europe IPOs

Bankers frustrated by the number of share sales that have had to be shelved due to poor investor interest Lees verder

Macy's Stock For A Mid-Year Sale

Macy's Stock For A Mid-Year Sale

The department store is very much alive. Macy's just raised second quarter and full year sales guida Lees verder

Mercedes-Benz Commences Sales of New M-Class

Mercedes-Benz Commences Sales of New M-Class

[ Maandag 11 juli 2011 | Daimler ] Stuttgart - The new M-Class from Mercedes-Benz is the third generation of the vehicle that created the SUV segment to be offered for sale Lees verder

Kenny Powers Returns For Second K-Swiss Campaign

Kenny Powers Returns For Second K-Swiss Campaign

No longer a spokesman, Powers is now the MFCEO. Multi-league lockout threats. Sex scandals involving Perkins waitresses. Cameron Diaz hand-feeding a A Rod popcorn in the stands during the Super Bowl. The sports world has clearly gone pear shaped and Kenny Powers is looking to fix it. Powers, the fictional star of HBO series Eastbound and Down is back in his second campaign for K-Swiss shoe... Lees verder

Color Loses Top Exec, Google's New Iriver E-Reader, News Of The World Hacked Prince Charles and Cami

Color Loses Top Exec, Google's New Iriver E-Reader, News Of The World Hacked Prince Charles and Cami

Google's e-reader is packed with free books. Prince Charles and Camilla ensnared in scandal, Rebecca Black's return--not on Friday!, laptop encryption's legal test, Shuttle in space debris worry, Delicious social bookmarker to be refreshed. This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Chief Product Officer Resigns From Color. The struggles continue for Color... Lees verder

Color Loses Top Exec, Google's New Iriver E-Reader, News Of The World Hacked Prince Charles and Cami

Color Loses Top Exec, Google's New Iriver E-Reader, News Of The World Hacked Prince Charles and Cami

Google's e-reader is packed with free books. Prince Charles and Camilla ensnared in scandal, Rebecca Black's return--not on Friday!, laptop encryption's legal test, Shuttle in space debris worry, Delicious social bookmarker to be refreshed. This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Chief Product Officer Resigns From Color. The struggles continue for Color... Lees verder

Color Loses Top Exec, Google's New Iriver E-Reader, News Of The World Hacked Prince Charles and Cami

Color Loses Top Exec, Google's New Iriver E-Reader, News Of The World Hacked Prince Charles and Cami

Google's e-reader is packed with free books. Prince Charles and Camilla ensnared in scandal, Rebecca Black's return--not on Friday!, laptop encryption's legal test, Shuttle in space debris worry, Delicious social bookmarker to be refreshed. This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Chief Product Officer Resigns From Color. The struggles continue for Color... Lees verder

Indian Car Sales Gains Slow in June

Indian Car Sales Gains Slow in June

Car sales in India grew at their slowest pace in more than two years in June with auto makers such as Ford Motor, General Motors, Honda Motor and Tata Motors losing out as higher fuel prices and rising loan rates kept buyers away from showrooms. Lees verder

Google's New Iriver E-Reader, News Of The World Hacked Prince Charles and Camilla?, Rebecca Black's

Google's New Iriver E-Reader, News Of The World Hacked Prince Charles and Camilla?, Rebecca Black's

Prince Charles and Camilla ensnared in scandal, Rebecca Black's return--not on Friday!, laptop encryption's legal test, Shuttle in space debris worry, Delicious social bookmarker to be refreshed. This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Google's Also-Read E-Reader. The good news: Starting July 17, you can get 3 million free eBooks from Google (and slight... Lees verder

Google's New Iriver E-Reader, News Of The World Hacked Prince Charles and Camilla?, Rebecca Black's

Google's New Iriver E-Reader, News Of The World Hacked Prince Charles and Camilla?, Rebecca Black's

Prince Charles and Camilla ensnared in scandal, Rebecca Black's return--not on Friday!, laptop encryption's legal test, Shuttle in space debris worry, Delicious social bookmarker to be refreshed. This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Google's Also-Read E-Reader. The good news: Starting July 17, you can get 3 million free eBooks from Google (and slight... Lees verder

Google's New Iriver E-Reader, News Of The World Hacked Prince Charles and Camilla?, Rebecca Black's

Google's New Iriver E-Reader, News Of The World Hacked Prince Charles and Camilla?, Rebecca Black's

Prince Charles and Camilla ensnared in scandal, Rebecca Black's return--not on Friday!, laptop encryption's legal test, Shuttle in space debris worry, Delicious social bookmarker to be refreshed. This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Google's Also-Read E-Reader. The good news: Starting July 17, you can get 3 million free eBooks from Google (and slight... Lees verder

Google's New Iriver E-Reader, News Of The World Hacked Prince Charles and Camilla?, Rebecca Black's

Google's New Iriver E-Reader, News Of The World Hacked Prince Charles and Camilla?, Rebecca Black's

Prince Charles and Camilla ensnared in scandal, Rebecca Black's return--not on Friday!, laptop encryption's legal test, Shuttle in space debris worry, Delicious social bookmarker to be refreshed. This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Google's Also-Read E-Reader. The good news: Starting July 17, you can get 3 million free eBooks from Google (and slight... Lees verder

Google's New Iriver E-Reader, News Of The World Hacked Prince Charles and Camilla?, Rebecca Black's

Google's New Iriver E-Reader, News Of The World Hacked Prince Charles and Camilla?, Rebecca Black's

Prince Charles and Camilla ensnared in scandal, Rebecca Black's return--not on Friday!, laptop encryption's legal test, Shuttle in space debris worry, Delicious social bookmarker to be refreshed. This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Google's Also-Read E-Reader. The good news: Starting July 17, you can get 3 million free eBooks from Google (and slight... Lees verder

Why build a digital newsstand?

Why build a digital newsstand?

A kiosk owned and controlled by publishers will be beneficial for all involvedOn 30 June the French consortium ePresse opened its digital kiosk. Six months of hard work for a very small team (the ePresse consortium is a three-person operation: a CTO, a marketing person, and a manager), and still a long way to go. ePresse brought up eight titles: five dailies (Le Figaro, Le Parisien and its nati... Lees verder

Downloads: Not the salvation film studios might have hoped for

Downloads: Not the salvation film studios might have hoped for

There's little solace for film studios in digital download sales, though they might have hoped those would go some way towards offsetting tanking DVD sales. Screen Digest's research, in the FT, explains that DVDs have generated more than $20bn every year for Hollywood but have been falling 25% since 2006. Downloads, despite a promising start with iTunes, have not filled the gap.Photo by Horia V... Lees verder

News Of The World Hacked Prince Charles and Camilla?, Rebecca Black's Back, Laptop Encryption And Th

News Of The World Hacked Prince Charles and Camilla?, Rebecca Black's Back, Laptop Encryption And Th

Prince Charles and Camilla ensnared in scandal, Rebecca Black's return--not on Friday!, laptop encryption's legal test, Shuttle in space debris worry, Delicious social bookmarker to be refreshed. This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Prince Charles, Camilla Ensnared in News of the World Hacking Scandal. Like some sort of horror movie blob, the News of... Lees verder

News Of The World Hacked Prince Charles and Camilla?, Rebecca Black's Back, Laptop Encryption And Th

News Of The World Hacked Prince Charles and Camilla?, Rebecca Black's Back, Laptop Encryption And Th

Prince Charles and Camilla ensnared in scandal, Rebecca Black's return--not on Friday!, laptop encryption's legal test, Shuttle in space debris worry, Delicious social bookmarker to be refreshed. This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Prince Charles, Camilla Ensnared in News of the World Hacking Scandal. Like some sort of horror movie blob, the News of... Lees verder

News Of The World Hacked Prince Charles and Camilla?, Rebecca Black's Back, Laptop Encryption And Th

News Of The World Hacked Prince Charles and Camilla?, Rebecca Black's Back, Laptop Encryption And Th

Prince Charles and Camilla ensnared in scandal, Rebecca Black's return--not on Friday!, laptop encryption's legal test, Shuttle in space debris worry, Delicious social bookmarker to be refreshed. This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Prince Charles, Camilla Ensnared in News of the World Hacking Scandal. Like some sort of horror movie blob, the News of... Lees verder

Laptop Encryption And The Fifth, Space Debris Vs. Shuttle, Delicious Relaunch, Google Says Sorry, Ta

Laptop Encryption And The Fifth, Space Debris Vs. Shuttle, Delicious Relaunch, Google Says Sorry, Ta

Laptop encryption's legal test, Shuttle in space debris worry, Delicious social bookmarker to be refreshed, Google says sorry for Google+ spam attack, and the whot-selling tablet market. This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.DOJ To Force Password Encryption of Laptops? In what's being seen as an important test case for the Fifth Amendment in the digit... Lees verder

Laptop Encryption And The Fifth, Space Debris Vs. Shuttle, Delicious Relaunch, Google Says Sorry, Ta

Laptop Encryption And The Fifth, Space Debris Vs. Shuttle, Delicious Relaunch, Google Says Sorry, Ta

Laptop encryption's legal test, Shuttle in space debris worry, Delicious social bookmarker to be refreshed, Google says sorry for Google+ spam attack, and the whot-selling tablet market. This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.DOJ To Force Password Encryption of Laptops? In what's being seen as an important test case for the Fifth Amendment in the digit... Lees verder

Laptop Encryption And The Fifth, Space Debris Vs. Shuttle, Delicious Relaunch, Google Says Sorry, Ta

Laptop Encryption And The Fifth, Space Debris Vs. Shuttle, Delicious Relaunch, Google Says Sorry, Ta

Laptop encryption's legal test, Shuttle in space debris worry, Delicious social bookmarker to be refreshed, Google says sorry for Google+ spam attack, and the whot-selling tablet market. This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.DOJ To Force Password Encryption of Laptops? In what's being seen as an important test case for the Fifth Amendment in the digit... Lees verder

Delicious Relaunch, Google Says Sorry, Tablets Selling Well, Apple Partner Stores Due In China

Delicious Relaunch, Google Says Sorry, Tablets Selling Well, Apple Partner Stores Due In China

Delicious social bookmarker to be refreshed, Google says sorry for Google+ spam attack, and the whot-selling tablet market. This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Delicous To Get Reflavored. Social bookmarking darling Delicious--fresh from its resale--is due to get a sweeping refresh later in 2011, according to new info. The firm is recruiting key posi... Lees verder

Price Deflator

Price Deflator

An economic measure that adjusts GDP for inflation by multiplying the quantity of sales in the prese Lees verder

Price-Sales Ratio

Price-Sales Ratio

A ratio that assess how much a stock costs compared to its sales. The price-sales ratio is an indica Lees verder

Sales Charge

Sales Charge

A fee charged for new money invested in a mutual fund. Lees verder

India Car Sales Growth Slows in June

India Car Sales Growth Slows in June

Car sales in India grew at their slowest pace in more than two years in June with auto makers such as Ford Motor, General Motors, Honda Motor and Tata Motors losing out as higher fuel prices and rising loan rates kept buyers away from showrooms. Lees verder

News of the World closure piles pressure on commercial sector

News of the World closure piles pressure on commercial sector

Media buyers warn of damage to fragile marketRupert Murdoch's snap decision to close the News of The World has at a stroke removed more than a quarter of the total sales of Sunday newspapers, piling pressure on a sector that many believe is driven by a business model that is already close to breaking point.While the move to close the NoW was taken on political grounds in a bid to contain the ph... Lees verder

China's Return To The Silk Road

China's Return To The Silk Road

Photographs by Adam Dean and Susetta Bozzi China is reclaiming its place as the world's megabazaar, with the city of Yiwu as its one-stop shop for traders from the Muslim world.THE megamall is bustling with shoppers at noon when two Pakistani men -- dark-skinned with black beards, wearing white skullcaps and the traditional salwar kameez of the subcontinent -- drop their bags near a third-floo... Lees verder

As Sales Decline, Wholesale Inventories Grow

As Sales Decline, Wholesale Inventories Grow

The Commerce Department said that inventories rose 1.8 percent in May, but that sales slowed, in part because of a decline in auto sales. Lees verder

Sales Dip Hints Media Tablets Won't Replace PCs Any Time Soon

Sales Dip Hints Media Tablets Won't Replace PCs Any Time Soon

Tablet computers are selling fast ? but it?s starting to look like the stripped-down com Lees verder

Overseas buyers drive record home sales

Overseas buyers drive record home sales

June proved to be the most lucrative month on record for the sale of properties worth more than £5m in London, with 45 sales generating £494m Lees verder

Wholesale Inventories Grow, Partly Because Sales Slow

Wholesale Inventories Grow, Partly Because Sales Slow

The Commerce Department said that inventories rose 1.8 percent in May, but that sales declined for only the second time in 11 months. Lees verder

Should You Register For California's Amazon Tax?

Should You Register For California's Amazon Tax?

Californians are waking up to a new and harsher sales tax regime from Sacramento designed to capture Lees verder

Verizon Stock Needs A Breather If Q2 iPhone Sales Dipped

Verizon Stock Needs A Breather If Q2 iPhone Sales Dipped

Apple's iPhone has been exclusively with AT&T until recently and so a recent research note from Lees verder

Poor 3-D TV Sales? Panasonic Blames Hollywood

Poor 3-D TV Sales? Panasonic Blames Hollywood

Despite Hollywood's continued onslaught of 3-D films hitting the big screen, not many people are buying 3-D TVs. Whose fault is that? Panasonic??s marketing director Andrew Denham blames Hollywood for releasing such bad 3-D movies. Lees verder

Ex-kerkleider verdachte kinderporno

Ex-kerkleider verdachte kinderporno

Herman S., voormalig leider van de Salesianen, is maandag aangehouden op verdenking van het bezit van kinderporno. In 2006 werd S. al eens veroordeeld voor het hebben van kinderporno, zo blijkt uit onderzoek van RTL Nieuws. S. onderhandelde tot voor kort met slachtoffers van misbruik in de kerk over genoegdoening. Lees verder

Genius Breakthrough In Making Water Potable: Plain Old Plastic Bottles

Genius Breakthrough In Making Water Potable: Plain Old Plastic Bottles

Leaving water out in a clear bottle in the sun is a free and easy way to kill pathogens. Now it's time to let the people who bad water is killing know that the solution is at their fingertips.Researchers in developing countries have discovered a free nuclear fusion-powered way to clean polluted water and kill disease-causing organisms. It's called the "sun" and it's available to anyone with rel... Lees verder

Apple: Canaccord Ups Target; Sees Strong iPod, iPhone Sales

Apple: Canaccord Ups Target; Sees Strong iPod, iPhone Sales

Canaccord Genuity analyst T. Michael Walkley this morning pounded the table on Apple shares, repeati Lees verder

Genius Breakthrough In Clean Water: Plain Old Plastic Bottles

Genius Breakthrough In Clean Water: Plain Old Plastic Bottles

Leaving water out in a clear bottle in the sun is a free and easy way to kill pathogens. Now it's time to let the people who bad water is killing know that the solution is at their fingertips.Researchers in developing countries have discovered a free nuclear fusion-powered way to clean polluted water and kill disease-causing organisms. It's called the "sun" and it's available to anyone with rel... Lees verder

CA Chatter Integration Is Nice But Salesforce Should Be A $122 Stock

CA Chatter Integration Is Nice But Salesforce Should Be A $122 Stock

CA Technologies is integrating Salesforce.com Chatter with its existing project portfolio management Lees verder

Gratis RAB Barometer E Power Radio

Gratis RAB Barometer E Power Radio

E Power Radio Sales biedt adverteerders als extra service de mogelijkheid om het effect van de commercial kosteloos te laten testen in de RAB Barometer. Lees verder Lees verder

June Sales Reports Show Shoppers Opened Wallets

June Sales Reports Show Shoppers Opened Wallets

Consumers were spending well, despite gas prices, the economy and the weather, analysts said. Lees verder

Retailers to Rein In Discounts

Retailers to Rein In Discounts

Retailers reported solid sales for June, although the gains were aided by significant promotions. Macy's, Kohl's, Target, Costco and Limited Brands were among those that beat estimates. Lees verder

PayPal Buys Zong To Ensure Its Mobile-Payments Future

PayPal Buys Zong To Ensure Its Mobile-Payments Future

PayPal paid around $240 million to buy Zong, which it calls one of the "leading providers of payments through mobile carrier billing." The firm has relationships with more than 250 cellphone networks in 45 countries, and combined with PayPal's 100 million-ish user accounts, it could give PayPal the "potential to reach the more than 4 billion people around the world who have mobile phones," acco... Lees verder

London's Skimlinks acquires US rival Atma Links

London's Skimlinks acquires US rival Atma Links

It's a big day for London-based Skimlinks on Thursday as it announces its first acquisition, buying New York-based Atma Links for an undisclosed amount. Skimlinks has been one of the brightest London-based (not so startup) startups for several years now, with chief executive Alicia Navarro consistently impressive as one of the disappointingly small numbers of female entrepreneurs doing great th... Lees verder

As Buying And Storing Tunes Becomes Easier, Digital Album Sales Drive Music-Industry Growth

As Buying And Storing Tunes Becomes Easier, Digital Album Sales Drive Music-Industry Growth

SoundScan reported a 1% uptick in album sales in the first half of 2011. And while that number may seem tiny, it's actually pretty big news given that it's the first increase since 2004. And even that year was but a mere blip, with declining sales every year previously since 1999. Recording artists have digital sales to thank.Nielsen's data says 155.5 million albums of all kinds (CDs, digital, ... Lees verder

Germany's odd media: Last-mover advantage

Germany's odd media: Last-mover advantage

By moving slowly, the German media market stays aheadBY THE summer of 2005 the future of music seemed to be digital. Apple was selling iPods by the boatload, and the iTunes store was doing brisk business. But in Germany, a different path was being laid. Universal began to tinker with CD packaging, offering lots of “deluxe” editions of albums while putting others into cheap cardboard sleeves to ... Lees verder

Apple Just Sold Its 15 Billionth App

Apple Just Sold Its 15 Billionth App

And it has made close to $6 billion in revenue from app sales. Its dominant spot in the smartphone and tablet industries looks more secure than ever.Apple's press release plays it cool: "Apple today announced that over 15 billion apps have been downloaded from its revolutionary App Store," it trumpets pretty quietly. Senior VP Phil Schiller, meanwhile, sounds slightly more thrilled, saying in i... Lees verder

Aston Martin considers IPO

Aston Martin considers IPO

British luxury sports car maker poised to launch a sales arm in China, and says it has renewed an engine supply agreement with Ford Lees verder

Citi Concerned About Campbell Soup Sales

Citi Concerned About Campbell Soup Sales

Analyst lowers EPS estimates on concerns about domestic performance. Lees verder

Walgreen Announces Higher Same Store Sales

Walgreen Announces Higher Same Store Sales

Walgreen (WAG) announced that same-store sales increased by 4. 8% in June, beating analysts' estimates [...] Lees verder

SAP® Sales OnDemand Now Generally Available; Industry-First Solution..

SAP® Sales OnDemand Now Generally Available; Industry-First Solution..

[ Woensdag 6 juli 2011 | SAP ] SAP NEWSBYTE - July 06, 2011 - Delivering on its promise of the next wave of on-demand solutions designed for the way people work today, SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced general availability of the SAP® Sales Lees verder

House prices bounce but car sales fall

House prices bounce but car sales fall

UK house prices bounced in June according to a closely watched index, while new car registrations fell Lees verder

Record six months for Audi in China

Record six months for Audi in China

[ Woensdag 6 juli 2011 | Volkswagen Group ] Audi set another sales record on the Chinese market in the first six months of 2011 Lees verder

World Turned Upside Down: Will Notebooks Eat Into Tablet Sales?

World Turned Upside Down: Will Notebooks Eat Into Tablet Sales?

The conventional wisdom on the Street (and in the Valley) has been that tablet computers generally, Lees verder

International Markets Lift First Solar to $144

International Markets Lift First Solar to $144

Despite subsidy concerns, we expect First Solar's total PV modules sales internationally will rise t Lees verder

The Top 25 Corporate Innovation Budgets (by % Sales)

The Top 25 Corporate Innovation Budgets (by % Sales)

Forbes contributor William Pentland today published the list of the world?s biggest corporate Lees verder

With LCD TV Sales Weak, Goldman Downgrades LPL, AUO

With LCD TV Sales Weak, Goldman Downgrades LPL, AUO

LCD television demand is weaker than expected in 2011, especially in developed markets, Goldman Sach Lees verder

Will iPad 3 And iPhone 5 Come With App To Track Rumors Of iPad 4, iPhone 6?

Will iPad 3 And iPhone 5 Come With App To Track Rumors Of iPad 4, iPhone 6?

Apple is all over the tech news right now for a dozen reasons. What are the burning questions and educated guesses at answers? Read on!Will the iPad push Apple to being the top portable computer maker?Depending on how you count a portable computational device, Apple could be poised to assume the top spot in selling portable computers in the next year or so. If you add up 40 million iPad shipmen... Lees verder

Twitter Buys BackType, Eminem Drives 1M Downloads, Google's 12 New Lobbying Firms

Twitter Buys BackType, Eminem Drives 1M Downloads, Google's 12 New Lobbying Firms

Slim Shady sets a new digital sales record with "Recovery." Google's missing Realtime search. This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Dirty Dozen. Shortly after learning of an FTC investigation into antitrust law violations, a Google spokesperson says, "We have a strong story to tell about our business and we've sought out the best talent we can find to... Lees verder

Mercedes-Benz Sets Triple Sales Record: Best Month of June, Best Qua..

Mercedes-Benz Sets Triple Sales Record: Best Month of June, Best Qua..

[ Dinsdag 5 juli 2011 | Daimler ] * Dr Lees verder

How IBM Becomes A $222 Stock

How IBM Becomes A $222 Stock

It's not hard to forecast $185 for IBM shares but they could hit $222 if sales and margins improve m Lees verder

Northern & Shell plans advertising deals across its TV and press properties

Northern & Shell plans advertising deals across its TV and press properties

Richard Desmond's company says it intends to take leaf out of innovation-led business model of Apple to win over advertisersRichard Desmond's Northern & Shell has said that it intends to take a leaf out of the innovation-led business model of Apple and look to offer collaborations with advertisers across its TV, magazine and newspaper properties.The company – which owns media assets including C... Lees verder

The Pandora For Old People Taps Baby Boomer Music Market

The Pandora For Old People Taps Baby Boomer Music Market

The AARP is known for the following: retirement benefits, travel discounts, and commercials of old people smiling, frowning, or falling down. But last month, the nonprofit organization for those 50 and older launched a new service that takes advantage of a massive untapped market in the digital music industry: baby boomers. In June, the AARP unveiled an Internet radio service programmed by the ... Lees verder

Channel 4 chief defends sales director choice

Channel 4 chief defends sales director choice

The 37-year-old appointed as head of TV and online sales represents new digital generation, says David Abraham• Jonathan Allan appointed sales directorThe Channel 4 chief executive, David Abraham, has hit back at critics questioning the credentials of his new head of TV and online sales, Jonathan Allan, arguing he represents a "new digital generation".Abraham also said he is confident he can ne... Lees verder

Twitter Buys BackType, Microsoft In China, Millions Of iPhone 5s, Fox News Hack, Google Loses Realti

Twitter Buys BackType, Microsoft In China, Millions Of iPhone 5s, Fox News Hack, Google Loses Realti

Italian cops nab Anonymous hackers, Japan finds rare earths key to electronics, Google's missing Realtime search. This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Twitter Buys BackType. Twitter has acquired social analytics company BackType, a startup backed by Y Combinator and True Ventures. Similar to Crimson Hexagon, BackType mines Twitter data to provide com... Lees verder

Twitter Buys BackType, Microsoft In China, Millions Of iPhone 5s, Fox News Hack, Google Loses Realti

Twitter Buys BackType, Microsoft In China, Millions Of iPhone 5s, Fox News Hack, Google Loses Realti

Italian cops nab Anonymous hackers, Japan finds rare earths key to electronics, Google's missing Realtime search. This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Twitter Buys BackType. Twitter has acquired social analytics company BackType, a startup backed by Y Combinator and True Ventures. Similar to Crimson Hexagon, BackType mines Twitter data to provide com... Lees verder

Twitter Buys BackType, Microsoft In China, Millions Of iPhone 5s, Fox News Hack, Google Loses Realti

Twitter Buys BackType, Microsoft In China, Millions Of iPhone 5s, Fox News Hack, Google Loses Realti

Italian cops nab Anonymous hackers, Japan finds rare earths key to electronics, Google's missing Realtime search. This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Twitter Buys BackType. Twitter has acquired social analytics company BackType, a startup backed by Y Combinator and True Ventures. Similar to Crimson Hexagon, BackType mines Twitter data to provide com... Lees verder

Channel 4 chief explains sales director choice

Channel 4 chief explains sales director choice

The 37-year-old appointed as head of TV and online sales represents new digital generation, claims David Abraham• Jonathan Allan appointed sales directorThe Channel 4 chief executive, David Abraham, has hit back at critics questioning the credentials of his new head of TV and online sales, Jonathan Allan, arguing he represents a "new digital generation".Abraham also said he is confident he can ... Lees verder

Channel 4 chief defends sales director appointment

Channel 4 chief defends sales director appointment

New 37-year-old head of TV and online sales represents new digital generation, claims David Abraham• Jonathan Allan appointed sales directorThe Channel 4 chief executive, David Abraham, has hit back at critics questioning the credentials of his new head of TV and online sales, Jonathan Allan, arguing he represents a "new digital generation".Abraham also said he is confident he can negotiate a s... Lees verder

How Jack Abraham Is Reinventing EBay

How Jack Abraham Is Reinventing EBay

Photograph by Robyn Twomey Jack Abraham sold his startup to eBay for $75 million. Now all he has to do is help the e-commerce giant redefine the future of retailing.AT THE MOMENT when most boys are plotting how to launch gum into a classmate's braids, 12-year-old Jack Abraham was hired by his father. It was 1999. Magid Abraham already had a habit of defying convention: He had escaped the farmi... Lees verder

Italian Police Vs. Anonymous, Rare Earth Find, Microsoft In China, Millions Of iPhone 5s, Fox News H

Italian Police Vs. Anonymous, Rare Earth Find, Microsoft In China, Millions Of iPhone 5s, Fox News H

Italian cops nab Anonymous hackers, Japan finds rare earths key to electronics, Google's missing Realtime search. This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Italian Cops Grab Anonymous Activists. Italian police have become the latest to arrest suspects connected to hacktivist group Anonymous, in a series of raids that saw three adults and one minor in cust... Lees verder

Italian Police Vs. Anonymous, Rare Earth Find, Microsoft In China, Millions Of iPhone 5s, Fox News H

Italian Police Vs. Anonymous, Rare Earth Find, Microsoft In China, Millions Of iPhone 5s, Fox News H

Italian cops nab Anonymous hackers, Japan finds rare earths key to electronics, Google's missing Realtime search. This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Italian Cops Grab Anonymous Activists. Italian police have become the latest to arrest suspects connected to hacktivist group Anonymous, in a series of raids that saw three adults and one minor in cust... Lees verder

Italian Police Vs. Anonymous, Rare Earth Find, Microsoft In China, Millions Of iPhone 5s, Fox News H

Italian Police Vs. Anonymous, Rare Earth Find, Microsoft In China, Millions Of iPhone 5s, Fox News H

Italian cops nab Anonymous hackers, Japan finds rare earths key to electronics, Google's missing Realtime search. This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Italian Cops Grab Anonymous Activists. Italian police have become the latest to arrest suspects connected to hacktivist group Anonymous, in a series of raids that saw three adults and one minor in cust... Lees verder

Microsoft In China, Millions Of iPhone 5s Ordered, Fox News Hack, Google Loses Real Time Search, PSN

Microsoft In China, Millions Of iPhone 5s Ordered, Fox News Hack, Google Loses Real Time Search, PSN

This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day.Microsoft Seals Baidu Deal. Where Google has had difficulty treading, at least on its own terms, Microsoft may be poised to make big inroads: It's signed a deal with China's search giant Baidu. Cleverly, the two firms aren't quite competing--MS will be supplying the results for search queries in English, an aspect... Lees verder

Sophos stelt nieuwe Benelux-directeur aan

Sophos stelt nieuwe Benelux-directeur aan

Databeveilingsbedrijf Sophos heeft per 1 juli 2011 een nieuwe managing director aangesteld voor de Benelux. Het gaat om Pieter Lacoix (36), die inmiddels zes jaar voor het bedrijf werkt. Hij neemt de functie over van Gauthier van Daele en neemt afscheid van zijn functie als manager sales. Lacroix zal zich vooral bezighouden met het realiseren van de groeidoelstellingen van Sophos. Lees verder

Gemiddelde ordergrootte: $ 20 miljard

Gemiddelde ordergrootte: $ 20 miljard

Interessant artikel in het Financieele Dagblad van afgelopen zaterdag: Titanengevecht rond KLM-order. Het is de weergave van een interview met Chris Buckley, VP Europa en Aziл bij het Franse Airbus. Air France-KLM gaat binnenkort 100 vliegmachines bestellen en Chris legt uit waarom ze beter in zee kunnen gaan met Airbus (A350-900) dan met Boeing (787-9): De Airbus A350 is behoorlijk wat groter ... Lees verder

Z24 zoekt stagiair marketing en sales

Z24 zoekt stagiair marketing en sales

Zie jij altijd kansen waar anderen die niet zien? Z24 zoekt per 1 september een stagiair voor onze sales- en marketingafdeling. Lees verder

Jonathan Allan appointed sales director of Channel 4

Jonathan Allan appointed sales director of Channel 4

The managing director of media buying agency OMD UK to replace Andy Barnes as head of the channel's £1bn a year TV and online sales businessChannel 4 has appointed Jonathan Allan, managing director of media buying agency OMD UK, to run its £1bn a year TV and online sales business.Allan becomes only the third sales director in Channel 4's 29 year history and replaces Andy Barnes, who left in Apr... Lees verder

Australia Retail Sales Slump, Denting Case for Rate Rise

Australia Retail Sales Slump, Denting Case for Rate Rise

Australian retail sales unexpectedly slumped in May, reinforcing views that not all parts of the economy are sharing in the country's roaring mining boom and denting the case for any near-term policy tightening. Lees verder

The Daily Beast is turning into a personal vanity project for Tina Brown

The Daily Beast is turning into a personal vanity project for Tina Brown

Beast is missing out on digital expansion and Newsweek Diana cover was ill-judgedIt is a humbling fact that as a British citizen in the US your expertise in any given area is always considered by Americans to be subordinate to your undoubted in-depth knowledge of the royal family. During the wedding of Kate and William, the phones rang red hot with news outlets desperate for views on what the m... Lees verder

Letters to MediaGuardian

Letters to MediaGuardian

Write to: Letters, MediaGuardian,Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9GUTelephone: 020-3353 2000Fax: 020-7713 4471Email: media@guardian.co.ukReading predictions I have always assumed that Jeff Jarvis (Digital first: what it means for journalism, 27 June) isn't a real person but someone made up as a subtle joke to highlight the ridiculousness of much thinking on new media.Stephen Dorril by emai... Lees verder

Behind the Times paywall figures

Behind the Times paywall figures

The paper is heralding 100,000 digital subscribers. But much of this sign-up won't interest advertisers, on which papers still relyThe Times, one year on, claims 100,000 digital subscribers behind its paywall. That's not bad going. And, crudely, 100,000 x £2 a week grosses £10.4m a year. So keep an open mind on what works and what doesn't.But remember, too, that quality papers rely on advertisi... Lees verder

Budget Needs Let Fireworks Fly Lawfully

Budget Needs Let Fireworks Fly Lawfully

As elected officials try to cash in on fireworks sales in cities and counties where they have long been banned, consumers will find it easier to buy fireworks. Lees verder

In Car Sales, Good Month for Detroit, Not Japan

In Car Sales, Good Month for Detroit, Not Japan

Sales across the industry were higher last month compared to a year earlier, but the annualized selling rate fell. Lees verder

Who Needs Ads? Zynga Pins IPO Hopes on Sales of Virtual Sheep

Who Needs Ads? Zynga Pins IPO Hopes on Sales of Virtual Sheep

Social gaming powerhouse Zynga, maker of games such as FarmVille and Mafia Wars played on Facebook,? Lees verder

GM's June Sales Show Stronger Retail And Commercial Demand

GM's June Sales Show Stronger Retail And Commercial Demand

Gm released its sales numbers for June, showing that the company grew its year-over-year sales in th Lees verder

Carmakers See Slower Growth in Auto Sales in June

Carmakers See Slower Growth in Auto Sales in June

General Motors said sales increased 10 percent last month compared to a year earlier, but the annualized selling rate for the industry likely fell to the lowest level of the year. Lees verder

Bentley global sales boosted by new models

Bentley global sales boosted by new models

[ Vrijdag 1 juli 2011 | Volkswagen Group ] Bentley today confirmed that its global sales for the first half of 2011 have increased by 20% on the same period last year Lees verder

Maryland Alcohol Sales Tax Increase Meant to Save the State From Hoodlums (er, not really)

Maryland Alcohol Sales Tax Increase Meant to Save the State From Hoodlums (er, not really)

Last night, I went out to eat with friends and family. We had a mix of drinks, dinners and desserts Lees verder

Vinayak Deshpande takes charge as managing director of Tata Projects

Vinayak Deshpande takes charge as managing director of Tata Projects

[ Vrijdag 1 juli 2011 | Tata Group ] A graduate in chemical engineering (1980) from IIT, Kharagpur, he has over 30 years of work experience in different roles in diverse industries, starting with the design and sales of boilers and captive Lees verder

Uitbreiding Benelux Sales Team Geodis Logistics

Uitbreiding Benelux Sales Team Geodis Logistics

[ Vrijdag 1 juli 2011 | Geodis Benelux Holding B.V. ] Op 1 juni 2011 is Marcel van den Bergh in dienst getreden bij Geodis Logistics als Business Development Manager Benelux Lees verder

What Publishers Should Learn from J.K. Rowling's Pottermore

What Publishers Should Learn from J.K. Rowling's Pottermore

It's not surprising that J.K. Rowing is forging ahead with a well thought-out direct sales plan for Lees verder

"FarmVille" Maker Zynga Grows A $1B IPO In Facebook's Fertile Earth

"FarmVille" Maker Zynga Grows A $1B IPO In Facebook's Fertile Earth

Social-gaming powerhouse Zynga just filed its S-1 to raise up to $1 billion in IPO. It appears virtual farms and online cities have treated the San Francisco-startup well: Zynga pulled in $91 million in profit on sales of $597 million. What's more, revenue is rocketing. The company has brought in $235 million in revenue during the first three months of 2011, more than double what the company pu... Lees verder

Tata Motors June sales at 66,358 vehicles

Tata Motors June sales at 66,358 vehicles

[ Vrijdag 1 juli 2011 | Tata Group ] Mumbai, July 1, 2011: Tata Motorsâ total sales (including exports) of Tata commercial and passenger vehicles in June 2011 were 66,358 vehicles, lower by 1% over June 2010 Lees verder

6 salestechnieken van Verne Harnish

6 salestechnieken van Verne Harnish

Waarom zijn veel ondernemers gevoelig voor het anti-intellect van een Hennie van der Most? Wie echt wil groeien doet er goed aan een boek open te slaan. Gelukkig hebben we groei-expert Verne Harnish. Zijn selectie aan methodes om je salesorganisatie op te krikken. Lees verder

New York Fed Puts Brakes On Maiden Lane Sales After Soft Auction

New York Fed Puts Brakes On Maiden Lane Sales After Soft Auction

Disposition of assets bank received for bailing out AIG put on hold. Lees verder

Amazon to Calif.: Push forSales Tax 'Unconstitutional'

Amazon to Calif.: Push forSales Tax 'Unconstitutional'

Online store says jobs and income are at risk in fight with states arguing retailer must collect sales taxAmazon Drops 10,000 Calif. PartnersOPINION: An Open Letter to Amazon's Founder Lees verder

Amazon Kills Affiliate Program in California Over Sales Tax Battle

Amazon Kills Affiliate Program in California Over Sales Tax Battle

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos was not bluffing. On Wednesday evening, Amazon followed through with its threat to terminate its associates program in California after Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a bill that will impose state sales taxes on online purchases made by California residents. Lees verder

Amazon Battles CaliforniaIn Online Sales Tax Rumble

Amazon Battles CaliforniaIn Online Sales Tax Rumble

Online store says jobs and income are at risk in fight with states arguing retailer must collect sales taxAmazon Drops 10,000 Calif. Partners Lees verder

Rite Aid Rides Higher On Solid Sales

Rite Aid Rides Higher On Solid Sales

Rite Aid said same-store sales rose 1.8% for the four weeks ending June 25, compared to the same period in 2010. Lees verder

Rite Aid Sales Up 1.8% in June

Rite Aid Sales Up 1.8% in June

Rite Aid (RAD) said same-store sales rose 1. 8% for the four weeks ending June 25 compared to the [...] Lees verder

Apple's Smartphone Market Share Grows As Android Stalls Out

Apple's Smartphone Market Share Grows As Android Stalls Out

The U.S. cellphone market has just turned a very significant corner, ccording to Nielsen: The majority of new phones being sold are, for the first time, smartphones. And while Google's Android still leads in raw numbers of recent purchases of smartphones, it's actually Apple's market share that's been growing in recent months...despite Apple not having a new handset to lure customers.Nielsen's ... Lees verder

Google Chrome Scores Virgin, Ace Hotel Deals, But iPad Stays For Free

Google Chrome Scores Virgin, Ace Hotel Deals, But iPad Stays For Free

The latest travel trend is incorporating tech into offerings at hotels, airports, on airplanes and more. Virgin America and Ace Hotel in NYC have announced partnerships with Google to provide guests with Chromebooks for free on select flights. iPads, however, are already lots of other places. The Louis Vuitton pet pouch is no longer the hottest travel accessory this side of a Paris Hilton real... Lees verder

iPhone, Android Phones Trump Feature Phones in Recent Sales

iPhone, Android Phones Trump Feature Phones in Recent Sales

It won't be long before most phones will be smartphones, which are outselling feature phones in recent sales, according to new figures from Nielsen. The firm said smartphones made up 55 percent of recent phone acquisitions in May 2011 in the U.S. Lees verder

Electric cars : Highly charged

Electric cars : Highly charged

The future of electric cars is in ChinaCHINA has lots of people, not much oil and rulers who love big projects. Small wonder that makers of electric cars see it as the market of the future. The Chinese government wants to have 500,000 electric cars, lorries and buses on Chinese roads by 2015 and 5m by 2020. It is providing customers with subsidies worth up to 60,000 yuan ($9,250) and other ince... Lees verder

Publishers and the internet: a changing role | Cory Doctorow

Publishers and the internet: a changing role | Cory Doctorow

Connecting with the audience is still publishing's aim, but does the internet make it distribute first and publish later?Once in a while, someone will say something that's so self-evidently true, and so unexpected, that you'll spend the rest of your life working through its implications. For me, one such truth is "A publisher makes a work public, it connects a work and an audience", and the per... Lees verder

SKODA continues to accelerate its growth in China

SKODA continues to accelerate its growth in China

[ Donderdag 30 juni 2011 | Volkswagen Group ] SKODA continues to step on the accelerator in its largest sales market China Lees verder

Obama's Twitter Townhall, AP To Open N. Korea Bureau, N. Korea To Open Photo Exhibit In NYC

Obama's Twitter Townhall, AP To Open N. Korea Bureau, N. Korea To Open Photo Exhibit In NYC

The White House takes to Twitter for a townhall. Plus: AP news agency would be the first permanent Western-run photo and text bureau ever to operate in in the North Korean Capital and 100,000 reasons to buy an iPad. Breaking bits from our news-obsessed editors, updated all day.Twitter's Big Townhall. As revealed, fittingly, with a tweet, the very first Twitter-enabled townhall chat with Preside... Lees verder

Vanderlande Industries sees improving markets

Vanderlande Industries sees improving markets

[ Donderdag 30 juni 2011 | Vanderlande industries ] Veghel - Vanderlande Industries -automated material handling systems- achieved sales of EUR 566 million and net earnings of 3 Lees verder

AP To Open N. Korea Bureau, N. Korea To Open Photo Exhibit In NYC

AP To Open N. Korea Bureau, N. Korea To Open Photo Exhibit In NYC

The news agency would be the first permanent Western-run photo and text bureau ever to operate in in the North Korean Capital. Plus: 100,000 reasons to buy an iPad, Amazon's anti-California moves, Google+'s privacy concern, and TimberSpace. Breaking bits from our news-obsessed editors, updated all day. Il Communciation. The Associated Press announced today an agreement with the Korea Central Ne... Lees verder

Angel Investors Outshine VCs For Entrepreneurs

Angel Investors Outshine VCs For Entrepreneurs

VCs do not support an entrepreneur in a garage with a vision or an entrepreneur who just got his first product out the door. VCs focus on rapidly growing businesses that can be scaled in the very near future--so they can simply cash out.It's been a year since my article "Angel Investors More Powerful Than VCs". Since then, I have heard many questions and debates about whether Individual Investo... Lees verder

100,000 iPad Apps, Amazon Vs. California, Google+ Privacy Issue, The Plans For MySpace (TimberSpace?

100,000 iPad Apps, Amazon Vs. California, Google+ Privacy Issue, The Plans For MySpace (TimberSpace?

100,000 reasons to buy an iPad, Amazon's anti-California moves, Google+ has a privacy hole, Timberlake's own MySpace office. These are among the latest breaking bits from our news-obsessed editors. Check back for updates throughout the day. iPad App Count Passes 100,000. That's one hundred thousand reasons Android and webOS tablets may find it hard to make an immediate splash in the tablet mark... Lees verder

100,000 iPad Apps, Amazon Vs. California, Google+ Privacy Issue, The Plans For MySpace (TimberSpace?

100,000 iPad Apps, Amazon Vs. California, Google+ Privacy Issue, The Plans For MySpace (TimberSpace?

100,000 reasons to buy an iPad, Amazon's anti-California moves, Google+ has a privacy hole, Timberlake's own MySpace office. These are among the latest breaking bits from our news-obsessed editors. Check back for updates throughout the day. iPad App Count Passes 100,000. That's one hundred thousand reasons Android and webOS tablets may find it hard to make an immediate splash in the tablet mark... Lees verder

100,000 iPad Apps, Amazon Vs. California, Google+ Privacy Issue, The Plans For MySpace (TimberSpace?

100,000 iPad Apps, Amazon Vs. California, Google+ Privacy Issue, The Plans For MySpace (TimberSpace?

100,000 reasons to buy an iPad, Amazon's anti-California moves, Google+ has a privacy hole, Timberlake's own MySpace office. These are among the latest breaking bits from our news-obsessed editors. Check back for updates throughout the day. iPad App Count Passes 100,000. That's one hundred thousand reasons Android and webOS tablets may find it hard to make an immediate splash in the tablet mark... Lees verder

100,000 iPad Apps, Amazon Vs. California, Google+ Privacy Issue, The Plans For MySpace (TimberSpace?

100,000 iPad Apps, Amazon Vs. California, Google+ Privacy Issue, The Plans For MySpace (TimberSpace?

100,000 reasons to buy an iPad, Amazon's anti-California moves, Google+ has a privacy hole, Timberlake's own MySpace office. These are among the latest breaking bits from our news-obsessed editors. Check back for updates throughout the day. iPad App Count Passes 100,000. That's one hundred thousand reasons Android and webOS tablets may find it hard to make an immediate splash in the tablet mark... Lees verder

100,000 iPad Apps, Amazon Vs. California, Google+ Privacy Issue, The Plans For MySpace (TimberSpace?

100,000 iPad Apps, Amazon Vs. California, Google+ Privacy Issue, The Plans For MySpace (TimberSpace?

100,000 reasons to buy an iPad, Amazon's anti-California moves, Google+ has a privacy hole, Timberlake's own MySpace office. These are among the latest breaking bits from our news-obsessed editors. Check back for updates throughout the day. iPad App Count Passes 100,000. That's one hundred thousand reasons Android and webOS tablets may find it hard to make an immediate splash in the tablet mark... Lees verder

Amazon Vs. California, Google+ Privacy Issue, The Plans For MySpace (TimberSpace?), Apple Squeezing

Amazon Vs. California, Google+ Privacy Issue, The Plans For MySpace (TimberSpace?), Apple Squeezing

Amazon's anti-California moves, Google+ has a privacy hole, Specific Media has big plans for MySpace, Timberlake (including his own office!). These are among the latest breaking bits from our news-obsessed editors. Check back for updates throughout the day. Amazon's Not Feeling California. Because of a recently passed state taxation law in California, which would target online sales like Amazon... Lees verder

Amazon Vs. California, Google+ Privacy Issue, The Plans For MySpace (TimberSpace?), Apple Squeezing

Amazon Vs. California, Google+ Privacy Issue, The Plans For MySpace (TimberSpace?), Apple Squeezing

Amazon's anti-California moves, Google+ has a privacy hole, Specific Media has big plans for MySpace, Timberlake (including his own office!). These are among the latest breaking bits from our news-obsessed editors. Check back for updates throughout the day. Amazon's Not Feeling California. Because of a recently passed state taxation law in California, which would target online sales like Amazon... Lees verder

Amazon Vs. California, Google+ Privacy Issue, The Plans For MySpace (TimberSpace?), Apple Squeezing

Amazon Vs. California, Google+ Privacy Issue, The Plans For MySpace (TimberSpace?), Apple Squeezing

Amazon's anti-California moves, Google+ has a privacy hole, Specific Media has big plans for MySpace, Timberlake (including his own office!). These are among the latest breaking bits from our news-obsessed editors. Check back for updates throughout the day. Amazon's Not Feeling California. Because of a recently passed state taxation law in California, which would target online sales like Amazon... Lees verder

German May Retail Sales Drop

German May Retail Sales Drop

German retail sales dropped in May despite expectations of an increase, in a sign that household demand remains fragile despite an improving labor market. Lees verder

Advertising: Impulse Buying on TV Enters an Even Faster Phase

Advertising: Impulse Buying on TV Enters an Even Faster Phase

Cellphones and remote controls can be used to buy products from a television set, while daily promotional Web videos are promoting immediate online sales. Lees verder

Advertising: Impulse Buying on TV Enters an Even Faster Phase

Advertising: Impulse Buying on TV Enters an Even Faster Phase

Cellphones and remote controls can be used to buy products from a television set, while daily promotional Web videos are promoting immediate online sales. Lees verder

German May Retail Sales Drop 2.8%

German May Retail Sales Drop 2.8%

German retail sales dropped in May despite expectations of an increase, in a sign that household demand remains fragile despite an improving labor market. Lees verder

Next Up in Amazon’s Tax War: California

Next Up in Amazon’s Tax War: California

Amazon is taking its sales tax war to one of the biggest arenas of all: California. Amazon warned that it will shut down its Amazon Associates Program for California-based participants if the state passes a proposed bill that would impose new taxes on online retail sales. Lees verder

Texas Town Dismisses Police Because Of Budget Crisis

Texas Town Dismisses Police Because Of Budget Crisis

It's simple: The economy's hurting, property and sales tax revenues are down and the city's chief so Lees verder

Analyst Moves: MFB, MS

Analyst Moves: MFB, MS

This morning, Citigroup lowered its price target on shares of Maidenform (MFB) to $38 as sales have slumped at the company. with the lower price target, Citigroup lowered its earnings estimates as well, but maintained its buy rating. Lees verder

Riverbed Rallies; Oppenheimer Sees Q2 Sales Topping Estimates

Riverbed Rallies; Oppenheimer Sees Q2 Sales Topping Estimates

Riverbed shares are trading higher Wednesday, aided by a bullish research note from Oppenheimer anal Lees verder

Tina Brown Plays Pretend On Princess Diana Newsweek Cover

Tina Brown Plays Pretend On Princess Diana Newsweek Cover

When summer magazine sales are slow, she's stirred up conversation???and given herself the liberty t Lees verder

Forse stijging koopcontracten huizen VS

Forse stijging koopcontracten huizen VS

WASHINGTON (AFN) - Het aantal voorlopige koopcontracten voor huizen in de Verenigde Staten is in mei fors gestegen ten opzichte van april. Dat bleek dinsdag uit cijfers van makelaarsorganisatie National Association of Realtors. De zogeheten pending home sales index steeg met 8,2 procent tot 88,8, waar marktvorsers een toename van 3,8 procent voorzagen. In april kelderde de index nog met 11,6 pr... Lees verder

Google Mobilize aims to help SMEs make more of the mobile web

Google Mobilize aims to help SMEs make more of the mobile web

Stuart Dredge: New mobile site creation tool making its debut in the UKGoogle is launching a new initiative to help small-to-medium sized businesses create mobile websites.Google Sites Mobile Landing Pages - Google Mobilize for short - is being announced today at the company's Think Mobile conference in London. It provides templates for SMEs to create and launch mobile landing pages.Unusually f... Lees verder

Farmville creator Zynga plans $2bn IPO this week

Farmville creator Zynga plans $2bn IPO this week

Reported flotation of online social gaming firm behind Mafia Wars would value it at between $15bn and $20bnThe online social gaming firm Zynga reportedly plans to raise up to $2bn (£1.25bn) with a flotation this week that would value the fledgling internet company at between $15bn and $20bn.Zynga, the firm behind the hugely popular Facebook games Farmville and Mafia Wars, will file plans with t... Lees verder

Jeroen Hüpscher partner bij Lemm en Ten Haaf

Jeroen Hüpscher partner bij Lemm en Ten Haaf

Jeroen Hüpscher is als partner toegetreden tot Lemm en Ten Haaf, B2B reclamebureau te Amsterdam. Hij gaat zich bezighouden met strategie en business development. Lemm en Ten Haaf ontwikkelt creatief werk voor B2B-opdrachtgevers met als doel effectiviteit in marketing en sales te realiseren. Hüpscher heeft vier jaar leiding gegeven aan Osmose, een strategisch adviesbureau op het snijvlak van ide... Lees verder

Malkin's Outlet Shopping Empire

Malkin's Outlet Shopping Empire

Scott Malkin is outcompeting the world?s malls in sales per square foot. Why? He has created a Lees verder

Stifel Financial Reportedly Latest Target in CDO Probe

Stifel Financial Reportedly Latest Target in CDO Probe

Stifel Financial (SF) is reportedly the latest target in a regulatory probe into sales of collateralized [...] Lees verder

Apple: Needham Boosts Estimates On Strong Mac, iPad Sales

Apple: Needham Boosts Estimates On Strong Mac, iPad Sales

Needham analyst Charlie Wolf this morning repeated his Buy rating and $450 price target for Apple, w Lees verder

Hoe jij het eerste kantelpunt kan doorbreken

Hoe jij het eerste kantelpunt kan doorbreken

Het overgrote deel van bedrijven in Nederland slaagt er niet in door het eerste kantelpunt heen te komen. Annegien Blokpoel deed er onderzoek naar onder 250 ondernemers. Ze geeft tips voor ondernemers met groeiambitie. Lees verder

The (Real) Smartphone Wars Have Only Just Begun

The (Real) Smartphone Wars Have Only Just Begun

Pre-pay cell phones globally dominate 70% of the market. As Android explodes and Apple ponders an iPhone Lite, prepare yourself for the true smartphone skirmish. As noted in an analysis by Asymco, the figures for global cell phone use show that 70% of the world relies on pre-pay cell phones and their tariffs and unsubsidized handset prices. This may come as a surprise to U.S. consumers, used to... Lees verder

Sales, Service, Marketing? In the Social Era, They're All The Same

Sales, Service, Marketing? In the Social Era, They're All The Same

Written by Alex Dayon You don't need to be a user of social media to know that it's changed business Lees verder

Yuan Jiang, Chinese Wine Mogul: 10,000 Bottles a Day and Counting

Yuan Jiang, Chinese Wine Mogul: 10,000 Bottles a Day and Counting

Yuan Jiang has struck gold with his B2C wine business. Through his website, the Chinese entrepreneur is already moving about 10,000 bottles of wine per day and chalking up annual sales of more than 20 million euros Lees verder

Supreme Court Term in Review: It's a Mixed Bag

Supreme Court Term in Review: It's a Mixed Bag

The U.S. Supreme Court ended its 2010-2011 term Monday, deciding a slew of technology and civil rights issues, some of which have far-reaching implications for the Freedom of Information Act, intellectual property, warrantless searches of private residences, the "state secrets" privilege and freedom of speech. The cases we tracked from October involved regulation of videogame sales, ... Lees verder

Growing Wine Flash Site Lot18 Expands To Gourmet Food

Growing Wine Flash Site Lot18 Expands To Gourmet Food

Lot18 launched its wine flash sales site in November with six people and has since taken off, now bo Lees verder

E-Reader Ownership Doubles, Surges Ahead Of Tablet Adoption

E-Reader Ownership Doubles, Surges Ahead Of Tablet Adoption

E-reader ownership among U.S. adults has surged in the last six months, doubling from 6% to 12%, according to a survey released today by the Pew Research Center. That remarkable rate of adoption surpasses even tablets, which are owned by just 8% of adults 18 and older. That's great news for Amazon and Barnes & Noble, whose e-readers, the Kindle and Nook, are flying off shelves (e-shelves, rath... Lees verder

Simon Cowell's Red or Black gameshow signs £1m sponsorship deal

Simon Cowell's Red or Black gameshow signs £1m sponsorship deal

Red or Black, which will be fronted by Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, secures deal with Domino's PizzaSimon Cowell's new big-budget primetime ITV1 gameshow Red or Black has signed up Domino's Pizza in a sponsorship deal thought to be worth more than £1m.The show, which will be fronted by Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, gives contestants the chance to win £1m on the spin of wheel.... Lees verder

Aussie Data Suggests Nokia May Be Just About Done

Aussie Data Suggests Nokia May Be Just About Done

Nokia's market share in all phone sales in Australia for the first quarter of 2011 was 24.6%--great, if it hadn't been 49.5% in the first quarter of 2010. Nokia's market share has halved. It's also happened very speedily--the fourth quarter share was 44.2%. Meanwhile the iPhone (which sells far more units overseas than in its U.S. home, remember) has rocketed to success down under, with 31.4% o... Lees verder

LivingSocial Invades The Middle East

LivingSocial Invades The Middle East

LivingSocial has acquired popular pan-Arab coupon site GoNabit for an undisclosed sum, which is good news for local startups and quite bad news for Groupon's struggling Middle East operations.LivingSocial announced the acquisition of pan-Arab deals site GoNabit for an undisclosed sum today. It's good news for regional shoppers--and bad news for rivals Groupon, who have been flailing in their at... Lees verder

Scottish newspaper publisher collapses

Scottish newspaper publisher collapses

A small Scottish newspaper group, publisher of seven weeklies, has gone into liquidation, reports The Scotsman website. Staff at the Alloa-based Forth Independent Newspapers learned of the company's collapse on Friday.The titles are the East Kilbride Mail, the Wee County News, the Allanwater News, Eastside News, Strathallan News and Eastwood Today and Avondale Mail. Sales have been buoyant, bu... Lees verder

Does Social Media Have A Return On Investment?

Does Social Media Have A Return On Investment?

Do "likes" and retweets add up to sales? Who knows? And who really cares? We're in the I Love Lucy era of social-media marketing, a golden age of unaccountability. #article-top-wrapper img { border:none; } THIS YEAR, AUDI RAN the first-ever Super Bowl commercial to feature a Twitter hashtag. Did you miss that watershed moment? Don't feel too bad: The hashtag -- #ProgressIs, a take on the carma... Lees verder

Is Home Depot Hammering U.S. With Chinese Tools?

Is Home Depot Hammering U.S. With Chinese Tools?

Feds probe retailer over alleged sales of Chinese products to U.S. gov't, a violation of the Buy American ActGOP Says No to Tax Hikes, Looks for Other Sources of Revenue Lees verder

Video Games Will Drive 3D Mobile Phone Sales for LG and HTC

Video Games Will Drive 3D Mobile Phone Sales for LG and HTC

Nintendo started the mainstream push into glasses free (autostereoscopic) 3D gaming with its Nintend Lees verder

Fix the Tax Code Friday: Lesser of Tax Evils?

Fix the Tax Code Friday: Lesser of Tax Evils?

This month, Philadelphia voted to raise property taxes rather than impose a controversial sales tax Lees verder

Nokia Rolls Off Symbian, Climbs Aboard Microsoft, Rides To $9

Nokia Rolls Off Symbian, Climbs Aboard Microsoft, Rides To $9

Nokia also commented that it is making a conscious effort to support Symbian sales during the transi Lees verder

Amgen Reaffirms Guidance As New Labels Will Limit Anemia Drug Sales

Amgen Reaffirms Guidance As New Labels Will Limit Anemia Drug Sales

The Food and Drug Administration released new labels for Amgen?s anemia drug Epogen, which is Lees verder

Apple Goes To China

Apple Goes To China

This week Apple's COO and acting CEO Tim Cook was apparently spotted sauntering into the Beijing offices of China Mobile, the world's largest cellphone network, with 611 million subscribers (that's almost twice the number of people living in the U.S.). As a result, analyst Brian White at Ticondera Securities suggested that Apple's poised to launch an iPhone whose price would appeal to the avera... Lees verder

Apple May Ship 8M MacBook Airs in Q3, Double All of Last Quarter’s Mac Sales

Apple May Ship 8M MacBook Airs in Q3, Double All of Last Quarter’s Mac Sales

Apple’s sexy ultrathin MacBook Air is expected to lead the way for Mac sales in a big way. The company may ship over 8 million MacBook Air units in this quarter, double the 3.76 million combined Mac sales it had … Lees verder

Facebook VP: "We Get Too Much Credit For The Arab Spring"

Facebook VP: "We Get Too Much Credit For The Arab Spring"

Facebook VP David Fischer explicitly downplayed the social network's role in Middle Eastern revolutions to an Israeli conference which included a tech industry who's-who.One of Facebook's highest-ranking international executives told a dignitary-packed Israeli conference that the website played a minimal role in the Arab Spring.While addressing the Israeli Presidential Conference in Jerusalem y... Lees verder

Enig idee...?

Enig idee...?

Enig idee waarom de doorsnee sales manager vooral focust op het laatste stadium van een sales forecast: wanneer de order (nou eindelijk eens een keer) komt? Als die order niet komt, ligt de oorzaak vrijwel zeker in het eerste stadium van de buy cycle. Zou de aandacht dan niet beter daar op kunnen worden gericht? #latestageopps vs. #earlystagetrends, in hashtag-termen gesproken. Enig idee waaro... Lees verder

Those were the days, my friends, we'd thought they'd never end...

Those were the days, my friends, we'd thought they'd never end...

As we look forward to a digital world, we journalists can never stop looking back... back to the days of printed copies selling in their millions on a daily basis... back to an era of seemingly unlimited advertising. (In truth, it was never like that: ads didn't flow in by themselves. But the situation was certainly much better than it is today). Anyway, Ben Fenton, in today's Financial Times, ... Lees verder

What The S.F. Underground Market's Shutdown Means For Food Entrepreneurs

What The S.F. Underground Market's Shutdown Means For Food Entrepreneurs

The market was created to avoid the red tape that keeps many small-time food operations from getting off the ground. The founder of the market explains how it will move on after the red tape got slapped back on. For the past two years, the SF Underground Market, a members-only event in San Francisco, has catered to vendors who can't afford (or can't be bothered) to deal with conventional farme... Lees verder

The End Of An Era: Roadster To Be Discontinued, But Tesla Not Done With Electric Supercars

The End Of An Era: Roadster To Be Discontinued, But Tesla Not Done With Electric Supercars

The super fast and super pricey electric car was the start of a new perception of EVs. And even though it's off the market, Tesla tells us they haven't given up on electric-powered speed machines. "The Roadster proved that EVs can outperform traditional combustion vehicles while producing zero emissions," says Tesla's Khobi Brooklyn. Say what you will about perennial electric vehicle startup Te... Lees verder

Facebook To Launch Crowdsourced Ad Format Next Week

Facebook To Launch Crowdsourced Ad Format Next Week

What do you do if creative agencies are constantly bugging you to create new ways to promote brands on your network? Hold a competition.Facebook knows that its future lies in creating new and compelling ways for brands to advertise on its platform. That’s why in the past year it’s launched innovative new formats, like Sponsored Stories and "Ads with Friends."But next week Facebook will launch a... Lees verder

The Texas Tribune: Let’s Make a Deal, Amazon Tells Texas

The Texas Tribune: Let’s Make a Deal, Amazon Tells Texas

Amazon offered to invest $300 million in warehouse and distribution centers in Texas, employing 6,000 people, if state lawmakers would let it operate without collecting sales taxes. Lees verder

Oracle’s Profit Rises, but Weak Hardware Sales Are Worrisome

Oracle’s Profit Rises, but Weak Hardware Sales Are Worrisome

Oracle’s profit rose 36 percent in the fourth quarter, but poor hardware sales raised questions about the company’s ability to absorb Sun Microsystems. Lees verder

Ford’s High-Tech Control System Hurts Ranking for Quality

Ford’s High-Tech Control System Hurts Ranking for Quality

Despite Ford’s higher sales this past year, dissatisfaction with new touch screens and high-mileage engines drove down the company’s quality rankings. Lees verder

Ford’s Rankings Fall After High-Tech Additions

Ford’s Rankings Fall After High-Tech Additions

Despite an upswing in Ford’s sales, dissatisfaction with new high-tech options sent quality rankings tumbling. Lees verder

Jobless Claims and Home Sales Reflect Slowdown in Economy

Jobless Claims and Home Sales Reflect Slowdown in Economy

Claims for unemployment benefits rose by 9,000, to 429,000, in the latest week, above the highest estimates of economists. Lees verder

With AmEx Partnership, Foursquare May Prove Social Media's Real ROI

With AmEx Partnership, Foursquare May Prove Social Media's Real ROI

Today Foursquare announced a nationwide partnership with American Express to offer discounts to cardholders when they check in at select merchants. Now, after linking your AmEx card to your Foursquare account, you'll be able to earn special offers at certain retailers and restaurants: Spend $75 at H&M, for example, and you'll get $10 back on your next statement. There's no longer the need to wa... Lees verder

Prescription Drug Data Mining Law Struck Down

Prescription Drug Data Mining Law Struck Down

The Supreme Court has struck down a Vermont law that forbids drug manufacturers from using information about the prescription drugs doctors prescribe to tailor sales pitches. Lees verder

Sales Growth for Specialty Retail: Benefits of Being Unnecessary?

Sales Growth for Specialty Retail: Benefits of Being Unnecessary?

When consumer spending decreases, the first companies to feel the impact are those that carry or pro Lees verder

Ebooks: the latest frontier for spam

Ebooks: the latest frontier for spam

The ease with which you can license content and repackage it to sell as an ebook has created a growing problem for Amazon and other resellers – spam ebooks. Distributors are worried, tooWith Google clamping down on content farms, the attention of those looking to get rich quickly from churning out content is now turning to major ebook retailers – and to selling stolen and replicated content. A ... Lees verder

New Home Sales Fall Softer Than Expected, Home Stocks Up On Earnings

New Home Sales Fall Softer Than Expected, Home Stocks Up On Earnings

The new home sales data is in, and it's slightly less depressing than expected, falling 2.1% to an a Lees verder

Market Underestimates First Solar, Stock Headed To $144

Market Underestimates First Solar, Stock Headed To $144

Here we provide an overview of First Solar's solar module sales in the U.S. and highlight how the co Lees verder

Nissan Predicts Falling Profit but Record Sales

Nissan Predicts Falling Profit but Record Sales

The Japanese automaker said it had almost returned to normal production levels, despite supply chain disruptions caused by the earthquake and tsunami earlier this year. Lees verder

How DuPont, Old Spice, And The Gap Play Supporting Roles In Mike Mills' Indie Films

How DuPont, Old Spice, And The Gap Play Supporting Roles In Mike Mills' Indie Films

The auteur behind "Thumbsucker" and the newly released "Beginners" has perfected the art of making capitalism look beautiful, earning money off of corporate commercial work to support uncompromisingly artistic independent films. Let's call 'em "dependies." “I don’t actually believe in advertising,” says Mike Mills, a guy who makes his living directing TV commercials. “I don’t really believe tha... Lees verder

Social media, sales 2.0 en van die dingen

Social media, sales 2.0 en van die dingen

Gisteren kreeg ik de illustere zinsnede weer eens van iemand te horen: "ik weet niet of het nou echt allemaal effect heeft, hoor". Moet je eens hardop zeggen en let dan op dat nou echt allemaal en het afsluitende woordje hoor. Klinkt sneu, hè? Komt ook omdat het antwoord op zo'n vraag altijd "nee, het heeft (in jou geval) ab-so-luut geen effect" is. Enfin, de verzuchting slaat op online ... Lees verder

Radical Tweak: Radical.FM Takes Kitchen Sink Approach To Online Radio

Radical Tweak: Radical.FM Takes Kitchen Sink Approach To Online Radio

A new service crams in as many of the on-demand, social sharing, music streaming and even Net DJ-ing tricks it can. No doubt, it's clever. But can it beat a crowded field that includes the Facebook-Spotify union?Radical.FM's new system launches today as a private invite-only beta (a la many a new Google app). Soon, though, you'll be able to sign up for the public beta in the U.S., and internati... Lees verder

Jobless Claims Move Higher

Jobless Claims Move Higher

More unemployed Americans filed for new jobless benefits last week, pointing to persistent weakness in the jobs market. Separately, new-home sales fell. Lees verder

Web Sales Could Give ANN A Push-Up To $31

Web Sales Could Give ANN A Push-Up To $31

We currently have a near $31 Trefis price estimate for Ann with LOFT e-commerce and Ann Taylor e-com Lees verder

Facebook: we need to build better links with advertisers

Facebook: we need to build better links with advertisers

Social network says it will give senior clients input into marketing strategy after criticism of its approach to ad salesFacebook has admitted that it needs to do a better job to prove to advertisers why they should be spending more than $3bn (£1.86bn) on digital campaigns on its site per year.The social networking giant, which is approaching 700 million users worldwide and is reported to be pl... Lees verder

iPhone 5 'to launch in September'

iPhone 5 'to launch in September'

Upgraded Apple handset will look like iPhone 4 but feature A5 processor and 8MP camera, according to reportsApple is on track to release an "iPhone 5" in September, according to reports from component suppliers in Asia who are gearing up to build the next generation of the company's smartphone.Although reports vary on the naming – with some sources suggesting that it will be called the iPhone 4... Lees verder

More Details Emerge On The iPhone Lite

More Details Emerge On The iPhone Lite

A recent Bloomberg article entitled "Apple Preparing Faster iPhone For September" is getting plenty of media buzz. Essentially, it says the new iPhone 5, due in September, will be better and faster, with an improved camera. But the big reveal is actually somewhat buried: According to Bloomberg's sources, Apple's also got a "cheaper version of the iPhone aimed at attracting customers in developi... Lees verder

Where Not to Look for a Job (Yet): Worst-Performing Businesses of the Year

Where Not to Look for a Job (Yet): Worst-Performing Businesses of the Year

While??sales have increased for most industries over the past 12 months, there are businesses that s Lees verder

Corporate Sales Of Stadium Naming Rights Further Sullies College Athletics

Corporate Sales Of Stadium Naming Rights Further Sullies College Athletics

The "For Sale" sign is officially up at Rutgers University with the announcement Tuesday that the sc Lees verder

Research In Motion Reportedly Cuts Q2 PlayBook Sales Target

Research In Motion Reportedly Cuts Q2 PlayBook Sales Target

Research In Motion has reduced its internal sales target for the PlayBook tablet for the calendar se Lees verder

Yahoo: Can a bid for Hulu revive the ailing internet giant?

Yahoo: Can a bid for Hulu revive the ailing internet giant?

Rumours are rife ahead of this week's shareholder meeting, including a report that Yahoo bid for web TV service Hulu and that chief executive Carol Bartz could face the bootNot a word from Yahoo for months, and lots of interesting snippets come along at once.• First: The mood at Yahoo is still pretty bleak despite Carol Bartz' much-reported turnaround plan, which seems to have underwhelmed inve... Lees verder

The Cloud Wars: With Google Docs, Box.net Takes On Microsoft

The Cloud Wars: With Google Docs, Box.net Takes On Microsoft

With the market for cloud-based enterprise services expected to grow to $35.6 billion by 2015, the battle for control of the clouds is heating up, with tech giants such as EMC, Apple, Cisco, IBM, and Microsoft elbowing for market share. But don't forget about scrappy underdog Box.net. Next week, Microsoft is expected to finally launch Office 365, its suite of enterprise software designed to br... Lees verder

Is LinkedIn A Gender Equalizer?

Is LinkedIn A Gender Equalizer?

Women are more prolific networkers in male-dominated industries. Is social media correcting the real-life old-boys' club? Women are the best networkers in the tobacco and ranching industries; men rule cosmetics, according to LinkedIn's new study of the 21st century workforce, Battle of the Sexes, in which the social network tapped its massive trove of user data to examine gender imbalances betw... Lees verder

Media buying network Group M slashes UK ad forecast

Media buying network Group M slashes UK ad forecast

Group M, part of Sir Martin Sorrell's WPP, cuts growth forecast for UK ad spend in 2011 from 3.6% to just 1.5% year on yearMedia buying network Group M has significantly downgraded its UK advertising forecast, slashing growth for TV and predicting that the national newspaper market will now go into reverse this year, in the latest sign a spending malaise could be setting in.Group M, part of Sir... Lees verder

Cloud-Based Systems Management Provider ScaleXtreme Raises $11M

Cloud-Based Systems Management Provider ScaleXtreme Raises $11M

ScaleXtreme, a company that makes cloud-based products for systems management, has raised $11M in a second round of funding. The Palo Alto-based company plans to use the funding to expand its product capabilities and strengthen its marketing and sales efforts.… Lees verder

iFive: FBI Raid Cripples Sites, Hulu On Sale, Amazon's Tablet PCs Due Fall, Hackers Zap Aussie Websi

iFive: FBI Raid Cripples Sites, Hulu On Sale, Amazon's Tablet PCs Due Fall, Hackers Zap Aussie Websi

This is an image of the rains that have plagued China in recent days, resulting in floods causing widespread destruction, the evacuation of half a million people and billions of dollars of damage. The image is produced from numerous satellite observations by NASA, and the darkest blue area shows a rainfall of over 18 inches over a 6-day period. 1. A raid on a Virginia data center late last nigh... Lees verder

iFive: FBI Raid Cripples Sites, Hulu On Sale, Amazon's Tablet PCs Due Fall, Hackers Zap Aussie Websi

iFive: FBI Raid Cripples Sites, Hulu On Sale, Amazon's Tablet PCs Due Fall, Hackers Zap Aussie Websi

This is an image of the rains that have plagued China in recent days, resulting in floods causing widespread destruction, the evacuation of half a million people and billions of dollars of damage. The image is produced from numerous satellite observations by NASA, and the darkest blue area shows a rainfall of over 18 inches over a 6-day period. 1. A raid on a Virginia data center late last nigh... Lees verder

iFive: FBI Raid Cripples Sites, Hulu On Sale, Amazon's Tablet PCs Due Fall, Hackers Zap Aussie Websi

iFive: FBI Raid Cripples Sites, Hulu On Sale, Amazon's Tablet PCs Due Fall, Hackers Zap Aussie Websi

This is an image of the rains that have plagued China in recent days, resulting in floods causing widespread destruction, the evacuation of half a million people and billions of dollars of damage. The image is produced from numerous satellite observations by NASA, and the darkest blue area shows a rainfall of over 18 inches over a 6-day period. 1. A raid on a Virginia data center late last nigh... Lees verder

iFive: FBI Raid Cripples Sites, Hulu On Sale, Amazon's Tablet PCs Due Fall, Hackers Zap Aussie Websi

iFive: FBI Raid Cripples Sites, Hulu On Sale, Amazon's Tablet PCs Due Fall, Hackers Zap Aussie Websi

This is an image of the rains that have plagued China in recent days, resulting in floods causing widespread destruction, the evacuation of half a million people and billions of dollars of damage. The image is produced from numerous satellite observations by NASA, and the darkest blue area shows a rainfall of over 18 inches over a 6-day period. 1. A raid on a Virginia data center late last nigh... Lees verder

iFive: FBI Raid Cripples Sites, Hulu On Sale, Amazon's Tablet PCs Due Fall, Hackers Zap Aussie Websi

iFive: FBI Raid Cripples Sites, Hulu On Sale, Amazon's Tablet PCs Due Fall, Hackers Zap Aussie Websi

This is an image of the rains that have plagued China in recent days, resulting in floods causing widespread destruction, the evacuation of half a million people and billions of dollars of damage. The image is produced from numerous satellite observations by NASA, and the darkest blue area shows a rainfall of over 18 inches over a 6-day period. 1. A raid on a Virginia data center late last nigh... Lees verder

New York Fight Keeps Court Dockets Smoking

New York Fight Keeps Court Dockets Smoking

I?ve often said that I believe that the behaviors associated with sales tax rates are overstat Lees verder

How Social Media's Impacting Enterprise Data Collection

How Social Media's Impacting Enterprise Data Collection

Salesforce.com's Parker Harris talks about a big issue impacting its customers. Lees verder

Sales of Existing Homes Hit Six-Month Low in May

Sales of Existing Homes Hit Six-Month Low in May

In May, sales of previously owned homes were down for a second month and 15.3 percent over the last year. Lees verder

Ping Identity Grabs $21M More for Cloud Identity Security

Ping Identity Grabs $21M More for Cloud Identity Security

Ping Identity, a company providing enterprise identity security in the cloud, today announced it has secured a second round of funding for $21 million. The funding will be used for product development and increased sales efforts. The company offers several … Lees verder

With Ad Sales Doubling, Why is China's Renren Getting Clobbered?

With Ad Sales Doubling, Why is China's Renren Getting Clobbered?

Renren is the leading social networking site in China, and it's got more in cash and assets -- way m Lees verder

Social Media's Big Data Problem

Social Media's Big Data Problem

Salesforce.com's Parker Harris on helping customers get a handle on social media. Lees verder

Worldwide Chip Sales Projection Revised Upwards

Worldwide Chip Sales Projection Revised Upwards

The housing market sucks. The auto industry may never be what it once was. Investment bankers are pr Lees verder

Forget Same-Store Sales: Think Digital

Forget Same-Store Sales: Think Digital

Will Ron Johnson's move from Apple to JC Penney spur other retailers into digital action? Lees verder

Cegedim Relationship Management vermeld in IDC Health Insights rapport

Cegedim Relationship Management vermeld in IDC Health Insights rapport

[ Dinsdag 21 juni 2011 | Business Wire ] Cegedim Relationship Management wordt vermeld als een leider op het gebied van biowetenschappelijke Sales Force Automation (SFA) oplossingen in een recent rapport van IDC Health Insights getiteld "IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Pharmaceutical Sales Force Automation Applications 2011 Vendor Assessment" (Document # HI228379, juni 2011) Lees verder

Goldman Gets Down On Used Cars, RIM Hit By CS Downgrade

Goldman Gets Down On Used Cars, RIM Hit By CS Downgrade

This morning, Goldman Sachs lowered its price target on shares of CarMax (KMX) to $34 as used car sales are on the decline. With the lower price target, Goldman also reduced its EPS estimates but maintained its neutral rating. Lees verder

Home Resales Slide 3.8%

Home Resales Slide 3.8%

Sales of previously occupied homes in the U.S. fell in May to the lowest level in six months, indicating housing was stuck in a deep funk during the spring selling season. Lees verder

How Apple's iCloud Could Squeeze Billions More From Tightfisted Music Lovers

How Apple's iCloud Could Squeeze Billions More From Tightfisted Music Lovers

Seventy-six percent of iPhone users surveyed said they were likely or very likely to use Apple's forthcoming free iCloud service, according to a survey by RBC Capital Markets. But even more remarkable is the number of iPhone users that said they were somewhat likely to drop $25 per year for Apple's iTunes Match Service: 30% indicated they were willing to pay for the privilege of organizing (and... Lees verder

Be a Rainmaker with Jigsaw

Be a Rainmaker with Jigsaw

Behind every great company there is a great sales strategy. Except for some rare products, very few Lees verder

Home Sales Fall to 2011 Low; Few 1st-Time Buyers

Home Sales Fall to 2011 Low; Few 1st-Time Buyers

Fewer people bought previously occupied homes in May, lowering sales to their weakest point of the year. Lees verder

The Changing Face of Sales Management

The Changing Face of Sales Management

At Sales2.0 and Enterprise2.0 conferences this week in Boston, I'm looking forward to hearing more o Lees verder

Home Sales Plummet: How to Fix the Housing Market

Home Sales Plummet: How to Fix the Housing Market

Time for more housing stimulus. The question is how. Lees verder

Economist group defies gloomy media trend with upbeat results

Economist group defies gloomy media trend with upbeat results

Almost all British-based newspaper and magazine publishers are contemplating losses or declining profits. But the Economist group, as it does on a regular basis, is telling a very different story today.According to its results for the year ended 31 March 2011, the publisher of The Economist enjoyed another record operating profit. It was up 10% to £63m, with revenue up 9% to £347m.Indeed, all i... Lees verder

Training Secrets From Inside The Googleplex

Training Secrets From Inside The Googleplex

Think you’ve got training challenges? Try making sure thousands of your sales agents are up-to-date with the ever-changing online ad business. Google shows us how they do it.Anyone who’s tried to keep up with the online ad business, especially lately, knows it’s a turbulent tumble of ever-changing products--search, display, video, mobile--with vastly different sets of advantages and potential p... Lees verder

Home Resales Fell in May

Home Resales Fell in May

Sales of previously occupied homes in the U.S. fell in May to the lowest level in six months, indicating housing was stuck in a deep funk during the spring selling season. Lees verder

Ticketmaster: Rocking The Most Hated Brand In America

Ticketmaster: Rocking The Most Hated Brand In America

Photographs by Benjamin Lowy On tour with former singer-songwriter Nathan Hubbard and his showstopper of a plan to rescue Ticketmaster's business -- and, for an encore, its dreadful reputation.The Ticketmaster Turnaround Tour rolls into New York ready to rock. The audience on this fine day in mid-May is a who's who of local clients including the Yankees, Madison Square Garden, and Blue Man Gro... Lees verder

De eerste 90 dagen

De eerste 90 dagen

China wil de wereld imponeren met de Shanghai-Beijing Bullet Train, ook wel de 高铁 genoemd). Deze tot nu toe snelste trein ter wereld trein heeft eind 2010 een snelheid van iets meer dan 486 kilometer geklokt. Voor de dienstregeling zijn er 313 gastvrouwen geselecteerd, die gedurende zes maanden intensief zijn getraind o.a. door dusdanig te leren lachen dat er precies acht voortanden zichtbaar z... Lees verder

A new revenue model can prove a pivotal moment

A new revenue model can prove a pivotal moment

Changing direction has helped two technology start-ups boost their sales and their fund-raising Lees verder

The WaterWheel Makes Clean Water Cheaper, Easier To Carry

The WaterWheel Makes Clean Water Cheaper, Easier To Carry

The Hippo Roller has made life easier for thousands of water-starved people--but it's very expensive. The WaterWheel--designed to solve the water crisis in India--is the next generation of wheeled water carriers. Not everyone can just turn on the tap to access clean water; in the developing world, women regularly carry five-gallon, 42-pound buckets of water on their heads. The Hippo Water Rolle... Lees verder

Borremans herenigd met Ruseler bij bureau ‘Goud’

Borremans herenigd met Ruseler bij bureau ‘Goud’

Na een jaar bij Conclusion Communication Architects tussen de groene weilanden van Vreeland, te hebben gewerkt gaat dm-coryfee Charles Borremans terug naar het Amsterdamse Olympisch Stadion. Hier start hij bij Goud Activatie, een bureau waar hij als partner gaat samenwerken met Nico van Scherpenzeel, Coen Ruseler en Bas Smabers.Saillant is dat hij met Ruseler een lang dm-verleden deelt, starten... Lees verder

Looking Ahead: Economic Reports for the Week Ahead

Looking Ahead: Economic Reports for the Week Ahead

Data will include existing and new home sales for May and the final first-quarter G.D.P., along with corporate results from FedEx, ConAgra Foods and Oracle. Lees verder

States Eye Tougher Online Taxes to Aid Budget Woes

States Eye Tougher Online Taxes to Aid Budget Woes

Amid slumping sales tax revenue, lawmakers across the U.S. are looking for ways for online retailers to pay up Lees verder

Advertising: Brands Find That Flash Sales Online Are Useful as Marketing

Advertising: Brands Find That Flash Sales Online Are Useful as Marketing

Many customers of sites like Gilt also visit the sites of the featured brands and later buy full-price merchandise. Lees verder

The Buzz From Basel: Buy! Buy! (There's No Bubbles Here.)

The Buzz From Basel: Buy! Buy! (There's No Bubbles Here.)

Art sales are still going strong at Art Basel, and there's no sign they're going anywhere but up. Lees verder

GoldenEye game creators' new venture set for a gilded future

GoldenEye game creators' new venture set for a gilded future

Russell Irwin, Beau Chesluk and Anthony Rushton could each collect £11.6m from selling stake in online advertising start-up TelemetryThe creators of the James Bond GoldenEye computer game look set to become multimillionaires as they prepare to sell a significant stake in their online advertising company.Russell Irwin and Beau Chesluk, who previously worked for Nintendo's British game designer R... Lees verder

At the Paris Air Show, Anticipating a Surge in Sales

At the Paris Air Show, Anticipating a Surge in Sales

Orders for new and more fuel-efficient jets are anticipated at the show as the global aerospace industry continues to rebound. Lees verder

Margins Narrowing, Amazon Faces a Well-Financed Campaign to Force it to Collect Sales Taxes

Margins Narrowing, Amazon Faces a Well-Financed Campaign to Force it to Collect Sales Taxes

It's old news, to be sure, that some states want consumers who buy stuff from Amazon (AMZN) and othe Lees verder

Progressives Wrestle With A Tough Sales Pitch

Progressives Wrestle With A Tough Sales Pitch

I?m down in Washington today for the American Constitution Society National Convention today. Lees verder

Jobless Paddy wins big as bookmaker Paddy Power pays out on billboard bet

Jobless Paddy wins big as bookmaker Paddy Power pays out on billboard bet

Spending his savings on renting an advertising hoarding has proved a winning gamble for an unemployed Irishman"Jobless Paddy", the unemployed Irishman who spent his life savings on an advertising hoarding pleading with bosses to save him from emigration, the rescued by another Paddy.Irish bookmakers Paddy Power has given a job to Féilim Mac An Iomaire, who has shot to fame in the past few weeks... Lees verder

Lenders launch cut-price mortgage sales

Lenders launch cut-price mortgage sales

More lenders are expected to launch cut-price deals and “sales” of competitively-priced mortgages in the coming months Lees verder

Sales of “super-prime” homes in the capital surge

Sales of “super-prime” homes in the capital surge

Sales of properties worth more than £10m has increased significantly over the past few months as demand from overseas buyers and domestic purchasers has grown Lees verder

Are Your Presentations Powerful Or Pathetic? 4 Persuasive Presentation Preparation Tips

Are Your Presentations Powerful Or Pathetic? 4 Persuasive Presentation Preparation Tips

Over the past month, I attended three conferences. Each one brought together some of the greatest minds in B2B sales and marketing. Sadly, some of their presentations distracted us from their important messages. A chronic case of PPD (Pathetic Presentation Disorder) surreptitiously sabotaged their agenda. PPD symptoms abound at technical and B2B conferences. According to Jerry Weisman, presenta... Lees verder

Bits: Mobile Shopping Set to Spike, Says Forrester

Bits: Mobile Shopping Set to Spike, Says Forrester

Shopping on mobile phones is expected to increase significantly, but continue to remain a relatively small percentage of overall sales, according to a report from Forrester Research. Lees verder

Mountain restylet dropmerk Heksehyl

Mountain restylet dropmerk Heksehyl

Lemar werkt als marketing- en sales organisatie voor merken als Heksehyl, Eat Natural en Tao. Om de positie van Heksehyl (betekenis: de schreeuw van de heks) te versterken in Nederland en Duitsland is aan Mountain gevraagd om een nieuw verpakkingdesign te ontwikkelen dat verder inspeelt op een grotere merk- en assortimentsbeleving van de dropjes. Zie hier het resultaat. e verpakking moet het vo... Lees verder

Boeing Raises Forecast for Sales by 8.5%

Boeing Raises Forecast for Sales by 8.5%

The U.S. planemaker said annual increases in passenger and cargo traffic, particularly in Asia, would outpace global economic growth over the next two decades. Lees verder

ADV: Tot 70% besparen op uw CRM-kosten?

ADV: Tot 70% besparen op uw CRM-kosten?

Maak gebruik van CRM Online met Microsoft Dynamics en bespaar tot 70% op uw CRM-kosten. Eenvoudig in gebruik en maximaal rendement uit uw sales, marketing en klantenservice. Nieuwsgierig of deze oplossing iets voor uw organisatie is? Probeer nu gratis 30 dagen CRM Online. Lees verder

Kroger Raises Full-Year Outlook as Earnings Rise Almost 16%

Kroger Raises Full-Year Outlook as Earnings Rise Almost 16%

The grocer chain benefited from cost controls and rising sales, as it increased prices for staples. Lees verder

Sony Ericsson Readying NFC in Android Phones

Sony Ericsson Readying NFC in Android Phones

Last year, Sony Ericsson dropped Symbian, boldly claiming it would take the top spot in the world for Android device sales. Now that a wireless payment infrastructure exists with Google Wallet, the company is ready to add NFC chips and software from NXP in future handsets. Lees verder

Waarom apps op de iPad veel goedkoper moeten zijn dan op de computer

Waarom apps op de iPad veel goedkoper moeten zijn dan op de computer

Ik heb me er hier eerder over verbaasd dat er grote prijsverschillen zijn tussen apps van hetzelfde type (met ongeveer dezelfde mogelijkheden) op iPhone, iPad en Mac. Alsof een groter scherm een hogere prijs rechtvaardigt. De makers van de app iA Writer hebben een mooie blogpost geschreven waarin ze uitleggen waarop zij een groot prijsverschil maken tussen de iPad (0,99 euro) en de desktopversi... Lees verder

Creative Marketing For Mom And Pop Shops

Creative Marketing For Mom And Pop Shops

Walmart might move in down the street and underprice you, but they can't take away your story. The stories of three small businesses might help you outfox your biggest competitors. Any business can be turned around with a simple idea. Effective branding and communication does not need to cost a gazillion dollars. It does however require a whole lot of creative thinking, great storytelling skil... Lees verder

Dead Poet Dominates iPad App Store Sales

Dead Poet Dominates iPad App Store Sales

April is the cruellest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, mixing memory and desire, stirring dull roots with spring rain. But for T. S. Eliot, who wrote those lines, June might be looking pretty good. (If he were … Lees verder

U.K. Retail Sales Fall

U.K. Retail Sales Fall

U.K. retail sales fell far more than expected in May as consumers once again felt the squeeze on their budgets after splurging during extra holidays in April. Lees verder

14 Health Plans Adopt Microsoft's Health Plan Sales Solution for Mic..

14 Health Plans Adopt Microsoft's Health Plan Sales Solution for Mic..

[ Woensdag 15 juni 2011 | Microsoft ] SAN FRANCISCO -- June 15, 2011 -- Microsoft Corp Lees verder

Channel 4 close to appointing sales director

Channel 4 close to appointing sales director

Six candidates on shortlist for job handling broadcaster's £1bn-a-year TV and online advertising sales businessChannel 4 is close to appointing a new sales director to handle its £1bn-a-year TV and online advertising sales business, with a shortlist thought to include candidates such as UKTV senior executive Julia Jordan and Omnicom media veteran John Overend.The Channel 4 chief executive, Davi... Lees verder

Stocks & Bonds: Markets Rise Sharply on Retail Sales and Other Economic Data

Stocks & Bonds: Markets Rise Sharply on Retail Sales and Other Economic Data

Retail sales fell for the first time this year, but stocks rallied by more than 1 percent in part because sales were not as bad as expected. Lees verder

Advertorial: Doorgroeien naar de top van het marketingmanagement? Kom naar de HAN!

Advertorial: Doorgroeien naar de top van het marketingmanagement? Kom naar de HAN!

Bent u commercieel manager of marketing manager en wilt u doorgroeien naar de top van het marketing management? Volg de NIMA C Marketing opleiding bij Hogeschool van Arnhem en Nijmegen (HAN). Het slagingspercentage van studenten van de HAN ligt ruim 20% boven het landelijk gemiddelde. Binnen het onderwijs werkt de HAN met docenten met ruime ervaring in het werkveld. De docenten inspireren, moti... Lees verder

Markets Rise Sharply on Retail Sales and Other Economic Data

Markets Rise Sharply on Retail Sales and Other Economic Data

Retail sales fell for the first time this year, but stocks rallied by more than 1 percent in part because sales were not as bad as expected. Lees verder

Markets Rise Sharply on Retail Sales and Other Economic Data

Markets Rise Sharply on Retail Sales and Other Economic Data

Retail sales fell for the first time this year, but stocks rallied by more than 1 percent in part because sales were not as bad as expected. Lees verder

Best Buy’s Results Beat Forecasts

Best Buy’s Results Beat Forecasts

By emphasizing smartphones and the iPad 2, the retailer was able to beat Wall Street expectations. Sales rose slightly, but net income fell. Lees verder

Spending Drops as Car Sales Decline

Spending Drops as Car Sales Decline

Retail sales dropped for the first time in 11 months in May, as Americans cut back on big-ticket items. Sales excluding cars rose 0.3%. Separately, wholesale prices moderated. Lees verder

Speculators Slip Into Crox Calls, Big Frenzy In JCP

Speculators Slip Into Crox Calls, Big Frenzy In JCP

The return of risk appetite after sales at retailers fell less than forecast in May inspired some op Lees verder

Markets Turn Up Sharply After Release of Retail Data

Markets Turn Up Sharply After Release of Retail Data

The government statistics showed retail sales fell for the first time this year, but stocks rallied by more than 1 percent in part because they weren’t as bad as expected. Lees verder

Markets Turn Up Sharply After Release of Retail Data

Markets Turn Up Sharply After Release of Retail Data

The government statistics showed retail sales fell for the first time this year, but stocks rallied by more than 1 percent in part because they weren’t as bad as expected. Lees verder

Rates Jump, Bonds Banged Up On Benign Data

Rates Jump, Bonds Banged Up On Benign Data

Bonds tumbled sharply following a better-than-forecast reading for retail sales. Earlier data from C Lees verder

Markets Turn Up After Release of Retail Data

Markets Turn Up After Release of Retail Data

The government statistics showed retail sales fell for the first time this year, but stocks rallied by more than 1 percent in part because they weren’t as bad as expected. Lees verder

Best Buy's Earnings Beat Gives Some Boost To May's Weak Retail Sales

Best Buy's Earnings Beat Gives Some Boost To May's Weak Retail Sales

Best Buy's earnings report is out, and it's a good one in light of the weak outlook that analysts ha Lees verder

Phonak kiest Varicent voor efficiënter verkoopprestatiebeheer

Phonak kiest Varicent voor efficiënter verkoopprestatiebeheer

[ Dinsdag 14 juni 2011 | Business Wire ] Varicent Software Incorporated, leidend en vernieuwend in toepassingen voor bonussen en verkoopprestatiebeheer (Sales Performance Management, SPM), maakt bekend dat Phonak, marktleider in hoortoestellen in de Verenigde Staten, heeft gekozen voor Varicent Business Edition om de processen rond de bonusregelingen en verkoopcommissies af te wikkelen Lees verder

The Amazing Condiment-Picking-Up Device Is More Than A Cool Video, It Could Actually Change The Way

The Amazing Condiment-Picking-Up Device Is More Than A Cool Video, It Could Actually Change The Way

The SWITL robotic hand can scoop up any semi-liquid material without changing its shape or leaving a mess. But it might have a real impact on improving food preparation worldwide."Is This Even Real?" writes NPR's Jacob Goldstein. "No idea what's going on here, but I love it." The UK newspaper The Daily Mail is similarly breathless: "Say goodbye to ketchup stains: Incredible device can scoop up ... Lees verder

The Amazing Condiment-Picking-Up Device Is More Than A Cool Video, It Could Actually Change The Way

The Amazing Condiment-Picking-Up Device Is More Than A Cool Video, It Could Actually Change The Way

The SWITL robotic hand can scoop up any semi-liquid material without changing its shape or leaving a mess. But it might have a real impact on improving food preparation worldwide."Is This Even Real?" writes NPR's Jacob Goldstein. "No idea what's going on here, but I love it." The UK newspaper The Daily Mail is similarly breathless: "Say goodbye to ketchup stains: Incredible device can scoop up ... Lees verder

The Amazing Condiment-Picking-Up Device Is More Than A Cool Video, It Could Actually Change The Way

The Amazing Condiment-Picking-Up Device Is More Than A Cool Video, It Could Actually Change The Way

The SWITL robotic hand can scoop up any semi-liquid material without changing its shape or leaving a mess. But it might have a real impact on improving food preparation worldwide."Is This Even Real?" writes NPR's Jacob Goldstein. "No idea what's going on here, but I love it." The UK newspaper The Daily Mail is similarly breathless: "Say goodbye to ketchup stains: Incredible device can scoop up ... Lees verder

The Amazing Condiment-Picking-Up Device Is More Than A Cool Video, It Could Actually Change The Way

The Amazing Condiment-Picking-Up Device Is More Than A Cool Video, It Could Actually Change The Way

The SWITL robotic hand can scoop up any semi-liquid material without changing its shape or leaving a mess. But it might have a real impact on improving food preparation worldwide."Is This Even Real?" writes NPR's Jacob Goldstein. "No idea what's going on here, but I love it." The UK newspaper The Daily Mail is similarly breathless: "Say goodbye to ketchup stains: Incredible device can scoop up ... Lees verder

The Amazing Condiment-Picking-Up Device Is More Than A Cool Video, It Could Actually Change The Way

The Amazing Condiment-Picking-Up Device Is More Than A Cool Video, It Could Actually Change The Way

The SWITL robotic hand can scoop up any semi-liquid material without changing its shape or leaving a mess. But it might have a real impact on improving food preparation worldwide."Is This Even Real?" writes NPR's Jacob Goldstein. "No idea what's going on here, but I love it." The UK newspaper The Daily Mail is similarly breathless: "Say goodbye to ketchup stains: Incredible device can scoop up ... Lees verder

Markets Turn Up After Retail Data

Markets Turn Up After Retail Data

The government statistics showed retail sales fell for the first time this year, but stocks rallied by more than 1 percent in part because they weren’t as bad as expected. Lees verder

Markets Turn Up After Retail Data

Markets Turn Up After Retail Data

The government statistics showed retail sales fell for the first time this year, but stocks rallied by more than 1 percent in part because they weren’t as bad as expected. Lees verder

Female Robot Helps You Find the Right Size

Female Robot Helps You Find the Right Size

Fits.me aims increase clothing sales online and reduce returns by allowing a shopper to see clothes on a mannequin matching her exact body dimension. It does this by using robotic mannequins with artificial muscles that can simulate the shape and … Lees verder

Stocks Cheered by Retail and Inflation Data

Stocks Cheered by Retail and Inflation Data

Retail sales declined less than forecast, giving some respite to investors overwhelmed by recent weak economic reports. The Dow Jones industrial average gained nearly 100 points at the opening. Lees verder

Stocks Set to Rise on Retail Sales Numbers

Stocks Set to Rise on Retail Sales Numbers

Stocks are headed for a higher opening Tuesday following a better-than-expected report on retail sales. Lees verder

Retail Sales Fell for First Time in 10 Months

Retail Sales Fell for First Time in 10 Months

Americans bought fewer cars in May, pulling retail sales down for the first time in nearly a year. Lees verder

Apple Rumor Round-Up: New MacBook Airs, The Perilous Future Of MobileMe, And More

Apple Rumor Round-Up: New MacBook Airs, The Perilous Future Of MobileMe, And More

New MacBook AirsWe've wondered when the MacBook Air was going to get some attention with new CPUs and Thunderbolt, and now it seems they're pegged for a "late June" arrival. 380,000 units will be shipped this month, with production ramping up slightly after that. The same source for this rumor also suggests that an iPad 3 with screen resolution six times higher than current models is in the wor... Lees verder

China's Cell Phone Pirates Are Bringing Down Middle Eastern Governments

China's Cell Phone Pirates Are Bringing Down Middle Eastern Governments

In the latest installment of Butterfly Effect, we examine China's cheap knockoff cell phones. After being forced out of China and India, Chinese counterfeiters brought their product to the Middle East, where the sudden availability of information had unintended consequences for the region--and for China itself.1. Enter The ShanzhaiIn 2004, a Taiwanese electronics firm named MediaTek unveiled it... Lees verder

Autos Pull Retail Sales Lower

Autos Pull Retail Sales Lower

Retail sales dropped for the first time in 11 months in May, as Americans cut back on big-ticket items. Sales excluding cars rose 0.3%. Separately, wholesale prices moderated. Lees verder

Google TV Hopes To Click With Social Recommendations

Google TV Hopes To Click With Social Recommendations

Google TV's about to get a social discovery injection, courtesy of Redux--a website-based content discovery system--that could help transform it into a friendlier, customer-curated place.Redux, a website-based TV content discovery system that describes itself as supplying "friendsourced entertainment," is announcing today a partnership with Greenestreet Films and Google to bring its system to G... Lees verder

iFive: Turkey Attacks Anonymous, Apple Settles With Nokia, LulzSec Hacks Senate, Unlocked iPhones On

iFive: Turkey Attacks Anonymous, Apple Settles With Nokia, LulzSec Hacks Senate, Unlocked iPhones On

1. Turkish police say they have detained 32 suspected local members of the Anonymous hacktivist collective, which was recently protesting Turkish censorship of Net activities by attacking government websites. Spanish authorities arrested local members last week, and Anonymous seems to have then retaliated by attacking the Spanish police force's website and successfully bringing it down for a pe... Lees verder

iFive: Turkey Attacks Anonymous, Apple Settles With Nokia, LulzSec Hacks Senate, Unlocked iPhones On

iFive: Turkey Attacks Anonymous, Apple Settles With Nokia, LulzSec Hacks Senate, Unlocked iPhones On

1. Turkish police say they have detained 32 suspected local members of the Anonymous hacktivist collective, which was recently protesting Turkish censorship of Net activities by attacking government websites. Spanish authorities arrested local members last week, and Anonymous seems to have then retaliated by attacking the Spanish police force's website and successfully bringing it down for a pe... Lees verder

iFive: Turkey Attacks Anonymous, Apple Settles With Nokia, LulzSec Hacks Senate, Unlocked iPhones On

iFive: Turkey Attacks Anonymous, Apple Settles With Nokia, LulzSec Hacks Senate, Unlocked iPhones On

1. Turkish police say they have detained 32 suspected local members of the Anonymous hacktivist collective, which was recently protesting Turkish censorship of Net activities by attacking government websites. Spanish authorities arrested local members last week, and Anonymous seems to have then retaliated by attacking the Spanish police force's website and successfully bringing it down for a pe... Lees verder

iFive: Turkey Attacks Anonymous, Apple Settles With Nokia, LulzSec Hacks Senate, Unlocked iPhones On

iFive: Turkey Attacks Anonymous, Apple Settles With Nokia, LulzSec Hacks Senate, Unlocked iPhones On

1. Turkish police say they have detained 32 suspected local members of the Anonymous hacktivist collective, which was recently protesting Turkish censorship of Net activities by attacking government websites. Spanish authorities arrested local members last week, and Anonymous seems to have then retaliated by attacking the Spanish police force's website and successfully bringing it down for a pe... Lees verder

iFive: Turkey Attacks Anonymous, Apple Settles With Nokia, LulzSec Hacks Senate, Unlocked iPhones On

iFive: Turkey Attacks Anonymous, Apple Settles With Nokia, LulzSec Hacks Senate, Unlocked iPhones On

1. Turkish police say they have detained 32 suspected local members of the Anonymous hacktivist collective, which was recently protesting Turkish censorship of Net activities by attacking government websites. Spanish authorities arrested local members last week, and Anonymous seems to have then retaliated by attacking the Spanish police force's website and successfully bringing it down for a pe... Lees verder

iFive: Turkey Attacks Anonymous, Apple Settles With Nokia, LulzSec Hacks Senate, Unlocked iPhones On

iFive: Turkey Attacks Anonymous, Apple Settles With Nokia, LulzSec Hacks Senate, Unlocked iPhones On

1. Turkish police say they have detained 32 suspected local members of the Anonymous hacktivist collective, which was recently protesting Turkish censorship of Net activities by attacking government websites. Spanish authorities arrested local members last week, and Anonymous seems to have then retaliated by attacking the Spanish police force's website and successfully bringing it down for a pe... Lees verder

iFive: Turkey Attacks Anonymous, Apple Settles With Nokia, LulzSec Hacks Senate, Unlocked iPhones On

iFive: Turkey Attacks Anonymous, Apple Settles With Nokia, LulzSec Hacks Senate, Unlocked iPhones On

1. Turkish police say they have detained 32 suspected local members of the Anonymous hacktivist collective, which was recently protesting Turkish censorship of Net activities by attacking government websites. Spanish authorities arrested local members last week, and Anonymous seems to have then retaliated by attacking the Spanish police force's website and successfully bringing it down for a pe... Lees verder

Almost 4000 Air Canada workers strike

Almost 4000 Air Canada workers strike

Following weeks of negotiations, 3,800 Air Canada customer service and sales employees went on strike early Tuesday morning. Lees verder

S.E.C. Seeks to Halt Sales of Stocks of 2 Chinese Companies

S.E.C. Seeks to Halt Sales of Stocks of 2 Chinese Companies

Investigators said that the companies failed to disclose that their independent auditors resigned after questioning the accuracy of financial statements. Lees verder

Ouch! May U.S. Video Game Retail Sales Fall 14% From Year Ago

Ouch! May U.S. Video Game Retail Sales Fall 14% From Year Ago

The video game sector continues to struggle. In May, according to market research firm NPD Group, U. Lees verder

Amazon to Connecticut, Arkansas: 'Drop Dead' Over Sales Tax

Amazon to Connecticut, Arkansas: 'Drop Dead' Over Sales Tax

Amazon.com's war with the states over sales tax is heating up, and the company's affiliate programs in Connecticut and Arkansas are the latest casualties. Lees verder

Do People Realize They Can Skip YouTube’s TrueView Ads?

Do People Realize They Can Skip YouTube’s TrueView Ads?

Only 30 percent of people skip YouTube’s new TrueView ads, which play as a pre- or mid-roll against short or long form video content, according to YouTube Sales Director Bruce Daisley. While Daisley says users that choose to watch TrueView … Lees verder

John Hegarty: Why television is the place advertisers want to be again

John Hegarty: Why television is the place advertisers want to be again

The boss of BBH on retirement, Levi's and how he was the 'voice in the wilderness' when adland lost faith in TVLast Monday, John Hegarty threw a launch party for his new book, Hegarty On Advertising. The guests included his agency colleagues John Bartle and Nigel Bogle, Terence and Jasper Conran, and Tom Hooper, director of The King's Speech, who'd been grateful for Hegarty's patronage when he ... Lees verder

iFive: IMF Network Hacked, iPhone Rumors, Anonymous' India Campaign Censored, Codemasters' Site Hack

iFive: IMF Network Hacked, iPhone Rumors, Anonymous' India Campaign Censored, Codemasters' Site Hack

Area 51 doesn't exist officially, but newly declassified images show an exciting glimpse into its secretive past: An A12 aircraft (shown under radar testing here), stealthy forerunner to the amazing BlackBird, crashed out in the desert and had to be completely covered up so no data leaked. It was a success, until now.1. Over the weekend it emerged that the International Monetary Fund's website ... Lees verder

iFive: IMF Network Hacked, iPhone Rumors, Anonymous' India Campaign Censored, Codemasters' Site Hack

iFive: IMF Network Hacked, iPhone Rumors, Anonymous' India Campaign Censored, Codemasters' Site Hack

Area 51 doesn't exist officially, but newly declassified images show an exciting glimpse into its secretive past: An A12 aircraft (shown under radar testing here), stealthy forerunner to the amazing BlackBird, crashed out in the desert and had to be completely covered up so no data leaked. It was a success, until now.1. Over the weekend it emerged that the International Monetary Fund's website ... Lees verder

iFive: IMF Network Hacked, iPhone Rumors, Anonymous' India Campaign Censored, Codemasters' Site Hack

iFive: IMF Network Hacked, iPhone Rumors, Anonymous' India Campaign Censored, Codemasters' Site Hack

Area 51 doesn't exist officially, but newly declassified images show an exciting glimpse into its secretive past: An A12 aircraft (shown under radar testing here), stealthy forerunner to the amazing BlackBird, crashed out in the desert and had to be completely covered up so no data leaked. It was a success, until now.1. Over the weekend it emerged that the International Monetary Fund's website ... Lees verder

iFive: IMF Network Hacked, iPhone Rumors, Anonymous' India Campaign Censored, Codemasters' Site Hack

iFive: IMF Network Hacked, iPhone Rumors, Anonymous' India Campaign Censored, Codemasters' Site Hack

Area 51 doesn't exist officially, but newly declassified images show an exciting glimpse into its secretive past: An A12 aircraft (shown under radar testing here), stealthy forerunner to the amazing BlackBird, crashed out in the desert and had to be completely covered up so no data leaked. It was a success, until now.1. Over the weekend it emerged that the International Monetary Fund's website ... Lees verder

iFive: IMF Network Hacked, iPhone Rumors, Anonymous' India Campaign Censored, Codemasters' Site Hack

iFive: IMF Network Hacked, iPhone Rumors, Anonymous' India Campaign Censored, Codemasters' Site Hack

Area 51 doesn't exist officially, but newly declassified images show an exciting glimpse into its secretive past: An A12 aircraft (shown under radar testing here), stealthy forerunner to the amazing BlackBird, crashed out in the desert and had to be completely covered up so no data leaked. It was a success, until now.1. Over the weekend it emerged that the International Monetary Fund's website ... Lees verder

Truck Dealers Win $2 Billion in Ford Suit

Truck Dealers Win $2 Billion in Ford Suit

Commercial truck dealers for Ford sued the company, claiming it had violated agreements on sales prices, and won. Lees verder

Six Cars Everyone Wants But No One Can Get

Six Cars Everyone Wants But No One Can Get

Here are the new cars with high sales numbers and high consumer demand but extremely limited availab Lees verder

The Questions About Groupon’s “other” Founder: Eric Lefkofsky

The Questions About Groupon’s “other” Founder: Eric Lefkofsky

In our extensive coverage of popular deal site Groupon over the past couple of years, we’ve interviewed and otherwise cited Eric Lefkofsky several times. He’s Groupon’s largest shareholder and chairman, but when it comes to public profile, he’s often been overshadowed by the colorful, mischievous chief executive Andrew Mason. However, now Fortune is running a revealing piece about Lefkofsky and... Lees verder

Toyota Sees 35 Percent Profit Slump After Earthquake

Toyota Sees 35 Percent Profit Slump After Earthquake

Toyota said on Friday it expects operating profit this business year to fall 35 percent to $3.7 billion following the severe disruption of car production and slashed sales. Lees verder

Apple Gives Publishers a Sales Break

Apple Gives Publishers a Sales Break

Apple changed its guidelines for content subscriptions sold through its App Store after publishers criticized the original terms. Lees verder

Apple Gives Publishers Sales Break

Apple Gives Publishers Sales Break

Apple changed its guidelines for content subscriptions sold through its App Store after publishers criticized the original terms. Lees verder

Media Decoder: With NBC's Finish, the 'Big Five' Complete Upfront Sales

Media Decoder: With NBC's Finish, the 'Big Five' Complete Upfront Sales

NBC achieved notable gains in total volume and in rates for the sale of commercial time ahead of the 2011-12 television season. Lees verder

Making a Living on a Farm, Crop Sales Optional

Making a Living on a Farm, Crop Sales Optional

To survive, small farmers in America are increasingly turning to nonfarm activities, like operating bed-and-breakfasts. Lees verder

Media Decoder: CBS on Top, Again, as Upfront Market Ends

Media Decoder: CBS on Top, Again, as Upfront Market Ends

CBS completed its upfront advertising sales for the 2011-12 season on Thursday, with robust increases in total volume as well as in rates. Lees verder

Global Strength Garners Higher Price Target For Coach

Global Strength Garners Higher Price Target For Coach

Barclays sees stock hitting $70 as sales gain. Lees verder

Barracks’ sale tests London property market

Barracks’ sale tests London property market

Prime St John’s Wood site will be one of the largest sales of a prime property since a Qatari-backed consortium bought Chelsea Barracks four years ago Lees verder

Name You Need To Know: Sally Hansen Salon Effects Nail Strips

Name You Need To Know: Sally Hansen Salon Effects Nail Strips

Salon Effects is the No. 1 new cosmetic product of 2011, achieving over $20 million in sales since i Lees verder

Analyst Moves: COH, UNH

Analyst Moves: COH, UNH

This morning, Barclays raised its price target on shares of Coach (COH) to $70 as sales continue [...] Lees verder

Netflix Helps Boost Blu-Ray Player and Disc Sales

Netflix Helps Boost Blu-Ray Player and Disc Sales

It may have taken consumers a while to warm up to Blu-ray, but now they're buying both players and discs. Lower prices may be part of the reason for that trend, but many consumers cite Netflix as the primary reason to buy a Blu-ray player. Lees verder

Apple Gets Predatory With Lion OS Pricing, May Bite Into Ballmer's Bottom Line

Apple Gets Predatory With Lion OS Pricing, May Bite Into Ballmer's Bottom Line

We believe that these measures are aimed at pushing Mac hardware sales as well as pricing it well un Lees verder

Media Decoder: ABC Completes Upfront Sales

Media Decoder: ABC Completes Upfront Sales

ABC said Thursday that it had achieved "significant increases in pricing" in selling commercial time to advertisers before the start of the 2011-12 season. Lees verder

Making a Living on a Farm, Crop Sales Optional

Making a Living on a Farm, Crop Sales Optional

To survive, small farmers in America are increasingly turning to nonfarm activities, like operating bed-and-breakfasts. Lees verder

Ford Pushes Past $20 With An F-150 That Sips Gas

Ford Pushes Past $20 With An F-150 That Sips Gas

The F-Series trucks led the increased sales of Ford Trucks in April. Ford's 2011 F-150 truck was lau Lees verder

Standard Targets $950 Palladium On Basis Of Palladium-Adjusted Auto Sales

Standard Targets $950 Palladium On Basis Of Palladium-Adjusted Auto Sales

(Kitco News) ? Standard Bank still targets $950 for palladium based on expectations for pallad Lees verder

Music and technology: Digitally remastered

Music and technology: Digitally remastered

The recorded-music business learns to love its enemyONE of the great alchemical feats of the past ten years has been the transformation of media-company profits into technology-company profits. There is no greater alchemist than Steve Jobs, Apple’s boss, who was back on stage on June 6th. The creator of the iPod and the iPhone unveiled a new service that will make it easier to store music on re... Lees verder

Vacature: Online Marketeer bij VWE in Heerhugowaard (38 uur)

Vacature: Online Marketeer bij VWE in Heerhugowaard (38 uur)

Wie: HBO’er met 2 tot 3 jaar werkervaring als Online marketeer Wat: Enthousiaste Online Marketeer met commerciële drive Waarom: Verantwoordelijk voor het online resultaat binnen het marketingteam van VWE Waar: Heerhugowaard Wanneer: Solliciteer vóór 24 juni 2011 Dé online marketingspecialist van VWE Online marketing is één van de belangrijkste speerpunten van de afdeling Marketing. Als Online M... Lees verder

Texas Instruments Lowers Quarterly Profit Estimate

Texas Instruments Lowers Quarterly Profit Estimate

The company said the loss of business at a major wireless customer would lower its profits and sales in the second quarter. Lees verder

Pfizer Suspends Sales of Chicken Drug With Arsenic

Pfizer Suspends Sales of Chicken Drug With Arsenic

Concerns about 3-Nitro have gotten the attention of the Food and Drug Administration. Lees verder

Why U.S. Open Won't Be Hurt By Tiger Woods Dropping Out

Why U.S. Open Won't Be Hurt By Tiger Woods Dropping Out

Golf tournaments make money through advanced ticket sales, corporate sponsorships and hospitality su Lees verder

Angry Birds: developers mull bundling data use with the app

Angry Birds: developers mull bundling data use with the app

The consensus from panelists in the first major discussion of the Open Mobile Summit in London today was that mobile data access will increasingly be bundled with paid apps as operators push to develop more efficient ways of using an overstretched mobile spectrum. That might see Angry Birds, for example, available to use even on overseas roaming at no extra cost. Rovio's 'mighty eagle' [insert ... Lees verder

EcoAds: Advertising That Gives Back

EcoAds: Advertising That Gives Back

EcoAds is a new advertising model that gives a portion of ad sales to eco-focused community projects Lees verder

Amid Carrier Uncertainty, Sprint Releases RIM PlayBook

Amid Carrier Uncertainty, Sprint Releases RIM PlayBook

A Wi-Fi version of the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet is now available through Sprint, despite initial skepticism about whether carriers would agree to service the device at all. Research In Motion's BlackBerry PlayBook hasn't exactly been a critical darling. After lukewarm initial reviews and lackluster sales, it was unclear whether whether any of the big three U.S. ... Lees verder

Want To Sell Product? Sleep With Your Customers

Want To Sell Product? Sleep With Your Customers

Knowing the bathroom, eating, and cleanliness habits of consumers can make or break a campaign. Question is: How far are you willing to go? How well would you say you know your consumer--not just the broad-stroke stuff, either, like their income or marital status. How many of them brush their teeth in the shower? (Answer 4% of the general consumer populace.) How many of the teenagers routinely ... Lees verder

Interview: ICTA Focused On Sales Taxes, Precious-Metal Coin Counterfeiting

Interview: ICTA Focused On Sales Taxes, Precious-Metal Coin Counterfeiting

(Kitco News) ? The Industry Council For Tangible Assets teamed up with a slew of other busines Lees verder

Former Virgin Media executive to head Abu Dhabi Media Company

Former Virgin Media executive to head Abu Dhabi Media Company

Malcolm Wall to join state-owned business spanning TV, press, radio and digital as its new chief executiveMalcolm Wall, the former Virgin Media executive, is to join the Abu Dhabi Media Company (ADM) as its new chief executive.Wall, the former chief executive of Virgin Media's content division, will join the state-owned company from 1 September. ADM's business spans TV, press, radio and digital... Lees verder

Delivering the Vision: UBS tops European Equity Rankings

Delivering the Vision: UBS tops European Equity Rankings

[ Woensdag 8 juni 2011 | Business Wire ] The Thomson Reuters Extel Survey today named UBS the leading Pan European Brokerage firm for Equity Linked Research for a record eleventh successive year and ranked UBS number one in the other two main disciplines of research: Sales (tenth consecutive year) and Equity Trading and Execution (second year & up from two in 2009) Lees verder

McDonald's Sales Slower Than Expected In May

McDonald's Sales Slower Than Expected In May

McDonald?s, the world's benchmark for global fast food, reported sales growth of 3.1% compared Lees verder

Digital Textbooks Slow to Catch On

Digital Textbooks Slow to Catch On

E-textbooks are widely available at prices as much as 60 percent lower than print editions, but sales have yet to catch up. A study, however, hints at a boost for e-textbooks with the rising use of tablets. Lees verder

Create your own…

Create your own…

Even een spontane column over een social media campagne die ik echt met jullie moet delen. De Kaiser Chiefs, een band, hebben namelijk een briljant idee bedacht om hun nieuwe album te promoten en te verkopen! Zo kunnen de fans hun eigen Kaiser Chiefs album samenstellen, de cover ontwerpen en ook nog geld verdienen door hun album op de website te verkopen! Lees, kijk en bewonder… Unieke albums O... Lees verder

Media Decoder: CW Becomes 2nd Network to Finish 'Upfront' Sales

Media Decoder: CW Becomes 2nd Network to Finish 'Upfront' Sales

CW, the home of series like "Gossip Girl" and "The Vampire Diaries," is the second broadcast television network to complete its upfront advertising sales before the beginning of the 2011-12 season. Lees verder

A Heckuva Book Pitch. That’s Putting It Mildly.

A Heckuva Book Pitch. That’s Putting It Mildly.

A mock children’s book with an obscenity in the title has become a hit for a small Brooklyn publisher, which now has to gear up for what it hopes will be big sales. Lees verder

Analyst Takes Downbeat View On Office Depot

Analyst Takes Downbeat View On Office Depot

Goldman lowers EPS forecast due to slowing sales growth. Lees verder

Which Hot Tech Companies Are Winning the Fight for Top Coders?

Which Hot Tech Companies Are Winning the Fight for Top Coders?

The battle for top sales people and engineers is extraordinary in Silicon Valley and New York City -- even if the employment numbers in the rest of the country remain anemic. But who is winning the battle? Lees verder

Surging Tablet Sales Hurt More Than Notebooks

Surging Tablet Sales Hurt More Than Notebooks

Data storage firms need to be mindful of increasing adoption in deciding future strategy. Lees verder

Ford Sees Sales Up 50% By 2015

Ford Sees Sales Up 50% By 2015

Automaker offers bullish outlook, eyes big gains in Asia. Lees verder

Apple iCloud: what the analysts say

Apple iCloud: what the analysts say

Technology analysts say iCloud puts Apple at ahead of its rivals, and is likely to encourage even bigger takeup of Apple devicesCloud-based consumer data services might not be new, but the iCloud service Apple announced last night marks a major step towards the mainstream. Returning from sick leave for the string of announcements at Apple's World Wide Developer Conference, chief executive Steve... Lees verder

Ford Outlook More Upbeat As China Sales Speed Up

Ford Outlook More Upbeat As China Sales Speed Up

Automaker's growth in Asia a big factor in upbeat forecast of 50% sales growth over next several yea Lees verder

Audi maintains double-digit growth worldwide in May

Audi maintains double-digit growth worldwide in May

[ Dinsdag 7 juni 2011 | Volkswagen Group ] AUDI AG has enjoyed a further increase in unit sales: In May the Company sold 113,400 cars, 19 Lees verder

U.K. Retail Sales Slump

U.K. Retail Sales Slump

U.K. retail sales slumped in May, providing evidence of consumers' growing reluctance to spend in the face of economic uncertainty and a squeeze on disposable incomes. Lees verder

Ford's better idea: A 50% sales boost

Ford's better idea: A 50% sales boost

Ford Motor Co. will tell investors Tuesday that it will boost sales globally by 50% through increased production of small vehicles and the targeting of emerging markets. Lees verder

A Brief History Of Video Games

A Brief History Of Video Games

Tuesday, June 07More than 30 years after Atari popularized the interchangeable game cartridge, gaming-software sales top $33 billion annually, with the global industry value greater than $100 billion. As players big and small convene at E3 in Los Angeles to catch a glimpse of gaming's future, we take a look back at the innovations that got us here. Infographic: Electronic Entertainment Expo ... Lees verder

De nadelen van ecosystemen als Apple en Twitter ...

De nadelen van ecosystemen als Apple en Twitter ...

Twitter is mede groot geworden dankzij een ecosysteem van developers dat op de basis van Twitter voortborduurt en eigen apps en toepassingen bouwt. Developers maken apps voor kleine doelgroepen, proberen dingen uit om te testen wat werkt en niet werkt. Het ecosysteem is de R&D afdeling van Twitter. En Twitter profiteert door vervolgens zelf de succesvoller toepassingen te kopen of integreren. V... Lees verder

Sun Shines on Euro-Zone Retailers

Sun Shines on Euro-Zone Retailers

Euro-zone retail sales rose at the sharpest rate for 13 months in April as fine weather and the Easter holiday season helped retailers bounce back from a slump in March, official data showed. Lees verder

How Apple's Lion Mauls Competitors And Feasts On Their Ideas For iOS [Video]

How Apple's Lion Mauls Competitors And Feasts On Their Ideas For iOS [Video]

Today, Steve Jobs unveiled tons of new features--Twitter integration, iOS 5, iCloud--but what many Apple fanboys are talking about instead are the number of apps that Apple appears to be co-opting. To wit: When Apple announced a new feature called "Reading List," which lets you save articles to read later, Instapaper founder Marco Arment immediately tweeted just one word, which may reflect the ... Lees verder

Is Streaming Video Cannibalizing Amazon's DVD Sales?

Is Streaming Video Cannibalizing Amazon's DVD Sales?

Over Memorial Day weekend, blockbuster sequels such as The Hangover Part II, Kung Fu Panda 2, and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides soared at the box office. Unsurprisingly, prequels to these films also earned a boost in sales at the home box office, thanks to consumers looking to "quickly catch up on missed movies," according to an Amazon spokesperson, who added that all three of the... Lees verder

The Apple Land Grab: How The Free Cloud Will Help Grow A Nation

The Apple Land Grab: How The Free Cloud Will Help Grow A Nation

Prices so low, Apple must be INSANE! Or, more likely, they're hooking a whole new world of users with bargain basement prices on OS Lion and iCloud while planning to charge them later for add-ons and premium features. The most important thing Apple announced at its Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday had nothing to do with new software features or services. It had to do with prices. Apple... Lees verder

IBM Offers Cash-Strapped Mayors A Smarter City-In-A-Box

IBM Offers Cash-Strapped Mayors A Smarter City-In-A-Box

A plug-and-play system for cities that want the benefits of real-time data crunching, without the big bills required to become a true city of the future.For the last two-and-a-half years, IBM has aggressively pursued its Smarter Planet strategy, producing more than 2,000 consulting engagements in cities around the world that want to improve their performance by tapping the data their citizens g... Lees verder

Businessetiquette: 7 do's & don'ts

Businessetiquette: 7 do's & don'ts

Business draait om gunnen. Wie tijdens gesprekken de juiste omgangsvormen toepast, oogst al snel meer succes. Lees verder

Entrepreneurs Need to Learn to Be Good at Sales

Entrepreneurs Need to Learn to Be Good at Sales

A good entrepreneur is not necessarily born a good salesman. In fact, they are often the opposite, m Lees verder

Media Decoder: Aging, Yes, but Still Consuming

Media Decoder: Aging, Yes, but Still Consuming

"People are really recognizing the value of the audience that we speak to," said Patricia Lippe Davis, the vice president for marketing at AARP media sales. Lees verder

Leaseback property deals in spotlight

Leaseback property deals in spotlight

Sale and leaseback property deals are being questioned as legitimate sources of corporate finance as Southern Cross labours under the high rents imposed by its sales programme five years ago Lees verder

California Steps Up Efforts to Tax Online Sales

California Steps Up Efforts to Tax Online Sales

So I?m not one for ?I told you so? but? Okay, who are we kidding? I totally Lees verder

RIM’s Woes Worsen: Reported Delays and Slowing Sales

RIM’s Woes Worsen: Reported Delays and Slowing Sales

If I said one of the leading smartphone companies faces a decline in market share as it works to transition to a new mobile operating system, would you say I was talking about Nokia? That would be right, but Research In Motion is just as correct. Lees verder

Falling Sales A Concern At Copart

Falling Sales A Concern At Copart

Vehicle auctioneer sees price target cut by Goldman Sachs, buy rating maintained. Lees verder

May Sales Show Tighter Times Ahead For Retailers

May Sales Show Tighter Times Ahead For Retailers

Household budgets are still a very strong factor in consumer retail spending, which trailed analysts Lees verder

Analyst Moves: CPRT, ALL

Analyst Moves: CPRT, ALL

This morning, Goldman Sachs reduced its price target on shares of Copart (CPRT) to $47 as sales [...] Lees verder

North American Production Key For Toyota As Japan Rebuilds

North American Production Key For Toyota As Japan Rebuilds

Automaker's expected ramp-up would help curtail recent sales losses. Lees verder

Successful Start-Ups Use Bold Strategies to Kick Start Sales

Successful Start-Ups Use Bold Strategies to Kick Start Sales

Taking calculated risks to make a "game-changing" sale is worth the effort. Lees verder

Walgreen May Comps Didn't Stink, Lend Positive Air To Stock

Walgreen May Comps Didn't Stink, Lend Positive Air To Stock

Walgreens says total sales rose 7% over May of last year, to $6.08 billion. Lees verder

Walgreens Posts May Sales

Walgreens Posts May Sales

Walgreens (WAG) reported sales figures for May today, and said total sales rose 7% over last year, [...] Lees verder

Quiksilver Busts A Move Higher On Surging Sales

Quiksilver Busts A Move Higher On Surging Sales

Investors big shares of ZQK higher but lose appetite for Diamond Foods. Lees verder

Tron Guy Rejoice: Disney, Microsoft Unveil HTML5 Graphic Novel "Tron: Legacy"

Tron Guy Rejoice: Disney, Microsoft Unveil HTML5 Graphic Novel "Tron: Legacy"

"We were blown away by the potential of this technology for the graphic novel," Disney creative director Nashie Castro tells us. The roughly $680 million comic book and graphic novel industry is still heavily reliant on sales and advertising from print--unlike its fellow publishers in the newspaper and magazine worlds, where the transition to digital is farther along. Sure, there are plenty of ... Lees verder

NUMEROLOGY | Bring On The Sweet Treats

NUMEROLOGY | Bring On The Sweet Treats

The gourmet-cupcake craze may never die -- damn its adorable deliciousness! -- but that hasn't stopped whoopie pies, macaroons, and doughnuts from vying for the sweets spotlight recently. In honor of National Doughnut Day (June 3), we look at the business of portable pastries.Numerology: Bring on the Sweet Treats 9,776 Dunkin’ Donuts shops in 31 countries sell 4.1 MILLION cups of coffee an... Lees verder

Aaron Levie, CEO Of Box.net, On The Future Of The Cloud

Aaron Levie, CEO Of Box.net, On The Future Of The Cloud

For this installment of our forward-looking Crystal Ballin' series we speak with the man who founded his could-based file-sharing platform in college. Join us for a discussion of meatballs, sex, and enterprise software design.Aaron Levie is the young CEO of Box.net, a platform that shared files across the cloud. One of our Most Creative People in Business this year, Levie's company recently sco... Lees verder

Groupon Is The Next Google (Unless It's The Next Webvan)

Groupon Is The Next Google (Unless It's The Next Webvan)

There was a lot of snickering Thursday after Groupon announced an IPO valuing it at $30 billion. But the company might actually be worth a lot more than people think.It didn’t take long after Groupon filed for an IPO Thursday that valued the company at $20 billion for the snark to start flying around the web. “$GRPN 's S1 can be boiled down to: ‘we don't really have a biz model, we'll try some ... Lees verder

iFive: Sony Hacked Again, Gmail Scam Hit White House, Facebook Vs. Ceglia, Adobe Vs. Apple, Sales Ta

iFive: Sony Hacked Again, Gmail Scam Hit White House, Facebook Vs. Ceglia, Adobe Vs. Apple, Sales Ta

Monday's when we finally hear all about Apple's cloud services offering iCloud. We don't know much, but thanks to enterprising photographers at the Moscone West center where Apple's event will be held, we now know what the logo looks like.1. Sony has been hit with yet another hack attack, this time targeting its Pictures website. Hackers LulzSec say they pulled off a standard SQL injection, and... Lees verder

iFive: Sony Hacked Again, Gmail Scam Hit White House, Facebook Vs. Ceglia, Adobe Vs. Apple, Sales Ta

iFive: Sony Hacked Again, Gmail Scam Hit White House, Facebook Vs. Ceglia, Adobe Vs. Apple, Sales Ta

Monday's when we finally hear all about Apple's cloud services offering iCloud. We don't know much, but thanks to enterprising photographers at the Moscone West center where Apple's event will be held, we now know what the logo looks like.1. Sony has been hit with yet another hack attack, this time targeting its Pictures website. Hackers LulzSec say they pulled off a standard SQL injection, and... Lees verder

iFive: Sony Hacked Again, Gmail Scam Hit White House, Facebook Vs. Ceglia, Adobe Vs. Apple, Sales Ta

iFive: Sony Hacked Again, Gmail Scam Hit White House, Facebook Vs. Ceglia, Adobe Vs. Apple, Sales Ta

Monday's when we finally hear all about Apple's cloud services offering iCloud. We don't know much, but thanks to enterprising photographers at the Moscone West center where Apple's event will be held, we now know what the logo looks like.1. Sony has been hit with yet another hack attack, this time targeting its Pictures website. Hackers LulzSec say they pulled off a standard SQL injection, and... Lees verder

iFive: Sony Hacked Again, Gmail Scam Hit White House, Facebook Vs. Ceglia, Adobe Vs. Apple, Sales Ta

iFive: Sony Hacked Again, Gmail Scam Hit White House, Facebook Vs. Ceglia, Adobe Vs. Apple, Sales Ta

Monday's when we finally hear all about Apple's cloud services offering iCloud. We don't know much, but thanks to enterprising photographers at the Moscone West center where Apple's event will be held, we now know what the logo looks like.1. Sony has been hit with yet another hack attack, this time targeting its Pictures website. Hackers LulzSec say they pulled off a standard SQL injection, and... Lees verder

iFive: Sony Hacked Again, Gmail Scam Hit White House, Facebook Vs. Ceglia, Adobe Vs. Apple, Sales Ta

iFive: Sony Hacked Again, Gmail Scam Hit White House, Facebook Vs. Ceglia, Adobe Vs. Apple, Sales Ta

Monday's when we finally hear all about Apple's cloud services offering iCloud. We don't know much, but thanks to enterprising photographers at the Moscone West center where Apple's event will be held, we now know what the logo looks like.1. Sony has been hit with yet another hack attack, this time targeting its Pictures website. Hackers LulzSec say they pulled off a standard SQL injection, and... Lees verder

Retail Sales Rise, but Below Forecasts

Retail Sales Rise, but Below Forecasts

Discount stores led the increase as consumers faced an uncertain economy and higher gas prices. Lees verder

Media Decoder: A Bullish Fox Says Sales Are Up 10 Percent

Media Decoder: A Bullish Fox Says Sales Are Up 10 Percent

The number network announced a quick end to its upfront sales, leaving one competitor to say Fox is settling for too little. Lees verder

A Mixed Day as Worries Of Weak Economy Persist

A Mixed Day as Worries Of Weak Economy Persist

Weak reports on retail sales and initial unemployment claims pushed most stock prices lower. Lees verder

Stocks Mixed on Lackluster Economic Data

Stocks Mixed on Lackluster Economic Data

High jobless claims last week and modest retail sales increases for May gave investors little reason to tale positions a day before the monthly U.S. jobless data. Lees verder

Apple: Tablets Could Eclipse PCs Soon

Apple: Tablets Could Eclipse PCs Soon

Tablet computers could eclipse PC sales over the next several years, Apple managers told Goldman Sac Lees verder

Stocks Mixed in Late Trading on Lackluster Economic Data

Stocks Mixed in Late Trading on Lackluster Economic Data

Jobless claims remained high last week and retailers report only modest sales increases for May. Lees verder

May Retail Sales Favored High End

May Retail Sales Favored High End

Upscale merchants as well as retailers that sell gasoline reported strong sales growth in May but the momentum of many other U.S. retailers waned. Lees verder

Mixed May At The Mall For Gap, Victoria Secret

Mixed May At The Mall For Gap, Victoria Secret

Most apparel retailers post sales gains, but fall short of analyst expectations. Lees verder

Stocks Mixed at Midday on Lackluster Economic Data

Stocks Mixed at Midday on Lackluster Economic Data

Jobless claims remained high last week and retailers report only modest sales increases for May. Lees verder

Stocks Down at Midday on Lackluster Economic Data

Stocks Down at Midday on Lackluster Economic Data

Jobless claims remained high last week and retailers report only modest sales increases for May. Lees verder

May Sales Disappoint At Department Stores, Except At High End

May Sales Disappoint At Department Stores, Except At High End

Dillard's misses estimates, but Saks cruises past expectations. Lees verder

Retail Sales Rose in May but Fell Short of Forecasts

Retail Sales Rose in May but Fell Short of Forecasts

Discount stores led the increase as consumers faced an uncertain economy and higher gas prices. Lees verder

Department Stores Sales Disappoint, Except at High End

Department Stores Sales Disappoint, Except at High End

Dillards (DDS) reported sales store sales growth of 2% for May, missing analyst forecasts. Iconic [...] Lees verder

Lowe's Needs To Fix The Leak In Sales

Lowe's Needs To Fix The Leak In Sales

Lowe's plumbing, electrical & kitchen division, which includes the solar appliances sold by the Lees verder

Crazy Sexy Windows 8 Has Scorching Hot New Looks ... But It's What's Inside That Counts

Crazy Sexy Windows 8 Has Scorching Hot New Looks ... But It's What's Inside That Counts

Microsoft's Steve Sinofsky showed off Windows 8 at AllThingsD's conference Wednesday night. It's all flashy and color, with Windows Phone 7-like dynamic homescreen "panels" from its Metro UI which contain updating information available at a glance from the apps they relate to. These work better on tablets than phones since they contain more elegant data. And it's more efficient than Apple's loc... Lees verder

After Lady Gaga's Amazon Success, Should All Albums Cost 99 Cents?

After Lady Gaga's Amazon Success, Should All Albums Cost 99 Cents?

Last week, Lady Gaga's new album Born This Way sold a monstrous (by today's standards, anyway) 1.15 million copies. That platinum status came partially thanks to Amazon, which offered her album for a dirt-cheap 99 cents, and, after its servers crashed from demand, sold roughly 440,000 digital copies. Undoubtedly, what consumers love more than a Lady Gaga album is a Lady Gaga album that only co... Lees verder

Retailers Post Modest Gains in Sales for May

Retailers Post Modest Gains in Sales for May

Higher gasoline and grocery prices hurt sales of discretionary items, particularly at stores serving middle- and lower-income customers. Lees verder

Airbnb Admits to Gaming Craigslist, Blames Rogue Contractors

Airbnb Admits to Gaming Craigslist, Blames Rogue Contractors

Social bed and breakfast startup Airbnb has enjoyed a fair amount of buzzworthy press recently with the announcement of Ashton Kutcher as the company’s new strategic adviser and a $100 million mega-round of investment speculated to close soon. But the company has admitted that, before gaining the kind of attention that has many calling it the next hot startup, it used the unsavory tactic of cre... Lees verder

Stocks Waver as Economic Data Give Mixed Signals

Stocks Waver as Economic Data Give Mixed Signals

Jobless claims remained high while the nation’s retailers posted mixed sales results for May. Lees verder

HSBC: Car Sales Disappointing For PGMs But Supply Issues Supportive

HSBC: Car Sales Disappointing For PGMs But Supply Issues Supportive

(Kitco News) ? U.S. auto data for May might have been disappointing for the platinum group met Lees verder

Mercadona: Spanish aisles

Mercadona: Spanish aisles

Why a low-price retailer is thrivingFEW domestic firms are prospering in crisis-racked Spain, but Mercadona is. Spain’s largest supermarket (by sales) has enjoyed double-digit growth for most of the past decade. When Juan Roig, the chairman, took over in 1981, Mercadona had only eight shops, all in Valencia. Today it has 1,310 and annual sales of €16.5 billion ($23.8 billion). Spain’s economic ... Lees verder

Will Flip Cam Founder's New Restaurant The Melt Survive The Cutthroat Grilled Cheese Industry?

Will Flip Cam Founder's New Restaurant The Melt Survive The Cutthroat Grilled Cheese Industry?

Jonathan Kaplan has launched The Melt, a chow chain backed by James Beard award-winning designers, Michelin Star award-winning chefs, kitchen workflow engineers, and millions of dollars from Sequoia Capital. The Flip Cam was pretty awesome, too. How'd that end up? When I first got on the phone Wednesday with Jonathan Kaplan (not pictured above), founder of high-end grilled cheese restaurant cha... Lees verder

Retailers Post Mixed May Sales

Retailers Post Mixed May Sales

Consumers went shopping in May, but high gasoline prices and an uncertain economy weighed on how much they spent. Target and Gap missed expectations, while Costco's and Macy's sales jumped. Lees verder

Backflip Studios Hits 100M Downloads for Its Mobile Games

Backflip Studios Hits 100M Downloads for Its Mobile Games

Backflip Studios joined some rare company today as it announced that its mobile games have been downloaded more than 100 million times in the past two years. Only a few companies can make that statement. Rovio said its Angry Birds game has been downloaded more than 200 million games. And Outfit7 says its Talking Friends iPhone apps have also been downloaded more than 100 million times. Those ar... Lees verder

May Auto Sales: Another Sign Of A Stalling Economy

May Auto Sales: Another Sign Of A Stalling Economy

Major automakers released their May sales figures with most of them posting lower numbers than a yea Lees verder

Detroit Auto Makers Topped Importers in Sales in May

Detroit Auto Makers Topped Importers in Sales in May

Ford, G.M. and Chrysler reclaimed industry leadership for the first time in five years as Toyota and Honda were hurt by production disruptions. Lees verder

You'll Find A Sports Memorabilia Moneymaker Micro-Cap In Dreams

You'll Find A Sports Memorabilia Moneymaker Micro-Cap In Dreams

Diversifying its distribution methods has led to a spike in sales for this sports memorabilia distri Lees verder

In Washington, a Housing Thaw

In Washington, a Housing Thaw

The U.S. housing market is plagued by falling prices and slow sales. But in the nation's capital, open houses frequently end with closed deals. Lees verder

Briggs & Stratton Sales Start To Rev Up

Briggs & Stratton Sales Start To Rev Up

Briggs & Stratton recently delivered better than expected results for its fiscal third quarter. Lees verder

Mac Sales Soar In Corporate Market, Apple Juiced For Run To $430

Mac Sales Soar In Corporate Market, Apple Juiced For Run To $430

Mac is making progress in the enterprise PC market with 66% sales growth in the last quarter compare Lees verder

Can Increased Hog Production Fatten Up Honda's Share Price?

Can Increased Hog Production Fatten Up Honda's Share Price?

Even if it translates more motorcycles into bigger sales it won't have much impact on the stock. Lees verder

Bouncing Back After A Lay-Off

Bouncing Back After A Lay-Off

I was laid off last July. I'd been working in sales for a luxury beauty wholesaler for three years, Lees verder

Nokia Shares Tumble After Profit Warning

Nokia Shares Tumble After Profit Warning

The handset maker expects second-quarter sales to be 'substantially below' an earlier forecast. Lees verder

Dollar General Dinged, Macy's Muddles Through

Dollar General Dinged, Macy's Muddles Through

Wednesday's retail reports include earnings, May sales figures. Lees verder

Higher Prices and Shortages Hurt Car Sales in May

Higher Prices and Shortages Hurt Car Sales in May

G.M. leads off the monthly sales report, posting an overall decline but improved demand for high-mileage models. Lees verder

Salesforce Not Sweating Mister Softee 'Zune Strategy' But Stock's $28 Too Plump

Salesforce Not Sweating Mister Softee 'Zune Strategy' But Stock's $28 Too Plump

During Salesforce.com's recent fiscal year Q1 2012 earnings conference call, management jokingly ref Lees verder

Tata Motors May sales at 62,296 vehicles

Tata Motors May sales at 62,296 vehicles

[ Woensdag 1 juni 2011 | Tata Group ] Mumbai: Tata Motorsâ total sales (including exports) of Tata commercial and passenger vehicles in May 2011 were 62,296 vehicles, a growth of 10% over 56,775 vehicles sold in May 2010 Lees verder

Social media worden nieuwe Heilige Graal van commercie

Social media worden nieuwe Heilige Graal van commercie

Sociale media beginnen steeds meer op Heilige Gralen te lijken voor afdelingen sales en marketing. Dus krijgen social media een steeds prominentere pl... Lees verder

Advertising: Appliance Retailer Turns the Spotlight on Its Staff

Advertising: Appliance Retailer Turns the Spotlight on Its Staff

The retailer Hhgregg is focusing on the knowledge of its sales staff in the company’s first national advertising campaign. Lees verder

Sales Tactics on Implants Raise Doubts

Sales Tactics on Implants Raise Doubts

Because there is no independent study on which implants work best or last longest, doctors may be swayed by sales tactics. Lees verder

Strong Grain Sales And Low PE Add Up To Growth And Value Ag Play

Strong Grain Sales And Low PE Add Up To Growth And Value Ag Play

The Andersons is cashing in on record farming income as the agribusiness company recently reported r Lees verder

You're the Boss: Using Public Relations to Drive Demand

You're the Boss: Using Public Relations to Drive Demand

Things seemed to be going well, but then the chain's buyer sent an e-mail that said the chain was dropping Go GaGa's bags. Ms. Cartwright realized she needed a new branding and sales strategy. Lees verder

Nokia shares tumble 14% on sales warning

Nokia shares tumble 14% on sales warning

Shares of Finnish mobile phone giant Nokia plummeted Tuesday after the company said it expects device sales to come in "substantially below" its quarterly estimates. Lees verder

How To Develop An Audience-Focused Perspective -Presentation Training

How To Develop An Audience-Focused Perspective -Presentation Training

During the last quarter of a century I have coached tens of thousands of people???sales executives, Lees verder

Hey Hollywood Moguls, Are You Following The First Social Media Agent @Kuhn On Twitter?

Hey Hollywood Moguls, Are You Following The First Social Media Agent @Kuhn On Twitter?

You might want to start. At only 23 years old, Eric Kuhn has trail-blazed many media empires into the social space--now he's eyeing nothing less than the future of entertainment. Eric Kuhn isn't old enough to rent a car, but as the former head of social media for CNN, and the digital architect of @KatieCouric's viral interview with Sarah Palin, he's already experienced many watershed moments fo... Lees verder

iFive: Twitter's Own Pics, Samsung's Million Sales, Pentagon Defines Cyber War, ARM's Tablet Plans,

iFive: Twitter's Own Pics, Samsung's Million Sales, Pentagon Defines Cyber War, ARM's Tablet Plans,

Nope--this isn't a special effects shot from a movie, this really is Space Shuttle Endeavour near the ISS. She's busy returning to Earth even as you read this, ending her final mission in space. On with the news:1. There're big rumors Twitter is to reveal its own photo-sharing service today, linked to its own API and using its own facilities. It's another "internalizing" move by the successful ... Lees verder

iFive: Twitter's Own Pics, Samsung's Million Sales, Pentagon Defines Cyber War, ARM's Tablet Plans,

iFive: Twitter's Own Pics, Samsung's Million Sales, Pentagon Defines Cyber War, ARM's Tablet Plans,

Nope--this isn't a special effects shot from a movie, this really is Space Shuttle Endeavour near the ISS. She's busy returning to Earth even as you read this, ending her final mission in space. On with the news:1. There're big rumors Twitter is to reveal its own photo-sharing service today, linked to its own API and using its own facilities. It's another "internalizing" move by the successful ... Lees verder

iFive: Twitter's Own Pics, Samsung's Million Sales, Pentagon Defines Cyber War, ARM's Tablet Plans,

iFive: Twitter's Own Pics, Samsung's Million Sales, Pentagon Defines Cyber War, ARM's Tablet Plans,

Nope--this isn't a special effects shot from a movie, this really is Space Shuttle Endeavour near the ISS. She's busy returning to Earth even as you read this, ending her final mission in space. On with the news:1. There're big rumors Twitter is to reveal its own photo-sharing service today, linked to its own API and using its own facilities. It's another "internalizing" move by the successful ... Lees verder

The 7 Signs of Failure for Internet Startups

The 7 Signs of Failure for Internet Startups

Bjoern Lasse Herrmann is a co-founder of Blackbox, which runs a startup accelerator program and Startup Genome, a research and development project for uncovering the mechanics of startups. Two months ago, my team at Blackbox set out on a mission to crack the innovation code of Silicon Valley and share it with the rest of the world. Now we are releasing a report based on the results of our firs... Lees verder

German Retail Sales Rise

German Retail Sales Rise

German April retail sales performed better than the month before when concerns about Japan's earthquake and unrest in North Africa damped consumer confidence significantly. Lees verder

PowerPoint: the kudzu of modern communication | Cory Franklin

PowerPoint: the kudzu of modern communication | Cory Franklin

The PowerPoint presentation has spread its dreary cliches into every corner of our lives, strangling real human interactionIf you've been to a conference or meeting in the last decade, you are familiar with the routine. Speaker approaches podium, pulls out laptop, fires it up and orders the lights turned down. The inevitable technical glitch is resolved and soon you are watching a PowerPoint pr... Lees verder

CCGN gaat voor maximale in service en sales

CCGN gaat voor maximale in service en sales

Call Center Groep Nederland (CCGN) gaat voor het maximale in service en sales. Dat zegt de 21-jarige Dennis Gaemers, eigenaar van CCGN. CCGN wil b2b-k... Lees verder

Home Sales Down? Not For This Realtor

Home Sales Down? Not For This Realtor

Being a realtor in 2011 is a completely different ballgame. Lees verder

Likes converteren in sales op Facebook

Likes converteren in sales op Facebook

F-commerce heeft een hoog conversie ratio en is een uitvoerig besproken onderwerp onder marketeers. Echter, het succes is tot op heden grotendeels onbewezen. Steeds meer consumenten-, media- en retailmerken zien F-commerce als een kanaal om hun social media inspanningen terug te verdienen. Om deze reden is het interessant om uit te vinden welke strategie specifieke merken voeren en welke mechan... Lees verder

Likes converteren in sales op Faceboook

Likes converteren in sales op Faceboook

F-commerce heeft een hoog conversie ratio en is een uitvoerig besproken onderwerp onder marketeers. Echter, het succes is tot op heden grotendeels onbewezen. Steeds meer consumenten-, media- en retailmerken zien F-commerce als een kanaal om hun social media inspanningen terug te verdienen. Om deze reden is het interessant om uit te vinden welke strategie specifieke merken voeren en welke mechan... Lees verder

Tientallen 'onbekende' foto's Marilyn Monroe gevonden

Tientallen 'onbekende' foto's Marilyn Monroe gevonden

Het is maar een hobby van fotograaf Anton Fury: hij spaart speelgoed. En daarvoor gaat hij rommelmarkten en zogenoemde garage sales af, op zoek naar verzamelobjecten. Nu vond hij iets anders: tientallen foto's van actrice Marilyn Monroe. CNN ... Lees verder

Tighter Gun Control 'Under the Radar'

Tighter Gun Control 'Under the Radar'

Gun rights groups fear Obama is eyeing tighter regulation 'under the radar,' pointing to two proposals that require reports of multiple gun sales and restrict importation of certain shotguns.Full Coverage: Gun Control Lees verder

Stocks & Bonds: World Leaders’ Optimism On Economy Lifts Shares

Stocks & Bonds: World Leaders’ Optimism On Economy Lifts Shares

Comments from the Group of 8 industrial nations about the global economy’s strength offset a slump in home sales in the United States. Lees verder

Poised for IPO, Kayak Reports Sales Boost and Global Growth

Poised for IPO, Kayak Reports Sales Boost and Global Growth

Kayak kicked off 2011 with major sales growth in the run-up to its planned IPO, according to a regulatory filing. The travel search company made $52.6 million in the first three months of 2011, representing a 43.4 percent increase over the same period in 2010 Lees verder

Business Briefing | TELECOM: Earnings Outlook Lifts Shares of Marvell Technology

Business Briefing | TELECOM: Earnings Outlook Lifts Shares of Marvell Technology

The Marvell Technology Group gave a positive earnings forecast and said sales of smartphone chips in China were beginning to improve, setting off an 11 percent gain in its share price. Lees verder

World Leaders’ Optimism On Economy Lifts Shares

World Leaders’ Optimism On Economy Lifts Shares

Comments from the Group of 8 industrial nations about the global economy’s strength offset a slump in home sales in the United States. Lees verder

Higher Prices Eat Into Consumer Spending Gains

Higher Prices Eat Into Consumer Spending Gains

Recent data on retail sales and industrial output have been soft, prompting economists to lower their growth forecasts for the second quarter. Lees verder

'One Ford' Equals Rising Market Share

'One Ford' Equals Rising Market Share

Renewed focus on profitability, balance sheet helps increase vehicle sales. Lees verder

Reinventing Memorial Day: Beyond The Mattress Blowout Sale

Reinventing Memorial Day: Beyond The Mattress Blowout Sale

From the archive, we pose a question that's still as relevant as ever: Why has Memorial Day, like so many of our national holidays, been reduced to appliance sales, fast food specials, and vacation deals? With the recent near-collapse of our economy, the ways in which we understand and celebrate national holidays seem particularly challenged. This erosion of meaning is just one of many examples... Lees verder

Mercedes-Benz in Russia: most successful premium brand - new sales r..

Mercedes-Benz in Russia: most successful premium brand - new sales r..

[ Vrijdag 27 mei 2011 | DaimlerChrysler ] * Dr Lees verder

UK to foster the next Google? Sorry, we haven't got an app for that

UK to foster the next Google? Sorry, we haven't got an app for that

While the UK has the creativity and technological know-how to produce the next Google, the relatively smooth road to patent protection in the US isn't mirrored hereWith the wealth of technology talent in the UK, you'd think the flash of inspiration leading to the next Google is as likely to come from this country as it is from the US. Sadly, the intellectual property system to support the kind ... Lees verder

Microsoft's Anti-Apple Move: Debuting A Windows 8-Powered Tablet Next Week

Microsoft's Anti-Apple Move: Debuting A Windows 8-Powered Tablet Next Week

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer may have misspoken when he said Windows 8 was coming in 2012, but now we hear MS will definitely demo a Windows 8 tablet PC next week. So its anti-Apple plans will get their first real public airing--just don't expect Ballmer to be there.Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer allegedly mis-spoke when he said Windows 8 was coming in 2012, but now we hear MS will demo a Windows 8... Lees verder

Why Best Buy Is Pulling The Plug On (Most) Electric Scooters And Motorcycles

Why Best Buy Is Pulling The Plug On (Most) Electric Scooters And Motorcycles

No one is buying them because of charging confusion. Is there a future for electric two-wheelers sold as personal electronics? We proclaimed that electric motorcycles were going mainstream after Best Buy introduced the Brammo Enertia electric commuter bike to select stores in 2009. But maybe two-wheeled EVs aren't ready for the big time after all--Best Buy recently told BNET that it is slashing... Lees verder

Teen Who Sold White iPhone Kits Reveals How Apple Hunted Him Down

Teen Who Sold White iPhone Kits Reveals How Apple Hunted Him Down

Fei Lam, the 17-year-old boy who made boat loads of cash selling white iPhone conversion kits, is now being sued by Apple. In an exclusive Q&A, Lam discusses the lawsuit, being stalked by Steve Jobs' PI and legal pitbulls, and whether or not he is so grounded now. One of the last followers of tech news to hear the reports Thursday that Apple had sued Fei Lam, the 17-year-old Queens high school ... Lees verder

Exclusively.in Grabs $16 Million For Indian Flash Sales

Exclusively.in Grabs $16 Million For Indian Flash Sales

An Indian private sale site, Exclusively.in has raised $16 million in Series B financing led by Tige Lees verder

Indian Flash Sales Site Exclusively.In Raises $16M

Indian Flash Sales Site Exclusively.In Raises $16M

Investor excitement about online commerce isn’t limited to the United States. Exclusively.In, a site that offers deals on Indian-inspired fashion, just announced that it has raised $16 million in a second round of funding. The company, which is based in New York and New Delhi, launched in June of 2010. When I talked to co-founder and chief executive Sunjay Guleria earlier this week, he told me ... Lees verder

Kraton's Sales Surge

Kraton's Sales Surge

The specialty chemical companies have pricing power. Kraton Performance Polymers saw revenue surge 2 Lees verder

Is It Time to ‘Think Different’ About the Back-To-School Promo?

Is It Time to ‘Think Different’ About the Back-To-School Promo?

Apple's back to school promotion has run the last several years, from the last week in May to the first week in September. However, as the growth of iPod sales has slowed and other products have the spotlight, it might be time to rethink the promotion. Lees verder

Nvidia Lets Users Share 3D Videos and Photos on YouTube

Nvidia Lets Users Share 3D Videos and Photos on YouTube

Nvidia, the biggest maker of stand-alone graphics chips, is giving YouTube fans the ability to view thousands of 3D videos in rich, stereoscopic 3D using PCs and laptops equipped with Nvidia 3D Vision glasses technology. When using the latest version of the Mozilla Firefox web browser, users with Nvidia’s 3D glasses can view videos and photos in the 3D section of Google’s YouTube service, which... Lees verder

Tiffany Q1 Sales and Earnings Better than Expected

Tiffany Q1 Sales and Earnings Better than Expected

Tiffany & Co. on Thursday said that worldwide net sales increased 20 percent to $761 million whi Lees verder

Sony reports big revenue falls

Sony reports big revenue falls

Japanese giant Sony has reported double-digit percentage falls in revenue across its film, music and games divisions in the first quarterSony has reported double-digit percentage falls in revenue across its film, music and PlayStation divisions in the three months to the end of March.Sony Music reported a 12.9% fall in revenue to ¥109bn (£817m) in the three months to 31 March, with operating in... Lees verder

Tata Motors group global sales grow 24.2 per cent and cross the 1-mi..

Tata Motors group global sales grow 24.2 per cent and cross the 1-mi..

[ Donderdag 26 mei 2011 | Tata Group ] The Tata Motors Group's global wholesale volumes for FY 2010-11, including Jaguar Land Rover, stood at 1,080,994 units, representing a growth of 24 Lees verder

First Demo: Modern Warfare 3 Promises to Be Another Nonstop Combat Shooter

First Demo: Modern Warfare 3 Promises to Be Another Nonstop Combat Shooter

Last week, I saw a preview of a little game called Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 in a darkened theater. From what I’ve seen, the tens of millions of fans of this video game franchise won’t be disappointed when the modern combat shooting video game debuts on Nov. 8. The only question is whether Modern Warfare 3 will eclipse last year’s Call of Duty Black Ops as the best-selling game of all time.... Lees verder

BTW. Bttry is LO! PLZ DNT 4get 2 chg 2day! :- ) THNX

BTW. Bttry is LO! PLZ DNT 4get 2 chg 2day! :- ) THNX

That's the message some Toyota owners will be getting. From their cars! Toyota has teamed with sales Lees verder

Suit Claims Cisco Helped China Pursue Falun Gong

Suit Claims Cisco Helped China Pursue Falun Gong

The suit, filed by a rights group, was based on Cisco sales materials. Cisco said there was “no basis” for the claims and that it would “vigorously” defend itself. Lees verder

Costco Reports 6% Increase in Profit

Costco Reports 6% Increase in Profit

Rising sales and membership fees at the warehouse club outweighed higher costs for commodities and declining profit margins. Lees verder

Tesla Could Raise Over $200M in Follow-On Share Sales

Tesla Could Raise Over $200M in Follow-On Share Sales

Electric car maker Tesla could raise another $214 million in a combination of a follow on public offering and a private placement. The move shows just how much money an electric car maker that is looking to make more mainstream cars needs to scale up. Lees verder

Six in 10 Americans Say No to Electric Cars (Poll)

Six in 10 Americans Say No to Electric Cars (Poll)

Nearly 60 percent of all Americans will not buy pure plug-in electric cars — no matter what the cost — because they do not have the same range as a traditional car powered by an internal combustion engine, according to a USA Today/Gallup poll. The new poll indicated that American respondents said they would not want to own “an electric car that you could only drive for a limited number of miles... Lees verder

Meet The Winners Of "American Idol"

Meet The Winners Of "American Idol"

There’s no number to text your vote for Coke and Ford, but the brands have fused themselves to Fox’s pop star machine. Here’s how. Tuesday night, on part one of the season finale of American Idol, Taio Cruz performed "Positive," a song co-written by fans online and co-produced by Coca-Cola. It’s part of Coke’s Perfect Harmony campaign, and the soda maker’s in the middle of its 125th anniversary... Lees verder

Stapels streeft naar grotere rol voor e-commerce

Stapels streeft naar grotere rol voor e-commerce

De Amerikaanse fabrikant van kantoorbenodigdheden en -apparatuur Stapels streeft ernaar zijn merkbekendheid verder uit te breiden door online sales. V... Lees verder

Optimale grootte bereiken is voor bedrijven beter dan ongelimiteerd groeien

Optimale grootte bereiken is voor bedrijven beter dan ongelimiteerd groeien

Veel bedrijven zetten hun marketingbudget vooral in om te groeien. Successen in sales en innovatie worden afgemeten aan omzetgroei. Zo denken veel bed... Lees verder

Buzzlogic Lands $7.8M More for Socially Targeted Ads

Buzzlogic Lands $7.8M More for Socially Targeted Ads

Buzzlogic, a company that helps brands place socially targeted ads, today announced it has raised $7.8 million in a third round of funding. The company will use the funding for product development and to double its sales and account management teams. The company offers an ad targeting tool that indexes millions of pieces of online content on partner blogs as well as the conversations around the... Lees verder

Beyond Hawaiian-Shirt Friday: Groupon, Hulu Inspire Employee Innovation With Radical Trust

Beyond Hawaiian-Shirt Friday: Groupon, Hulu Inspire Employee Innovation With Radical Trust

CEOs of two breakthrough, webby businesses show Fast Company how office policies built on frankness, trust, and occasionally awkward closeness engender a culture of success. Inside the multi-million dollar video streaming giant, Hulu, CEO Jason Kilar has gone to extraordinary lengths to subvert his own power: he has no office, has a makeshift desk partly built from empty boxes, and personally ... Lees verder

EQAL Raising Cash to Push Social Video Publishing

EQAL Raising Cash to Push Social Video Publishing

EQAL confirmed that it has raised some cash in an effort to bolster its sales and business development teams while trying to grow its platform for social publishing. According to an SEC filing, the company raised $650,000 of a $3.5 million round, but investors weren't disclosed. Lees verder

Applied Materials Q2 Beats; Solar Sales Strong; Q3 Outlook Misses

Applied Materials Q2 Beats; Solar Sales Strong; Q3 Outlook Misses

Applied Materials shares are trading modestly lower in late trading following the company?s fi Lees verder

Report: Apple Instructs Support Team Not to Help Users Infected With Mac Malware

Report: Apple Instructs Support Team Not to Help Users Infected With Mac Malware

Malware for Macs is a rare thing. But there is one basic tenet to how bad guys think: they will go to where the richest bounty can be found. As the entire PC market shrinks, Mac computers sales are growing. That means they are becoming a more bountiful target for malware. Lees verder

Sales of New Single-Family Homes Rose in April

Sales of New Single-Family Homes Rose in April

A surplus of previously owned and foreclosed homes remained on the market as the real estate recovery stayed sluggish. Lees verder

Ubisoft Announces Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Online Free-To-Play Game

Ubisoft Announces Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Online Free-To-Play Game

Diving into the free-to-play game market, Ubisoft is announcing today it is developing Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Online. As such, the French game publisher hopes to kick off an era of AAA-quality free online games. The game is an attempt to capitalize on the collision of two worlds: the hardcore console games and the free-to-play online games that are taking off in places such as Asia. Ubisoft i... Lees verder

New Single-Family Home Sales Rose in April

New Single-Family Home Sales Rose in April

The increase was the second consecutive monthly gain but the rate remained well below a year earlier and a glut of new and used homes remains on the market. Lees verder

Stephen Yates On Taiwan's Presidential Election, U.S. Arms Sales

Stephen Yates On Taiwan's Presidential Election, U.S. Arms Sales

Taiwan's presidential election period, normally a volatile one for stock investors, has been moved u Lees verder

Medtronic’s Profit Falls 19 Percent on Layoff Costs

Medtronic’s Profit Falls 19 Percent on Layoff Costs

Struggling with sluggish sales of its leading products, heart defibrillators and spinal implants, the company fell short of analysts’ forecasts. Lees verder

Chris Wooten benoemd tot chief sales officer bij 3i-MIND

Chris Wooten benoemd tot chief sales officer bij 3i-MIND

[ Dinsdag 24 mei 2011 | Business Wire ] 3i-MIND, een vooraanstaande producent van softwareoplossingen voor gevarenbeheer heeft vandaag de benoeming aangekondigd van Chris Wooten als chief sales officer van het bedrijf Lees verder

Tata Chemicalsâ Q4 FY2011 net profit up 14 per cent at Rs146 crore

Tata Chemicalsâ Q4 FY2011 net profit up 14 per cent at Rs146 crore

[ Dinsdag 24 mei 2011 | Tata Group ] Q4 FY2011 Consolidated Financial Highlights * PAT after Minority Interest at ` 146 crore; up 14 per cent * Net Sales at ` 2,658 crore; up by 16 per cent Lees verder

Will EMI's move to reclaim digital licensing rights simplify the process?

Will EMI's move to reclaim digital licensing rights simplify the process?

EMI's decision to negotiate digital licensing rights in-house could create a more unequal playing field for independent songwritersEarlier this month, EMI Music Publishing announced that it will take back digital licensing rights from ASCAP, the body that collects performance royalties for artists in North America. .In the future, all digital licensing of the EMI April Music catalogue, one of t... Lees verder

Economix: A Long Shot Bets on the ‘Fair Tax’

Economix: A Long Shot Bets on the ‘Fair Tax’

Those who would like to institute a national sales tax, eliminate all existing federal taxes and shut down the Internal Revenue Service have a kindred spirit in the Republican presidential field, an economist writes. Lees verder

Economix: Is the Fair Tax Herman Cain's Ace in the Hole?

Economix: Is the Fair Tax Herman Cain's Ace in the Hole?

Those who would like to institute a national sales tax, eliminate all existing federal taxes and shut down the Internal Revenue Service have a kindred spirit in the Republican presidential field, an economist writes. Lees verder

New-Home Sales Rise

New-Home Sales Rise

New-home sales rose more than expected and the median price climbed in April, but the overall pace of sales remained weak for the battered U.S. sector. Lees verder

U.K. Retail Sales Stay Subdued

U.K. Retail Sales Stay Subdued

U.K. retail sales rose at a slow pace in the year to May as spending constraints on consumers kept many away from the shops, the Confederation of British Industry said. Lees verder

iPhone 5 Rumor Round-Up: Curvy Screen, World-Phone Chips, Augmented Reality [Updated]

iPhone 5 Rumor Round-Up: Curvy Screen, World-Phone Chips, Augmented Reality [Updated]

It looks like the iPhone 5 won't be out until later this year...but there is plenty to talk about already. Here's our summary of the hottest hints on Apple's next big trendsetting device.The iPhone--love it or hate it--has played a huge role in redefining the entire smartphone genre. And since it will continue to do so, the information we can glean about the next device before it launches is in... Lees verder

Strong Sales Of Organic Foods Attract Investors

Strong Sales Of Organic Foods Attract Investors

Despite weak economic conditions, sales of organic foods in the United States and Europe are growing, and investors have noticed. Lees verder

The Best- And Worst-Paying Sales Jobs

The Best- And Worst-Paying Sales Jobs

If you have that magical mix of skills and personality that a career in selling requires, you may be Lees verder

Strong Sales of Organic Foods in Europe Could Lead to Deals

Strong Sales of Organic Foods in Europe Could Lead to Deals

Despite weak economic conditions, sales of organic foods in the United States and Europe are growing, and investors have noticed. Lees verder

Organic Farming Holds Its Own Despite Economic Strains

Organic Farming Holds Its Own Despite Economic Strains

Sales of organic foods appear robust across Europe and the United States, and that is attracting more interest and activity from investors. Lees verder

How Jack Dorsey's Square Is Accidentally Disrupting The Entire Payments Industry

How Jack Dorsey's Square Is Accidentally Disrupting The Entire Payments Industry

Dorsey and Square COO Keith Rabois talk to Fast Company about their unintentional, design-driven revolution, what it means for the cash register space, the deals space, and the future of buying ... everything.The new payment system that Square launched today is going to have a profound effect on how people pay for stuff in the real world—perhaps as profound as the iTunes store has had on the di... Lees verder

How to Sell a Windows PC

How to Sell a Windows PC

For generations, salesmen have scratched their heads at the prospect of selling a Windows PC. "It sh Lees verder

Caterpillar's Global Peer Continues To Beat The Street

Caterpillar's Global Peer Continues To Beat The Street

CNH Global is cashing in on record farming income. This stock saw sales rise 17% in the first quarte Lees verder

Toyota Electric Cars Will Tweet, Friend You

Toyota Electric Cars Will Tweet, Friend You

Car manufacturer Toyota is working with Salesforce.com, a provider of web-based software for large companies, to create a private social network for electric car drivers that will connect them with Toyota officials and local dealerships. The “Toyota Friend” service will let electric car and plug-in hybrid electric car drivers communicate with Toyota and other maintenance officials to exchange d... Lees verder

Competition, Inflation A Killer Mix For Campbell Soup

Competition, Inflation A Killer Mix For Campbell Soup

Campbell posted third quarter earnings with a profit beat but disappointing U.S. sales, down for the Lees verder

China Share Could Catapult GM Back Above Toyota

China Share Could Catapult GM Back Above Toyota

Japan tragedy, China opportunity may push GM back atop Toyota on the global sales list. Lees verder

Sales For Hexcel Rocket Upward In First Quarter

Sales For Hexcel Rocket Upward In First Quarter

Analysts expect a 30% growth rate for this producer of structural materials for the aerospace indust Lees verder

Gaga's Album Gives iTunes The Finger, Navy SEALs Vs. Mickey Mouse, And More...

Gaga's Album Gives iTunes The Finger, Navy SEALs Vs. Mickey Mouse, And More...

The Fast Company reader's essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web--updated all day. Gaga Album On Amazon For 99 CentsMother monster is terrorizing the Internet establishment with sales of her new album, Born This Way, which Amazon is selling for 1/12th the price it's fetching on iTunes. At a record-breaking 10 million Twitter followers, she's becoming a web tour de... Lees verder

Innovatieve Stakeholder Management voor complexere (sales) projecten

Innovatieve Stakeholder Management voor complexere (sales) projecten

[ Maandag 23 mei 2011 | Discap ] Discap heeft een partner-overeenkomst gesloten met Stakeholder Management Pty Ltd Lees verder

Gaga's $0.99 Album Gives iTunes The Finger, Navy SEALs Vs. Mickey Mouse, And More...

Gaga's $0.99 Album Gives iTunes The Finger, Navy SEALs Vs. Mickey Mouse, And More...

The Fast Company reader's essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web--updated all day. Gaga Album On Amazon For 99 CentsMother monster is terrorizing the Internet establishment with sales of her new album, Born This Way, which Amazon is selling for 1/12th the price it's fetching on iTunes. At a record-breaking 10 million Twitter followers, she's becoming a web tour de... Lees verder

A blueprint for a modern intellectual property policy | Peter Bradwell

A blueprint for a modern intellectual property policy | Peter Bradwell

Professor Hargreaves's report points the way to an approach to copyright that doesn't stifle innovation. Will it be acted upon?There is a world of people who, for varying reasons, obsess about intellectual property. Last Wednesday morning we were all holding our breath. The previous six months had seen an intense debate about IP in the digital age. Is it too restrictive, for example in allowing... Lees verder

Google eyes digital display market

Google eyes digital display market

Having conquered classified search, Google is targeting display advertising – a move that makes media companies nervous Neal Mohan is known as Google's $200bn man. Mohan, vice-president of display advertising products at the US technology giant, has been tasked with emulating the company's unrivalled success with online search in the digital display market.The $200bn (£123bn) figure, he says, i... Lees verder

Money is liquid - Gratis iPad - Sales Masterminds

Money is liquid - Gratis iPad - Sales Masterminds

Haha, de suite waar Strauss-Kahn toch op zijn minst oog in oog heeft gestaan met een geschrokken kamermeisje, kun je nu huren tegen vier keer het tarief van voor de ontmoeting. Vanaf de andere kant van de wereld krijg ik een email van David Bloch, waarin hij aangeeft dat een hotelkamer in Thailand de dubbele prijs bedraagt, want laagseizoen. Minder vraag maakt alles tenslotte relatief duurder, ... Lees verder

David Abraham: the devil is in the detail

David Abraham: the devil is in the detail

The Channel 4 chief executive has been quietly rebuilding the former Big Brother broadcasterDavid Abraham has been running Channel 4 for a year, but it has been – curiously – a period in which the Made in Chelsea to 24 Hours in A&E broadcaster has probably never been less visible. The media agenda has been elsewhere – the BBC, cuts, the licence fee, and latterly News Corp and Sky. Television ad... Lees verder

Google eyes digital display market

Google eyes digital display market

Having conquered classified search, Google is targeting display advertising – a move that makes media companies nervous Neal Mohan is known as Google's $200bn man. Mohan, vice-president of display advertising products at the US technology giant, has been tasked with emulating the company's unrivalled success with online search in the digital display market.The $200bn (£123bn) figure, he says, i... Lees verder

As Lenders Hold Homes in Foreclosure, Sales Are Hurt

As Lenders Hold Homes in Foreclosure, Sales Are Hurt

The nation’s biggest banks and mortgage lenders have amassed a glut of foreclosed homes that threatens to deepen the housing slump. Lees verder

Economic Reports This Week

Economic Reports This Week

Reports will include new-home sales for April, durable goods for April, weekly jobless claims and revised first-quarter figures for gross domestic product. Lees verder

Suit Claims Cisco Helped China Pursue Falun Gong

Suit Claims Cisco Helped China Pursue Falun Gong

The suit, filed by a rights group, was based on Cisco sales materials. Cisco said there was “no basis” for the claims and that it would “vigorously” defend itself. Lees verder

Banks Amass Glut of Homes, Chilling Sales

Banks Amass Glut of Homes, Chilling Sales

The nation’s biggest banks and mortgage lenders have amassed a glut of foreclosed homes that threatens to deepen the housing slump. Lees verder

ADV: Real-time inzicht in salesprestaties?

ADV: Real-time inzicht in salesprestaties?

Verhoog uw verkoopkansen met Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online en werk altijd met real-time klanteninformatie. Stroomlijn uw activiteiten en genereer meer sales in minder tijd. Nieuwsgierig of deze oplossing iets voor uw organisatie is? Probeer nu gratis 30 dagen CRM Online. Lees verder

10 Companies That Pay Salespeople Really Well

10 Companies That Pay Salespeople Really Well

On average, sales representatives for wholesalers and manufacturers of technical and scientific prod Lees verder

Goldman Ups Estimates On Autodesk But Shares Fall

Goldman Ups Estimates On Autodesk But Shares Fall

This morning, Goldman Sachs increased its EPS estimates on shares of Autodesk (ADSK) through 2014 as the company is increasing sales and margins. With the higher earnings estimates, Goldman set a new price target on $52 per share and maintained its buy rating. Lees verder

Heavy Bond Sales As Gap Falls From Retail Clouds

Heavy Bond Sales As Gap Falls From Retail Clouds

Risk aversion remained a critical driver sending government bond yields lower and creating a comfort Lees verder

Gap Falls Into The Abyss After Earnings

Gap Falls Into The Abyss After Earnings

Clothing retailer plunges 17% on lower sales, higher costs, guidance cut. Lees verder

Future reaches digital 'tipping point'

Future reaches digital 'tipping point'

Stevie Spring speaks of 'big story' as digital growth outstrips print decline for first timeFuture Publishing chief executive Stevie Spring has claimed the magazine company reached a "tipping point" after digital revenues growth outstripped its print advertising income decline.Future Publishing, home to Total Film and Classic Rock, reported its first growth in UK ad revenues in four years on Fr... Lees verder

The Price Is Right For Costco's Latin Cousin

The Price Is Right For Costco's Latin Cousin

PriceSmart continues to experience exceptionally strong same-store sales growth as its business mode Lees verder

Retail Earnings After the Bell: Gap, Foot Locker, Aeropostale

Retail Earnings After the Bell: Gap, Foot Locker, Aeropostale

Clothing retailer Gap (GPS) said late yesterday that lower sales and higher costs led to a decline [...] Lees verder

World premiere of a bus in Mannheim: The new Mercedes-Benz Citaro is..

World premiere of a bus in Mannheim: The new Mercedes-Benz Citaro is..

[ Vrijdag 20 mei 2011 | DaimlerChrysler ] Mannheim/Stuttgart - With sales of over 31,000 units during 13 years of production, the Mercedes-Benz Citaro is the most successful regular-service bus of all time Lees verder

Lowe's Looks to Hardware, LED To Light Up Sales

Lowe's Looks to Hardware, LED To Light Up Sales

Seasonal market share should pick up as well. Lees verder

The Ebook Effect: Barnes & Noble Worth Over $1 Billion

The Ebook Effect: Barnes & Noble Worth Over $1 Billion

Liberty Media's offered $1 billion to buy Barnes & Noble. But it's not because of the bookseller's massive, inviting physical locations--the proposed purchase is most appealing because of one item the store offers: the Nook. Just another sign that the era of the ebook truly has arrived. There's a billion-dollar offer on the table for bookseller Barnes & Noble, mostly thanks to one single item i... Lees verder

Bentley achieves record sales for China

Bentley achieves record sales for China

[ Vrijdag 20 mei 2011 | Volkswagen Group ] Bentley Motors this week announced that it had sold a record 396 cars in Mainland China in the first four months of 2011 Lees verder

Macro News is Bad, But Japanese Companies are Getting Stronger

Macro News is Bad, But Japanese Companies are Getting Stronger

There is an outside chance that even as many Japanese companies will see reduced sales and profits t Lees verder

Jobless Claims Ease Amid Weak Growth

Jobless Claims Ease Amid Weak Growth

Home sales are feeble and factory activity in the mid-Atlantic has slumped, but the labor market seems to be in recovery. Lees verder

Retailers Fall Short as Shoppers Cut Back

Retailers Fall Short as Shoppers Cut Back

Falling sales and rising costs have an effect on the first quarter for Sears and Gap, Lees verder

Jobless Claims Ease Amid Weak Growth

Jobless Claims Ease Amid Weak Growth

Home sales are feeble and factory activity in the mid-Atlantic has slumped, but the labor market seems to be in recovery. Lees verder

Jobless Claims Decline Amid Weak Economic Growth

Jobless Claims Decline Amid Weak Economic Growth

Home sales are feeble and factory activity in the mid-Atlantic has slumped, but the labor market seems to be in recovery. Lees verder

What Do Amazon's E-Book Sales Mean for the Future of Books?

What Do Amazon's E-Book Sales Mean for the Future of Books?

My fellow Forbes blogger Eric Savitz reported earlier today that Amazon has announced that since Apr Lees verder

Windows Phone 7 Finally Lands on Verizon With HTC’s Trophy

Windows Phone 7 Finally Lands on Verizon With HTC’s Trophy

HTC's Trophy arrives next week as the first Microsoft Windows Phone 7 handset for the Verizon Wireless network. Will the 2010 hardware inspire sales in 2011? It's not likely, but consumers looking for an alternative platform with Microsoft product integration might spring for the new handset. Lees verder

Rousch Fenway Racing Tries New Sponsor Pitch

Rousch Fenway Racing Tries New Sponsor Pitch

The racing team joins with IEG on a sales and ROI measurement formula for potential sponsors. Lees verder

Mobile Stats: BlackBerry PlayBook Outselling Xoom, Windows Phone Still Struggles

Mobile Stats: BlackBerry PlayBook Outselling Xoom, Windows Phone Still Struggles

The analyst firms of Gartner and RBC Capital Markets have provided us with updated insights into how well the various mobile platform players are performing as of late. According to Gartner's recent report on mobile device sales in Q1 2011, smartphone market share is rapidly increasing, up 85% year-over-year to account for 23.6% of all sales this quarter. Lees verder

Stronger Signals From Retail Still Contest With Struggling Housing Market

Stronger Signals From Retail Still Contest With Struggling Housing Market

Home sales slipped under expectations last month, as prices slipped further from their year-ago mark Lees verder

Economy Sluggish, Sales Sluggish, Staples Sluggish

Economy Sluggish, Sales Sluggish, Staples Sluggish

In the wake of what some have called an "economy stuck in neutral," Staples stock tumbled by 15% yes Lees verder

Accenture Receives "Strong Positive", Highest Possible Rating Given,..

Accenture Receives "Strong Positive", Highest Possible Rating Given,..

[ Donderdag 19 mei 2011 | Accenture ] NEW YORK; May 19, 2011 - Accenture (NYSE: ACN) has received a "Strong Positive" - the highest possible rating given - in Gartner's report entitled "MarketScope for Sales Force Automation in the Consumer Goods Lees verder

3DS and Wii Sales Hit Record Lows in Japan

3DS and Wii Sales Hit Record Lows in Japan

If you start to examine the numbers that are coming out of Nintendo, it should be a surprise to no o Lees verder

Meet The App Man At AT&T

Meet The App Man At AT&T

CTO John Donovan, left, sees digital water balloons as a fun primer on handset-to-handset apps—and a lure for wayward subscribers. | Photographs by Darren BraunAs leader of Donovan’s tech council, Sanjay Macwan is helping revamp AT&T from a phone company to a technology company.Does losing its iPhone monopoly spell doom for Ma Bell? Not so far. #article-bucket a .article-view-enlarged { display... Lees verder

Amazon Sells More E-Books Than Paper Ones

Amazon Sells More E-Books Than Paper Ones

E-books realize their unbound potential faster than expected as pixels push past paper in Amazon sales. Oh, and, hey, look! Kindles for sale!Since April the first, for every 100 print-and-paper books Amazon has sold, it's also sold 105 e-books, according to a fresh Amazon announcement. Kindle e-readers arrived, along with a small but fast-growing digital bookstore, in November 2007--by July 201... Lees verder

LinkedIn IPO Skyrockets, "Like" Buttons Stalk You, L.A. Noire A Hit, And More...

LinkedIn IPO Skyrockets, "Like" Buttons Stalk You, L.A. Noire A Hit, And More...

The Fast Company reader's essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web--updated all day. LinkedIn IPO SkyrocketsDoubling in price right out of the gate, LinkedIn's stock price has been selling for as high as $92.99 a share, fueling as much adoration as it has bubble speculation (update to update: in the time it took to write this short paragraph, the stock jumped to $98... Lees verder

Scania boosts its presence in India

Scania boosts its presence in India

[ Donderdag 19 mei 2011 | Volkswagen Group ] Scania is now initiating an investment in sales in additional segments of the Indian market Lees verder

Home Resales Decline

Home Resales Decline

Sales of previously occupied homes in the U.S. fell slightly in April. Separately, new claims for jobless benefits fell by 29,000 last week, but still remain above 400,000. Lees verder

Even With New $50 Million Funding, Eventbrite Is Not Taking Aim At Ticketmaster

Even With New $50 Million Funding, Eventbrite Is Not Taking Aim At Ticketmaster

"Really, it doesn't make the most sense for us to go right after Ticketmaster now, when we have such a large opportunity in all these other markets," says Eventbrite CEO Kevin Hartz. Popular ticketing startup Eventbrite is known more for selling tix for local indie acts than Madison Square Garden headliners. But yesterday, a huge round of funding--$50 million Series E financing led by Tiger Glo... Lees verder

After LinkedIn's IPO: What It Will Have To Do To Earn Its $4.3 Billion Valuation

After LinkedIn's IPO: What It Will Have To Do To Earn Its $4.3 Billion Valuation

There is plenty of hoopla over the first major social network IPO. And also plenty of questions about LinkedIn's ability to deliver.LinkedIn’s IPO price is raising a lot of eyebrows in tech and investing circles today, and it’s setting the company up to have to work extremely hard to prove that it’s worth its lofty valuation.At the $45 per share opening price, LinkedIn stock traded at 46 times ... Lees verder

Wedding Helps U.K. Retailers

Wedding Helps U.K. Retailers

U.K. retail sales rose more than expected in April as an extra holiday for a royal wedding and the warmest weather for the month on record boosted sales of food, clothing and footwear. Lees verder

Wedding, Weather Help U.K. Retail

Wedding, Weather Help U.K. Retail

U.K. retail sales rose more than expected in April as an extra holiday for a royal wedding and the warmest weather for the month on record boosted sales of food, clothing and footwear. Lees verder

Can Eventbrite Unseat Ticketmaster?

Can Eventbrite Unseat Ticketmaster?

Grumbling about Ticketmaster is nothing new. It's been almost 20 years since Pearl Jam led its much publicized boycott of the ticket sales giant. (I'm dating myself with that reference, I realize.) And still Ticketmaster has dominated the industry, merging with LiveNation in 2010 and providing ticket sales for most major music events. Lees verder

ADV: Tot 70% besparen op uw CRM-kosten?

ADV: Tot 70% besparen op uw CRM-kosten?

Maak gebruik van CRM Online met Microsoft Dynamics en bespaar tot 70% op uw CRM-kosten. Eenvoudig in gebruik en maximaal rendement uit uw sales, marketing en klantenservice. Nieuwsgierig of deze oplossing iets voor uw organisatie is? Probeer nu gratis 30 dagen CRM Online. Lees verder

Eventbrite Aims Big With $50M of New Funding

Eventbrite Aims Big With $50M of New Funding

Ticketing startup Eventbrite announced today that it has raised $50 million to finance its growing ambitions in the ticketing market. The San Francisco company started out aiming for a different audience than existing ticketing giants like Ticketmaster, offering an easy way for small event organizers to sell tickets. And personally, my most common usage of Eventbrite is still for tech conferenc... Lees verder

Most at Fed Want Rate Increases Before Asset Sales

Most at Fed Want Rate Increases Before Asset Sales

Officials agreed they would eventually shrink the Fed’s much expanded portfolio over the medium term, and that getting rid of mortgage-related debt would be a priority, minutes of their April meeting showed. Lees verder

Staples Comes Unglued After Odious Earnings And Sales Miss

Staples Comes Unglued After Odious Earnings And Sales Miss

Staples shares were down 15% in afternoon trading after stinking up the joint with its quarterly report. Lees verder

Another Way AT&T Could Benefit From Acquiring T-Mobile: Small Business Sales

Another Way AT&T Could Benefit From Acquiring T-Mobile: Small Business Sales

If its proposed $39 billion acquisition of T-Mobile USA gets approved, AT&T will benefit in nume Lees verder

ITV end-of-year TV trading could be hit by Channel 5 contract dispute

ITV end-of-year TV trading could be hit by Channel 5 contract dispute

ITV sales director may be prevented from leading 2012 airtime sales negotiations due to Channel 5 non-compete clauseITV's critical end-of-year TV trading season, when deals to secure more than £1.5bn from advertisers for 2012 will be concluded, could to be thrown into turmoil because of a dispute with Richard Desmond's Northern & Shell over a non-compete clause for a senior executive.Kelly Will... Lees verder

Cegedim Relationship Management aggregate spend-marktleider in rapport

Cegedim Relationship Management aggregate spend-marktleider in rapport

[ Woensdag 18 mei 2011 | Business Wire ] Cegedim Relationship Management staat als de wereldwijde marktleider voor aggregate spend-oplossingen voor de biowetenschappelijke sector vermeld in een onlangs door IDC Health Insights uitgebracht rapport getiteld "Business Strategy: Aggregate Spend Compliance - The Next Frontier of Pharmaceutical Sales and Marketing" Lees verder

Welcome to the Post-PC World ...

Welcome to the Post-PC World ...

Hewlett-Packard Co.'s consumer PC sales plunged 23 percent last quarter, and the company lopped $1 b Lees verder

Deere: Solid Sales Growth Despite Impact Of Japan Disaster

Deere: Solid Sales Growth Despite Impact Of Japan Disaster

Machinery maker reports surge in second-quarter profit, and says earthquake will take chunk out of full-year revenue. Lees verder

With $4 Gasoline, More Folks Skip the Trip

With $4 Gasoline, More Folks Skip the Trip

High gasoline prices mean consumers are making fewer trips to the store, and that's translating into lower sales for retailers such as Wal-Mart and Lowe's. Lees verder

Boekrecensie: Guerrilla Social Media Marketing

Boekrecensie: Guerrilla Social Media Marketing

Auteur Jay Conrad Levinson is in de Verenigde Staten bekend omdat hij een serie schreef over guerrillamarketing. Nu betrekt hij ook de social media hierin. Hij beheert de website gmarketing.com en geeft trainingen en presentaties over en coacht in guerrillamarketing. Shane Gibson is de man van de sales en de profits. De auteurs geven tien persoonlijkheidskenmerken van de typische guerrilla soci... Lees verder

Wal-Mart Frets as U.S. Shoppers Buy Food and Little Else

Wal-Mart Frets as U.S. Shoppers Buy Food and Little Else

An increase in grocery sales failed to revive merchandise sales, and same-store sales in the United States fell for an eighth consecutive quarter. Lees verder

Stocks Close Mostly Lower as Economy Sputters

Stocks Close Mostly Lower as Economy Sputters

An outlook from Hewlett-Packard for poor personal computer sales and disappointing data on home construction and factory output send shares lower for a second straight day. Lees verder

Sony Xperia Play Ready for Verizon Wireless Gamers

Sony Xperia Play Ready for Verizon Wireless Gamers

Sony Ericsson's Xperia Play hits Verizon Wireless May 26, with pre-orders starting a week earlier. As the first PlayStation-certified handset, Sony Ericcson hopes to boost flagging smartphone sales with the unique device. And unlike prior SE handsets, the Play launches with Android 2.3. Lees verder

Stocks Remain Lower in Late Trading

Stocks Remain Lower in Late Trading

An outlook from Hewlett-Packard for poor personal computer sales and disappointing data on home construction and factory ouptut send shares lower for a second straight day. Lees verder

With $4 Gas, More Folks Skip the Trip

With $4 Gas, More Folks Skip the Trip

High gasoline prices mean consumers are making fewer trips to the store, and that's translating into lower sales for retailers such as Wal-Mart and Lowe's. Lees verder

Amazon Gets Both Reactionary and Proactive in Struggle to Avoid Sales Taxes

Amazon Gets Both Reactionary and Proactive in Struggle to Avoid Sales Taxes

As one of RetailWire?s BrainTrust panelists, Gene Detroyer, frankly laid it out in??a recent o Lees verder

Are HP's Weak Consumer PC Sales a Sign of the Tablet Revolution?

Are HP's Weak Consumer PC Sales a Sign of the Tablet Revolution?

Hewlett-Packard held its second quarter earnings call today and while the numbers were strong, the company did admit that its consumer PC sales were weak and the outlook is not expected to get better anytime soon. Lees verder

UBS Likes Foot Locker Up To $22

UBS Likes Foot Locker Up To $22

UBS raised its price target on shares of Foot Locker to $22 as the company continues to produce solid sales. Lees verder

Analyst Takes Hammer To Lowe's Estimates

Analyst Takes Hammer To Lowe's Estimates

Goldman lowers EPS forecast on disappointing sales trends for home improvmenet chain. Lees verder

Analyst Moves: LOW, URBN

Analyst Moves: LOW, URBN

This morning, Goldman Sachs lowered its EPS estimates on shares of Lowe's (LOW) as sales trends [...] Lees verder

H.P. Outlook and Economic Data Weigh on Stocks

H.P. Outlook and Economic Data Weigh on Stocks

Equities remain lower at midday on an outlook for poor personal computer sales and disappointing data on home construction. Lees verder

H.P. Outlook and Economic Data Weigh on Stocks

H.P. Outlook and Economic Data Weigh on Stocks

Equities remain lower at midday on an outlook for poor personal computer sales and disappointing data on home construction. Lees verder

iPad Sales Slow But Apple Still Lord Of Tablet Land

iPad Sales Slow But Apple Still Lord Of Tablet Land

While we anticipate total iPad sales will cross 54 million by the end of our forecast period, Trefis Lees verder

Dell's PC sales fall 8%

Dell's PC sales fall 8%

Dell's PC sales slumped in the first quarter of 2011, even as the computing giant booked record earnings. Lees verder

Profit Rises at Wal-Mart, but U.S. Sales Languish

Profit Rises at Wal-Mart, but U.S. Sales Languish

An increase in grocery sales failed to revived merchandise sales and same-store sales in the United States fell for an eighth straight quarter. Lees verder

Wave-And-Pay Rumor For Apple Stores Would Revolutionize How You Shop

Wave-And-Pay Rumor For Apple Stores Would Revolutionize How You Shop

Rumor has it that Apple may have a big product launch ready for the 10th anniversary of its stores--and it could be NFC-enabled tech. It'd be just like Apple to try to revolutionize the shopping experience for everyone.Apple may be about to bring NFC wireless tech to its stores. Employees have been attending secret meetings, their equipment has been getting software updates, and around the time... Lees verder

H.P. Profit Up 5%, but PC Sales Are Declining

H.P. Profit Up 5%, but PC Sales Are Declining

The company revised its forecast for the current quarter, indicating worries about the impact of the Japan earthquake, softness in sales of PCs and lower operating profits in its services unit. Lees verder

The Bin Laden Raid Could Transform Asia's 21st Century Arms Race

The Bin Laden Raid Could Transform Asia's 21st Century Arms Race

How a split-second stall in a top-secret chopper could lead to a new-and-improved Chinese stealth fighter and greatly alter the international arms race--in four easy steps.1. Get to the chopper. On May 2, four helicopters carrying two-dozen U.S. Navy SEALs snuck into Pakistan bound for Abottabad, flying low to avoid detection by radar (that was switched off anyway). Leading the way were a pair ... Lees verder

AkzoNobel breidt autoherstelnetwerk VS uit

AkzoNobel breidt autoherstelnetwerk VS uit

AMSTERDAM (AFN) - Het onderdeel Automotive & Aerospace Coatings van AkzoNobel breidt haar distributienetwerk voor autoherstel in de Verenigde Staten uit. Dat werd dinsdag bekendgemaakt. AkzoNobel gaat een nauwere samenwerking aan met LKQ Corporation.Op grond van de overeenkomst tussen de twee ondernemingen gaat LKQ de distributie verzorgen van de merken Sikkens, Lesonal en U-Tech. Financiлle de... Lees verder

Why Doctors' Drug-Prescribing Info Should Be Kept Private

Why Doctors' Drug-Prescribing Info Should Be Kept Private

Doctors' prescribing information (minus patients' names) is routinely sold to pharmaceutical companies to help them target their sales pitches. Why is that wrong? Lees verder

Datameer Snags $9.25M More to Analyze Massive Amounts of Data

Datameer Snags $9.25M More to Analyze Massive Amounts of Data

Datameer, a company that allows users to analyze massive amounts of data without technical know-how, today announced a second round of funding for $9.25 million. The money will be used to hire additional employees for its engineering, sales, and marketing teams. The company created a user dashboard to easily feed and analyze data into Apache Hadoop, an open-source software that processes large ... Lees verder

Profit Rises At Penney’s, But Slides At Lowe’s

Profit Rises At Penney’s, But Slides At Lowe’s

Profit and sales were down at the home improvement chain Lowe’s while J. C. Penney’s profit rose after cutting costs. Lees verder

Why Android Honeycomb Tablets Aren't Hot ... Yet

Why Android Honeycomb Tablets Aren't Hot ... Yet

Nvidia's head honcho knows that sluggish sales of Android tablets are a problem, but says it won't be that way forever. Lees verder

Mixed Results From Lowe’s and J.C. Penney

Mixed Results From Lowe’s and J.C. Penney

Profit and sales were down at the home improvement chain Lowe’s while J. C. Penney’s profit rose after cutting costs. Lees verder

Retailers Showing Recovering Sales: KSS, JCP, DDS

Retailers Showing Recovering Sales: KSS, JCP, DDS

Among a slew of earnings reports from retailers this last week, one thing has been consistent -Cloth Lees verder

StackMob Stacks Up $7.5M to Be Heroku-Style Backend for Mobile Developers

StackMob Stacks Up $7.5M to Be Heroku-Style Backend for Mobile Developers

StackMob, a backend development platform for mobile applications — in vein of the successful Ruby-backend platform Heroku – has announced that it has raised $7.5 million in its first round of funding. Currently in a private beta, the startup targets mobile developers and looks to provide them with a complete solution to host, manage, and deploy their mobile applications. It also offers develope... Lees verder

Mixed Results From Two Major Retailers

Mixed Results From Two Major Retailers

Profit and sales were down at the home improvement chain Lowe’s while J.C. Penney’s profit rose after cutting costs. Lees verder

The Tony Awards

The Tony Awards

Sunday, June 12 Star power hits the Broadway stage this season. | Photographs courtesy of Sarak Rulwich/the New York Times (Pacino) ; Bruce Glikas / Getty Images (Redgrave ); Walter McBride/Retnalt D./Corbis (Jones). Of the 42 shows on the Broadway stage this season, a total of 26 are based on Hollywood productions or star a Tinseltown celebrity. "They're joined at the hip," says Broadway Lea... Lees verder

Iittala is populair

Iittala is populair

Iittala is erg populair onder consumenten. Volgens Björn Floot, Sales Manager Benelux, presteerde iittala als onderdeel van het Finse Fiskars-concern,... Lees verder

Greek Aid Hinges on Asset Sales

Greek Aid Hinges on Asset Sales

Greece's bid for more financial aid for next year and 2013 could hinge on accelerated sales of state assets, according to people familiar with the matter. Lees verder

SAGE's Latest Knockout: $95,000 Lab Rats

SAGE's Latest Knockout: $95,000 Lab Rats

When genetically engineered, the Long Evans Hooded rat (center) and the Sprague Dawleys may help cure cancer. Not bad for a rodent. | Photographs by Saverio TrugliaSt. Louis's SAGE Labs has a radical new way to build a better rat for scientific study. .article-view-enlarged { display:none; } IN THE SPRAWLING flatlands west of St. Louis, in a nondescript brown building on an industrial cul-de-sa... Lees verder

Progressive Uses New Driver-Focused Technology to Determine Insurance Rates

Progressive Uses New Driver-Focused Technology to Determine Insurance Rates

“They had big antennae and wires going everywhere,” says Progressive’s Richard Hutchinson of Snapshot predecessors. The device is now roughly the size of a deck of cards. | Illustration by Leonello CalvettiThe insurance company is zooming ahead in the race to deliver usage-based insurance rates. #article-bucket a .article-view-enlarged { display:none; } WHEN GLENN Renwick, the chief executive o... Lees verder

Ireland's love of print can survive the worst of recessions

Ireland's love of print can survive the worst of recessions

This is a small country of 4.5 million but these are people who buy newspapersIreland will soon play host to the Queen and Barack Obama – like all good US presidents, Obama claims Irish descent. Visit Dublin's newspaper offices, and you find they're betting which of the two will provide a greater bump to sales. Presidents, though, come here all the time; the smart money is that Her Majesty will... Lees verder

Sassy 2.0: Social Media Catches Up With Jane Pratt At xoJane.com

Sassy 2.0: Social Media Catches Up With Jane Pratt At xoJane.com

The founding editor of Sassy and Jane walks us through xoJane.com, her answer to Sassy for a constantly connected generation. "Now I want to take the whole community thing to another level," Pratt tells us. Jane Pratt, founding editor of Sassy, was social media before social media existed. Today she’s launching xoJane.com, her answer to Sassy for a constantly connected generation. Sassy, the co... Lees verder

Financial services companies are the main winners of their industry awards

Financial services companies are the main winners of their industry awards

Awards let financial services firms boast about being the 'best provider', but our investigation reveals consultancies that 'guarantee' wins and publishers that hand out prizes for cashComment: Awards – good, bad and uglyThe reputation of Britain's banks, insurers and financial advisers is, after the credit crunch, at a rock bottom low. Yet never before have they won so many awards. This year, ... Lees verder

'Record labels are not dinosaurs of the music industry'

'Record labels are not dinosaurs of the music industry'

Artists are increasingly using Facebook and Twitter to promote albums but record labels still add value, says former EMI bossThey have been accused of greed and short-sightedness, seen as the fat cats making obscene profits on the back of musicians' creativity. But record labels have been unfairly portrayed as dinosaurs of the music industry, the head of the body representing the UK's record co... Lees verder

Method: Only Inauthentic "Green" Cleaning Products Are Failing

Method: Only Inauthentic "Green" Cleaning Products Are Failing

Numbers show that people are giving up on non-toxic cleaning products. But they're really just giving up the ones that are doing it for show. Are people so fed up with greenwashing that they're giving up entirely on non-toxic cleaning products? Last month's New York Times article entitled "As Consumers Cut Spending, 'Green' Products Lose Allure" seems to be a downer at first. Sales of Clorox Gr... Lees verder

Apple Roundup: Speech Controls, Air-Powered Keyboards, Animated iPods As Jewelry

Apple Roundup: Speech Controls, Air-Powered Keyboards, Animated iPods As Jewelry

Apple has filed a number of stunningly promising patents this week--here's a peek at the sweet new features that'll make your current device look lame. Apple has filed a number of stunningly promising patents this week, and combined with news from manufacturing partners and some leaks, here's what may be coming up in future iDevices.iPod Nano with cameraWe've seen a few rumors that Apple is add... Lees verder

Nieuwe directeur businessontwikkeling Europa en Afrika ImmerVision

Nieuwe directeur businessontwikkeling Europa en Afrika ImmerVision

[ Vrijdag 13 mei 2011 | Business Wire ] ImmerVision, uitvinder van de 360° panomorphlens en internationaal expert in immersieve optische technologie, heeft Charles-Michel Gongora benoemd tot Directeur Sales and Operations voor Videobewakingsapplicaties in de EMEA-regio Lees verder

LimeWire settles filesharing legal battle for $105m

LimeWire settles filesharing legal battle for $105m

LimeWire settles out of court with 13 record companies that blame filesharing service for lost salesLimeWire has agreed to pay record companies $105m (£64m) to end a five-year legal battle over illegal filesharing.The out-of-court settlement with 13 record companies, including labels owned by the four major groups, comes days after the start of a trial to decide damages following a decision tha... Lees verder

iFive: Limewire Pays Out For Piracy, Square Hires Apple Engineer, Cisco's Worst Job Cuts, Sony's Sal

iFive: Limewire Pays Out For Piracy, Square Hires Apple Engineer, Cisco's Worst Job Cuts, Sony's Sal

1. Attention Google--this is what happens when you anger the record labels: Limewire and its former CEO Mark Gorton have agreed to pay $105 million to close a legal suit alleging Limewire encouraged users to share pirated music. It's a result of a court ruling last year that the p2p service and CEO could be liable for the illegal sharing actions of its users, and is one of the biggest music set... Lees verder

iFive: Limewire Pays Out For Piracy, Square Hires Apple Engineer, Cisco's Worst Job Cuts, Sony's Sal

iFive: Limewire Pays Out For Piracy, Square Hires Apple Engineer, Cisco's Worst Job Cuts, Sony's Sal

1. Attention Google--this is what happens when you anger the record labels: Limewire and its former CEO Mark Gorton have agreed to pay $105 million to close a legal suit alleging Limewire encouraged users to share pirated music. It's a result of a court ruling last year that the p2p service and CEO could be liable for the illegal sharing actions of its users, and is one of the biggest music set... Lees verder

iFive: Limewire Pays Out For Piracy, Square Hires Apple Engineer, Cisco's Worst Job Cuts, Sony's Sal

iFive: Limewire Pays Out For Piracy, Square Hires Apple Engineer, Cisco's Worst Job Cuts, Sony's Sal

1. Attention Google--this is what happens when you anger the record labels: Limewire and its former CEO Mark Gorton have agreed to pay $105 million to close a legal suit alleging Limewire encouraged users to share pirated music. It's a result of a court ruling last year that the p2p service and CEO could be liable for the illegal sharing actions of its users, and is one of the biggest music set... Lees verder

Nvidia Beats EPS, Revenue Estimates; Stock Up 2.5%

Nvidia Beats EPS, Revenue Estimates; Stock Up 2.5%

Surging sales of Tegra mobile processors helped Nvidia beat earnings expectations for the quarter en Lees verder

Social Media Ad Network Technorati Names a New CEO

Social Media Ad Network Technorati Names a New CEO

Social media ad network Technorati Media said today it has appointed a new chief executive officer and a new chief technology officer as well. The change is a big one for Technorati, which comScore ranked as the 14th largest media company in the U.S. The company is best known for the data it collects on social media such as the state of the blogosphere. Shani Higgins, former senior vice preside... Lees verder

PPI And Sales Up As Inflation Debate Enters New Territory

PPI And Sales Up As Inflation Debate Enters New Territory

PPI gained 0.8% in April while retail and food sales expanded by 0.5%, as a correction in commodity Lees verder

Food News: General Mills, Tyson

Food News: General Mills, Tyson

Food producer General Mills (GIS) reaffirmed its sales and earnings outlook for 2011 today. The company said it is on track to deliver adjusted earnings per share of $2. Lees verder

Tim Hortons Sales Rise, Misses Forecasts

Tim Hortons Sales Rise, Misses Forecasts

Canadian doughnut, coffee and sandwich chain Tim Hortons (THI) reported first quarter earnings today [...] Lees verder

Long-term commitment in New York

Long-term commitment in New York

[ Donderdag 12 mei 2011 | Volkswagen Group ] Audi Urban Future Initiative in New York Peter Schwarzenbauer, AUDI AG Board Member for Marketing and Sales, opened the events of the Audi Urban Future Initiative in New York on Saturday, 7 May Lees verder

UK music download sales hit £1bn

UK music download sales hit £1bn

BPI figures reveal total digital spending by fans since 2004, with Adele's 21 the biggest-selling albumMusic fans have spent more than £1bn on downloads in the seven years since legal digital services launched in the UK – with Adele's 21 now the biggest-selling album online.A total of £316m was spent on music downloads by music fans in 2010 – almost a third of the total spent since legal servic... Lees verder

First Solar Says Auf Wiedersehen Deutschland Gravy Train

First Solar Says Auf Wiedersehen Deutschland Gravy Train

To understand the impact on First Solar due to lower sales of photovoltaic modules in Germany, if we Lees verder

Energy Costs Lift Retail Sales and Producer Prices

Energy Costs Lift Retail Sales and Producer Prices

Retail sales rose 0.5 percent in April after a 0.9 percent increase in March, and the Producer Price Index rose 0.8 percent last month, slightly above the gain in March. Lees verder

Google Unveils The YouTube 100, Ranks Rebecca Black Right Up There With Lady Gaga

Google Unveils The YouTube 100, Ranks Rebecca Black Right Up There With Lady Gaga

Today, what's hot in music isn't necessarily what's on Billboard's Hot 100--often considered the industry's benchmark ranking index. For one, most indie acts won't ever sell enough CDs to rank among the world's Justin Biebers or Lady Gagas. But also, we're purchasing fewer and fewer physical albums, even if we're consuming more music. A Nielsen study out Wednesday showed that music sales unexpe... Lees verder

Nexenta benoemt Jacco van Achterberg tot sales manager EMEA

Nexenta benoemt Jacco van Achterberg tot sales manager EMEA

[ Donderdag 12 mei 2011 | Business Wire ] Nexenta Systems, wereldwijde leverancier van OpenStorage oplossingen, kondigt vandaag aan Jacco van Achterberg te hebben benoemd als sales manager EMEA Lees verder

The 10 Most Innovative Companies In China

The 10 Most Innovative Companies In China

01 / Dawning Information Industry >> For being China's leading supercomputer-maker. Its Nebulae is the world's third-fastest, and Dawning aims to take on its chipmaker, Nvidia, with its own chip, called the Loongson. 02 / Huawei >> For building the future of telecoms. Forty-five of the world's top 50 telecoms companies have used Huawei products--perhaps the greatest recognition that it's ... Lees verder

Nissan Posts $380 Million Quarterly Profit

Nissan Posts $380 Million Quarterly Profit

Nissan rounded out a record year for car sales by returning to profit in the fourth quarter but Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn acknowledged serious challenges from Japan's natural disasters. Lees verder

Fuso Europe Continues to Boost Sales Stuttgart

Fuso Europe Continues to Boost Sales Stuttgart

[ Donderdag 12 mei 2011 | DaimlerChrysler ] Stuttgart - At 1,325 units, sales at Fuso in Europe were 31 percent higher in the first quarter than in the same period last year Lees verder

Music Sales Up, Taliban Joins Twitter, Gilt Worth A Billion, And More...

Music Sales Up, Taliban Joins Twitter, Gilt Worth A Billion, And More...

The Fast Company reader's essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web--updated all day.Music Sales Up Thanks To Hipsters, Old PeopleNielson released a piracy apocalypse-busting stat about the music industry: sales are up 1.6% in 2011. Premium content, such as the Beatles' albums, and a 37% surge in vinyl (thank your local hipster, everybody), helped propel a trend for ... Lees verder

Energy Costs Drive Retail Sales

Energy Costs Drive Retail Sales

Sales of U.S. retailers climbed in April less than expected, as producer prices continued to pick up last month amid rising energy costs. Jobless claims remained elevated. Lees verder

Gloomy News for the Solar Earning’s Season

Gloomy News for the Solar Earning’s Season

SunPower plans to discuss its first-quarter earnings tomorrow, and it's likely to repeat the same sentiment expressed by fellow manufactures over the past week: Policy change in Italy, its biggest market, caused a slow start for its sales in 2011. Lees verder

Google Chromebooks: What You Need to Know

Google Chromebooks: What You Need to Know

If netbook sales are declining, why would Google announce, not one but two new Chromebook devices with Chrome OS? Google's web expertise has turned data synchronization into a core feature instead of a useful, but tricky add-on that traditional netbooks don't deliver out of the box. Lees verder

Turn Your Brand's Social Media Fans Into A Sales Force

Turn Your Brand's Social Media Fans Into A Sales Force

Here are eight tips for facilitating online and real-world conversations that can boost loyalty and sales. Lees verder

Google suffers curse of diversity with Android | Dan Gillmor

Google suffers curse of diversity with Android | Dan Gillmor

The paradox of the dynamic Android smartphone market is that Google faces software and hardware problems Apple does notOne of Apple's great advantages in the phone and tablet markets is the lack of choices it provides to customers. This may sound counterintuitive in our consumerist culture. But the Android mobile ecosystem, which is growing like crazy, has been, in some sense, burdened by its d... Lees verder

Unilever Needs To Soup Up Sales But Stock Should Be $35

Unilever Needs To Soup Up Sales But Stock Should Be $35

While sales grew by 4.3% Q1 2011 compared to the same period last year, the underlying volumes grew Lees verder

Barclays Needs To Trade Better To Budge Stock Higher

Barclays Needs To Trade Better To Budge Stock Higher

Barclays' sales and trading desk (also classified as global markets) undertakes the sales, trading a Lees verder

Amazon Flows To New Highs But Margins Could Bite Down River

Amazon Flows To New Highs But Margins Could Bite Down River

Offers like free shipping have the ability to pump up unit sales. However, the downside effect is an Lees verder

Bada Bing! HBO Go Hits 1 Million Downloads In Just A Week

Bada Bing! HBO Go Hits 1 Million Downloads In Just A Week

Netflix and Hulu should probably be paying attention. HBO's lone-cowboy strategy might be brilliant.HBO Go, the app from HBO that gives streaming access to 1,400 titles (including the big ones--The Sopranos, True Blood, and so on) hit 1 million downloads in just a week. The app is available to download for iPhone and iPad, as well as for Android devices.That's a pretty remarkable figure. By way... Lees verder

Lord Bell's Chime grabs Golden Goal stake

Lord Bell's Chime grabs Golden Goal stake

Chime buys 60% share in Brazilian sports rights firm prior to country's 2014 World Cup and Rio's 2016 OlympicsLord Bell's Chime has acquired a majority stake in Brazilian sports rights and consulting company Golden Goal in a deal worth up to £9.5m, as the company looks to cash in on the country's hosting of the football World Cup in 2014 and the 2016 Rio Olympics.Chime, which in a market update... Lees verder

Google ad investigation could cost firm at least $500m

Google ad investigation could cost firm at least $500m

US justice department to investigate whether Google unfairly treats some advertisersGoogle is facing a wide-ranging investigation into its online advertising system by the US justice department, which could cost the technology giant at least $500m (£304m).The justice department has launched an investigation into whether Google's lucrative advertising system unfairly treats some unnamed advertis... Lees verder

Ticketmaster CEO Nathan Hubbard On Groupon-Live Nation Deal

Ticketmaster CEO Nathan Hubbard On Groupon-Live Nation Deal

After spending an estimated $350 million to sign top music acts Madonna, Jay-Z, and U2, no one could've guessed Live Nation would be interested in giving discounts to customers. But that's exactly the focus of a new joint venture with Groupon. After spending an estimated $350 million to sign top music acts Madonna, Jay-Z, and U2, no one could've guessed Live Nation would be interested in giving... Lees verder

Boekrecensie: Basisboek marketingcommunicatie (De Berg)

Boekrecensie: Basisboek marketingcommunicatie (De Berg)

Een lezenswaardig boek voor startende en doorgewinterde professionals, maar het richt zich primair op hbo-studenten communicatie, marketing en/of economie. De Berg behandelt in elf hoofdstukken marketingcommunicatie in de breedte en de diepte: wat is marketing en wat is communicatie; consumentengedrag; reclame; salespromotion; dm; pr; retail; eventmarketing; sponsoring; mediaplanning en - erg b... Lees verder

April U.S. Retail Sales Up 8.8% - Highest YOY Growth Since May 2006

April U.S. Retail Sales Up 8.8% - Highest YOY Growth Since May 2006

MasterCard Advisors? SpendingPulse retail sales data are out, and the results are impressive. Lees verder

Google To Announce Chrome Laptops-$20/Month

Google To Announce Chrome Laptops-$20/Month

Google tomorrow will announce sales of the new Chrome laptop in a $20 a month ?student package Lees verder

How Microsoft’s Skype Purchase Can Help Windows Phone

How Microsoft’s Skype Purchase Can Help Windows Phone

Microsoft's $8.5 billion purchase of Skype is official, giving the Redmond company an instant voice and video calling user-base of more than 170 million globally connected customers. With only an estimated 2.5 million Windows Phone 7 handsets sold, there's ample opportunity here to boost smartphone sales. Lees verder

Why integration can be a barrier to innovation in the digital world

Why integration can be a barrier to innovation in the digital world

Although some integrated news rooms and sales forces are effective, progress is often quicker where digital is kept apart"Here's the problem," says Randall Rothenberg, head of the US Interactive Advertising Bureau. "Journalists just don't understand their business."This is a line which leaps out from a new report we are publishing today from the Tow Centre for Digital Journalism at Columbia Jou... Lees verder

We don't make promises...

We don't make promises...

Een uitdaging voor ieder bedrijf, iedere ondernemer en manager: hoe krijg je A-Players aan boord? Account managers die consistente resultaten laten zien, gegarandeerd boven target spelen, high volume & high margin klanten aan zich weten te binden, het hele bedrijf in positieve beweging brengen, full service als normbesef hebben en nog veel meer van die 'dingen'. Wil je weten hoe je A-Players bi... Lees verder

Microsoft's move for Skype: a gamble unlikely to pay off

Microsoft's move for Skype: a gamble unlikely to pay off

Skype is a great service but it will be hard to monetise – and Microsoft may well alienate potential allies in mobile networksAfter paying $8.5bn for Skype, what will Microsoft end up with? In a few years, I forecast it will be this: $8.5bn less in its bank accounts, a cats-in-a-bag fight between its Office division and its Online Services division over integration of the service, little – if a... Lees verder

Can The Prius Popularize Plug-In Hybrid Electric Cars? [Updated]

Can The Prius Popularize Plug-In Hybrid Electric Cars? [Updated]

The Prius made hybrids acceptable. Now Toyota is going to try to use those good feelings to get people to plug in. If we say "hybrid," you probably picture a Prius. It's not surprising; the Toyota Prius was the first mass-produced hybrid (it went on sale in the U.S. in 2001) and it remains the most popular today. But regular hybrids are quickly becoming old hat--the next generation of gas-sippi... Lees verder

Can The Prius Popularize Plug-In Hybrid Electric Cars?

Can The Prius Popularize Plug-In Hybrid Electric Cars?

Prius made hybrids acceptable. Now Toyota is going to try to use those good feelings to get people to plug in. If we say "hybrid," you probably picture a Prius. It's not surprising; the Toyota Prius was the first mass-produced hybrid (it went on sale in the U.S. in 2001) and it remains the most popular today. But regular hybrids are quickly becoming old hat--the next generation of gas-sipping v... Lees verder

Outlook flat for retail and housing

Outlook flat for retail and housing

Spending in shops looked sluggish in the early part of 2011 and house prices were falling gradually, but neither retail sales nor the housing market appear to be suffering dramatic weakness Lees verder

With Tap11 Buy AVOS Is Playing a Big Game With Big Data

With Tap11 Buy AVOS Is Playing a Big Game With Big Data

AVOS, the new startup run by YouTube founders Chad Hurley and Steve Chen, could be targeting the consumer and brand research market with its acquisition of Tap11. Such a move would pit the startup against tech industry stalwarts like Google and Salesforce. Lees verder

LevelUp Makes Redeeming Check-In Rewards Easier With American Express

LevelUp Makes Redeeming Check-In Rewards Easier With American Express

LevelUp, a pilot in the local deals space created by check-in app Scvngr, today announced a partnership with American Express to give users the ability to redeem deals with their credit cards and, thus, eliminating the need for printed coupons or showing your phone at the point of sale. Essentially, consumers will be able to connect their American Express cards to LevelUp and be able to redeem ... Lees verder

Sotheby's Q1 Sales Up 17%

Sotheby's Q1 Sales Up 17%

he international auction house said the first quarter is traditionally a loss period because of the Lees verder

New Funding Values Gilt Groupe at $1B

New Funding Values Gilt Groupe at $1B

Popular flash sales site Gilt Groupe announced today that it has raised another $138 million in funding, and is now reportedly valued at around $1 billion. The round exceeds earlier reports that pegged the New York City company’s new funding between $80 and $100 million. Japanese telecom Softbank invested $62.5 million, while separately contributing enough funding to Gilt Groupe Japan to take a... Lees verder

Greece Pushes Plan to Raise Cash With Big Sales

Greece Pushes Plan to Raise Cash With Big Sales

Foreign creditors want the Greek government to raise money by privatizing state enterprises, but a plan to do so faces fierce opposition. Lees verder

Coffee Heats Up Mickey Dee's Tasty Quarter

Coffee Heats Up Mickey Dee's Tasty Quarter

Fast food titan McDonald's reports April same-store sales that come in well ahead of Wall Street forecasts. Lees verder

McDonald's Posts Expectation-Beating April Sales

McDonald's Posts Expectation-Beating April Sales

Fast food titan McDonalds (MCD) reported same-store sales for April today that were well ahead of [...] Lees verder

Gilt Groupe Raises $138 Million Led By Japan's Softbank

Gilt Groupe Raises $138 Million Led By Japan's Softbank

Flash sales company Gilt Groupe has raised $138 million in a massive new venture funding round led b Lees verder

More Evidence That An iPhone Lite Is En Route

More Evidence That An iPhone Lite Is En Route

It's perhaps the most convincing clue yet that Apple may be coming out with an iPhone 5 "Lite": Older iPhone 3GSs and iPad 1s are outselling individual competing units from Android handset makers. According to research from Canaccord Genuity analyst Michael Walkley, Apple's strategy of keeping the old-gen iPhone and iPad on sale beside newer devices, at a lower price, is working well. While the... Lees verder

AUDI AG: Sales growth in every region

AUDI AG: Sales growth in every region

[ Maandag 9 mei 2011 | Volkswagen Group ] AUDI AG is continuing its strong sales growth: the Company sold some 109,400 vehicles worldwide in April - a year-on-year increase of 13 Lees verder

Groupon, Live Nation Bet Discount Tix Will Make Fans Go Gaga With Sharing

Groupon, Live Nation Bet Discount Tix Will Make Fans Go Gaga With Sharing

Would you tell a friend if you found a $50 Lady Gaga concert ticket for $25? Ok, so GrouponLive is likely to involve far less popular artists, but Groupon and Live Nation are betting you'll still spread the word among friends--and help drum up attendance. Groupon and Live Nation (which owns Ticketmaster) have teamed up to form GrouponLive, which is exactly what you'd think it is from the first ... Lees verder

Beyond the days of ink - look at the changing audience for newspapers

Beyond the days of ink - look at the changing audience for newspapers

Here's an interesting exercise - a graphic compiled by Will Sturgeon on The Media Blog - that attempts to show the changing audience for British national newspapers.It combines ABC print sales figures (coloured grey) with ABCe online user figures (light blue) plus the numbers of social media fans and followers of named publication accounts (dark blue). As Sturgeon readily concedes, it's only a ... Lees verder

Newspaper's key to boosting circulation is planning to be better

Newspaper's key to boosting circulation is planning to be better

Svenska Dagbladet has profited by plotting more editorial in advance – but can its model work outside Sweden?In Sweden there is an upmarket tabloid called Svenska Dagbladet, or SvD, that looked hard at the way its editorial departments worked, and then turned them upside down. The innovations it introduced were both small and large, but they have combined to create an organisation that feels ve... Lees verder

Lessons from the Osama bin Laden coverage

Lessons from the Osama bin Laden coverage

In our new weekly blog analysing media, tech and business models, Frédéric Filloux of Monday Note looks at how news organisations' handling of the death of the al-Quaida leader shows how they have mastered social media such as TwitterOne after the other, the news cycles of momentous events keep reshaping the digital information landscape. The latest example of such alteration is the bin Laden s... Lees verder

ITV expected to report first decline in ad revenues for 18 months

ITV expected to report first decline in ad revenues for 18 months

ITV expects advertising revenues in May and June to have dropped by 7% and 20% respectively, since November 2009 Adam Crozier's first year in charge of ITV has had something of an extended honeymoon feel to it thanks to the remarkable recovery in the TV advertising market. However on Wednesday reality will bite when he announces that the broadcaster is set to report its first decline in adverti... Lees verder

Three Metrics to Measure Sales and Marketing Alignment

Three Metrics to Measure Sales and Marketing Alignment

There are three key metrics that CEOs should start using to achieve this: End-to-End Conversion, Rev Lees verder

Are we really about to say goodbye to TV and DVDs?

Are we really about to say goodbye to TV and DVDs?

The drop in ownership of television sets in America could have a massive impact on the broadcasting industryA new report from Nielsen, the US media ratings firm, conveys some bad news to the broadcast TV networks. Ownership of television sets by US households has fallen for the first time in two decades.Granted, the decline – 96.7% of American households now own sets, down from 98.9% previously... Lees verder

Week in Review: PlayStation Network Outage Continues

Week in Review: PlayStation Network Outage Continues

Here’s our roundup of the week’s tech business news. First, the most popular stories that VentureBeat published in the last seven days: Sony in ‘final stages of internal testing’ to bring PlayStation Network back online — Sony said on Thursday that it has entered the final stages of internal testing to bring its beleaguered online gaming network, the PlayStation Network (PSN), back online after... Lees verder

Business Briefing | BEVERAGES: Sales Surge 50% for Maker of Monster Energy Drinks

Business Briefing | BEVERAGES: Sales Surge 50% for Maker of Monster Energy Drinks

The Hansen Natural Corporation, the maker of Monster Energy drinks, posted a 50 percent increase in quarterly sales, setting off a 4.5 percent gain in its share price on Friday. Lees verder

Value Retail's Scott Malkin and Father, Malkin Holdings' Peter Malkin: Is Entrepreneurship Inherited

Value Retail's Scott Malkin and Father, Malkin Holdings' Peter Malkin: Is Entrepreneurship Inherited

Scott Malkin is chairman and CEO of London-based Value Retail, the $1.6 billion (sales) syndicator Lees verder

An Intern, A Broker And What Might Be The Longest Breakaway Sales Cycle Ever

An Intern, A Broker And What Might Be The Longest Breakaway Sales Cycle Ever

Merrilll Lynch's odd ducks are the independent world's $400 million AUM swans. Lees verder

Warner Music bought by Len Blavatnik for $3.3bn

Warner Music bought by Len Blavatnik for $3.3bn

Access Industries agrees friendly takeover in move that will fuel speculation Warner will mount fresh EMI bidEdgar Bronfman and the management team of Warner Music are expected to stay on the New York music major behind Cee Lo Green and Plan B, after his friend Len Blavatnik completes an agreed $3.3bn offer for the world's number three music company.Blavatnik's Access Industries won an auction ... Lees verder

With Sales Booming, Dell Sees a Micro Server Future

With Sales Booming, Dell Sees a Micro Server Future

The advent of Web 2.0 and its principles of scaling out and designing to fail have brought about something of a sea change in how companies buy servers. For evidence, one needn't look any further than Dell, which is making a killing selling micro servers. Lees verder

You're the Boss: My Three Problems This Week

You're the Boss: My Three Problems This Week

Here are the issues I've been pondering this week: sales training, employee reviews, and finding someone to review me. Lees verder

You're the Boss: My Three Problems This Week

You're the Boss: My Three Problems This Week

Here are the issues I've been pondering this week: sales training, employee reviews, and finding someone to review me. Lees verder

Sky Radio komt met shop-korting-site

Sky Radio komt met shop-korting-site

Sky Radio introduceert Skyvoordeel.nl, een online shoppingplatform met voordeel voor luisteraars. Luisteraars die zich aanmelden als abonnee van Skyvoordeel.nl krijgen korting op alle aankopen via de site. Daarnaast verstrekt de site kortingscodes voor korting. ‘Desgewenst ontvangen zij dagelijks een e-mail met alle dagaanbiedingen, waarvan de korting tot 70% kan oplopen,’ aldus de muziekzender... Lees verder

Gap Dismisses Design Chief as Brand’s Slow Sales Persist

Gap Dismisses Design Chief as Brand’s Slow Sales Persist

Gap’s retail sales in North America have been trending downward, with same-store sales in March down 9 percent. Lees verder

A Robust Rise in April’s Retail Sales Comes With a Hint of Concern

A Robust Rise in April’s Retail Sales Comes With a Hint of Concern

Sales at stores open at least a year increased 8.9 percent on average, but retailers are beginning to raise concerns about the price of gasoline. Lees verder

iFive: Sony Facing New Hack, Apple Now Second In Smartphones, WSJ's WikiLeaks Clone Leaks, LG Delaye

iFive: Sony Facing New Hack, Apple Now Second In Smartphones, WSJ's WikiLeaks Clone Leaks, LG Delaye

1. Just as Sony confirms it's about to put parts of the PSN back online finally, a hacker group has said it's poised to launch a third wave of digital assault on Sony's online presence as punishment for its weak security. Sony's making moves to offer free ID and hack protection to US users affected by the previous breaches, but a third wave of attacks would be very bad news for Sony--which has ... Lees verder

iFive: Sony Facing New Hack, Apple Now Second In Smartphones, WSJ's WikiLeaks Clone Leaks, LG Delaye

iFive: Sony Facing New Hack, Apple Now Second In Smartphones, WSJ's WikiLeaks Clone Leaks, LG Delaye

1. Just as Sony confirms it's about to put parts of the PSN back online finally, a hacker group has said it's poised to launch a third wave of digital assault on Sony's online presence as punishment for its weak security. Sony's making moves to offer free ID and hack protection to US users affected by the previous breaches, but a third wave of attacks would be very bad news for Sony--which has ... Lees verder

iFive: Sony Facing New Hack, Apple Now Second In Smartphones, WSJ's WikiLeaks Clone Leaks, LG Delaye

iFive: Sony Facing New Hack, Apple Now Second In Smartphones, WSJ's WikiLeaks Clone Leaks, LG Delaye

1. Just as Sony confirms it's about to put parts of the PSN back online finally, a hacker group has said it's poised to launch a third wave of digital assault on Sony's online presence as punishment for its weak security. Sony's making moves to offer free ID and hack protection to US users affected by the previous breaches, but a third wave of attacks would be very bad news for Sony--which has ... Lees verder

Less Iron Ore Sales No Problem for Brazil's Vale

Less Iron Ore Sales No Problem for Brazil's Vale

Weaker iron ore sales not enough to drag down Vale earnings. The Brazilian miner broke another recor Lees verder

Incubator BoomStartup Announces the 10 Companies It Will Mentor This Summer

Incubator BoomStartup Announces the 10 Companies It Will Mentor This Summer

Utah-based startup incubator BoomStartup announced the 10 companies it has selected to participate in its three-month summer program, its second annual class of promising new tech companies hoping to get a shot at early additional funding and garner attention from potential investors currently on the hunt for the next hot concepts. The companies in the Class of 2011  are ChampionVillage, Circle... Lees verder

AIG Earnings Plummet After Asset Sales, Charges

AIG Earnings Plummet After Asset Sales, Charges

Amid turmoil over sale of Treasury's majority stake, insurer books first quarter loss. Lees verder

Kraft: Strong International Sales And Price Hikes To Face Inflation

Kraft: Strong International Sales And Price Hikes To Face Inflation

Kraft Foods posted first quarter earnings where the company derived strength from abroad but was for Lees verder

Visa Beats With Profits, Stock Can't Resist Broad Market Drop

Visa Beats With Profits, Stock Can't Resist Broad Market Drop

Visa shares fell Thursday after the bell, even though the company reported earnings and sales that b Lees verder

Online Sales Push Williams-Sonoma Higher

Online Sales Push Williams-Sonoma Higher

Williams-Sonoma continues to trade strong in the face of a choppy market, recently hitting a new mul Lees verder

Market Likes The Way Men's Wearhouse Looks

Market Likes The Way Men's Wearhouse Looks

Suit shop surges on sales figures, guidance hike. Lees verder

Sales Of Fuel Efficient Vehicles On The Rise

Sales Of Fuel Efficient Vehicles On The Rise

Rising gas prices are leading to an increase in sales of hybrids and other fuel-efficient models. Lees verder

Daily Wrap: 5/5/2011

Daily Wrap: 5/5/2011

Bad news from the Labor Department was offset by stronger than expected retails sales today, but [...] Lees verder

Estimate: 2.5M Windows Phone 7 Shipments in Q1

Estimate: 2.5M Windows Phone 7 Shipments in Q1

Research firm Canalys released global smartphone sales estimates from the first quarter of 2011, with conjecture that no more than 2.5 million handsets running on Microsoft's platform were shipped to retailers. That's just a small percentage compared to Android, iOS and even Samsung's Bada platform. Lees verder

April Retail Sales Got Easter Boost

April Retail Sales Got Easter Boost

Even with rising gasoline prices and food costs, consumers proved in April that they will still spend money when given a reason—such as Easter. Lees verder

Rise in April’s Retail Sales Comes With a Warning

Rise in April’s Retail Sales Comes With a Warning

Sales at stores open at least a year increased 8.9 percent on average, but retailers are beginning to raise concerns about the price of gasoline. Lees verder

Late Easter Helps Drive Retail Sales In April

Late Easter Helps Drive Retail Sales In April

Amid the chain store reports, CVS Caremark reports drop in earnings that still top estimates. Lees verder

GM Triples Earnings, May Retake Pole Position From Toyota

GM Triples Earnings, May Retake Pole Position From Toyota

Automaker's profit surges on rising sales, could be world's biggest carmaker again before the year is out. Lees verder

Rise in April’s Retail Sales Comes With a Warning

Rise in April’s Retail Sales Comes With a Warning

Sales at stores open at least a year increased 8.9 percent on average, but retailers are beginning to raise concerns about the price of gasoline. Lees verder

Focus on Your Audience ??? Not You

Focus on Your Audience ??? Not You

Get Inside Their Heads A compelling sales presentation starts with knowing your audience and underst Lees verder

Retail Details: CVS Earnings Beat, Retailers Announce Same-Store Sales

Retail Details: CVS Earnings Beat, Retailers Announce Same-Store Sales

CVS Caremark (CVS) reported earnings for the first quarter today that fell to $713 million, or $0. [...] Lees verder

Microsoft Slings Mud At Google's Apps 'Tax,' Apple's Prices

Microsoft Slings Mud At Google's Apps 'Tax,' Apple's Prices

Microsoft is slinging some mud to stick up for its Office franchise. Tom Rizzo, senior director of Microsoft Online Services, wrote in a blog post that Google apps come with an expensive hidden tax, like the bulk of an iceberg hidden beneath a serene ocean surface, and Windows netbooks are better than MacBook Airs. He even posted this handy, pithy infographic. Microsoft surveyed over 90 small a... Lees verder

Gap Dismisses Its Design Chief as Sales Falter

Gap Dismisses Its Design Chief as Sales Falter

Gap’s retail sales in North America have been trending downward, with same-store sales in March down 9 percent. Lees verder

The global beer industry: Sell foam like soap

The global beer industry: Sell foam like soap

To maintain profit growth, brewers will need keen marketingMASS-MARKET beers taste like soapy water. Or so many real-ale snobs insist. So it is hardly surprising that they are now being marketed like soap powder. People in rich countries are not drinking enough beer. By volume, sales in 2010 fell by 1.5% in America and 2.3% in western Europe, says Nomura, a Japanese bank. Only “craft” ales from... Lees verder

Nokia richt pijlen op Nederlandse consument

Nokia richt pijlen op Nederlandse consument

HOOFDDORP (AFN) - De Finse mobieltjesfabrikant Nokia gaat zich nog meer richten op de Nederlandse markt. ,,We willen bestaande Nokiaklanten behouden en bieden mensen die zijn overgestapt naar Noord-Amerikaanse concurrenten prikkels om terug te komen naar Nokia door prachtige smartphones te maken’’, zei Victor Saeijs, vicepresident sales voor Nokia in Europa, donderdag. ,,En dat gaat... Lees verder

The New Faces Of Greenwashing (And Their Mothers)

The New Faces Of Greenwashing (And Their Mothers)

The Japanese (of course) offer a lesson in trust to U.S. brands and their failing, faux eco-friendly marketing: Let consumers visit your home, meet your family.Take a stroll through the aisles in a supermarket this week. In the time it takes you to count to hundred you'll likely be bombarded with as many brands claiming eco-friendliness. Companies are piling on the new trend, selling everything... Lees verder

Lex Column: China's Facebook (Financial Times)

Lex Column: China's Facebook (Financial Times)

Imagine that you were asked to invest in a company based purely on its sales growth over the past year. Lees verder

Fossil's MetaWatch Is A Bluetooth-Powered "Revolution On Your Wrist"

Fossil's MetaWatch Is A Bluetooth-Powered "Revolution On Your Wrist"

Fossil makes wristwatches, a risky business in a world where everyone carries a time-telling phone. Hence the MetaWatch--a digitally connected, wrist-mounted life companion. Oh, and yeah, it tells time, too.Fossil makes wristwatches, a risky game in a world where everyone carries a phone that tells them the time. Hence the arrival of the MetaWatch--a digitally connected, wrist-mounted life comp... Lees verder

Doubling Sales In China Gets GM Above $40 For Sure

Doubling Sales In China Gets GM Above $40 For Sure

We estimate GM market share in China will decrease during the years ahead, with GM sales in China hi Lees verder

Time Warner Tops Forecast On Rebound In Ad Sales

Time Warner Tops Forecast On Rebound In Ad Sales

Profit declined in the quarter, largely because of higher programming costs. Revenue rose 6 percent on the surge in cable advertising sales. Lees verder

Weak Retail Sales Fuel Concern in Australia

Weak Retail Sales Fuel Concern in Australia

Australian retail sales were much weaker than expected in the first quarter, sending the Australian dollar to its lowest level in over a week and fueling concerns the economy contracted sharply. Lees verder

Geforceerde sales, Bah!

Geforceerde sales, Bah!

We hebben onze steden gevuld met alle denkbare vormen van reclame: visueel, auditief, zelfs geur. En ik vraag me dagelijks af waartoe we dat doen. Worden we er gelukkiger van dat we ons omgeven met allerlei herinneringen aan wat we eigenlijk zouden moeten willen hebben? Lees verder

Cable Advertising Helps Time Warner Top Its Forecast

Cable Advertising Helps Time Warner Top Its Forecast

Profit declined in the quarter, largely because of higher programming costs. Revenue rose 6 percent on the surge in cable advertising sales. Lees verder

Analyst Moves: DKS, GS

Analyst Moves: DKS, GS

This morning, Oppenheimer upgraded shares of Dick's Sporting Goods (DKS) to outperform as sales [...] Lees verder

Cinema, that plucky heroine, will always survive | Ryan Gilbey

Cinema, that plucky heroine, will always survive | Ryan Gilbey

Like TV and DVD before, Warner Bros and 20th Century Fox's online releases can't compete with the movie-going experienceThe news that two of Hollywood's major studios, Warner Bros and 20th Century Fox, are planning to make new movies available online only two months after release is being heralded as a harbinger of doom for cinema. We've been through this scaremongering before, with the rise of... Lees verder

Global Luxury Sales to Grow by 8% in 2011

Global Luxury Sales to Grow by 8% in 2011

Strength in markets around the world is fueling an increase in luxury sales, which are projected to Lees verder

Cable Advertising Helps Time Warner Top Forecast

Cable Advertising Helps Time Warner Top Forecast

Profit declined in the quarter, largely because of higher programming costs. Revenue rose 6 percent on the surge in cable advertising sales. Lees verder

Cable Advertising Helps Time Warner Top Forecast

Cable Advertising Helps Time Warner Top Forecast

Profit declined in the quarter, largely because of higher programming costs. Revenue rose 6 percent on the surge in cable advertising sales. Lees verder

World's Smallest Medical Camera Is Disposable, Too

World's Smallest Medical Camera Is Disposable, Too

An Israeli firm has unveiled a tiny medical camera that is less than a millimeter wide. More importantly, the camera is disposable--which could help lower the cost of surgeries and diagnostic procedures.The world's smallest medical camera was unveiled this week by Israel-based biotechnology firm Medigus. The camera is .99 millimeters wide and boasts a resolution of 45,000 pixels--not high resol... Lees verder

AOL Revenue Tanks, Gigwalk Is A Foursquare For Temp Jobs, IP Addresses Don't Prove Guilt, And More..

AOL Revenue Tanks, Gigwalk Is A Foursquare For Temp Jobs, IP Addresses Don't Prove Guilt, And More..

The Fast Company reader's essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web--updated all day.Bad News For AOL And MicrosoftBeleaguered former dial-up king AOL continues to suffer, posting a $551 million revenue drop from a year ago--a whopping 17% decrease. AOL has been a high-profile acquisition spree, paying an eyebrow-raising $315 million for the Huffington Post, with the... Lees verder

AOL Revenue Tanks, Gigwalk Is A Foursquare For Temp Jobs, IP Addresses Don't Prove Guilt, And More..

AOL Revenue Tanks, Gigwalk Is A Foursquare For Temp Jobs, IP Addresses Don't Prove Guilt, And More..

The Fast Company reader's essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web--updated all day.Bad News For AOL And MicrosoftBeleaguered former dial-up king AOL continues to suffer, posting a $551 million revenue drop from a year ago--a whopping 17% decrease. AOL has been a high-profile acquisition spree, paying an eyebrow-raising $315 million for the Huffington Post, with the... Lees verder

AOL Revenue Tanks, Gigwalk Is A Foursquare For Temp Jobs, IP Addresses Don't Prove Guilt, And More..

AOL Revenue Tanks, Gigwalk Is A Foursquare For Temp Jobs, IP Addresses Don't Prove Guilt, And More..

The Fast Company reader's essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web--updated all day.Bad News For AOL And MicrosoftBeleaguered former dial-up king AOL continues to suffer, posting a $551 million revenue drop from a year ago--a whopping 17% decrease. AOL has been a high-profile acquisition spree, paying an eyebrow-raising $315 million for the Huffington Post, with the... Lees verder

AOL Revenue Tanks, Gigwalk Is A Foursquare For Temp Jobs, IP Addresses Don't Prove Guilt, And More..

AOL Revenue Tanks, Gigwalk Is A Foursquare For Temp Jobs, IP Addresses Don't Prove Guilt, And More..

The Fast Company reader's essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web--updated all day.Bad News For AOL And MicrosoftBeleaguered former dial-up king AOL continues to suffer, posting a $551 million revenue drop from a year ago--a whopping 17% decrease. AOL has been a high-profile acquisition spree, paying an eyebrow-raising $315 million for the Huffington Post, with the... Lees verder

AOL Revenue Tanks, Gigwalk Is A Foursquare For Temp Jobs, IP Addresses Don't Prove Guilt, And More..

AOL Revenue Tanks, Gigwalk Is A Foursquare For Temp Jobs, IP Addresses Don't Prove Guilt, And More..

The Fast Company reader's essential source for breaking news and innovation from around the web--updated all day.Bad News For AOL And MicrosoftBeleaguered former dial-up king AOL continues to suffer, posting a $551 million revenue drop from a year ago--a whopping 17% decrease. AOL has been a high-profile acquisition spree, paying an eyebrow-raising $315 million for the Huffington Post, with the... Lees verder

Hollywood in turmoil as DVD sales drop and downloads steal the show

Hollywood in turmoil as DVD sales drop and downloads steal the show

Online rental and streaming saw the DVD market plunge by 20% in the first quarter of this yearIt's been a huge source of Hollywood profit but the silvery, lucrative DVD could be consigned to the pages of a history book if plunging US sales continue for the rest of the year. Sales of new titles tumbled by nearly one fifth in the first three months of this year, a decline fuelled partly by a lack... Lees verder

Time Warner profit slips

Time Warner profit slips

Time Warner posted a decline in first-quarter profit Wednesday, but said a surge in advertising sales boosted revenue. Lees verder

iFive: AT&T Confirms Late iPhone 5, Spotify Battles iTunes, U.S. DVD Sales Slide, ISIS Joins Credit

iFive: AT&T Confirms Late iPhone 5, Spotify Battles iTunes, U.S. DVD Sales Slide, ISIS Joins Credit

1. According to an AT&T insider, Apple has officially notified the huge U.S. cell phone carrier that there will be no iPhone update in June or July. This is about as strong a hint we've had yet that Apple's delaying the iPhone 5's arrival until the Fall--tallying with data an Apple insider has confirmed to Fast Company. Combined with this year's careful hardware upgrades, it seems Apple is adju... Lees verder

iFive: AT&T Confirms Late iPhone 5, Spotify Battles iTunes, U.S. DVD Sales Slide, ISIS Joins Credit

iFive: AT&T Confirms Late iPhone 5, Spotify Battles iTunes, U.S. DVD Sales Slide, ISIS Joins Credit

1. According to an AT&T insider, Apple has officially notified the huge U.S. cell phone carrier that there will be no iPhone update in June or July. This is about as strong a hint we've had yet that Apple's delaying the iPhone 5's arrival until the Fall--tallying with data an Apple insider has confirmed to Fast Company. Combined with this year's careful hardware upgrades, it seems Apple is adju... Lees verder

iFive: AT&T Confirms Late iPhone 5, Spotify Battles iTunes, U.S. DVD Sales Slide, ISIS Joins Credit

iFive: AT&T Confirms Late iPhone 5, Spotify Battles iTunes, U.S. DVD Sales Slide, ISIS Joins Credit

1. According to an AT&T insider, Apple has officially notified the huge U.S. cell phone carrier that there will be no iPhone update in June or July. This is about as strong a hint we've had yet that Apple's delaying the iPhone 5's arrival until the Fall--tallying with data an Apple insider has confirmed to Fast Company. Combined with this year's careful hardware upgrades, it seems Apple is adju... Lees verder

Euro-Zone Data Mixed

Euro-Zone Data Mixed

Growth in the euro zone's private sector strengthened in April as French output growth surged to a 10-and-a-half-year high. Retail sales, however, fell sharply. Lees verder

Photobucket Launches Snapbucket App to Keep Pace With More Nimble Rivals

Photobucket Launches Snapbucket App to Keep Pace With More Nimble Rivals

Photo and video sharing service Photobucket launched a new feature today called Snapbucket, which will allow users to “snap” photos from their mobile device, personalize the photo through effects, vignettes and frames, and then share them instantly with their social network. Snapbucket will also let users create their own distinct sets of filter combinations and both the original and personaliz... Lees verder

Square Feet: Prebuilt Offices Now Draw Higher-End Tenants

Square Feet: Prebuilt Offices Now Draw Higher-End Tenants

Prebuilds, or office spaces a developer builds out before leasing them, are becoming a major part of a building’s sales strategy, often attracting high-end tenants. Lees verder

Net Incomes Rise Solidly for CBS and Comcast

Net Incomes Rise Solidly for CBS and Comcast

The CBS Corporation said its improved results came from strong advertising sales, and Comcast said its cable holdings bolstered its bottom line. Lees verder

Demand for Small Cars Pushed April Sales Up 18%

Demand for Small Cars Pushed April Sales Up 18%

Consumers migrated again last month toward fuel-efficient small cars. Lees verder

Sales Flat in First Quarter, Pfizer Lowers Forecast for the Year

Sales Flat in First Quarter, Pfizer Lowers Forecast for the Year

Rivals are selling generic versions of the company’s older drugs, and analysts wonder about spinning off some units. Lees verder

Pfizer, on Flat Sales, Lowers Revenue Forecast

Pfizer, on Flat Sales, Lowers Revenue Forecast

Rivals are selling generic versions of the company’s older drugs, and analysts wonder about spinning off some units. Lees verder

Nissan Leaf Slides Past Chevy Volt in April Sales

Nissan Leaf Slides Past Chevy Volt in April Sales

Nissan’s plug-in electric car, the Leaf, outsold General Motors’ Volt electric car for the first time in April — the first results of Nissan aggressively expanding its production of the Leaf to meet an almost insatiable demand for the electric car. Nissan sold 573 leafs last month, compared to General Motors’ 493 Volts sold in April. GM’s Volt has consistently outperformed the Nissan Leaf each ... Lees verder

Small Cars Help Lift April Auto Sales

Small Cars Help Lift April Auto Sales

Consumers migrated again last month toward fuel-efficient small cars. Lees verder

Pfizer Posts 10% Profit Boost

Pfizer Posts 10% Profit Boost

Pfizer shares drop despite a 10% gain in profits as U.S. sales decline during the quarter. Lees verder

G.M. Sales in U.S. Rose 27% in April

G.M. Sales in U.S. Rose 27% in April

The carmaker said strong sales of compact crossover vehicles and fuel-efficient small cars aided the increase. Lees verder

Zens brengt Wireless Charging Pads uit

Zens brengt Wireless Charging Pads uit

De Nederlandse fabrikant ZENS heeft als eerste bedrijf op de Europese markt draadloze opladers geïntroduceerd. De “Charging Pads” werken op de nieuwe universele Qi-standaard voor draadloos laden van onder andere mobiele telefoons die deze Qi-standaard ook ondersteunen. Volgens Zens zijn de accessoires al verkrijgbaar.   Telefoons en andere apparaten waarbij een vermogen van maximaal 5 watt gele... Lees verder

UBS Flashes Buy Signal On GM, Says Japan A Catalyst

UBS Flashes Buy Signal On GM, Says Japan A Catalyst

Automaker also reports April sales jump 27%. Lees verder

Smartphone Losers Microsoft And RIM Forge Sizzle-Free Union

Smartphone Losers Microsoft And RIM Forge Sizzle-Free Union

Bing just took over maps and search on your BlackBerry as part of Microsoft's crazy-quilt strategy to gain a toehold in the smartphone game. But fallen giant RIM makes for an odd partner. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer took to the stage at the BlackBerry World Conference today to announce a partnership with Canada's RIM, bringing MS tech to key parts of the BlackBerry smartphone experience. Specif... Lees verder

Walmart Goes Back to the Future with Fabrics, Fishing and Firearms

Walmart Goes Back to the Future with Fabrics, Fishing and Firearms

CEO Mike Duke is trying to shake Walmart out of its negative same-store sales trends by going back t Lees verder

US DVD sales plummet 20%

US DVD sales plummet 20%

Hollywood studios feel impact of rapid shift to online film and TV viewingDVD sales plunged 20% in the US in the first quarter of 2011, with Hollywood studios blaming the timing of Easter and a glut of blockbuster releases in the same period last year for the $500m (£303m) year-on-year revenue slump.The sale of DVDs and Blu-ray discs fell from $2.58bn to just more than $2bn in the first three m... Lees verder

UK ebook sales rise 20% to £180m

UK ebook sales rise 20% to £180m

Figures boosted by Amazon's Kindle and popularity of Stephen Fry and Stieg Larsson ebooksThe growing popularity of digital readers such as Amazon's Kindle and ebook titles by authors including Stephen Fry and Stieg Larsson helped boost UK sales of digital book products by 20% to £180m last year.The Publishers Association, the trade body that represents companies that account for about 70% of th... Lees verder

Is Apple really doomed? | Monday Note

Is Apple really doomed? | Monday Note

In our new weekly blog analysing media, tech and business models, Jean-Louis Gassée of Monday Note looks at why the 'Apple will fail again' meme refuses to dieApple is doing it wrong, Apple is living on borrowed time! Apple will fail again!This idea, this meme, isn't new. For more than 30 years we've heard a number of versions of the "Apple is doomed" requiem.12 December 1980 – the day of Apple... Lees verder

Is Apple really doomed?

Is Apple really doomed?

In our new weekly blog analysing media, tech and business models, Jean-Louis Gassée of Monday Note looks at why the 'Apple will fail again' meme refuses to dieApple is doing it wrong, Apple is living on borrowed time! Apple will fail again!This idea, this meme, isn't new. For more than 30 years we've heard a number of versions of the "Apple is doomed" requiem.12 December 1980 – the day of Apple... Lees verder

Apple's iMac Upgrade Plays It Very Safe With Hardware Tweaks (Again)

Apple's iMac Upgrade Plays It Very Safe With Hardware Tweaks (Again)

Yes, the company's signature desktop PC has a speedier set of guts and the new Thunderbolt connector. But has Steve Jobs's absence forced Apple to scale back on innovation?Apple just upgraded its iMac signature desktop PC with a speedier set of guts and the new Thunderbolt connector. In the light of other hardware improvements, it seems Apple is playing things very safe in 2011.Apple's new iMac... Lees verder

Ipsen’s first quarter 2011 sales

Ipsen’s first quarter 2011 sales

[ Dinsdag 3 mei 2011 | Business Wire ] Regulatory News: Ipsen (Paris:IPN) (Euronext: IPN; ADR: IPSEY) reported today its sales for the first quarter 2011 Lees verder

Vacature: Sales & marketing manager bij Multiscope

Vacature: Sales & marketing manager bij Multiscope

Ter versterking van onze organisatie is Multiscope op zoek naar een sales & marketing manager. Het is jouw missie om Multiscope verder uit te bouwen en een sterke groei te realiseren. Jij bent de energieke motor achter deze bedrijfsgroei en gaat de uitdaging aan om de omzet binnen 3 tot 5 jaar te verdubbelen. Je geeft leiding aan het sales & marketing team en zoekt continue naar nieuwe instrume... Lees verder

Japan Car Makers Reel

Japan Car Makers Reel

New auto sales in Japan posted a record drop in April, as a parts shortage caused by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami cut into production of vehicles and reduced supplies to dealerships. Lees verder

BlackBerry’s Bold Upgrades Aren’t Bold Enough

BlackBerry’s Bold Upgrades Aren’t Bold Enough

Research In Motion's new Bold brings an updated operating system and several hardware improvements to help BlackBerry sales keep pace with competitors. But the handsets are still a stepping-stone because neither uses the new QNX platform yet. The PlayBook gains video chat and a Facebook app. Lees verder

Everyone Looks Fatter In White, Including The iPhone

Everyone Looks Fatter In White, Including The iPhone

Consumer Reports, not necessarily a fan of the iPhone 4, has reacted to news it's slightly thicker than its older black sibling. Spoiler: It's really not.The white iPhone 4 has been nearly a year brewing, thanks to difficulties in manufacturing the thing to quality without spoiling the performance of its proximity sensor and camera units. Still, it's here now and Apple's even managed to spin it... Lees verder

Parker Hannifin Raises Quarterly Dividend Again

Parker Hannifin Raises Quarterly Dividend Again

Parker Hannifin continues to operate on all cylinders. It recently reported record quarterly sales, Lees verder

ACERTA versterkt haar positie als HR-dienstengroep

ACERTA versterkt haar positie als HR-dienstengroep

[ Maandag 2 mei 2011 | Razende Robot Reporter ] Geert Volders wordt algemeen directeur Sales, Marketing & Communications Lees verder

Apple Takes A Bite Out Of Microsoft's PC Market Share, Browser Use

Apple Takes A Bite Out Of Microsoft's PC Market Share, Browser Use

New data suggests something surprising: Microsoft's dominance of the computer game is still in place, but it's slipping. It's losing its browser lead, too. But who's munching MS's market share? It's Apple--with both Macs and iOS devices.Netmarketshare, a company that describes its business as "global market statistics and news" in mapping "significant trends for internet usage" released a new r... Lees verder

Will RIM Find Balance With New BlackBerry Tech?

Will RIM Find Balance With New BlackBerry Tech?

Research in Motion tries to improve its smartphone game, following a series of dismal announcements.Research in Motion, makers of the BlackBerry, need a Hail Mary pass. Its sales are dropping; a few week ago, it put out dismal numbers. As if that wasn't enough, it issued a new profit warning this week, lowering already-low expectations.Today RIM unveiled the latest version of its BlackBerry Bol... Lees verder

Freemium revisited: paying for content-based applications | Monday Note

Freemium revisited: paying for content-based applications | Monday Note

In our new weekly blog analysing media, tech and business models, Frédéric Filloux of Monday Note looks at what Instapaper tells us about the economics of content applicationsLast week, Instapaper's founder Marco Arment gave us a remarkable insight into the economics of content applications. For readers who haven't used Instapaper on their iPad or iPhone (preferably on both): this application i... Lees verder

Voorkom strop door spelfout contract

Als je een overeenkomst opstelt, zorg er dan voor dat je de juiste titels en benamingen gebruikt. Een kleine spelfout kan grote financiële gevolgen hebben. Waar moet je op letten? Lees verder

Songkick shows how a UK startup can have global ambition for live music | Jemima Kiss

Songkick shows how a UK startup can have global ambition for live music | Jemima Kiss

The London-based startup Songkick already attracts most of its web traffic for gig information from abroadThere's a cool breeze blowing through the open windows of Songkick's sunny top-floor studio in east London, more art college than office. The live music service occupies the whole top floor of this quirky brick warehouse, and there are clues to its expansion plans mapped out on every spare ... Lees verder

India Auto Sales Still Growing

India Auto Sales Still Growing

Maruti Suzuki India, Tata Motors, Bajaj Auto and TVS Motor, posted higher sales for April even as a rise in vehicle prices, fuel costs and loan rates hurt customer sentiment. Lees verder

Japan Auto Sales Tumble 51% in April

Japan Auto Sales Tumble 51% in April

Japan's domestic sales of new cars, trucks and buses dropped 51% from a year earlier in April, as supply chain problems after the earthquake and tsunami on March 11 reduced supplies of new vehicles to customers. Lees verder

Arts, Briefly: ‘Fast Five’ Vrooms to No. 1 at Box Office

Arts, Briefly: ‘Fast Five’ Vrooms to No. 1 at Box Office

The North American box office came roaring back to life over the weekend as “Fast Five” opened in first place to an estimated $83.6 million in ticket sales. Lees verder

Your Blog Can Be a Private Detective Before a Roadshow

Your Blog Can Be a Private Detective Before a Roadshow

The road to an IPO can be an arduous one. You want to impress at every meeting, which requires knowing what the people across the table are thinking. But the answers you need could be sitting on your monitor, assuming you know how to access them. The endless discussions about using social media for business purposes tend to center on dialogue with target markets and, for some who are enlightene... Lees verder

Merck’s Quarterly Profit Surges on Sales and Cost Savings

Merck’s Quarterly Profit Surges on Sales and Cost Savings

The drug company’s net income topped $1 billion as it continued to integrate Schering-Plough. Lees verder

Off the Charts: A Reversal for Real Estate After Some Mild Gains

Off the Charts: A Reversal for Real Estate After Some Mild Gains

Recent sales volumes for both homes and commercial real estate were low, and many properties sold were in trouble before the sale. Lees verder

MeeGo Not Dead Yet as LG Continues the Charge

MeeGo Not Dead Yet as LG Continues the Charge

Nokia may have divorced the MeeGo platform, but that means LG can start dating it. The company will show developers how to port MeeGo to LG devices at a conference next month, so it can start hedging its Android bet and reverse a declining sales trend. Lees verder

Has Amazon Lost South And Tea Party In Internet Tax War?

Has Amazon Lost South And Tea Party In Internet Tax War?

Amazon suffered internet sales tax defeats this week in two of the most anti-tax, red states in the Lees verder

Here's How Wal-Mart Becomes A $75 Stock

Here's How Wal-Mart Becomes A $75 Stock

Wal-Mart has certainly been promoting online sales, but it will be interesting to see the extent to Lees verder

Off the Charts: After Mild Gains, Another Reversal for Real Estate

Off the Charts: After Mild Gains, Another Reversal for Real Estate

Recent sales volumes for both homes and commercial real estate were low, and many properties sold were in trouble before the sale. Lees verder

Ammo on Aisle Three: Walmart Sells Guns Again

Ammo on Aisle Three: Walmart Sells Guns Again

Walmart is resuming gun sales at half its stores across the United States in a bid to attract male buyers and revive its appeal as a one-stop shopping destination. Lees verder

Apple's Sales Could Double in the Next Three Years

Apple's Sales Could Double in the Next Three Years

Analyst sees Apple hitting $100 billion in annual revenue in 2011. Lees verder

Scrum Is A Major Management Discovery

Scrum Is A Major Management Discovery

A reader remarked about my recent article on Salesforce.com, "Frankly, this looks like a plug for Sc Lees verder

Daimler Profit Nearly Doubles in First Quarter

Daimler Profit Nearly Doubles in First Quarter

The German company said sales in China continued to show big gains and the market for heavy trucks recovered. Lees verder

Europese online sales campagnes PABO door The Online Comp

Europese online sales campagnes PABO door The Online Comp

ALPHEN AAN DEN RIJN (EZPress) - The Online Company verzorgt per 29 april 2011 de online sales campagnes van erotiekconcern PABO voor alle Europese landen. PABO wil een online warenhuis worden waarbij het draait om het verhogen van de online sales. The Lees verder

Social media bij KLM: service, sales en reputatie

Social media bij KLM: service, sales en reputatie

Begonnen vanuit een salesperspectief, worden social media door KLM sinds de aswolk nu ook benaderd vanuit service-optiek en reputatiemanagement. Aan h... Lees verder

KFC's Misguided Attempt At Eco-Friendly Change

KFC's Misguided Attempt At Eco-Friendly Change

When a fast-food chain like KFC says that it is opening an eco-friendly restaurant, our ears perk up. Is the fried chicken vendor offering pesticide-free salads along with hormone-free chicken? Perhaps it's silly to assume that a food company would work first on making its food supply more "eco-friendly." Instead, KFC is opening a store in Indianapolis that will feature waste recycling, reduced... Lees verder

iFive: Sony Hackers Have Card Data, PayPal Buys Fig Card, Amazon Ditches S. Carolina, Square Secures

iFive: Sony Hackers Have Card Data, PayPal Buys Fig Card, Amazon Ditches S. Carolina, Square Secures

This chart, from Trendistic, shows just how wild Twitter is going over the Royal Wedding--and that's just for the word "wedding" -- "Will" and "Kate" are even more dramatic. 1. Hackers involved in the data breach at Sony are surfacing in online forums, and hinting they've acquired up to 2.2 million credit card numbers for Sony PSN users--as well as other personal info. Sony claimed yesterday th... Lees verder

iFive: Sony Hackers Have Card Data, PayPal Buys Fig Card, Amazon Ditches S. Carolina, Square Secures

iFive: Sony Hackers Have Card Data, PayPal Buys Fig Card, Amazon Ditches S. Carolina, Square Secures

This chart, from Trendistic, shows just how wild Twitter is going over the Royal Wedding--and that's just for the word "wedding" -- "Will" and "Kate" are even more dramatic. 1. Hackers involved in the data breach at Sony are surfacing in online forums, and hinting they've acquired up to 2.2 million credit card numbers for Sony PSN users--as well as other personal info. Sony claimed yesterday th... Lees verder

iFive: Sony Hackers Have Card Data, PayPal Buys Fig Card, Amazon Ditches S. Carolina, Square Secures

iFive: Sony Hackers Have Card Data, PayPal Buys Fig Card, Amazon Ditches S. Carolina, Square Secures

This chart, from Trendistic, shows just how wild Twitter is going over the Royal Wedding--and that's just for the word "wedding" -- "Will" and "Kate" are even more dramatic. 1. Hackers involved in the data breach at Sony are surfacing in online forums, and hinting they've acquired up to 2.2 million credit card numbers for Sony PSN users--as well as other personal info. Sony claimed yesterday th... Lees verder

iFive: Sony Hackers Have Card Data, PayPal Buys Fig Card, Amazon Ditches S. Carolina, Square Secures

iFive: Sony Hackers Have Card Data, PayPal Buys Fig Card, Amazon Ditches S. Carolina, Square Secures

This chart, from Trendistic, shows just how wild Twitter is going over the Royal Wedding--and that's just for the word "wedding" -- "Will" and "Kate" are even more dramatic. 1. Hackers involved in the data breach at Sony are surfacing in online forums, and hinting they've acquired up to 2.2 million credit card numbers for Sony PSN users--as well as other personal info. Sony claimed yesterday th... Lees verder

iFive: Sony Hackers Have Card Data, PayPal Buys Fig Card, Amazon Ditches S. Carolina, Square Secures

iFive: Sony Hackers Have Card Data, PayPal Buys Fig Card, Amazon Ditches S. Carolina, Square Secures

This chart, from Trendistic, shows just how wild Twitter is going over the Royal Wedding--and that's just for the word "wedding" -- "Will" and "Kate" are even more dramatic. 1. Hackers involved in the data breach at Sony are surfacing in online forums, and hinting they've acquired up to 2.2 million credit card numbers for Sony PSN users--as well as other personal info. Sony claimed yesterday th... Lees verder

Google's Click-To-Call Spurs Big-Ticket Item Buying Spree

Google's Click-To-Call Spurs Big-Ticket Item Buying Spree

Google's mobile ads let consumers click a phone number and immediately call an advertiser. You'd be surprised who's using it.A year ago, the Google ads team launched a new feature for mobile phones called Click-to-Call, which, as its name would suggest, lets advertisers include a phone number in their ad that users can click to place a call. That’s creating a paradigm shift in online advertisin... Lees verder

Under Pressure From Tablets, Microsoft Shifts

Under Pressure From Tablets, Microsoft Shifts

A slowdown in personal computer sales at Microsoft was overshadowed by strong sales of its Kinect and Xbox video game products. Lees verder

PC Sales Off, Games Buoy Microsoft

PC Sales Off, Games Buoy Microsoft

A slowdown in personal computer sales at Microsoft was overshadowed by strong sales of its Kinect and Xbox video game products. Lees verder

Higher Prices Help PepsiCo Top Forecasts

Higher Prices Help PepsiCo Top Forecasts

Higher sales lifted the company, which said it would try to offset growing commodity costs by raising prices again this year. Lees verder

Logitech Makes a Measly $5M From Google TV

Logitech Makes a Measly $5M From Google TV

Logitech's Google TV sales tanked in the first three months of this year: The company missed its previous forecast on Google TV sales by more than 70 percent. Logitech now hopes that the next generation of the Google TV platform will turn things around. Lees verder

Boom: Apple More Profitable Than Microsoft

Boom: Apple More Profitable Than Microsoft

Talk about a turnabout. Apple now rakes in not just more in sales, but more net income per quarter t Lees verder

Video Game Products Lift Microsoft in Quarter

Video Game Products Lift Microsoft in Quarter

A slowdown in personal computer sales at Microsoft was overshadowed by strong sales of its Kinect and Xbox video game products. Lees verder

You're the Boss: Why Sales of Green Products Are Down

You're the Boss: Why Sales of Green Products Are Down

At TerraCycle, we've always believed that green products shouldn't cost more than traditional products. Lees verder

Microsoft Earnings: Strong Sales, Stagnant Stock?

Microsoft Earnings: Strong Sales, Stagnant Stock?

Microsoft may post strong third-quarter earnings, but the shares have historically moved very little Lees verder

Xoom Software Update Available, But It’s Not Enough

Xoom Software Update Available, But It’s Not Enough

Verizon is releasing a software update Thursday for the Motorola Xoom tablet, but it doesn't look like the features will boost flagging sales. Most of the changes are minor and don't address bigger shortcomings found in Honeycomb. For that, device owners need to look to Google. Lees verder

Microsoft profit soars 31%

Microsoft profit soars 31%

Microsoft likes to talk about how its business doesn't rely on personal computer sales to consumers. It proved the point this quarter. While consumer PC sales dropped 8%, Microsoft's profit rose 31%. The company's overall sales were up 13%, to $16.4 billion. Lees verder

Wehkamp lanceert external annotations op brand channel

Wehkamp lanceert external annotations op brand channel

Imagostyliste Dyanne Beekman en wehkamp.nl hebben vandaag het online modeplatform Fashion in Focus op YouTube gelanceerd. Het modeprogramma is vanaf vandaag te zien via youtube.nl/fashioninfocus en is het eerste interactieve programma dat voor iedereen op elk gewenst moment, waar en wanneer dan ook te bekijken is. Ook kunnen bezoekers van het YouTube kanaal direct vanuit de video’s de gewenste ... Lees verder

Put Down The Tweezers, Pick Up The iPhone: Skincare Consults Go Mobile With MyChelle

Put Down The Tweezers, Pick Up The iPhone: Skincare Consults Go Mobile With MyChelle

Most people looking for skincare advice would probably head to a local department store and find one of those white-coated counter workers, or pick up a basketfull of products at Sephora. But all that may change, thanks to video chatting. MyChelle is calling the MyChelle Pocket Esthetician app the "world's smallest esthetician," and since it fits in an iPhone, that's probably true.Via the MyChe... Lees verder

The Great White iPhone: How Apple Spun A Tech Fail Into A PR Win

The Great White iPhone: How Apple Spun A Tech Fail Into A PR Win

"Finally" is the headline on Apple's homepage today announcing the arrival of the white iPhone. It's Apple poking fun at itself for a long, drawn-out techno failure, and indicates how it's spun the affair into incredibly positive PR."Finally" is the headline on Apple's homepage announcing the arrival of the white iPhone. It's Apple poking fun at itself for a long drawn-out techno failure, and s... Lees verder

Wal-Mart brings guns back

Wal-Mart brings guns back

Wal-Mart said Thursday that it is bringing guns back to many of its U.S. stores in an effort to lift slumping sales. Lees verder

The Avatar’s New Clothes

The Avatar’s New Clothes

Los Angeles-based startup Styku is chasing the Holy Grail of the online apparel business: making a virtual fitting room that actually works. How they're overcoming the various challenges of apparel software, including the most vexing problem of all--outfitting virtual breasts. I’m sitting in an office in east Los Angeles with Raj Sareen, 30, tech entrepreneur and scion of the Sareen family, a r... Lees verder

RapidBuyr Offers Daily Deals For The Business World

RapidBuyr Offers Daily Deals For The Business World

Move over massages, martinis, and manicures. RapidBuyr wants to sell you printers, pens, and PowerPoint. (Yes, we adore alliteration!)The daily deals moshpit has mostly been a consumer affair so far. But it was probably only a matter of time before it leapt over to the business world. And while business customers probably won't be looking for massages, martinis, and manicures (at least not with... Lees verder

Why Fair Trade Imports Rise Even As Buyers Shun Other Eco-Friendly Products

Why Fair Trade Imports Rise Even As Buyers Shun Other Eco-Friendly Products

The Fair Trade stamp of approval has an allure that other eco-friendly products can't match. That's the conclusion we came to after learning that Fair Trade imports of coffee, vanilla, honey, tea, cocoa, sugar, and more have skyrocketed in the past five years--even while sales of "green" household products decline. So what's the Fair Trade secret sauce?The simple answer is that people are famil... Lees verder

10 vooroordelen over online social gaming

10 vooroordelen over online social gaming

Online gaming is fun, dat schreef ik in de in de aankondiging van de samenwerking met Marketingfacts en in de eerste case met Universal hebben we hoop ik ook al een beetje laten zien dat online casual gaming omgevingen ook effectief kunnen worden ingezet voor online advertising. Toch merk ik bij Spil Games tijdens gesprekken met collega’s van marketing en sales dat er nog veel te winnen valt qu... Lees verder

Euro-Zone Data Pressure ECB

Euro-Zone Data Pressure ECB

Euro-zone retail sales grew in April at a slightly weaker rate than the previous month, but a pickup in wholesale inflation to a 33-month high showed price pressures continue to build in the single currency area. Lees verder

Tax Provision Boosts AstraZeneca's Profits

Tax Provision Boosts AstraZeneca's Profits

U.K.-based AstraZeneca reported a 4.7% rise in first-quarter net profits on strong growth in emerging markets, robust sales of top-selling drugs and the release of a financial provision. Lees verder

Magnet Systems Snags $12.6M From Andreessen Horowitz as Social Enterprise Booms

Magnet Systems Snags $12.6M From Andreessen Horowitz as Social Enterprise Booms

Social enterprise network startup Magnet Systems announced today that it has pulled in $12.6 million in a first round of institutional funding. The round was led by well-know tech venture capital outfit Andreessen Horowitz. The company said it will use the money to “fight for the best people possible” to help it develop a platform for creating business applications with attributes like those of... Lees verder

Analyst Moves: CBE, HXL

Analyst Moves: CBE, HXL

Estimates for Cooper Industries (CBE) were raised today by Goldman Sachs (GS) through 2013. The company is seeing higher organic sales growth, and Goldman issued a neutral rating with a $70 price target. Lees verder

‘Sales en marketing werken slecht samen’

‘Sales en marketing werken slecht samen’

De sales- en marketingafdelingen van bedrijven werken vaak onvoldoende samen, blijkt uit Amerikaans onderzoek van Forrester Research. Lees verder Lees verder

Nintendo 3DS: A Flop?

Nintendo 3DS: A Flop?

Nintendo yesterday said sales of its new 3DS handheld game player have so far not met expectations i Lees verder

RTL lijft radiozender Slam!FM in

RTL lijft radiozender Slam!FM in

HILVERSUM (AFN) - RTL Nederland neemt de commerciлle radiozender Slam!FM over. Dit maakte het mediabedrijf woensdag bekend. De medewerkers van Slam!FM worden op korte termijn ondergebracht bij Radio 538. Ook het interactieve tv-station Slam!TV wordt onderdeel van RTL.De salesafdelingen van Radio 538, Radio 10 Gold en Slam!FM werkten al samen. Slam!FM blijft als zelfstandig radiostation bestaan.... Lees verder

Android Overtakes iPhone in Consumer Desirability

Android Overtakes iPhone in Consumer Desirability

Android is now the most desired smartphone operating system, reports market research company Nielsen. According to Nielsen’s figures from January to March 31 percent of consumers indicate Android as their preferred operating system. Apple’s iOS’s share was 30 percent. Android did overtake iPhone quite quickly. Nielsen did the same study in July-September 2010. During that time, 33 percent of co... Lees verder

AAR Reinstates Dividend, Sales Should Soar Higher

AAR Reinstates Dividend, Sales Should Soar Higher

AAR continues to benefit from an improving commercial airline environment. Lees verder

Nintendo Didn't Expect 3DS Sales to Drop Like This

Nintendo Didn't Expect 3DS Sales to Drop Like This

Nintendo is caught unawares by surprisingly slow sales of the 3DS. What's the answer? Better games for the 3-D handheld, increased marketing magic or possibly the ultimate silver bullet: a price cut. Lees verder

Apple Spending Hints At Looming Sales Boom, Analyst Says

Apple Spending Hints At Looming Sales Boom, Analyst Says

Spending on new stores, data center hints at bullish expectations inside Apple. Can you spend your Lees verder

Music video website Vevo launches in UK

Music video website Vevo launches in UK

Company founded by Universal Music and Sony Music is in talks with Channel 4, Virgin Media and ITV over potential partnershipsVevo, the US music video website founded by two of the major record labels, has launched in the UK and begun talks with companies including Channel 4, Virgin Media and ITV over potential partnerships.The company, which is partly owned by Universal Music and Sony Music, i... Lees verder

Yahoo's secret weapon: the ex-IBMer who worked with Google's founders

Yahoo's secret weapon: the ex-IBMer who worked with Google's founders

Prabhakar Raghavan may not be a household name, but the head of the Yahoo Labs team has a mission to innovateCarol Bartz doesn't have an enviable job. The Yahoo chief executive charged with turning around the beleaguered web company in the face of stiff competition from Google and, increasingly, Facebook, has rolled out a dramatic series of staff cuts and cost cuts. But she struggled to convinc... Lees verder

Apple May Fill Its iPhone 5 Vacuum With New Macs And An Interim iPhone

Apple May Fill Its iPhone 5 Vacuum With New Macs And An Interim iPhone

Apple may be changing its usual iPhone update schedule to the fall, instead of a pre-summer launch in June/July--the news has popped up multiple times, and a source familiar with Apple's plans has also confirmed it with Fast Company. But Apple is a company that thrives on PR excitement...and the big hole in the update schedule before the iPhone 5 arrives could damage sales. Hence Apple seems to... Lees verder

Luxury Mkt Pushes Shanghai Homes to Record Prices

Luxury Mkt Pushes Shanghai Homes to Record Prices

Record high sales of luxury units inflate cost of real estate in Shanghai. Lees verder

Syyn Labs Hacks Saturday Night Fun With Tuxedos, Charity, And "Chess Boxing"

Syyn Labs Hacks Saturday Night Fun With Tuxedos, Charity, And "Chess Boxing"

The League of Extraordinary Nerds takes over Saturday night with cultural exploration and charity fundraising. The League of Extraordinary Nerds wants reform the tired bar scene with some cultural infusion and a healthy dose of charity. Syyn Labs, the digital arts company widely known for helping make Ok Go's Rube Goldberg viral music video, invites dozens of their closest friends on a monthly ... Lees verder

Verkoopteams negeren vaak input van marketingafdeling

Verkoopteams negeren vaak input van marketingafdeling

De sales- en marketingafdelingen van bedrijven werken vaak onvoldoende samen. Marketing teams voelen zich ondergewaardeerd doordat verkopers hun input... Lees verder

BMW Doesn't Think Electric Vehicles Are Right For Most People

BMW Doesn't Think Electric Vehicles Are Right For Most People

Sometimes it seems like a new flashy electric car is announced every week. But the CEO of BMW North America--which has at least two electric vehicles on tap--just announced that he doesn't think EVs will work for more than 10% of the population. Why is the company ragging on its own cars? Jim O'Donnell, BMW's North America chairman and chief executive officer, recently told the Detroit News, "(... Lees verder

Rube Goldbergers Syyn Labs Hack Saturday Night Fun With Tuxedos, Charity, And "Chess Boxing"

Rube Goldbergers Syyn Labs Hack Saturday Night Fun With Tuxedos, Charity, And "Chess Boxing"

The League of Extraordinary Nerds takes over saturday night with cultural exploration and charity fund raising. The League of Extraordinary Nerds wants reform the tired bar scene with some cultural infusion and a healthy dose of charity. Syyn Labs, the digital arts company widely known for helping make Ok Go's Rube Goldberg viral music video, invites dozens of their closest friends on a monthly... Lees verder

New-Home Sales Increased in March, but Stayed Low

New-Home Sales Increased in March, but Stayed Low

The rate was up from February, but a glut of distressed properties remains a drag on the market. Lees verder

Medical Wonder: Meet the CEO Who Rebuilt a Crumbling California Hospital

Medical Wonder: Meet the CEO Who Rebuilt a Crumbling California Hospital

Photographs by Robyn TwomeyIn Dr. Taft Bhuket’s two-and-a-half years at Highland, waiting times have been slashed. How Wright L. Lassiter III saved an inner-city hospital plagued by mistrust, mismanagement, and million-dollar losses. CEO Lassiter began by giving diverse teams of managers 16 weeks to save $21 million.A doctor is beaten and strangled to death by a patient, the body left on the fl... Lees verder

China to Beat US Lamborghini Sales This Year

China to Beat US Lamborghini Sales This Year

The US is fast being replaced by China in the luxury autos market. China is likely to pass the US an Lees verder

Vladimir Antonov shopt verder

Vladimir Antonov shopt verder

Het is de rijke Rus gelukt om een voet tussen de deur te krijgen bij de Zweedse regering. Het opkopen van Saab is begonnen. Lees verder

AngelPad’s 13 Demo Day Darlings

AngelPad’s 13 Demo Day Darlings

The Winter 2011 class at AngelPad, a startup incubator based in San Francisco, Calif., presented their companies to investors and the media today in AngelPad’s Demo Day. Thirteen companies total, ranging from cloud computing startups to car insurance search engines, presented at Demo Day. The most recent class was chosen from a pool of around 800 applicants. The last batch, AngelPad’s first cla... Lees verder

Apperian Raises $9.5M to Let Employees Access Enterprise Apps on the Fly

Apperian Raises $9.5M to Let Employees Access Enterprise Apps on the Fly

Apperian, which develops the EASE mobile application that lets employees quickly access and download company-built applications on the iPhone and iPad, announced today that it has raised $9.5 million from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and other venture capital firms. Apperian lets users quickly access any application built or deployed by their company, and they can log in with a corporate em... Lees verder

Thank Avon Ladies For AVP's Upcoming 33% Gain

Thank Avon Ladies For AVP's Upcoming 33% Gain

We currently estimate a moderate 2% annual rise in the number of Avon sales representatives through Lees verder

Times and Sunday Times hit 79,000 digital subscribers

Times and Sunday Times hit 79,000 digital subscribers

Online, iPad and Kindle user figure up 20,000 on total for November – although papers' print circulation continues to fallA total of 79,000 people pay to subscribe to the Times and Sunday Times online, on an iPad or via a Kindle, a gain of 29,000 over the past five months, according to figures for the end of February released by News Corporation on Tuesday.The figure is up on the 50,000 reporte... Lees verder

South Korea's Q-Store Previews Our Rich-Media Future of NFC Shopping

South Korea's Q-Store Previews Our Rich-Media Future of NFC Shopping

Near-field communications tech for shopping? Check. QR codes for smartphone interactivity? Check. Blend of in-store and online purchasing? Check. A South Korean store is basically previewing how we'll all shop inside five years.The effort is from Korean cell phone operator SK Telecom, and the first Q-Store in Seoul is just one of an entire chain that'll be constructed in the near future. As bef... Lees verder

Online Shopping Just Got Easier With the Launch of Google's Commerce Search 3.0

Online Shopping Just Got Easier With the Launch of Google's Commerce Search 3.0

Google's just improved its Google Commerce Search powers, giving online retailers a richer interface to offer online consumers trying find the right goods.Google says it's "building on the capabilities that have proved useful to" its retail partners, with a new system that will "help create an even more interactive and engaging experience for shoppers and retailers." Google even toots its own h... Lees verder

Poland Steps up Push on Asset Sales

Poland Steps up Push on Asset Sales

Poland's Treasury Ministry said it plans to offer a stake of up to $5.1 billion in state-controlled bank PKO Bank Polski SA in a secondary offering in September, bringing the total value of equity it plans to sell through the Warsaw Stock Exchange from now until the end of the year to about $11.4 billion. Lees verder

BIOPETROL increases sales revenues - loss for 2010

BIOPETROL increases sales revenues - loss for 2010

[ Dinsdag 29 maart 2011 | Biopetrol Industries ] Baar, 29 March 2011: BIOPETROL INDUSTRIES AG, the Switzerland-based producer of biodiesel and high quality pharmaceutical-grade glycerine, today reported a net loss of KEUR 73,009 for 2010 amid continuing Lees verder

Nook Color Proves Itself as iPad Rival With 3M Units Shipped (Report)

Nook Color Proves Itself as iPad Rival With 3M Units Shipped (Report)

Even though Barnes and Noble hasn’t been pushing the Nook Color as an iPad competitor, its low price and slick hardware seems to have made it one. Barnes and Noble shipped close to 3 million units of the $250 Nook Color since it launched in November, Digitimes reports, based on estimates from suppliers of the device’s components. Its success led the suppliers to calculate that the Nook Color cu... Lees verder

Global recorded music sales fall almost $1.5bn amid increased piracy

Global recorded music sales fall almost $1.5bn amid increased piracy

UK loses mantle as third largest music market after 'physical' sales of CDs collapse by almost a fifthGlobal recorded music sales fell by almost $1.5bn last year as digital piracy continued to take its toll on the industry, with the UK losing its mantle as the third largest music market after "physical" sales of CDs collapsed by almost a fifth.Global recorded music revenues fell 8.4% last year,... Lees verder

Elevator Pitch: Lovefre.sh and the local food revolution

Elevator Pitch: Lovefre.sh and the local food revolution

Given the surge of interest in slow food, local food, farmers' markets and quality, independently-produced regional food, a killer app for this delicious corner of the apps market was inevitable. Mark Spofforth and Geoff Tidey founded Lovefre.sh to make good local food easier to find, promote and to share, making its iPhone app live on Valentine's Day this year. 28,000 downloads later, and seve... Lees verder

Is Apple Pushing Back the iPhone 5 Release?

Is Apple Pushing Back the iPhone 5 Release?

Despite its mysterious PR aura, Apple is generally pretty reliable when it comes to releasing new hardware at a particular time. But now there are rumors that its hardware release dates may be pushed back later than usual this year. Cue the tortured wails of patient iPhone addicts: Will we see no iPhone 5 until September?In its new press release announcing the date of the prestigious official W... Lees verder

Volkswagen Group sees further growth potential for Porsche Holding S..

Volkswagen Group sees further growth potential for Porsche Holding S..

[ Maandag 28 maart 2011 | Volkswagen Group ] o Christian Klingler, Board Member responsible for Sales: "New jobs will be created - expansion of the international business" The Board of Management of Volkswagen AG officially welcomed Porsche Lees verder

The Amazon Kindle's New, Old Threat: Barnes & Noble's Nook Is Coming on Strong

The Amazon Kindle's New, Old Threat: Barnes & Noble's Nook Is Coming on Strong

Barnes & Noble's Nook e-reader is in the headlines for a number of reasons at the moment, and it's prompting a big question: With no competing device from Amazon, can the Nook steal the Kindle's throne?The original Nook was the first e-reader to challenge the Amazon Kindle with a cleverer Android-powered device that one-upped the Kindle with a second color screen. Then B&N reinvented the Nook i... Lees verder

Music royalties fall for first time

Music royalties fall for first time

• PRS for Music reports 1% annual fall in total royalties• Digital piracy and a drop in high street sales said to be factors in the declineSongwriters have felt the effect of the slump in CD sales after the royalties collected on their behalf fell for the first time last year.PRS for Music, the organisation that represents 75,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers in the UK, blamed dig... Lees verder

Death of an E-Salesman

Death of an E-Salesman

Either Congress will roll out a federal law allowing states to force etailers to collect sales taxes Lees verder

API Downtime: Who’s Asleep at the Wheel?

API Downtime: Who’s Asleep at the Wheel?

Many popular applications use the APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) of other services, from your favorite Twitter client to Facebook apps. So downtime on the most popular APIs has a serious knock-on effect on other services and (up)time is money. Performance monitoring company, WatchMouse, just published a study on the downtimes of the 50 most popular APIs including Google Maps, Flickr,... Lees verder

Morgan Stanley Sees A $410 Apple

Morgan Stanley Sees A $410 Apple

This morning, Morgan Stanley raised its EPS estimates on shares of Apple through 2013 on iPhone and tablet sales. Lees verder

Apple Rumor Roundup: New MobileMe, More and Better Location Apps, Smart TV

Apple Rumor Roundup: New MobileMe, More and Better Location Apps, Smart TV

The Apple rumor mill grinds ever on, and has turned up new hints about the future of MobileMe, location apps, and that Apple TV story (again).MobileMe goes free?Apple seems to have ceased sales of MobileMe direct to customers, and a revamp is both highly anticipated and overdue. Rumors have been building up, and center on a new free access business model, and the launch of iTunes streaming serv... Lees verder

Earth Hour 2011: What Businesses Are Participating, Which Are Trying But Failing

Earth Hour 2011: What Businesses Are Participating, Which Are Trying But Failing

On Saturday night between 8:30 and 9:30, you may notice that world seems darker. Don't panic, it's just Earth Hour, the WWF-sponsored event designed to raise awareness about how much energy we use.The relative merits of the event in terms of energy saving and symbolism aside, Earth Hour has grown impressively in the last four years, from a Sydney, Australia-only event to a global holiday embrac... Lees verder

SanDisk Gets Ready For 200 Million Tablets By 2014

SanDisk Gets Ready For 200 Million Tablets By 2014

SanDisk estimates that tablet sales will increase from 17 million units in 2010 to nearly 205 millio Lees verder

Rental News: NCR to Offer Kiosks for Movie Sales; Some Netflix Agreements Curtailed

Rental News: NCR to Offer Kiosks for Movie Sales; Some Netflix Agreements Curtailed

NCR Corp (NCR), which competes with video rental kiosks from Coinstars (CSTR) Redbox, is now offering [...] Lees verder

Nintendo 3DS: Controlling Innovation

Nintendo 3DS: Controlling Innovation

With the launch of the Nintendo 3DS this Sunday, the company continues its history of revolutionizing how games play, and how we play with them.While I have issues with Nintendo 3DS as a gadget, there is no denying that it is a remarkable gaming machine. With the 3-D capabilities come interesting media opportunities--it allows you to take 3-D photos, a 3-D version of OK Go's "White Knuckles" mu... Lees verder

Gamestop's Sales Hit an All-Time High in 2010

Gamestop's Sales Hit an All-Time High in 2010

Despite doomsayers (like myself) predicting the death of brick and mortar media retail stores, one c Lees verder

Google Delays Android 3.0 Honeycomb Due to Rush to Compete With iPad 2

Google Delays Android 3.0 Honeycomb Due to Rush to Compete With iPad 2

Google’s Android 3.0 “Honeycomb” update won’t be making its way to smaller developers anytime soon: the company has decided to delay the release of Android 3.0’s source code to the community, Bloomberg reported yesterday. It’s not difficult to fathom why Google is Android 3.0: the update has long been touted as being made specifically for tablets, and Google has been strangely quiet about how e... Lees verder

The 10 Most Innovative Companies in Food

The 10 Most Innovative Companies in Food

01 / PepsiCo >> For its ambitious nutrition R&D. Does better nutrition require curbing our appetites for Cheetos and Fritos and Mountain Dew (oh, my!)? Not if PepsiCo can help it. The snack-food giant recently opened a clinical research center charged with making its products healthier--slashing fat, sugar, and sodium by as much as 25% in the next 10 years--without changing their taste. 02 ... Lees verder

Available at European dealerships from June 2011: Sales start of the..

Available at European dealerships from June 2011: Sales start of the..

[ Vrijdag 25 maart 2011 | DaimlerChrysler ] Stuttgart - The expressive C-Class Coupé sees Mercedes-Benz, now in its 125th year of corporate history, entering a new market segment and for the first time offering a compact, classic coupé Lees verder

iFive: Kodak's $1B IP Row, Google Keeps DUI Apps, Google Music Streaming Due Soon, Color App's Big U

iFive: Kodak's $1B IP Row, Google Keeps DUI Apps, Google Music Streaming Due Soon, Color App's Big U

1. Kodak may (or may not) be a fading name associated with photography, but no matter how much its core business is slipping away, it's not dead yet--and if a dispute over patents with Apple and RIM concerning mobile digital photography is anything to go by, it'll be around for a while. That's because the royalties Kodak may be due could total over $1 billion. According to its CEO, Kodak "deser... Lees verder

iFive: Kodak's $1B IP Row, Google Keeps DUI Apps, Google Music Streaming Due Soon, Color App's Big U

iFive: Kodak's $1B IP Row, Google Keeps DUI Apps, Google Music Streaming Due Soon, Color App's Big U

1. Kodak may (or may not) be a fading name associated with photography, but no matter how much its core business is slipping away, it's not dead yet--and if a dispute over patents with Apple and RIM concerning mobile digital photography is anything to go by, it'll be around for a while. That's because the royalties Kodak may be due could total over $1 billion. According to its CEO, Kodak "deser... Lees verder

iFive: Kodak's $1B IP Row, Google Keeps DUI Apps, Google Music Streaming Due Soon, Color App's Big U

iFive: Kodak's $1B IP Row, Google Keeps DUI Apps, Google Music Streaming Due Soon, Color App's Big U

1. Kodak may (or may not) be a fading name associated with photography, but no matter how much its core business is slipping away, it's not dead yet--and if a dispute over patents with Apple and RIM concerning mobile digital photography is anything to go by, it'll be around for a while. That's because the royalties Kodak may be due could total over $1 billion. According to its CEO, Kodak "deser... Lees verder

iFive: Kodak's $1B IP Row, Google Keeps DUI Apps, Google Music Streaming Due Soon, Color App's Big U

iFive: Kodak's $1B IP Row, Google Keeps DUI Apps, Google Music Streaming Due Soon, Color App's Big U

1. Kodak may (or may not) be a fading name associated with photography, but no matter how much its core business is slipping away, it's not dead yet--and if a dispute over patents with Apple and RIM concerning mobile digital photography is anything to go by, it'll be around for a while. That's because the royalties Kodak may be due could total over $1 billion. According to its CEO, Kodak "deser... Lees verder

iFive: Kodak's $1B IP Row, Google Keeps DUI Apps, Google Music Streaming Due Soon, Color App's Big U

iFive: Kodak's $1B IP Row, Google Keeps DUI Apps, Google Music Streaming Due Soon, Color App's Big U

1. Kodak may (or may not) be a fading name associated with photography, but no matter how much its core business is slipping away, it's not dead yet--and if a dispute over patents with Apple and RIM concerning mobile digital photography is anything to go by, it'll be around for a while. That's because the royalties Kodak may be due could total over $1 billion. According to its CEO, Kodak "deser... Lees verder

Strong Software Sales Drive Oracle’s Profit Up 78%

Strong Software Sales Drive Oracle’s Profit Up 78%

Sales rose 37 percent as demand for corporate software and a more robust economy helped all sectors of the company. Lees verder

Arianna Huffington and Tim Armstrong: king and queen of content

Arianna Huffington and Tim Armstrong: king and queen of content

The founder of the Huffington Post and her new boss plan to reinvent AOL through quality journalismThe original plan had been just to interview Tim Armstrong – the all-American, broad-shouldered, chief executive of AOL, the internet company perpetually in pursuit of growth that bought Arianna Huffington's website, the Huffington Post, for $315m (£193m) in February. But, predictably, this interv... Lees verder

Oracle Posts a 78% Increase in Quarterly Profit

Oracle Posts a 78% Increase in Quarterly Profit

Sales rose 37 percent as demand for corporate software and a more robust economy helped all sectors of the company. Lees verder

New York Mets 2011 Ticket Sales Dismal: MLB Report

New York Mets 2011 Ticket Sales Dismal: MLB Report

Early indications are the Mets could draw less than 2 million fans to Citi Field this season. Lees verder

Retail's Changing Online Landscape

Retail's Changing Online Landscape

CEO of HauteLook on the competitive landscape of online sample sales. Lees verder

iPad 2 queues start 33 hours early as demand expected to beat supply

iPad 2 queues start 33 hours early as demand expected to beat supply

Research suggests 25% of existing iPad owners will update as industry sources say supply constraints will leave some waitingThe queues for the iPad 2 have begun, with the first arrival settling down outside Apple's flagship Regent Street store in London 33 hours ahead of its 5pm launch on Friday.The first person in the line, Jules Lewis from London, was also in the queue for the launch of the o... Lees verder

Rising Operating Expenses Threaten Salesforce.com Profits

Rising Operating Expenses Threaten Salesforce.com Profits

During Salesforce's recent earnings conference call, management cited a few sources of the operating Lees verder

Baidu, Accused Globally of Aiding Piracy, Acts to Quash It In China

Baidu, Accused Globally of Aiding Piracy, Acts to Quash It In China

The U.S. Trade Representative's Office has listed China's leading search engine Baidu as a key member on its list of global counterfeit-assisting services. Today Baidu's reacted to some of these complaints, and issued anti-piracy tech for its e-book system.Baidu said it will introduce pirate-defeating tech for its documents and books products in May, which will help counteract global accusation... Lees verder

Best Buy’s Profit Fell 16%, but Topped Forecasts

Best Buy’s Profit Fell 16%, but Topped Forecasts

Sales of TVs and other personal electronics sales were sluggish over the holiday shopping season, but mobile phone sales rose. Lees verder

ConAgra’s Quarterly Profit Fell as Its Costs Rose

ConAgra’s Quarterly Profit Fell as Its Costs Rose

Sales were higher at the food company, but the rising cost of ingredients hurt its bottom line. Lees verder

Advertising market boasts 6.9% increase

Advertising market boasts 6.9% increase

The UK advertising market appears to have brushed aside fears about the health of the economy by registering a 6.9% rise in spending in 2010 over the previous year to total £15.5bn.According to an Advertising Association/Warc expenditure report, released today, that rise meant that 2010 was strongest year for adspend growth since the dot.com boom of 2000. It also represented a significant bounc... Lees verder

Leadership Hall of Fame: Richard Florida, Author of "The Rise of the Creative Class"

Leadership Hall of Fame: Richard Florida, Author of "The Rise of the Creative Class"

We continue our examination of the business book The Rise of the Creative Class with an interview of author Richard Florida. How did the book come about and where are the creative class congregating today?What was the impetus for you to write The Rise of the Creative Class? I'd been a professor and been interested in cities all my life. Since I was a little boy growing up in New Jersey, watch... Lees verder

The battle for Parmalat: Italy's yogurt is also strategic

The battle for Parmalat: Italy's yogurt is also strategic

A French bid for an Italian dairy giant offends national prideTHE Alps are just not high enough to bar Gallic marauders. Earlier this month LVMH, a Parisian luxury-goods giant, made off with Bulgari, a Roman jeweller; and French firms have recently had an Italian insurer and power company in their sights. Now milk, yogurt and cheese are on the menu. On March 22nd Lactalis, a French dairy group,... Lees verder

China's carmakers: Dream deferred

China's carmakers: Dream deferred

A Chinese car company carrying great expectations stallsIF ANY company captured the optimism (and possibly hype) emanating from China, it was BYD, whose three letters are said to be short for “build your dreams”. The Shenzhen-based company makes mobile-phone batteries, cars and solar panels, thereby combining growth prospects with green virtues. This appealing combination received a credibility... Lees verder

Facebook Friending Tech to Test NFC at a Belgian Music Festival

Facebook Friending Tech to Test NFC at a Belgian Music Festival

We believe NFC is the next big thing in digital comms, but some of the applications it'll be used for are hard to imagine. This makes the upcoming PIAS Nites music festival in Brussels all the more interesting, as attendees will be able to use it to make Facebook friends, play games and a ton of other stuff.Around 10,000 people at the event in Belgium will be guinea pigs in a very large scale a... Lees verder

Surprising results for combined print-digital readerships of US newspapers

Surprising results for combined print-digital readerships of US newspapers

As I reported on Monday, ABC is going to present unified figures for print and digital editions for regional and local newspapers.We won't discover the results - for the first six months of this year - until August. And, sadly, it will not carry the statistics for unique users.But combining print and online readers is essential to get a clear picture of a paper's reach. And the results can be s... Lees verder

Stocks and Bonds: Shares Gain as Metal Prices Lift Commodity Producers

Stocks and Bonds: Shares Gain as Metal Prices Lift Commodity Producers

A surge in commodities offset concern about weak housing sales and a blocked plan for a Bank of America dividend. Lees verder

U.K. Retail Sales Retreat

U.K. Retail Sales Retreat

U.K. retail sales fell back sharply in February, suggesting consumer spending continues to be a weak spot in the U.K. economy as Britons struggle against inflation and rising unemployment. Lees verder

New-Home Sales Fell in February

New-Home Sales Fell in February

Median prices fell nearly 14 percent as a glut of unsold homes, including foreclosures, weighed on the market. Lees verder

Chief of American Apparel Faces 2nd Harassment Suit

Chief of American Apparel Faces 2nd Harassment Suit

A lawyer for Dov Charney, the chief executive, denied the allegations in the suit, filed by a former sales clerk and three other women. Lees verder

Case Study: A Decision to Hire A Sales Agent For Big Money

Case Study: A Decision to Hire A Sales Agent For Big Money

A senior sales representative who gets big money may be just the thing to invigorate your business. Lees verder

Shares Gain as Metal Prices Lift Commodity Producers

Shares Gain as Metal Prices Lift Commodity Producers

A surge in commodities offset concern about weak housing sales and a blocked plan for a Bank of America dividend. Lees verder

Housing Is No Stock Killer

Housing Is No Stock Killer

Stocks recovered some of their losses today despite some dismal numbers from the housing front. New home sales fell 16. Lees verder

Stocks Gain as Rising Metals Prices Lift Mining Concerns

Stocks Gain as Rising Metals Prices Lift Mining Concerns

A surge in commodities offsets concern about weak housing sales and a blocked plan for a Bank of America dividend. Lees verder

Floyd Norris: R.I.P., New Home Sales

Floyd Norris: R.I.P., New Home Sales

New home sales hit a new low. Lees verder

Can Tablets Replace Laptops and Desktops in Enterprise?

Can Tablets Replace Laptops and Desktops in Enterprise?

Tablet computers will one day completely replace laptops as the de facto enterprise computer — at least, if some of the top tablet and phone manufacturers in the world have their way. That’s the conclusion a panel of top phone manufacturer executives came to today at the CTIA Wireless 2011 conference in Orlando, Fla. It’s a logical transition for a lot of companies — most major enterprise compa... Lees verder

Sens Want DUI App Axed, But Boost Sales Instead

Sens Want DUI App Axed, But Boost Sales Instead

Dem lawmakers call for demise of DUI checkpoint app, but unintentionally drive up sales by 5,000 percentApple Pulls 'Gay-Cure' AppThe 10 Most Controversial iPhone Apps Lees verder

Jabil Jumps, Dynasil Sees Dino-Sized Gain

Jabil Jumps, Dynasil Sees Dino-Sized Gain

Jabil Circuit gains 11% after bumping up sales and profit guidance and Dynasil soars by nearly 60%. Lees verder

You're the Boss: Are You Ready to Hire a Highly Paid Sales Rep?

You're the Boss: Are You Ready to Hire a Highly Paid Sales Rep?

Will the new sales representative be worth the money? Can anyone sell as well as the founder? Lees verder

Case Study: Making the Decision to Hire a Highly Paid Sales Representative

Case Study: Making the Decision to Hire a Highly Paid Sales Representative

A senior sales representative who gets big money may be just the thing to invigorate your business. Lees verder

You're the Boss: When Do You Hire a Highly Paid Sales Rep?

You're the Boss: When Do You Hire a Highly Paid Sales Rep?

Will the new sales representative be worth the money? Can anyone sell as well as the founder? Lees verder

Case Study: Making the Decision to Hire a Highly Paid Sales Representative

Case Study: Making the Decision to Hire a Highly Paid Sales Representative

A senior sales representative who gets big money may be just the thing to invigorate your business. Lees verder

Homebuilder Stocks Losing On New Home Sales Data

Homebuilder Stocks Losing On New Home Sales Data

Downbeat data for February showed that home sales slowed to their slowest pace on record, and prices Lees verder

New-Home Sales Plunged in February

New-Home Sales Plunged in February

Median prices fell nearly 14 percent as a glut of unsold homes, including foreclosures, weighed on the market. Lees verder

Midday Stocks Mixed After a Disappointing Home Sales Report

Midday Stocks Mixed After a Disappointing Home Sales Report

The Fed’s rejection of a proposed Bank of America dividend and a government estimate of the damage in Japan also weighed on stocks. Lees verder

Stocks Fall After a Disappointing Home Sales Report

Stocks Fall After a Disappointing Home Sales Report

The Fed’s rejection of a proposed Bank of America dividend and a government estimate of the damage in Japan also weighed on stocks. Lees verder

New Home Sales Fell in February to the Lowest Level in Nearly 50 Years

New Home Sales Fell in February to the Lowest Level in Nearly 50 Years

Median prices fell nearly 14 percent as a glut of unsold homes, including foreclosures, weighed on the market. Lees verder

Tech Stock With Double-Digit Growth Potential

Tech Stock With Double-Digit Growth Potential

Raven Industries recently reported strong fourth quarter results in which net sales jumped 27%. Mana Lees verder

Luxury Clothier J. Hilburn Launches E-Commerce to Help Guys Get Hip

Luxury Clothier J. Hilburn Launches E-Commerce to Help Guys Get Hip

J. Hilburn, a company that sells custom men’s clothing, today launched an e-commerce platform where it will now begin offering all its high-end custom dress shirts and luxury menswear online. Although consumers could previously buy some products directly from the company’s website, beginning today they’ll be able to see all of the company’s clothing line online. The Dallas, Texas-based startup’... Lees verder

New Home Sales Tumble

New Home Sales Tumble

Sales of new homes plunged last month to a new record low and prices fell to the lowest in more than seven years as the U.S. housing market sputters. Lees verder

Key accounts zijn jouw goudmijn

Key accounts zijn jouw goudmijn

Staar je niet blind op het belang van nieuwe klanten. Met veel minder energie haal je veel meer omzet uit je huidige bestand.  Lees verder

RIMM Earnings Preview: Growth Coming From International Blackberry Sales

RIMM Earnings Preview: Growth Coming From International Blackberry Sales

Ahead of its fourth quarter earnings release on March 24, Research in Motion, maker of the BlackBerr Lees verder

Tiffany Still A Sell, Says Goldman With $58 Target

Tiffany Still A Sell, Says Goldman With $58 Target

Goldman Sachs raised its price target on Tiffany to $58 but maintains a sell due to lower Japan sales. Lees verder

Sproxil Lands $1.8 Million to Fight Fake Drugs

Sproxil Lands $1.8 Million to Fight Fake Drugs

Not many tech startups save lives. Sproxil may be one of them. The company tags pharmaceutical products in Africa with a scratch-off code (like the code you use to top up a pre-paid cell phone). The customer sends the code in a text message to Sproxil’s product authentication service, which verifies if the product is genuine. Sproxil just received an investment of $1.8 million investment from t... Lees verder

Best Buy In Danger Of Declining Sales

Best Buy In Danger Of Declining Sales

Jefferies lowers price target, earnings estimates on retailer, maintains hold rating. Lees verder

Analyst Moves: BBY, URBN

Analyst Moves: BBY, URBN

This morning, Jefferies lowered its price target on shares of Best Buy (BBY) to $35 as sales are [...] Lees verder

Walgreen Gets Whacked

Walgreen Gets Whacked

Walgreen reported earnings for its second fiscal quarter but margins and same-store sales spark a sell off. Lees verder

Walgreen Posts 10% Increase in Profit, Helped by Prescription Sales

Walgreen Posts 10% Increase in Profit, Helped by Prescription Sales

Sales were up 9 percent in the quarter, but the company’s stock fell 8 percent in early trading. Lees verder

Wholesalers for Hancock, Franklin Templeton And Others On How To Approach RIAs

Wholesalers for Hancock, Franklin Templeton And Others On How To Approach RIAs

To Get Advisors' Respect And Attention, These Salesmen Are Morphing Into Consultants. Lees verder

Offerti.nl wil gat Gouden Gids vullen

Offerti.nl wil gat Gouden Gids vullen

De markt voor het zoeken naar dienstverleners is in beweging. Van een aanbodgestuurde markt à la Gouden Gids en Telefoongids gaat het steeds meer richting een vraaggestuurd model. Nieuwkomer Offerti.nl speelt in op deze marktverandering. Lees verder

INM chief issues ad revenue warning

INM chief issues ad revenue warning

Independent News & Media's Gavin O'Reilly plans to expand internet business as recessionary pressures depress ad marketThe Independent News & Media chief executive, Gavin O'Reilly, on Tuesday warned that advertising revenues will remain flat this year, as the publisher announced plans for a major expansion of its Irish internet business.INM reported increased operating profits for the year endi... Lees verder

INM discovers the digital world...

INM discovers the digital world...

Independent News & Media (INM), the Irish-based company that once owned The Independent and seemed less than enamoured with the interweb, is certainly going digital now.The company has announced what it calls "four significant developments in its Irish publishing division', and they are all concerned with online properties It is launching an online jobs portal, in conjunction with Stepstone as ... Lees verder

How Carrots Became the New Junk Food

How Carrots Became the New Junk Food

Photograph by Jeff MintonFood styling: James Parker, founder of Veggie Art | Photograph by: Jamie ChungJeff Dunn believes he can double the $1 billion baby-carrot business -- and promote healthy eating -- by marketing the vegetable like Doritos. His secret weapon? He knows every snack-marketing trick in the book.LATE LAST SPRING, Omid Farhang, vice president and creative director at the adverti... Lees verder

Apple Sues Amazon: App Store vs. Appstore Is On!

Apple Sues Amazon: App Store vs. Appstore Is On!

Amazon just revealed its own specially curated version of the Android Marketplace, but has chosen to label it the "Appstore." Apple, in turn, has now sued Android for trademark violation. The move is a not-so-subtle shot across Amazon's bows.The suit was filed last week, but has emerged at more or less the same time as Amazon's official unveiling of its Android Appstore--Amazon's version of the... Lees verder

How DrChrono Brings “hacker Culture” to Health Care

How DrChrono Brings “hacker Culture” to Health Care

DrChrono, part of the current class of startups incubated by Y Combinator, has already received some press for its iPad app, which moves many of a doctor’s basic bookkeeping tasks onto Apple’s device. But when I talked to co-founder and chief operating officer Daniel Kivatinos, I wanted to know how he plans to get the app into doctors’ hands. The key step, Kivatinos said, came at the urging of ... Lees verder

Forever 21 Is Donating $2 Million To Japan

Forever 21 Is Donating $2 Million To Japan

The American billionaires who own fashion retailer Forever 21 collected $2 million from online sales Lees verder

Ron Collins obituary

Ron Collins obituary

Advertising creative known for the Cinzano television campaignRon Collins, who has died aged 72, was one of the most successful creators of TV ads during the heyday of British advertising in the 1970s and 80s. He was perhaps best known for his long-running series for Cinzano in which the actor Leonard Rossiter invariably spilt his drink over an immaculately dressed Joan Collins. Initially direc... Lees verder

DealBook: How the iPhone Led to the Sale of T-Mobile USA

DealBook: How the iPhone Led to the Sale of T-Mobile USA

Until Apple introduced its highly popular device in 2007, Deutsche Telekom had been generating rising sales from its American operation. Lees verder

WHO monitors Japan food risks

WHO monitors Japan food risks

The detection of high levels of radioactivity in certain Japanese foods -- and the nation's subsequent clampdown on their sales -- signals the food safety situation is "more serious" than originally thought, a World Health Organization official said Monday. Lees verder

E-Books Sales Up 115%, But Does It Come At the Expense of Print?

E-Books Sales Up 115%, But Does It Come At the Expense of Print?

The Association of American Publishers (AAP) released its figures from January 2011 book sales, and the news echoes what we've come to expect: more readers are turning to e-books, and they're doing so in droves. In face, e-book sales have more than doubled since the same time last year. According to the AAP, e-book sales are up 115.8%, from $32.4 million to $69.9 million year-over-year. Lees verder

Tiffany 4Q Profit Beats With Stronger Global Sales, Projects Japan Loss

Tiffany 4Q Profit Beats With Stronger Global Sales, Projects Japan Loss

The luxury jeweler reported increases in sales and profits across its global markets last year. Lees verder

Economix: Lower Sin Taxes to Woo Sinners

Economix: Lower Sin Taxes to Woo Sinners

Some states consider lowering cigarette taxes to raise cigarette sales. Lees verder

Economix: Lowering Sin Taxes to Attract Those Lucrative Sinners

Economix: Lowering Sin Taxes to Attract Those Lucrative Sinners

Some states consider lowering cigarette taxes to raise cigarette sales. Lees verder

Housing Discounts Expected

Housing Discounts Expected

Sales of previously owned homes fell sharply in February, setting the stage for steep discounting in the spring market. The National Association of Realtors said existing home sales dropped 9.6%, and the median price, $156,100, was the lowest since February 2002. Lees verder

Van kijkers ook kopers maken

Van kijkers ook kopers maken

Veel verkeer naar je website leidt niet noodzakelijk tot veel omzet. Daarom zes tactieken die de conversie van je site verbeteren. Lees verder

Prices and Sales of Existing Homes Fell Sharply in February

Prices and Sales of Existing Homes Fell Sharply in February

Sales were down 9.4 percent from January and prices were the lowest in nine years. Lees verder

Discounts Expected in Spring Housing Market

Discounts Expected in Spring Housing Market

Sales of previously owned homes fell sharply in February, setting the stage for steep discounting in the spring market. The National Association of Realtors said existing home sales dropped 9.6%, and the median price, $156,100, was the lowest since February 2002. Lees verder

Filesharing curbs face high court delays

Filesharing curbs face high court delays

Plans to restrict illegal filesharing could be delayed for at least a year as measures are battled out in high courtGovernment plans to curb illegal filesharing could be delayed for at least a year as its most contentious measures are battled out in the high court.The UK's two biggest internet service providers, BT and TalkTalk, will on Wednesday challenge the Digital Economy Act in a judicial ... Lees verder

Letter From the Editor: The Separation of Church and State

Letter From the Editor: The Separation of Church and State

Photograph by Christopher EwersPhotograph by Paul Sakuma/APPublisher Christine Osekoski, second from left, and her team keep us in business. | Photograph by Christopher EwersCALL ME THE spiritual leader of Fast Company. As editor, it's my job to safeguard our journalistic principles and protect the interests of readers. My partner at the magazine, publisher Christine Osekoski, is tasked with ge... Lees verder

Home Resales Remain Depressed

Home Resales Remain Depressed

Sales of previously occupied homes sank by 9.6% in February and prices fell to the lowest level in nearly nine years, indications that the market remains depressed. Lees verder

Why Sentiment Analysis Is the Future of Ad Optimization

Why Sentiment Analysis Is the Future of Ad Optimization

[Peter Yared is the vice president of apps at Webtrends, which acquired Transpond, a social-apps developer he founded.] Sentiment analysis is a hot new trend in social media, with the promise of helping brands understand what consumers are thinking and saying about their products. Products including early contender Radian 6, newcomers such as BuzzLogic, and my own company’s Webtrends Social Mea... Lees verder

Arts, Briefly: ‘Limitless’ and ‘Rango’ Lead the Way

Arts, Briefly: ‘Limitless’ and ‘Rango’ Lead the Way

The increasing star power of Bradley Cooper helped lift “Limitless” to a stronger-than-expected $19 million in ticket sales over the weekend. Lees verder

Salesforce.com Should Be $116 Despite Hot Chatter

Salesforce.com Should Be $116 Despite Hot Chatter

Here we take a look at some of the comments made by the management on Chatter during the recent earn Lees verder

Billionaire-Owned Forever 21 Donating Online Sales to Japan

Billionaire-Owned Forever 21 Donating Online Sales to Japan

The husband-and-wife couple who run Forever 21 are handing over today's online sales to the American Lees verder

Estee Lauder Reaffirms Sales Forecast

Estee Lauder Reaffirms Sales Forecast

Estee Lauder (EL) said today it is reaffirming its sales expectations for its fiscal year ending [...] Lees verder

Estee Lauder Sticks To Earlier Forecast

Estee Lauder Sticks To Earlier Forecast

Estee Lauder reaffirms sales expectations for its fiscal year ending June 30 despite Japan's quake and tsunami. Lees verder

SXSW 2011 Highlight Reel: Groupon Client Airs Beefs and Benefits of the Daily Deal Service

SXSW 2011 Highlight Reel: Groupon Client Airs Beefs and Benefits of the Daily Deal Service

Frank Gruber, CEO and Co-founder of Tech Cocktail, and Travis Kalanick, a longtime Silicon Valley entrepreneur who runs online car service Uber--and is a Groupon client--responds to the company's presentation at SXSW, taking the opportunity to call them out for shoddy service. When Groupon's SVP of sales stands up in the audience to respond, things get interesting. 1. Frank Gruber, CEO and Co-f... Lees verder

Phil "Captain 3-D" McNally Is DreamWorks' Animated Megamind

Phil "Captain 3-D" McNally Is DreamWorks' Animated Megamind

When DreamWorks Animation's Phil Captain 3-D McNally first entered Wednesday's Samsung showcase in New York City, he wasn't drawn to all the shiny gadgets blanketing virtually every wall, floor, and ceiling. No a Maxell-blow-your-hair-back display of the latest and highest-definition TVs, or the tablets, or smartphones. Rather, McNally immediately made a dash toward the three screens playing Me... Lees verder

Japan Quake: Disaster Affects U.S. Car Sales, Factories

Japan Quake: Disaster Affects U.S. Car Sales, Factories

The natural disaster in Japan may mean U.S. consumers end up paying more for their next automobile Lees verder

Asus Looks to Chrome OS/Android for $200 Netbook

Asus Looks to Chrome OS/Android for $200 Netbook

Computer manufacturer Asus is betting there’s still a pot of gold to be found in the netbook market, despite decline due to growing competition from tablet computing devices. The company will team up with Intel on a $200-$250 light-weight netbook featuring either Google’s Chrome operating system or Android Honeycomb 3.0, according to a Digitimes report based on sources from an Asus components m... Lees verder

Panic Donating Proceeds From Software Sales to Help Japan

Panic Donating Proceeds From Software Sales to Help Japan

All sales of any of Panic software between 10:00 a.m., March 17 and 10:00 a.m., March 18 (PDT) will be split between the Japanese Red Cross Society and the Mercy Corps based in Portland, Ore. for use in relief efforts in Japan, the company announced today. Lees verder

Amazon Spars With States Over Taxes

Amazon Spars With States Over Taxes

Amazon's escalating battle with several cash-strapped states over collecting sales tax on web purchases is yet another example of technology, and particularly internet commerce, outpacing U.S. law. And the dispute shows no signs of a resolution anytime soon. Lees verder

Savills buoyed by rising upmarket sales

Savills buoyed by rising upmarket sales

Strong sales of upmarket homes prompts group to boost its dividend as annual pre-tax profits nearly trebled Lees verder

Double crises trigger second thoughts for IPOs

Double crises trigger second thoughts for IPOs

Market volatility has risen in recent days forcing companies across the globe to postpone billions of dollars worth of share sales Lees verder

SanDisk Should Trade Almost 20% Higher

SanDisk Should Trade Almost 20% Higher

Popularity of smartphones and surging mobile phone sales have made mobile phones flash cards the mos Lees verder

9 argumenten om nooit meer korting te geven

9 argumenten om nooit meer korting te geven

Klanten vinden je veel te prijzig en dus verklein je de marge. Maar prijsdruk is dodelijk voor je bedrijf en vreet aan het rendement. Daarom: stop met korting geven. Nu! Lees verder

Forrester: iPad 2’s Biggest Challenger Is an Amazon Tablet

Forrester: iPad 2’s Biggest Challenger Is an Amazon Tablet

Market research firm Forrester isn’t putting too much stock in the hype surrounding upcoming Android 3.0 tablets. Instead, the company believes that Amazon is best suited to take on the iPad when it decides to enter the tablet arena. What’s the problem with Android slates like Motorola’s recently released Xoom? Forrester considers them all too expensive, and they also can’t match the Apple Stor... Lees verder

Skype Founder, Others Catapult $42M to Angry Birds

Skype Founder, Others Catapult $42M to Angry Birds

Accel Partners and Atomico Ventures have co-led a $42 million investment round for Rovio, the creator of the Angry Birds Franchise. The Angry Birds game is played by 40 million monthly active users and, with sales of over 2 million plush toys, has become one of the most recognized entertainment franchises. Rovio plans to use the money to increase its reach internationally and to expand across m... Lees verder

Ad:Tech Sydney 2011: LinkedIn en de nieuwe wereld van werken

Ad:Tech Sydney 2011: LinkedIn en de nieuwe wereld van werken

Het feit dat ik op wereldreis ben, resulteert in veelvuldig en langdurig gebruik van verschillende social media. Nu zijn dit voornamelijk de echte ‘sociale’ media als Facebook en mijn eigen blog. Op Twitter en LinkedIn, die ik in Nederland regelmatig bijhoud en update, had ik de afgelopen 5 maanden slechts enkele keren kort ingelogd. Tot gisteren. LinkedIn heeft inmiddels meer dan 90 milioen pr... Lees verder

Profits Up, Sales Down At American Eagle

Profits Up, Sales Down At American Eagle

Retailer reports fourth-quarter earnings, says CEO will retire. Lees verder

Sales Grow, Inventories Increase 1.1% For U.S. Wholesalers In January

Sales Grow, Inventories Increase 1.1% For U.S. Wholesalers In January

Wholesale sales increased more than expected in January led by 7.8% increase in auto demand, the Com Lees verder

Foursquare Gets "Specials"--a Whole New Merchant Platform

Foursquare Gets "Specials"--a Whole New Merchant Platform

Foursquare's rolling out details of yet another of its new features, a revamp of its merchant platform dubbed "Specials," continuing its recent trend of expanding its core checkin game.Foursquare's Merchant Platform launched in 2010 to "give businesses an easy way to reward their customers and find new ones," but Foursquare has now revamped the system to "give merchants a way to learn more abou... Lees verder

Walmart and HP: Founded on People Power

Walmart and HP: Founded on People Power

How were the top companies of the 1980s so successful? For HP and Walmart, they focused on their employees. We continue our Leadership Hall of Fame series, a year-long look at the top business books and authors, with an excerpt from In Search of Excellence by Tom Peters and Robert H. Waterman, Jr.Although most top managements assert that their companies care for their people, the excellent comp... Lees verder

The Future of the Tablet, and It Isn’t the iPad 2

The Future of the Tablet, and It Isn’t the iPad 2

The iPad 2 is here. It will certainly dominate tablet sales this year, but it is not the future of the tablet. The demand for Tablets is forecast to grow exponentially this year and the iPad 2 and its numerous competitors working in copycat mode are all hoping to cash in on this demand. Apple’s domination of this category, along with the historical failures by big-time competitors like Microsof... Lees verder

PC Industry Is Apple's Plaything

PC Industry Is Apple's Plaything

Apple has some hot products on sale, and its designs push many an envelope. But are its decisions skewing the PC industry somewhat? The answer is yes.The iPad 1's secret sauce was its extremely low entry price--just $500. Instantly this put pressure on would-be Apple competitors that may have assumed the device would be a premium product (in line with typical Apple pricing habits). Now the iPad... Lees verder

Should Financial Literacy Be Mandatory?

Should Financial Literacy Be Mandatory?

British MPs want compulsory finance education in schools, but there's mixed evidence on effectiveness.At the epicenter of the housing crisis was a black hole of financial literacy--masses of consumers making calculations with unrealistic mathematical expectations. To avert another capitalist catastrophe, 300 British MPs are calling for mandatory personal finance education. Unfortunately, moldin... Lees verder

Mardi Gras Mambo

Mardi Gras Mambo

For many Americans, New Orleans and Mardi Gras are near synonymous -- and last year’s Carnival marked a 25-year high in partygoers visiting the Big Easy. Before we break out our feather boas and doubloons, here’s a look at the festivities, by the numbers.Infographic: Mardi Gras Mambo 1.2 MILLION people attended Mardi Gras festivities last year--3.5 times the population of New Orleans. The City... Lees verder

Another Symbian Blow: Nokia Sells Off Qt Development Framework

Another Symbian Blow: Nokia Sells Off Qt Development Framework

If you need more proof that Nokia is looking to rid itself of the Symbian mobile operating system, here it is: The company announced today that it will sell its Qt development framework, which was initially billed as a way to easily create apps for Symbian and other platforms, to Digia, a Finnish software company. Through the proposed acquisition, around 3500 desktop and embedded customer compa... Lees verder

Samsung Galaxy Pro: What a Nokia Android Might Have Looked Like

Samsung Galaxy Pro: What a Nokia Android Might Have Looked Like

In a cue from Nokia's design shop, Samsung is expanding its successful Galaxy smartphone line with the Galaxy Pro and its small touchscreen paired with a full QWERTY keypad. Could the Galaxy Pro give Nokia "platform remorse" if the smartphone is a sales success? Lees verder

Flash-Sales Site Privalia in $280 Million Global Shopping Spree

Flash-Sales Site Privalia in $280 Million Global Shopping Spree

The second wave of e-commerce is coming, buoyed by a flood of fresh cash. European flash-sales site operator Privalia, which offers short-term, steeply discounted fashion deals in Spain, Italy, Brazil, and Mexico, is expanding to Germany with a $280 million acquisition of rival Dress-For-Less. The deal is funded in part by $123 million in fresh cash from General Atlantic, Highland Capital Partn... Lees verder

Drug Firms Face Billions in Losses in ’11 as Patents End

Drug Firms Face Billions in Losses in ’11 as Patents End

The drug industry will lose control over more than 10 medicines with sales of nearly $50 billion this year, a reversal that highlights the problems drug companies now face. Lees verder

Now that Salesforce.com is Taking Service Social Maybe the Category Will Get Some Respect

Now that Salesforce.com is Taking Service Social Maybe the Category Will Get Some Respect

Maybe if service is rebranded with the sexy auro of social media it'll get more attention from compa Lees verder

Six Archetypes of Sales and Marketing

Six Archetypes of Sales and Marketing

Sales and marketing leaders, like the rest of us, come in a multitude of personality types.?? But on Lees verder

On the GreenBeat: Solyndra’s Star Fades, Admits to Mistakes; Khosla Says New Biofuel IPO Coming

On the GreenBeat: Solyndra’s Star Fades, Admits to Mistakes; Khosla Says New Biofuel IPO Coming

Here’s the latest action we’re following today on the GreenBeat: Solyndra star fades, admits to mistakes — Once-bright rooftop solar startup Solyndra (pictured) has had its share of troubles lately. After raising $1 billion, the company was forced to slash costs, close a factory, cancel an IPO and its $535 million loan guarantee from the Department of Energy is now under investigation by Congre... Lees verder

Johnsson takes charge of Volkswagen brand sales in North and South A..

Johnsson takes charge of Volkswagen brand sales in North and South A..

[ Vrijdag 4 maart 2011 | Volkswagen Group ] Terence Bryce Johnsson Terence Bryce Johnsson (50) takes charge of Volkswagen brand sales in North and South America effective April 1, 2011 Lees verder

Shoppers Stepped Out Last Month, Lifting Sales

Shoppers Stepped Out Last Month, Lifting Sales

Sales were 4.2 percent higher last month, but one analyst said consumers were starting to notice sharply higher gas prices. Lees verder

Shoppers Stepped Out Last Month, Lifting Sales

Shoppers Stepped Out Last Month, Lifting Sales

Sales were 4.2 percent higher last month, but one analyst said consumers were starting to notice sharply higher gas prices. Lees verder

Retail Sales Rose in February, but Gas Prices Are a Worry

Retail Sales Rose in February, but Gas Prices Are a Worry

Sales were 4.2 percent higher last month, but one analyst said consumers were starting to notice the sharply higher gasoline prices. Lees verder

Retail Sales Rose in February, but Gas Prices a Worry

Retail Sales Rose in February, but Gas Prices a Worry

Sales were 4.2 percent higher last month, but one analyst said consumers were starting to notice the sharply higher gasoline prices. Lees verder

Wall Street Jumps After Upbeat Jobs Data

Wall Street Jumps After Upbeat Jobs Data

Oil prices also eased somewhat and retailers reported solid February sales. Lees verder

Is Reebok Adidas's Next Footwear Darling?

Is Reebok Adidas's Next Footwear Darling?

Buoyed by positive sales, parent company Adidas is investing in more marketing behind the brand. Lees verder

Forrester Analyst Agrees That iPad 2 Will Dominate

Forrester Analyst Agrees That iPad 2 Will Dominate

Apple just wrapped up its press event for the iPad 2, and Forrester analyst Sarah Rotman has already weighed in with her response. Her verdict: Apple chief executive Steve Jobs is right when it says that “2011 will be the year of the iPad 2.” During the event, Jobs made several digs at the competition, arguing that a wave of “copycat” devices is flooding the market, but they’re taking the wrong... Lees verder

Fed Notes ‘Modest to Moderate’ Growth

Fed Notes ‘Modest to Moderate’ Growth

Retail sales and manufacturing grew in most regions, the report said, while the labor markets improved modestly. Lees verder

Random House Books Finally Arrive in Apple's iBookstore

Random House Books Finally Arrive in Apple's iBookstore

Only days after announcing that it has agreed to adopt the agency model for e-book sales, Random House books are beginning to appear in Apple's iBookstore. Lees verder

Can Daimler Partnership Give China’s Electric Car Startup BYD a Lift?

Can Daimler Partnership Give China’s Electric Car Startup BYD a Lift?

If you’ve followed the auto industry for a while you’ll know that automakers are always sharing technology and projects in cross-collaborations that would normally make any paranoid hard-nosed capitalist weep in fear. But the latest firms to receive official blessing for a joint project might not be the strange bedfellows they appear at first. The unimaginatively named Shenzhen BYD Daimler New ... Lees verder

Fed Notes ‘Modest to Moderate’ Growth of Economy

Fed Notes ‘Modest to Moderate’ Growth of Economy

Retail sales and manufacturing grew in most regions, the report said, while the labor markets improved modestly. Lees verder

On the GreenBeat: Coda Wants to Sell 50,000 Electric Cars by 2015, Powerit Raises $5M

On the GreenBeat: Coda Wants to Sell 50,000 Electric Cars by 2015, Powerit Raises $5M

Here’s the latest action we’re following today on the GreenBeat: Coda aims to sell 50,000 electric cars by 2015 — The startup recently hired a new chief executive and former GM executive Phil Murtaugh, who told reporters of its lofty sales goals for its electric sedan. While there’s been some skepticism about the car’s potential given a high price tag compared to the similar and better-known Ni... Lees verder

Notable Apple Numbers: 100M iPhones Sold, 100M iBooks Downloaded, $2B to Devs

Notable Apple Numbers: 100M iPhones Sold, 100M iBooks Downloaded, $2B to Devs

During Apple’s press event for the iPad 2 today, Apple CEO Steve Jobs revealed some impressive new statistics: Apple sold 100 million iPhone as of last week, users have downloaded 100 million ebooks via its iBooks store, and it just recently surpassed $2 billion paid to app developers. The news means Apple sold around 30 million iPhones since the end of the fourth quarter of 2010, when Apple so... Lees verder

How Facebook Will Be Committing “commercide” on July 1st

How Facebook Will Be Committing “commercide” on July 1st

Alex St. John is president and CTO of social entertainment service Hi5. He was previously CEO and co-founder of WildTangent Inc., the world’s largest online game network with over 35 million monthly unique visitors. “Commercide” to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory in online gaming by deciding to impose a restrictive commerce platform on your content producers. “Advercide” to kill an other... Lees verder

Ipsen’s 2010 results and 2011 sales objectives

Ipsen’s 2010 results and 2011 sales objectives

[ Woensdag 2 maart 2011 | Business Wire ] Regulatory News: The Board of Directors of Ipsen (Paris:IPN) (Euronext : IPN ; ADR : IPSEY), chaired by Marc de Garidel, met on 1 March 2011 to review the Group’s results for 2010, published today Lees verder

Tech's Sales Future - Media

Tech's Sales Future - Media

I may have just seen the future of media, and it was a tech company called Spiceworks. Spiceworks is Lees verder

DEMO: ShowUhow’s Video Guides Promise to Reduce Product Returns

DEMO: ShowUhow’s Video Guides Promise to Reduce Product Returns

In 2007, $13.8 billion worth of products sold in the United States were returned. According to Accenture, 68 percent of these products were returned because they were not meeting customer expectations or were simply too confusing to use. ShowUhow, a startup presenting at DEMO, has developed a solution for the latter problem and has guaranteed to retailers and manufacturers that its service will... Lees verder

Car Sales Rose in February, as Did Gas Prices, Automakers Say

Car Sales Rose in February, as Did Gas Prices, Automakers Say

Automakers cautioned that violence in the Middle East and a surge in gasoline prices were threatening to slow the industry’s post-recession recovery. Lees verder

DEMO: Manage Your Documents Online With HBMG

DEMO: Manage Your Documents Online With HBMG

HBMG is one of 53 companies chosen by VentureBeat to launch at the DEMO Spring 2011 event taking place this week in Palm Desert, Calif. After our selection, the companies pay a fee to present. Our coverage of them remains objective. HBMG, a developer of enterprise content management tools, announced that it is launching a new version of its software at this week’s DEMO conference. If you’re fam... Lees verder

U.S. Auto Sales Rose in February

U.S. Auto Sales Rose in February

Automakers cautioned that violence in the Middle East and a surge in gasoline prices were threatening to slow the industry’s post-recession recovery. Lees verder

G.M. Says Sales Rose 46% in February

G.M. Says Sales Rose 46% in February

But automakers cautioned that violence in the Middle East and a surge in gasoline prices were threatening to slow the industry’s post-recession recovery. Lees verder

Tata Motors February sales at 77,543 vehicles

Tata Motors February sales at 77,543 vehicles

[ Dinsdag 1 maart 2011 | Tata Group ] Mumbai: Tata Motorsâ total sales (including exports) of Tata commercial and passenger vehicles in February 2011 were 77,543 vehicles, a growth of 12 per cent over 69,427 vehicles sold in February 2010 Lees verder

Sales Are Soft But Wal-Mart Stock Should Be $65 Or Higher

Sales Are Soft But Wal-Mart Stock Should Be $65 Or Higher

While we expect revenue per square foot for Wal-Mart U.S. stores will increase to $434 by the end of Lees verder

Verizon iPhone Unoficially Surpassed 1M Sold at Launch

Verizon iPhone Unoficially Surpassed 1M Sold at Launch

It’s not an official announcement, but with some creative math it appears that Verizon’s iPhone 4 surpassed 1 million units sold in its first weekend, The Street reports. Based on statements from Verizon Wireless CEO Dan Mead, who said this weekend that 60 percent of its iPhone sales came from preorders, combined with analyst estimates that Verizon’s preorders totaled around 600,000 units, The ... Lees verder

Better Trading Makes Morgan Stanley A $36 Stock

Better Trading Makes Morgan Stanley A $36 Stock

We believe that sales & trading is the largest driver of value for Morgan Stanley and estimate t Lees verder

Is Wal-Mart Following in the Footprints of K-Mart?

Is Wal-Mart Following in the Footprints of K-Mart?

Think back to the '70s. K-Mart was king of the retailers. They dominated in sales and profits. Consu Lees verder

Social Media Tracker Syncapse Grabs $25M in Funding Round

Social Media Tracker Syncapse Grabs $25M in Funding Round

Social media provider Syncapse announced today it has finalized a $25 million round of financing from ABS Capital Partners to help brands track their reputations online. Toronto-based Syncapse, which develops tools to help brands and marketers build their own social communities and track in real-time what consumers are wanting, said it will use the new funds to hire more sales, technical develo... Lees verder

Profit Is Up at Penney’s, but Shares Fall

Profit Is Up at Penney’s, but Shares Fall

The retailer credited cost cuts and sales of its exclusive brands like Liz Claiborne for the growth, but its share price fell as investors worried about the effect of impending price increases. Lees verder

Spotlight falls on media management psychology as lights go out at TBD

Spotlight falls on media management psychology as lights go out at TBD

The failure of a local news website in Washington highlights a key dilemma: embrace the new, or rely on the tried and trusted?One of the most high-profile journalism launches in the US in recent months was the Washington-based website TBD, a well-funded startup featuring some of online journalism's most successful practitioners. It was backed by Allbritton Communications, the company behind the... Lees verder

Economix: Can the Economy Recover Without Housing?

Economix: Can the Economy Recover Without Housing?

Yes, as recent numbers on jobless claims and home sales suggest. Lees verder

Corn Products Can Still Make You An Earful Of Money

Corn Products Can Still Make You An Earful Of Money

Food and food ingredients are suddenly in the spotlight. Corn Products International has seen sales Lees verder

BASF in excellent shape and optimistic for 2011

BASF in excellent shape and optimistic for 2011

[ Donderdag 24 februari 2011 | BASF ] o Record results in 2010: Sales of EUR63 Lees verder

Ducati Gears Up With Rossi, Diavel

Ducati Gears Up With Rossi, Diavel

The guys at Ducati are in a good mood these days, thanks to strong sales, the racing legend Valentin Lees verder

General Motors Posts Sporty Sales, Clunky Q4 Profit

General Motors Posts Sporty Sales, Clunky Q4 Profit

Profits roll in the door at General Motors but in the fourth quarter of 2010 they weren't as high as Lees verder

Handheld digital games : Hand to hand combat

Handheld digital games : Hand to hand combat

A new threat to Sony and NintendoALIEN intruders are attacking. Can Sony and Nintendo survive? Since Apple’s iPhone and iPad were introduced, smartphones and tablets have begun to undermine the cosy duopoly that dominates handheld digital games. The gaming industry is undergoing three shifts. First, the new devices are good enough for sophisticated games, so they have caught the attention even ... Lees verder

Bad publicity: Better to be reviled than ignored

Bad publicity: Better to be reviled than ignored

Negative publicity is good for unknown firms, bad for established onesTHERE is no such thing as bad publicity, goes the adage. This is bunk. Just ask Toyota, a firm that once had a peerless reputation for reliability but spent much of last year battling allegations that its cars had defective accelerators. Or Sanlu, a Chinese company that was revealed to be peddling poisonous milk. It is now ba... Lees verder

GM Posts First Profitable Year Since 2004

GM Posts First Profitable Year Since 2004

General Motors has just posted its first profit since 2004, has beaten expectations, and is cutting a profit-sharing check to its employees. Is this a sign the motor industry has turned a corner and is ready to embrace the electric future? (Also: see our earlier post.)GM's fourth quarter net income reached $510 million, and the quarterly revenues of $36.9 billion beat the Street's prediction of... Lees verder

TV matters: Ad breaks - they're not just natural

TV matters: Ad breaks - they're not just natural

Commerical breaks can now last for six minutes – but little thought has been given to the effect this will have on the shaping and pacing of programmesYesterday's decision that commercial breaks can double to six minutes during films and dramas is not just off-screen bureaucracy. Ad breaks tend to be seen as either a financial inevitability or an irritation, but little attention is paid to the ... Lees verder

iFive: Apple's New Macs, Disney Buys Togetherville, Xoom Trademark Row, Apple Shareholders Vote on J

iFive: Apple's New Macs, Disney Buys Togetherville, Xoom Trademark Row, Apple Shareholders Vote on J

On this day in history this day became history. In 1582 Pope Gregory XIII issued his papal bull that defined our new calendar--the Gregorian one we all think of as normal. And today, possibly another historic moment, a British court has granted Swedish demands to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange on sex crime charges. On with the news:1. Today is Apple day, part one--ahead of next week... Lees verder

Vacature: Product manager bij Weeronline/Meteovista

Vacature: Product manager bij Weeronline/Meteovista

Werkzaamheden In deze functie ben je verantwoordelijk voor het opzetten en uitwerken van producten voor de websites van Weeronline in Nederland en Meteovista in het buitenland. In onze organisatie werken we continu aan het verbeteren en uitbreiden van deze sites. Als product manager beschik je over de visie om je te onderscheiden van de concurrentie en je bent in staat kansen te zien om meer tr... Lees verder

Where Sales and Search and Service Meet. Or Crash Head On

Where Sales and Search and Service Meet. Or Crash Head On

As Google explains it, "if you're thinking about climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro and your colleague Matt ha Lees verder

Foreclosures and Cash Deals Bolster U.S. Home Resales

Foreclosures and Cash Deals Bolster U.S. Home Resales

Foreclosures represented 37 percent of home sales in January, the Realtors association said, and all-cash transactions accounted for 32 percent. Lees verder

Lumber Liquidators Takes Its Lumps

Lumber Liquidators Takes Its Lumps

Also, Satcon Technology drops after the clean energy company reported poor results and a weak sales outlook. Lees verder

Zale Soars On Gangbuster Quarter, Saks Profits On Surging Sales

Zale Soars On Gangbuster Quarter, Saks Profits On Surging Sales

Luxury department store retailer Saks swung to a profit in the fourth quarter while a profit jump propels Zale. Lees verder

U.S. Sales At Wal-Mart Show Decline

U.S. Sales At Wal-Mart Show Decline

Same-store sales dropped 1.8 percent, the seventh consecutive quarterly decline. Lees verder

H.P. Earnings Rise, but Sales Miss Forecasts

H.P. Earnings Rise, but Sales Miss Forecasts

The company sought to counter fears about growth by raising its full-year profit outlook for the year. Lees verder

U.S. Sales At Wal-Mart Show Decline

U.S. Sales At Wal-Mart Show Decline

Same-store sales dropped 1.8 percent, the seventh consecutive quarterly decline. Lees verder

Office Depot Trims Fourth-Quarter Loss

Office Depot Trims Fourth-Quarter Loss

Same-store sales decline at home and abroad. Lees verder

Macy's Posts Big Profit Jump But Stock Takes A Bath

Macy's Posts Big Profit Jump But Stock Takes A Bath

Macy's posted a jump in fourth quarter earnings today following strong holiday sales. That didn't keep the stock up. Lees verder

Retail and Apparel: Macy's, VF Corp.

Retail and Apparel: Macy's, VF Corp.

Macys (M) posted a jump in fourth quarter earnings today following strong holiday sales. Net income [...] Lees verder

Suntech To $12 On Higher Photovoltaic Module Sales

Suntech To $12 On Higher Photovoltaic Module Sales

While we expect Suntech's PV module sales will reach 4.35 billion MW by the end of Trefis forecast p Lees verder

Will Apple’s Subscription Plan Spark a Developer Exodus?

Will Apple’s Subscription Plan Spark a Developer Exodus?

For developers, it was Apple’s way or the highway. It seems like that highway seems more appealing every day. The team behind iPhone app Readability issued a biting public response to Apple after its application was rejected because it did not use Apple’s in-house in-app purchase service. Readability is one of a number of mobile applications on the iPhone operating system that used an external ... Lees verder

U.S. Home Sales Data Doubted

U.S. Home Sales Data Doubted

The housing crash may have been more severe than initial estimates have shown. The National Association of Realtors is examining the possibility that it over-counted U.S. home sales dating back as far as 2007. Lees verder

Visitekaartjes om mee te scoren

Visitekaartjes om mee te scoren

Met een onderscheidend visitekaartje maak je meer indruk op een andere ondernemer of op klanten. 10 bizarre, opvallende en vooral ontzettend creatieve varianten. Lees verder

Stijging in verkoop voor Retail branche

Stijging in verkoop voor Retail branche

De retail branche doet er goed aan om snel online sales te gaan realiseren. Hier liggen de grote kansen. Lees verder

One Horn That Tuba City, Ariz., Doesn't Toot

One Horn That Tuba City, Ariz., Doesn't Toot

Navajo town has country's highest sales tax, at 13.725% Lees verder

Social Confusion: How Do Sales Taxes Apply To A Groupon?

Social Confusion: How Do Sales Taxes Apply To A Groupon?

Social buying coupon craze presents yet another mess for state tax collectors. More work for the law Lees verder

Ferrari: The Cavallino Rampante Moves Ahead

Ferrari: The Cavallino Rampante Moves Ahead

Ferrari sales in 2010 were up 5.4 percent, with Ferrari's highest totals ever. Lees verder

Lady Gaga Sets iTunes Sales Record

Lady Gaga Sets iTunes Sales Record

ITunes has already sold 1 million copies of the song 'Born This Way'. Lees verder

Scare Tactics: Norton's Cybercrime Index Tracks Internet Dangers in Real-time, Frightens Old Folks

Scare Tactics: Norton's Cybercrime Index Tracks Internet Dangers in Real-time, Frightens Old Folks

Thanks to the bold and clear distinctions of the Homeland Security Department's innovative, color-coded (and recently retired) terror alert system, the American public was able to react in a practical manner to threats to our national security. If the terror alert level was set to red, for example, we were under a "severe risk" of terrorist attack, meaning we might think to dial up Jack Bauer f... Lees verder

Baked In: BranchOut Lets You Manage Your Climb Up the Ladder From Within Facebook

Baked In: BranchOut Lets You Manage Your Climb Up the Ladder From Within Facebook

The career networking app's CEO says Facebook will be dominated by "utilities" in the years to come, starting with ones like this.About the "Baked In" series: Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg likes to say that social dynamics are going to work their way into every industry, and the companies of the future will be the ones that bake them in from the beginning, rather than slapping them on as an afte... Lees verder

Klant kennen, is echt niet alles

Klant kennen, is echt niet alles

Succesvol samenwerken kan alleen als je vertrouwen hebt. Nu klinkt dat logisch, maar waar vertrouw je dan in? Vertrouwen in de relatie? In de ander? In jezelf? Lees verder

U.K. Retail Sales Rebound

U.K. Retail Sales Rebound

U.K. retail sales rebounded in January from the sharp drop recorded in December as weather conditions returned to normal after heavy snowfall the previous month. Lees verder

DealBook: Nordstrom to Acquire Online Retailer for $180 Million

DealBook: Nordstrom to Acquire Online Retailer for $180 Million

The department store chain is taking over HauteLook, which offers "flash" discount sales on designer goods, in an all-stock transaction. Lees verder

Bucks: How to Save Money at the Car Dealership

Bucks: How to Save Money at the Car Dealership

A tip from Edmunds.com on saving money at the car dealership: Work with the Internet salesman. Lees verder

Virgin Media's sale of UKTV stake delayed by ad sales hitch

Virgin Media's sale of UKTV stake delayed by ad sales hitch

Talks with US broadcaster EW Scripps slow to crawl over issues including state of ad sales contract, held by Channel 4A dispute over a critical advertising sales contract is understood to have contributed to a hold-up in the sale of Virgin Media's 50% stake in UKTV to US broadcaster EW Scripps.Scripps has been the frontrunner in the drawn-out process to buy the UKTV stake since late last year, ... Lees verder

Kobo Reassures Its E-Book Customers After Borders Declares Bankruptcy

Kobo Reassures Its E-Book Customers After Borders Declares Bankruptcy

In a move that has been anticipated for some time, the major book retailer chain Borders has filed for bankruptcy today. The news comes after months of declining sales and missed payments to vendors. But Kobo, the e-book retailer that's run Borders' digital bookstore says that its customers needn't worry. Lees verder

Klanten van je laten houden

Klanten van je laten houden

Wat maakt het dat een klant met een glimlach je winkel uitloopt of de hoorn weer op de telefoon legt? 5 tips voor tevreden klanten.      Lees verder

Daimler Reports Sharply Higher Earnings

Daimler Reports Sharply Higher Earnings

Strong demand from China combined with a recovery in car and truck sales in the United States and Europe to lift profit. Lees verder

Yell to focus on 'local search' to defend against rivals Google and Groupon

Yell to focus on 'local search' to defend against rivals Google and Groupon

Yellow Pages publisher to restructure global operation as it looks to avoid potential breach of banking covenantsYell is to restructure its global operation and focus on owning "local search" to try to defend its business from rivals including Google and Groupon, as the embattled directories company looks to avoid a potential breach of banking covenants.The Yellow Pages publisher on Tuesday saw... Lees verder

Snowstorms Put Damper on Sales

Snowstorms Put Damper on Sales

U.S. retail sales rose 0.3% in January -- the seventh straight monthly increase. Meanwhile, import prices where higher on rising energy and food costs. Lees verder

Markets Lag On January Retail Sales

Markets Lag On January Retail Sales

Retail sales in January were lower than expected, according to the Commerce Department. Purchases in Lees verder

Cars&Joy combineert sales en aftersales occasionsegment

Cars&Joy combineert sales en aftersales occasionsegment

Cars&Joy combineert sinds begin 2011 sales en aftersales in het occasionsegment. De formule is opgezet door Martin Huisman en Michel van Roon. Cars&Jo... Lees verder

Verizon iPhone Sales Less Than Expected?

Verizon iPhone Sales Less Than Expected?

Verizon iPhone sales may be "performing a little under what Apple and Verizon anticipated," according to BGR.com, which cites sales numbers apparently leaked to the site from one of its sources inside Apple. Lees verder

Apple's App Store Is Now Offering Subscriptions

Apple's App Store Is Now Offering Subscriptions

After an extended period when we knew they were coming but had no insight into how they'd work, subscription powers have hit Apple's App Store, ready to support digital magazines and newspapers. E-publishing may never be the same.The driving force behind the change to a long-standing App Store no-subscriptions policy is exposed in Apple's press release: Noting that subscriptions are for publish... Lees verder

Neurowetenschappen spelen belangrijke rol in verwerven inzicht verkoopprocessen

Neurowetenschappen spelen belangrijke rol in verwerven inzicht verkoopprocessen

Neurowetenschappen kunnen een belangrijke rol spelen in het opbouwen van een goed verkoopgesprek. Dit stelt Willem Verbeke, bijzonder hoogleraar Sales... Lees verder

"We wilden net Amerika veroveren"

"We wilden net Amerika veroveren"

Q-go overleefde de dotcomcrash maar nét. 10 jaar later was de zoekmachine die 'Jip en Janneke' begrijpt, dichtbij het veroveren van de VS. "We waren er totaal niet op uit om te worden overgenomen." Lees verder

Lawmaker Calls for Limits on Exporting Net-Spying Tools

Lawmaker Calls for Limits on Exporting Net-Spying Tools

A U.S. company that makes net-surveillance tech sold its tools to Egypt's state telecom -- prompting a federal lawmaker to call for limits on such sales to make sure it's not used to repress human rights. Lees verder

PepsiCo, Citing Rising Commodity Costs, Posts a Drop in Profit

PepsiCo, Citing Rising Commodity Costs, Posts a Drop in Profit

But PepsiCo’s sales jumped 37 percent, helped by the acquisition last year of its two largest bottlers. Lees verder

The $15 Billion Biotech Blockbuster Whose Sales Are Going Up With No End In Sight

The $15 Billion Biotech Blockbuster Whose Sales Are Going Up With No End In Sight

Quiz: What nearly 100 year old injected drug has sales are over $15 billion that are growing rapidly Lees verder

ENS, WFMI, DIOD, SCSS - Thursday's Big Earnings Gainers

ENS, WFMI, DIOD, SCSS - Thursday's Big Earnings Gainers

Energy solutions company EnerSys (ENS) posted a quarterly profit of 67 cents per share, exceeding the top end of prior guidance. The better than expected results were driven in part by higher sales volume, as well as a favorable tax audit settlement. Lees verder

Zo kom je zelfverzekerd over

Zo kom je zelfverzekerd over

Je handen, ogen en houding zijn de belangrijkste wapens voor een zelfverzekerde indruk. Zorg voor een optimale lichaamshouding en oogst op die manier succes tijdens een zakelijk gesprek. Lees verder

No Web OS 2.0 for Palm Pre, Pixi, or Plus Devices

No Web OS 2.0 for Palm Pre, Pixi, or Plus Devices

Sorry Palm Pre and Pixi fans, it looks like you’ll be left out in the cold when it comes to the upcoming Web OS 2.0 update, Engadget confirmed today in a conversation with HP’s (and former Palm CEO) Jon Rubinstein. Owners of the faster Pre Plus and Pixi Plus phones also won’t be able to upgrade to the new OS. According to Rubinstein, the older devices just didn’t have the power to run Web OS 2.... Lees verder

iFive: Chinese Web Spying, Twitter on Sale At $10 Billion?, iPad 3 Rumors, Nokia-Microsoft Phones, D

iFive: Chinese Web Spying, Twitter on Sale At $10 Billion?, iPad 3 Rumors, Nokia-Microsoft Phones, D

On this day in history in 1962 Gary Powers, captured pilot of the revolutionary U-2 spy-plane was exchanged by the USSR for a Soviet spy who'd been caught in the U.S. Two year's later on this day Bob Dylan's iconic "The Times They Are A-Changin'" album was released, and in 2005 North Korea publicly boasted, for the first time, about its nuclear weapons. Now, on with the news:1. More spying news... Lees verder

Can Cisco Be a Consumer Tech Company?

Can Cisco Be a Consumer Tech Company?

Things aren’t looking great for Cisco’s consumer tech sector, where product orders dropped 15 percent in its most recent operating quarter when compared to the same quarter a year ago. That’s despite the release of the Cisco Umi, a web-connected camera that sits on top of televisions that’s designed for home video conferencing. It was an attempt to bring its popular enterprise-class telecommuni... Lees verder

Huffington Post and AOL: the end of Web 2.0 | Douglas Rushkoff

Huffington Post and AOL: the end of Web 2.0 | Douglas Rushkoff

HuffPo's sale to AOL does not mean its demise, but it is the demise of something: we'd write for free for Arianna, but not AOLIt's easy to make fun of AOL's pending purchase of HuffPo. Just like AOL's purchase of TimeWarner, here we have a new media company – Huffington Post – fooling an old media company, AOL, into overpaying for something that has already peaked. Combined with the merger of D... Lees verder

Take A Whif: 14% EPS Growth For Inter Parfums In 2011

Take A Whif: 14% EPS Growth For Inter Parfums In 2011

Estimates have been rising for Inter Parfums Inc. as the company continues to grow sales and expand Lees verder

Warner Music’s Revenue Fell 14% in First Quarter

Warner Music’s Revenue Fell 14% in First Quarter

The company, hoping to offset slow record sales, expanded its contracts with artists to include revenue from touring and merchandise. Lees verder

Three bits of bad news for the music business. And it's not improving

Three bits of bad news for the music business. And it's not improving

Warner Music's results for the final quarter of 2010 show no takeoff for digital music, while a venture capitalist is so frustrated he resorts to piracy; and an analyst suggests the business needs a new courseBad news for the music industry. And it comes in threes.First, Warner Music (which might be thinking of buying EMI from Citigroup?) reported its numbers for the fourth calendar quarter of ... Lees verder

Warner Music's revenue falls 14%

Warner Music's revenue falls 14%

Digital income slips as CD sales continue steep declineWarner Music Group on Tuesday reported a revenue fall of 14% year on year in the three months to the end of December, with digital revenues also slipping back.The music company – whose artists include Madonna, Michael Bublé and REM – said that total revenues were $789m (£489m) in the final three months of 2010, a 14% fall year on year or 12... Lees verder

In 6 stappen meer klanten

In 6 stappen meer klanten

Elke ondernemer wil meer klanten, maar waar haal je ze vandaan? Zes manieren om je klantenbestand te vergroten. Essentie: inleven, meedenken en vertroetelen. Want het gaat niet om jou, maar om de klant. Lees verder

iFive: Verizon iPhone Sales, Email's Decline?, Instagram Photo Sharing Expands, Microsoft Management

iFive: Verizon iPhone Sales, Email's Decline?, Instagram Photo Sharing Expands, Microsoft Management

Fifteen years ago today, President Bill Clinton signed a historic act to overhaul the telecoms industry in the U.S., noting "Today, with the stroke of a pen, our laws will catch up with the future." It let cable companies offer phone and Net, and spiked a huge wave of social and political controversy that's still rolling along today. On with the news:1. Verizon's iPhone is all over the tech new... Lees verder

Retail Executives Depart, Some After Problems With Sales

Retail Executives Depart, Some After Problems With Sales

Retailers are so dependent on holiday sales that January and February are often the best months for a shake-up. Lees verder

China Demand Lifts U.S. Wood Sales

China Demand Lifts U.S. Wood Sales

U.S. timber exports to China are suddenly surging, a bright spot for an industry still reeling from weakness in the housing market. Lees verder

Chinese Demand Lifts U.S. Wood Sales

Chinese Demand Lifts U.S. Wood Sales

U.S. timber exports to China are suddenly surging, a bright spot for an industry still reeling from weakness in the housing market. Lees verder

Data Point to U.K. Rebound

Data Point to U.K. Rebound

U.K. retail sales rebounded in January and sentiment in the housing market improved, underpinning evidence from surveys that indicated the economy grew at the start of 2011 after contracting in the fourth quarter of last year. Lees verder

You can have too much of a good thing

You can have too much of a good thing

All companies yearn for sales growth, but a fatter order book can bring its own problems, writes Jonathan Moules Lees verder

We need better online circulation figures, but nothing's clicking

We need better online circulation figures, but nothing's clicking

Three different organisations offer three wildly varying estimates of internet readership, leaving everyone – particularly advertisers – confusedIt sounds magisterial, going on highfalutin. "We have shifted the terms of debate here in the UK away from the febrile confines of the ABC circulation figures to a broader and more meaningful definition of audience, based on both print and digital cons... Lees verder

Arizona, California Among States With Highest Taxes

Arizona, California Among States With Highest Taxes

Study shows that some parts of the country are already imposing a sales tax that approaches 10 percentCongress Divided Over Budget Fix Lees verder

How Phillips-Van Heusen Doubled Its Sales

How Phillips-Van Heusen Doubled Its Sales

CMO Mike Kelly shares his Indy Car Series secret. Lees verder

Salesforce Picks Up IBM Enterprise Sales Veteran Jeff Lautenbach

Salesforce Picks Up IBM Enterprise Sales Veteran Jeff Lautenbach

Salesforce has hired IBM enterprise sales pro Jeff Lautenbach to head its enterprise sales division as it gets ready to take on some of the largest companies in the world in the enterprise space. It seems like Salesforce has finally realized it is playing with the bigger dogs in the park. The company’s major competition comes from other customer relationship management (CRM) software providers ... Lees verder

iPhone Pre-Sales Result in Record Day for Verizon

iPhone Pre-Sales Result in Record Day for Verizon

Yesterday's pre-sales of the iPhone 4 were a huge success. Both Apple and Verizon stopped accepting orders late in the day, with pre-orders sold out, and Verizon today announced that it represented the most successful first day sales in company history. Lees verder

Could an Alliance With Microsoft Reverse Nokia's Smartphone Slump?

Could an Alliance With Microsoft Reverse Nokia's Smartphone Slump?

There's a lot of current speculation that Nokia may be partnering with Microsoft to jolt its smartphone offerings--vital for the phone giant's future. But does this alliance make sense?The New York Times is reporting on the rumors today, and notes that for four days in a row now Nokia's share price has hiked gently upward based on nothing but the strength of these whispers. The scuttlebutt is t... Lees verder

Groupon Not As Big in Japan Following Unfortunate Osechi Incident: Report

Groupon Not As Big in Japan Following Unfortunate Osechi Incident: Report

A consumer research firm finds that a bad food foray in Japan is hurting the daily deals site's sales.Sales for Groupon and other daily deals sites in Japan are hurting following an incident we'll call "OsechiGate"--a bad food deal involving osechi, a decadent Japanese New Year's dish. Despite Groupon founder Andrew Mason's video apology to the people of Japan a few weeks ago, Groupon sales dro... Lees verder

Kenneth Cole's Tone-Deaf Tweet! Vodafone's Coerced Texts! Salad Dressing Drug Charges! Business Misa

Kenneth Cole's Tone-Deaf Tweet! Vodafone's Coerced Texts! Salad Dressing Drug Charges! Business Misa

As a revolution unfolds, the forwardly fashionable, mobile operators, and even a purveyor of health foods have been caught up in Egypt's current chaos. While Egypt is undergoing a people-powered revolution, at least three companies found themselves in tough spots--all somewhat related to the conflict and all for very different reasons.First, an American health food salesman, who imported non-d... Lees verder

Preview Top-100 Adverteerders: out of home piekt

Preview Top-100 Adverteerders: out of home piekt

Op 15 februari verschijnt hij weer in MarketingTribune: de Top-100 Adverteerders. De bruto bestedingen aan abri’s, spectaculars, billboards, metropanelen et cetera stegen in 2010 met 28 procent t.o.v. 2009. De cijfers geven de bestedingen weer op basis van de prijzen op de tariefkaarten en is er geen rekening gehouden met kortingen en barters. Wat merken de out of home exploitanten van deze wer... Lees verder

Stocks & Bonds: Strong Retail Sales Drive a Late-Day Rally on Wall Street

Stocks & Bonds: Strong Retail Sales Drive a Late-Day Rally on Wall Street

Retailers reported gains for January, sending shares higher and adding to growing evidence of an economic rebound. Lees verder

Stocks & Bonds: Strong Retail Sales Drive a Late-Day Rally on Wall Street

Stocks & Bonds: Strong Retail Sales Drive a Late-Day Rally on Wall Street

Retailers reported gains for January, sending shares higher and adding to growing evidence of an economic rebound. Lees verder

Viacom Profit and Revenue Decline as DVD Sales Drop

Viacom Profit and Revenue Decline as DVD Sales Drop

Revenue rose at the company’s big cable networks, including MTV and Comedy Central, while its Hollywood unit fell sharply despite box-office hits. Lees verder

Viacom Profit and Revenue Decline as DVD Sales Drop

Viacom Profit and Revenue Decline as DVD Sales Drop

Revenue rose at the company’s big cable networks, including MTV and Comedy Central, while its Hollywood unit fell sharply despite box-office hits. Lees verder

Strong Retail Sales Drive a Late-Day Rally on Wall Street

Strong Retail Sales Drive a Late-Day Rally on Wall Street

Retailers reported gains for January, sending shares higher and adding to growing evidence of an economic rebound. Lees verder

Retail Sales Unstopped By the Cold

Retail Sales Unstopped By the Cold

Retailers report better than expected sales for last month, highlighted by a drop in weekly jobless Lees verder

Metro International posts first profit in four years

Metro International posts first profit in four years

Metro International, the Swedish-based publisher of free daily newspapers in over 100 cities around the world, has made a profit for only the second time in its history.The company posted a net profit of €4m (£3.4m) in 2010 compared to a loss of €21.7m (£18.3m) in 2009. Chief executive Per Mikael Jensen said the company's performance had "improved quarter by quarter" since the final three month... Lees verder

CVS Posts Earnings; Walgreens Posts Same-Store Sales

CVS Posts Earnings; Walgreens Posts Same-Store Sales

CVS Caremark (CVS) posted fourth quarter results today that declined slightly compared to last years [...] Lees verder

Strong Start to the Year for Mercedes-Benz: Record Sales in January ..

Strong Start to the Year for Mercedes-Benz: Record Sales in January ..

[ Donderdag 3 februari 2011 | DaimlerChrysler ] (not implemented)__ * Dr Lees verder

Mixed Picture in Euro-Zone Data

Mixed Picture in Euro-Zone Data

Growth in the euro zone's private sector accelerated to a nine-month high in January, but separate data showed retail sales slipped for the second straight month in December, underscoring the fragility of the recovery. Lees verder

ScaleXtreme: The Salesforce.com of Systems Management?

ScaleXtreme: The Salesforce.com of Systems Management?

Its first product won’t even be available until this spring, but Palo Alto-based startup ScaleXtreme already has big plans — to become, as CEO and Co-founder Nand Mulchandani puts it, “the Salesforce.com of the systems management market.” The company plans to do that by taking the [...] Lees verder

Which Is Selling Better: Chevy Volt or Nissan Leaf?

Which Is Selling Better: Chevy Volt or Nissan Leaf?

The first business day of every month is when automakers release sales data for the previous month. Today, we got January’s sales figures, which are an improvement over last January’s. But the question that we keep hearing is: Which sells better, the 2011 Nissan Leaf or the 2011 Chevrolet Volt? They’re the first two plug-in electric vehicles sold in the U.S. by major manufacturers in a decade, ... Lees verder

2011: A Big Year for Big Data

2011: A Big Year for Big Data

With enterprise data volumes growing, business and IT leaders face significant opportunities and challenges from big data. The space, of course, is not without its obstacles — including plenty of privacy concerns — but in 2011, there are numerous sales-growth opportunities and new business models finally surfacing. Lees verder

Matt Stinchcomb on the Cult of Etsy

Matt Stinchcomb on the Cult of Etsy

Handmade marketplace Etsy was never a conventional tech company. Started in 2005 by a ragtag bunch of musicians, artists and makers who wanted somewhere to sell their own creations, by 2010 it was handling $400 million in sales and making a yearly profit of about $50 million. I talked to Matt Stinchcomb, Etsy’s European Director and one of its first employees, about marketing, micro-enterprise ... Lees verder

Ipsen's Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010 Sales

Ipsen's Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2010 Sales

[ Woensdag 2 februari 2011 | Business Wire ] Regulatory News: Ipsen (Euronext: IPN; ADR: IPSEY) reported today its sales for the fourth quarter and full year 2010 Lees verder

Sales Climb for Automakers in January

Sales Climb for Automakers in January

Sales increased 22 percent for General Motors and 9 percent for the Ford Motor Company compared with January 2010. Toyota’s sales rose 17 percent. Lees verder

Japanese Exporters Offset Yen's Impact

Japanese Exporters Offset Yen's Impact

While the yen remains strong, Japan's auto makers and electronics companies have been able to offset some of the strong currency's negative effects with booming sales to China and other emerging markets. Lees verder

Apple Wants In On Digital Book Purchase Revenue

Apple Wants In On Digital Book Purchase Revenue

Apple has clarified its official position regarding the rejection of the Sony Reader iPhone app, and the reasoning behind it has far-reaching implications for the App Store. Apple, it turns out, wants a share of the revenue made through iOS-initiated book sales. Lees verder

Higher Sales for Ford and G.M. in January

Higher Sales for Ford and G.M. in January

Sales increased 22 percent for General Motors and 9 percent for the Ford Motor Company compared with January 2010. Chrysler sales also rose. Lees verder

Demand for Pickups and Crossovers Lifts G.M. Sales

Demand for Pickups and Crossovers Lifts G.M. Sales

The carmaker said sales rose 22 percent in January, even though it cut back on discounted bulk deliveries to car-rental companies. Lees verder

Seesmic Lands $4M More for Listening to Social Enterprise Customers

Seesmic Lands $4M More for Listening to Social Enterprise Customers

Seesmic, a client for reading status updates across Twitter, Facebook and other services,  today announced it has secured a third round of funding of $4 million from popular customer relationship management service Salesforce.com, and a Softbank Group company managed by Softbank Holdings Inc. The company helps users to manage their social networks both on the desktop and mobile devices, includi... Lees verder

NComputing Takes Thin Clients Into Schools With “classroom in a Box”

NComputing Takes Thin Clients Into Schools With “classroom in a Box”

The economics behind thin-client computers — machines designed to run primarily off networked computing resources rather than local processors — are starting to get very interesting. NComputing is proving that today with three announcements that show considerable progress in the market for these devices. The Silicon Valley startup is well on its way toward driving the costs of computing toward ... Lees verder

Can the U.S. Put One Million Electric Vehicles On the Road by 2015?

Can the U.S. Put One Million Electric Vehicles On the Road by 2015?

Plug-in electric vehicles, hyped as they may be, haven't yet hit it big. That is in large part because the first two mainstream models--the Chevy Volt and Nissan Leaf--just started shipping. But given the newness of the industry, is it possible to reach the President's State of the Union goal of putting one million plug-ins on the road by 2015?Absolutely, says Brian Wynne, President of the Elec... Lees verder

Bram van de Leij wordt marketingmanager Sport Sanoma

Bram van de Leij wordt marketingmanager Sport Sanoma

Bram van der Leij start met ingang van vandaag als marketingmanager Sport bij Sanoma Uitgevers. In die functie is hij verantwoordelijk voor de marketing van alle multimediale sportmerken van Sanoma, waaronder NUsport, Golfers Magazine, Zeilen, Helden, Hockey.nl en Fiets. Het betreft de marketing van zowel de tijdschriften als websites, specials en evenementen. De functie marketingmanager Sport ... Lees verder

Pepsi, Google, Salesforce.com: Philanthropy, Social Media Style

Pepsi, Google, Salesforce.com: Philanthropy, Social Media Style

Charitable giving, especially when adorned with social media elements, has become downright popular Lees verder

Germeraad leidt sales ANWB Media

Germeraad leidt sales ANWB Media

Hans Germeraad treedt per 10 februari in dienst als sales director bij ANWB Media. Lees verder Lees verder

Android Is Now the Top Smartphone Platform: Report

Android Is Now the Top Smartphone Platform: Report

After a lengthy run, Symbian finally abdicates the thrown. Google's Android has finally outpaced Nokia's Symbian as the top-selling smartphone platform, reports Reuters. Canalysis, a research firm, said that Android phones accounted for 32.9 million in sales last quarter, while Symbian sold 31 million.The growth is remarkable, given Android's newness. The Droid platform entered the market after... Lees verder

Ctac-dochter richt twee joint ventures op

Ctac-dochter richt twee joint ventures op

DEN BOSCH (AFN) - Ctac Nederland, dochter van de beursgenoteerde ICT-dienstverlener Ctac, heeft samen met Persity Recruitment twee joint ventures opgericht. Dat is maandag bekendgemaakt.Met Persity Resourcing richten de twee samenwerkende partijen zich op detachering van SAP-consultants. Persity Search mikt op werving en selectie van (SAP)-professionals en sales, zowel voor Ctac als voor derden... Lees verder

Adam Sherwin interviews Paul Staines, aka Guido Fawkes, political blogger

Adam Sherwin interviews Paul Staines, aka Guido Fawkes, political blogger

Interview: Political blogger, aka Guido Fawkes, on his acid house past, Julian Assange, and Westminster 'lowlifes''You know that's the rumour, don't you?" confides Paul Staines, as he tells a tale about A Very Senior Politician which would send the proverbial bombshell through Westminster should it ever enter the public domain. It's just the kind of lethal gossip that has made Staines, as his b... Lees verder

Music industry struggles to make digital leap of faith

Music industry struggles to make digital leap of faith

Major labels embraced streaming at Midem in Cannes last week, but some claim their moves are too little, too lateIn the louche Martinez hotel bar in Cannes, a sharply dressed young man launched into a tirade against the music industry convention he was attending. "All you hear is these old men whining about the past," he said. "Well you know what? The genie is out of the bottle. You try and put... Lees verder

Week in Review: Microsoft’s Game Business Is Growing Fast

Week in Review: Microsoft’s Game Business Is Growing Fast

Here’s our roundup of the week’s top tech business news. First, the most popular stories we’ve published in the last seven days: Microsoft’s Kinectified game business grows 55 percent — fastest-selling consumer electronics device in history — Call it Kinectification. Microsoft said Thursday that its video-game business grew dramatically thanks to sales of its Kinect motion-sensing system. What ... Lees verder

Salesforce’s Enterprise-Style Facebook Chatter.com Goes Live Monday

Salesforce’s Enterprise-Style Facebook Chatter.com Goes Live Monday

Chatter.com, customer relationship management software provider Salesforce’s enterprise-style social network, is going live on Monday and the company is sparing no expense to try to capture a market that has all but completely jumped on board with other collaboration startups like Yammer and Box.net. Chatter.com is basically a stripped down version of Chatter in Salesforce’s customer relationsh... Lees verder

Housing Woes Fuel Apartment Surge

Housing Woes Fuel Apartment Surge

Falling home prices and lethargic sales have been bad news for homeowners, but a boost for apartment-building landlords. As millions of families switch from being homeowners to renters, apartment-building values have soared. Lees verder

On the GreenBeat: GE, NRG and ConocoPhilips Create $300 Million Venture Fund, Volt Expands Nationwid

On the GreenBeat: GE, NRG and ConocoPhilips Create $300 Million Venture Fund, Volt Expands Nationwid

Here’s the latest action we’re following on the GreenBeat today: NRG, ConocoPhilips and GE create $300 million fund – Energy Technology Ventures will look to invest in early-stage technologies within the energy and cleantech fields. GE will conduct due diligence for the deals, while NRG and ConocoPhilips may also invest in demonstration projects for the startups, the WSJ reports. Three GE-backe... Lees verder

Een lamp die je helpt verkopen

Een lamp die je helpt verkopen

LuminAR heeft dé oplossing voor weifelende kopers: een intelligente lamp die in de winkel extra informatie laat (ver-)schijnen over de artikelen in de schappen. Augmented Reality gaat de winkelvloer op. Lees verder

Amazon Sales Rise but Miss Forecast

Amazon Sales Rise but Miss Forecast

Net income was $416 million, or 91 cents a share — up from $384 million, or 85 cents a share, a year earlier. Lees verder

Debut of Game Device and Strength in Business Sales Lift Microsoft

Debut of Game Device and Strength in Business Sales Lift Microsoft

Microsoft’s second-quarter results, which topped expectations, were robust, with help from the $150 add-on for its Xbox consoles, the Kinect. Lees verder

Nokia Profit Falls 21% as Its Rivals Gain

Nokia Profit Falls 21% as Its Rivals Gain

Apple, Research In Motion and Samsung are narrowing the Finnish company’s lead, especially in smartphone sales. Lees verder

Big Pharma Outlook Still Bearish After Mixed Earnings

Big Pharma Outlook Still Bearish After Mixed Earnings

While a few big pharma companies are reporting profits for last year, 2011 is going to see sales imp Lees verder

Tata Chemicals' nine-months PAT at Rs508 crore

Tata Chemicals' nine-months PAT at Rs508 crore

[ Donderdag 27 januari 2011 | Tata Group ] 9M FY11 consolidated financial highlights * Net sales at Rs8,402 crore; up by 16 per cent Lees verder

Umair Haque on the Tech Industry’s “thin Value Problem”

Umair Haque on the Tech Industry’s “thin Value Problem”

Umair Haque thinks that Silicon Valley in a competency trap. “The things that made it successful yesterday are exactly the things that prevent it from becoming successful tomorrow”. Haque just published a book called the “The New Capitalist Manifesto: Driving a Disruptively Better Business” in which he sets out his ideas on how capitalism, and companies, need to change in order to create true p... Lees verder

Nokia Q4 2010 net sales EUR 12.7 billion

Nokia Q4 2010 net sales EUR 12.7 billion

[ Donderdag 27 januari 2011 | Nokia ] This is a summary of the fourth quarter and annual results 2010 interim report published today Lees verder

Are You Greener Than Your Facebook Friends? SunReports, a "Speedometer for Solar"

Are You Greener Than Your Facebook Friends? SunReports, a "Speedometer for Solar"

Ironically, most solar power users are somewhat in the dark. Many don't know if their systems are optimized--or even, sometimes, if they're working. SunReports aims to change that, and is working on a Facebook application to enable their users to share their data with others.Solar power is catching on, slowly. The United States is the third biggest market for solar energy (after Germany and Jap... Lees verder

DClear Services van SmartStreamstelt marktveteraan Hugh Stewart aan

DClear Services van SmartStreamstelt marktveteraan Hugh Stewart aan

[ Donderdag 27 januari 2011 | Business Wire ] SmartStream maakt vandaag bekend Hugh Stewart aan te hebben gesteld als Sales Director voor zijn afdeling DClear Services Lees verder

Litigation in America: Class discipline

Litigation in America: Class discipline

The Supreme Court could change the face of class-action lawWAL-MART attracts superlatives. It is the biggest private employer in the world’s biggest economy, with 4,300 stores and 1.4m employees in America pulling in sales of $258 billion in the 2009-10 financial year. It may soon acquire a new distinction: being sued by the biggest-ever group of people. This spring the Supreme Court will consi... Lees verder

Leadership Hall of Fame: Keith Ferrazzi, Author of "Never Eat Alone"

Leadership Hall of Fame: Keith Ferrazzi, Author of "Never Eat Alone"

We continue our examination of the business book Never Eat Alone with an interview of author Keith Ferrazzi. What inspired the book, and how has this age of Twitter and Facebook changed networking?What was the impetus for you to write Never Eat Alone? It was an article written about me in Inc. Magazine called "10 Secrets of a Master Networker" that got an such a huge groundswell of attention th... Lees verder

Sony's PSP2 Is a Game-Changer--But You Can't Have It for Months

Sony's PSP2 Is a Game-Changer--But You Can't Have It for Months

Sony revealed its PSP2 handheld games console this morning, and among the interesting innovations among its technical specs is the real secret to its success--a chipset that beats almost everything else out there this year. The problem is, the company's timing may be way off--the new console won't be available for several months, at the earliest.The PlayStation Portable 2 has now had its offici... Lees verder

iFive: Sony's NGP, Nintendo Profits Down, Twitter Hires Bing Scientist, Google Managing White Space,

iFive: Sony's NGP, Nintendo Profits Down, Twitter Hires Bing Scientist, Google Managing White Space,

1. Sony's just revealed its new PlayStation Portable 2 handheld game console, dubbed the NGP, and it's a stunner: as powerful as a PS3 desktop console, with quad core GPU and CPU, a 5-inch OLED touchscreen and a touchpad on the backside, GPS and front and rear cameras. Plus, in a first for game consoles, it has built-in 3G connectivity to give the Sony machine a whole new social gaming angle.2.... Lees verder

Marketing Makeover: How Birchbox Sells Benefit, Kiehl's, Marc Jacobs, and More

Marketing Makeover: How Birchbox Sells Benefit, Kiehl's, Marc Jacobs, and More

It's Raining Brands:Birchbox cofounders Hayley Barna, left, and Katia Beauchamp | Photograph by Thomas PriorBirchbox aims to help the $52 billion beauty business learn which free trials become full-size sales.Hayley Barna, 27, and Katia Beauchamp, 28, are getting stronger. "Every 10 new customers, one push-up," Barna says. Those push-up relays in the duo's fuchsia-strewn New York office may soo... Lees verder

GM Bets on Cheaper Electric Car Batteries With Envia, Leads $17M Round

GM Bets on Cheaper Electric Car Batteries With Envia, Leads $17M Round

Riding high on a bout of good press of its Chevy Volt, GM is making its next big bet on electric cars: cheaper, higher-energy batteries. In his state of the union address yesterday, President Obama called for the U.S. to be the first country to put one million electric cars on the roads by 2015. While there’s great interest in electric cars, mass adoption is still hobbled by availability, price... Lees verder

Home Builders Saw Weak Sales in 2010

Home Builders Saw Weak Sales in 2010

New-home sales in the U.S. jumped 17.5% last month, but 2010 was still the worst year on record for the battered building industry. Lees verder

New Home Sales in U.S. Rose in December

New Home Sales in U.S. Rose in December

December sales rose their highest level in eight months but were still down from the month a year ago. Lees verder

Greystripe Partners With MNI for Local Mobile Ads

Greystripe Partners With MNI for Local Mobile Ads

Mobile ad startup Greystripe just announced that it has signed a deal with Media Networks, Inc. that will bring local advertising into the Greystripe ad network for the first time. Director of marketing Dane Holewinski said that until now, Greystripe has focused on national ad campaigns for large brands. The San Francisco startup wanted to start tapping into the growing market for local, mobile... Lees verder

DJIA Reclaims 12000

DJIA Reclaims 12000

The Dow industrials rose above 12000 for the first time in almost three years as investors digested resurgent home sales and President Obama's State of the Union address. Lees verder

Graphic.ly, an Online Comics Community, Nabs $3 Million Funding

Graphic.ly, an Online Comics Community, Nabs $3 Million Funding

An online marketplace and community for comics, Graphic.ly has apps for iPhone, iPad, and other devices, and has partnered with Marvel. Not bad for a year-old startup.Graphic.ly, the Boulder, Colorado-based online comics community, just raised $3 million in Series A funding, in a round led by DFJ Mercury. According to a press release, Graphic.ly intends to use the cash to further develop its on... Lees verder

DJIA Reclaims 12000, Then Loses It

DJIA Reclaims 12000, Then Loses It

The Dow industrials pulled back modestly after briefly rising above the 12000 mark for the first time in almost three years as investors digested resurgent home sales and President Obama's State of the Union address. Lees verder

DJIA Tops 12000

DJIA Tops 12000

The Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed through 12000 as investors cheered resurgent home sales, a wave of corporate earnings and President Barack Obama's call for corporate tax cuts and a spending freeze. Next up: the Fed. Lees verder

New-Home Sales Jump

New-Home Sales Jump

New-home sales in the U.S. jumped 17.5% last month, but 2010 was still the worst year on record for the battered building industry. Lees verder

Versmarketeer 2011 zoekt yoghurt met ballen

Versmarketeer 2011 zoekt yoghurt met ballen

Een eetbare ketting van snoeptomaatjes? Eco-aardappeltjes grillen op zonne-energie? Een cool soepje van aardbeien en ander zomerfruit als ontbijt? Verse ideeën kunnen niet creatief genoeg zijn om in aanmerking te komen voor de titel ‘Versmarketeer 2011’. Iedereen kan ondernemers, marketeers en communicatieprofessionals met een innovatief idee voor een vers product voordragen. Dat kan tot 1 maar... Lees verder

Prescriptions: Product Recalls Weaken J & J Sales

Prescriptions: Product Recalls Weaken J & J Sales

The company also said some prescription medicine sales were lower. Lees verder

Sony to expand music streaming service

Sony to expand music streaming service

Cloud-based Music Unlimited launches in Europe and will hit US by the end of March, competing with the likes of SpotifySony Music has expanded its streaming service Music Unlimited to Europe and plans to launch in the US by the end of March.The service, which launched in the UK and Ireland on 21 December, became available in France, Germany, Italy and Spain at the weekend, with a US launch plan... Lees verder

Google to hire 1,000 in Europe

Google to hire 1,000 in Europe

Outgoing Google chief executive Eric Schmidt announces aggressive expansion after fourth-quarter profits of $2.54bnThe outgoing chief executive of Google, Eric Schmidt, has announced a plan to hire more than 1,000 staff over the coming year to boost its European operation.Schmidt, speaking at the DLD conference in Germany today, said that the new recruits would be roughly split equally between ... Lees verder

Promar Sales International slaat eerste paal nieuwbouw Gouwepark

Promar Sales International slaat eerste paal nieuwbouw Gouwepark

[ Dinsdag 25 januari 2011 | Promar Sales International ] De verhuizing naar een nieuwe locatie is noodzakelijk omdat Promar Sales International, ondanks de crisis en de negatieve trends in de markt, blijft groeien Lees verder

Help de klant zoals Zappos dat doet

Help de klant zoals Zappos dat doet

Stop met verkopen en begin met helpen. Ondernemers die hun klanten centraal stellen, hebben meer succes. Neem een voorbeeld aan Jumbo, Bol.com en Zappos. Lees verder

HP en AD.nl houden Nederlands Kampioenschap Klikken

HP en AD.nl houden Nederlands Kampioenschap Klikken

AD.nl houdt in samenwerking met HP en Bol.com de eerste editie van dit Nederlandse kampioenschap Klikken. Na de voorrondes en de finale zal de winnaar een geldbedrag van € 5.000 en een Touchsmart PC van HP mee naar huis nemen. Het Kampioenschap Klikken startte op 24 januari en wordt in twee fasen gespeeld; de voorronde en de finale. In de voorronde, die 4 weken duurt, wordt gezocht naar de snel... Lees verder

Vacature: Marketeer B2B bij NS

Vacature: Marketeer B2B bij NS

Referentie nr. NSR0174 Provincie Utrecht Plaats Utrecht Vacaturetype Professional Werkveld Marketing & Sales Opleidingsniveau HBO Functie Hoe breng je NS bij de reiziger, en de reiziger bij NS? De antwoorden zijn even talrijk als creatief: het opzetten van de NS Business Card. Een landelijke marketingactie. Het ontwikkelen van een compleet nieuwe treinsoort, inclusief de bijkomende communicatie... Lees verder

Sales Rise, Lifting McDonald’s Profit 2%

Sales Rise, Lifting McDonald’s Profit 2%

New menu items helped earnings grow and overcome slow Decembers sales, but the results were not as good as analysts had expected. Lees verder

Hit the Deck! 2011 Enterprise Sales May Be in Trouble, Says VMware

Hit the Deck! 2011 Enterprise Sales May Be in Trouble, Says VMware

Virtualization software provider VMware posted strong fourth quarter and yearly results, but a trimmed outlook from the company indicates that enterprise spending could be weaker in 2011 now that pent-up demand for software and hardware that grew during the economic recession is mostly sated. VMware saw a record fourth quarter, making $131 million off $836 million in revenue. Its fourth-quarter... Lees verder

3 misverstanden over klanten

3 misverstanden over klanten

Ondernemers die willen groeien, moeten weten wie hun klant is. Schaar niet te snel iemand onder die noemer, zegt groei-expert Verne Harnish. Drie misverstanden over het begrip klant. Lees verder

Coda Bags Chinese Car Launch Pro as Permanent Chief Executive

Coda Bags Chinese Car Launch Pro as Permanent Chief Executive

Coda has hired Phil Murtaugh, a former General Motors executive with a boatload is experience launching cars, as the company’s permanent CEO to oversee the launch of its first domestic electric-powered sedan. Murtaugh has more than 30 years experience working for General Motors. He served as executive vice president of GM in Shanghai and later as the chief executive of GM’s China operations. He... Lees verder

Developers Share Mac App Store Sales Figures

Developers Share Mac App Store Sales Figures

When Apple's new desktop-focused Mac App Store launched, it was expected to be a hit. One day later, Apple confirmed that the store was taking off, with over 1 million downloads on its first day. But how many of those were free apps? How many were copies of Twitter for Mac or Angry Birds? What about individual developers' results? Lees verder

Boom Times For HTC: Mobile Phone Maker's Sales Soaring

Boom Times For HTC: Mobile Phone Maker's Sales Soaring

These are good days, indeed, for Taiwan-based mobile phone company HTC. The company, once primarily Lees verder

Volkswagen Group India achieves impressive sales growth of 180.7 per..

Volkswagen Group India achieves impressive sales growth of 180.7 per..

[ Vrijdag 21 januari 2011 | Volkswagen Group ] Volkswagen Group continued its success story in India with the company delivering its best sales figures in the Indian market since entry Lees verder

iFive: Google Versus Groupon, iPad 2 in April, Digital Music Sales Slow, 3-D TV and Health, TV Shari

iFive: Google Versus Groupon, iPad 2 in April, Digital Music Sales Slow, 3-D TV and Health, TV Shari

1. Is Google shoe-horning its way into another market? The Internets are alive with news that it's about to launch a rival to Groupon, dubbed "Offers." It's testing a "pre-paid offers/vouchers program" and is busy enrolling small businesses already. Since Groupon famously turned down an acquisition offer from Google last year, is this a case of "If you can't join 'em, beat 'em"?2. The scuttlebu... Lees verder

Apple Is A Cheap Stock At 15X, With Or Without Steve Jobs

Apple Is A Cheap Stock At 15X, With Or Without Steve Jobs

Second, Apple's current product line is growing in momentum of sales as families buy desktop compute Lees verder

T-Mobile USA Looks To Business Users For Growth

T-Mobile USA Looks To Business Users For Growth

The No. 4 carrier views sales of data services to corporations as a way to boost revenue this year. Lees verder

Blaming Piracy, Music Industry Says It's Lost a Third of Its Value Over Past 7 Years

Blaming Piracy, Music Industry Says It's Lost a Third of Its Value Over Past 7 Years

It's a familiar refrain from the music industry: revenue is down and piracy is to blame. That's the gist of the the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry's (IFPI) annual Digial Music Report, which points to a slowdown in the growth of digital music sales. Lees verder

Walmart Reveals Details of Quest to Cut the Nation's Waistline: Less Sugar, Sodium, Trans Fat

Walmart Reveals Details of Quest to Cut the Nation's Waistline: Less Sugar, Sodium, Trans Fat

Walmart is the largest grocer in the U.S. That means when the company talks about dramatically cutting down on sodium, sugars, and other unhealthy elements in its food products, we should all listen. The company has already committed to doubling sales of produce from local farms, and this week, Walmart announced its most sweeping food commitment yet: a program that will eliminate industrial tr... Lees verder

Sales of Existing Homes Perk Up

Sales of Existing Homes Perk Up

The market for existing homes perked up in December as buyers snapped up bargains and rushed to lock in historic low interest rates, according to data released by the National Association of Realtors. Lees verder

Home Resales Post Gain

Home Resales Post Gain

Sales of existing homes rose 12% last month, ending a rocky year for the housing market on an encouraging note. Separately, jobless claims fell in the latest week. Lees verder

Home Sales Just One Reason Hartford Financial Is Overvalued

Home Sales Just One Reason Hartford Financial Is Overvalued

The property and casualty insurance business constitutes about 37% of the our $25.93 price estimate Lees verder

Colonel Sanders: China's favorite import

Colonel Sanders: China's favorite import

Colonel Sanders is an iconic American brand image. The K in KFC is for Kentucky after all. So it may come as a surprise that KFC's parent company actually generates more sales from China than the United States. Lees verder

Nintendo's 3-D 3DS Console Officially Revealed: $250, March 27th in U.S.

Nintendo's 3-D 3DS Console Officially Revealed: $250, March 27th in U.S.

We've been waiting for this for a while, but it's arrived: Nintendo has finally leaped aboard the 3-D bandwagon in an attempt to revitalize its DS handheld games console, with the new 3DS.The 3DS is a glasses-free 3-D display version of Nintendo's popular handheld gaming console. It features the line's characteristic dual-screens (the lower one a touchscreen, the upper display the new 3-D one),... Lees verder

Apple Hearts Asia and Tim Cook Loves Saying Sales There Are "Staggering"

Apple Hearts Asia and Tim Cook Loves Saying Sales There Are "Staggering"

How staggering? Revenue was up 175 percent last quarter. No wonder that's the word Apple's COO keeps using. Of the record-breaking $26.74 billion Apple made in revenues last quarter, a small-ish, but growing, sliver--$2.6 billion--came from what the company refers to as “Greater China." That includes mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan. And revenue in Asia as a whole was up about 175 percent. ... Lees verder

How "Super Angel" Investors Are Reinventing the Startup Economy

How "Super Angel" Investors Are Reinventing the Startup Economy

Illustration by Frank ChimeroFarhad Manjoo explains how an emerging class of investors is reinventing the startup economy.Folks in Silicon Valley are fond of attaching friendly, anodyne labels to forces that seem bent on world domination (hello, Facebook). So it's no surprise that the latest group of alleged tech marauders goes by a name that might be better suited to a Japanese cartoon boy ban... Lees verder

Lenovo’s New Mobile Division: Better Late Than Never

Lenovo’s New Mobile Division: Better Late Than Never

After dumping its mobile phone group in 2008, Lenovo bought it back for double in 2009. Now the company has formed a new Mobile Internet and Digital Home Business Group, just as computer sales are eclipsed by smartphones. Is it too late for Lenovo? Lees verder

How Long Can Apple’s Growth in Enterprise Stay This Quiet?

How Long Can Apple’s Growth in Enterprise Stay This Quiet?

Apple chief operating officer Tim Cook envisions an entire business run from a single iPad. He’s probably not that far off. Apple’s iPad extended its charge into the enterprise space in the fourth quarter last year, with 80 of the largest companies in the world on the Fortune 100 list now testing or deploying iPads. That’s up from 65 of the companies on the Fortune 100 list the last time Apple ... Lees verder

By the Numbers: Apple’s Fourth Quarter Results

By the Numbers: Apple’s Fourth Quarter Results

Apple delivered a stellar fourth quarter by bringing in almost $27 billion in revenue during the holiday season — another record for the iPhone and Mac manufacturer. But the numbers really do speak for themselves. Here are some highlights from the announcement today regarding its fourth quarter performance ending in December: $26.74 billion in revenue, up 71 percent from $15.6 billion in the sa... Lees verder

Two Cleantech Behemoths Team Up to Tackle Clean Coal: GE and China

Two Cleantech Behemoths Team Up to Tackle Clean Coal: GE and China

Perhaps no major company has pursued opportunities in cleantech the way GE has. And perhaps no country has pursued clean energy the way smog-choked, fast-growing China has. So it makes sense that the two have teamed up. Today, GE  announced that it will form a clean coal technology joint venture in China with Shenhua, a state-owned coal mining and energy company. The joint venture company will ... Lees verder

Apple’s Revenue Rises 70% on Sales

Apple’s Revenue Rises 70% on Sales

The results far exceeded analysts’ bullish expectations. Even so, they were overshadowed by the decision by Steven P. Jobs, the chief executive, to take a medical leave. Lees verder

Acer’s New Tablets a Step in Phasing Out Netbooks

Acer’s New Tablets a Step in Phasing Out Netbooks

Goodbye netbook, hello tablet. Taiwanese computer maker Acer is phasing out its netbook series of ultra-small computers with the forthcoming release of new Android tablets, which are due in the first half of 2011, according to a Computerworld report. Acer’s announcement marks for the company a move away from the netbook-style computer — a category which helped fuel Acer’s rapid growth and profi... Lees verder

Vacature: Account Manager Women, Parenting & Social bij Sanoma Digital

Vacature: Account Manager Women, Parenting & Social bij Sanoma Digital

Sanoma Digital is actief sinds 1995 en is sindsdien uitgegroeid tot de grootste digitale uitgever van Nederland. Met een rijk portfolio van 100 websites, waaronder Kieskeurig.nl, Startpagina.nl, NU.nl, Vrouwonline.nl, Viva.nl, Autoweek.nl, SchoolBANK.nl, Autotrader.nl, Jongegezinnen.nl en web-log.nl bereikt Sanoma Digital ca. 80 procent van alle internetters van 13 jaar en ouder in Nederland. H... Lees verder

To Combat Piracy, Music Labels to Sell Digital Singles the Same Day Songs Hit the Radio

To Combat Piracy, Music Labels to Sell Digital Singles the Same Day Songs Hit the Radio

In an attempt to combat digital piracy, Sony Music and Universal have announced that they will put digital singles for sale the same day that the music hits the airwaves. According to record label executives, the move is meant to combat what The Guardian calls the "impatient X Factor generation" who are unwilling to wait what is sometimes up to six weeks between a radio release of a song and it... Lees verder

Online Retailing on an Upward Trajectory

Online Retailing on an Upward Trajectory

During the 2010 holiday season, online retailing accounted for 115.4% of overall retail sales. This Lees verder

ITV asks sales team to dance to a different beat

ITV asks sales team to dance to a different beat

With an overhaul of advertising executives, the broadcaster hopes to reinvent itself to face future challengesWhen Adam Crozier took the helm at ITV in April one action he probably didn't envisage was firing the senior executive team who revived its fortunes by milking a bumper £1.5bn from advertisers last year. On the face of it, the ousting of ITV's tough ad sales chief Gary Digby and his lie... Lees verder

Epic Mickey Sales Please Disney, Despite Late Start

Epic Mickey Sales Please Disney, Despite Late Start

Some analysts wonder, however, if the company missed an opportunity for greater sales with the timing of its release for the Christmas but not the Thanksgiving season. Lees verder

U.S. Copter Sales Can't Save Wiki-Ousted Tunisian Dictator

U.S. Copter Sales Can't Save Wiki-Ousted Tunisian Dictator

A Twitter hashtag shows real-time updates from a popular coup in Tunisia that's ousted the kleptocratic dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who has fled to Paris. The Obama administration tried to give him $282 million worth of helicopter-fleet upgrades last year. Lees verder

Wall Street Steady After a Soft Report on Retail Sales

Wall Street Steady After a Soft Report on Retail Sales

Traders also offered a muted reaction to the fourth-quarter earnings of JPMorgan Chase, the first major American bank to report results. Lees verder

Wall Street Falls After Soft Retail Sales

Wall Street Falls After Soft Retail Sales

Traders also offered a muted reaction to the fourth-quarter earnings of JPMorgan Chase, the first major American bank. Lees verder

For Video Games, A Christmas Bust

For Video Games, A Christmas Bust

U.S. video game sector retail sales fell 9% in December from a year, according to market research fi Lees verder

Bank of England Stands Pat on Interest Rates

Bank of England Stands Pat on Interest Rates

The central bank is waiting to see how government spending cuts and a higher sales tax affect economic growth in Britain. Lees verder

Indie Sandbox Game Minecraft Racks Up 1 Million Sales Sans a Publisher

Indie Sandbox Game Minecraft Racks Up 1 Million Sales Sans a Publisher

Independent developer Markus Persson, better known as @notch, has sold 1 million copies of Minecraft, a first-person free-roaming game where players can build basically anything. Persson’s did so without any kind of support from publishers and used PayPal for a large chunk of his sales. Having that kind of success without a publisher isn’t entirely unheard of — the Humble Indie Bundle racked up... Lees verder

Zale's Blinding Sparkle, Fuller's Brush Up In Price

Zale's Blinding Sparkle, Fuller's Brush Up In Price

The jeweler produces surprisingly strong sales gains and the stock jumps. Lees verder

The Chinese auto bubble threat

The Chinese auto bubble threat

More cars were sold in China last year than in any other country at any time in history. And industry officials only expect those sales to grow. Lees verder

How Do You Make Your Business Ideas Concrete? Look to Hamburger Helper

How Do You Make Your Business Ideas Concrete? Look to Hamburger Helper

What can a Kleiner Perkins VC pitch, and Hamburger Helper from General Mills, tell you about how to make your ideas tangible and real? We continue our Leadership Hall of Fame series, a year-long look at the top business books and authors, with an excerpt from Made to Stick, written by Fast Company columnists Dan and Chip Heath. For an entrepreneur, having the chance to pitch a business idea to ... Lees verder

Twitter Stats Reveal How the iPad, Kindle and Nook Stack Up

Twitter Stats Reveal How the iPad, Kindle and Nook Stack Up

We've seen the sales figures. We've heard the reviews. We know that Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Apple are having no trouble moving big units of their Kindles, Nooks, and iPads. But how are consumers finding the devices post-purchase?That's data we're often not privy to, obfuscated by return rate percentages, generalized by customer satisfaction reports, or lost in the online shuffle of user revi... Lees verder

Document Security Provider Confidela Raises $9.25M Thanks to… Wikileaks?

Document Security Provider Confidela Raises $9.25M Thanks to… Wikileaks?

Securing documents became more relevant after Wikileaks unleashed thousands of confidential documents concerning the U.S. government onto the Internet. Enter Confidela, a provider of software designed to secure documents and make them more difficult to crack unless the reader has permission to view them. Confidela, the designer of the WatchDox document security program, announced today that it ... Lees verder

With iPhone Taunts, AT&T-Verizon Rivalry Escalates

With iPhone Taunts, AT&T-Verizon Rivalry Escalates

The fight underscores the growing importance of popular devices like the iPhone, which for wireless companies can mean millions of dollars in revenue in sales and data plans. Lees verder

Why Global Companies Like ABB Plow Millions Into Electric Car Charging Startups

Why Global Companies Like ABB Plow Millions Into Electric Car Charging Startups

Swiss electrical engineering company ABB announced today it has taken a $10 million stake in the electric car charging infrastructure company ECOtality, making it the latest of several major global  companies to enter the space. The companies also inked a partnership establishing ABB as the “preferred supplier” for power electronics parts for ECOtality, so it’s clear ABB intends to earn its inv... Lees verder

Verizon iPhone Sales Overblown?

Verizon iPhone Sales Overblown?

Analyst predicts that only half the estimated number will be sold this year. Lees verder

World of WarCraft Cataclysm Hits 4.7M in First Month

World of WarCraft Cataclysm Hits 4.7M in First Month

World of WarCraft Cataclysm had stellar sales in its first month, topping 4.7 million units sold for the expansion to what was already the world’s most lucrative online game. It’s further proof that video game launches have become like premieres of Hollywood blockbusters, both in the dollars consumer spend and the time they devote to the product. Cataclysm sold well even though Call of Duty Bla... Lees verder

Smartphone Owners Paid Less for Apps in 2010

Smartphone Owners Paid Less for Apps in 2010

It looks like smartphone owners are pretty cheap, despite carrying around flashy and often expensive devices. Prices for paid applications on app stores fell by about 16 percent in 2010 and free applications that make money off in-app purchases grew increasingly popular when compared to 2009, according to a new report by Distimo. The price of the average application on Apple’s app store fell 12... Lees verder

Analyst: Android Tablet Shipments Will Match IPad In Second Half Of 2011

Analyst: Android Tablet Shipments Will Match IPad In Second Half Of 2011

BMO Capital Markets analysts believe Android tablet sales will catch up to Apple's bestselling iPad Lees verder

What to do at closing time

What to do at closing time

Closing a sale strikes fear into the heart of nearly everyone involved in the sales process, but you can improve your chances, Mike Southon says Lees verder

Revenge of the American Automaker: The Ford Focus Electric and GM

Revenge of the American Automaker: The Ford Focus Electric and GM

Just a few years ago, Ford and GM were posting billions of dollars in losses and fast losing favor with American car buyers. One of them, GM eventually required a very public and controversial bailout from the government. But both U.S. automakers have since staged comebacks — the success of which that have hinged in part on getting hip with the greener, more connected age of automobiles. That h... Lees verder

Week in Review: Ikea’s War on the Light Bulb

Week in Review: Ikea’s War on the Light Bulb

Here’s our roundup of the week’s biggest tech business news. First, the most popular stories that VentureBeat published in the last seven days: Ikea’s war on Edison’s light bulb — The mass furniture and household goods retailer announced Tuesday that it will no longer stock or sell traditional light bulbs, making good on a plan announced last year. Microsoft gives LCDs the power to see with Sur... Lees verder

New battery 1030mAh Nikon EN-EL14 Battery: EN-EL14 Battery for Camcorder EN-EL14

New battery 1030mAh Nikon EN-EL14 Battery: EN-EL14 Battery for Camcorder EN-EL14

Camera Nikon en-el14 battery, brand new, high quality, cheap price! , Li-ion Battery for NIKON en-el14 camera on sales will be the perfect replacement to your original NIKON en-el14, Nikon D3100, Nikon CoolPix P7000... Camera... Lees verder

Business Briefing | Real Estate: KB Home Posts a Profit Despite a Decline in Sales

Business Briefing | Real Estate: KB Home Posts a Profit Despite a Decline in Sales

Despite selling fewer homes, the company bucked Wall Street forecasts and posted a profit. Lees verder

Conversations: A Business Owner Reflects on a Failure to Pay His Taxes

Conversations: A Business Owner Reflects on a Failure to Pay His Taxes

Gary Barbera was once a Chrysler dealer with annual sales exceeding $100 million. Now he owes nearly $150,000 in taxes and fines and wears an ankle bracelet monitor. Lees verder

Skoda Auto achieved a new sales record in 2010

Skoda Auto achieved a new sales record in 2010

[ Vrijdag 7 januari 2011 | Volkswagen Group ] In 2010, Skoda Auto achieved the best sales result in the history of the company Lees verder

With a new sales record Volkswagen Group China is well prepared for ..

With a new sales record Volkswagen Group China is well prepared for ..

[ Vrijdag 7 januari 2011 | Volkswagen Group ] Volkswagen Group China today reported a strong performance in 2010 with 1,923,500 (2009: 1,400,000, up 37 percent) vehicles delivered to customers in mainland China and Hong Kong Lees verder

Historic record year for AUDI AG

Historic record year for AUDI AG

[ Vrijdag 7 januari 2011 | Volkswagen Group ] AUDI AG sold around 1,092,400 cars in the past year, exceeding the Company's annual sales forecasts, and thus recorded its best ever year in terms of sales Lees verder

Sales Start of the New Generation Mercedes-Benz C-Class

Sales Start of the New Generation Mercedes-Benz C-Class

[ Vrijdag 7 januari 2011 | DaimlerChrysler ] Stuttgart - On January 9, 2011, the eve of the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Mercedes-Benz will be presenting the new generation C-Class Lees verder

After Hours: Liz Clairborne's Sales Fall Short

After Hours: Liz Clairborne's Sales Fall Short

Dendreon and Immucor shares rise. Schnitzer Steel disappoints. Lees verder

Liz Loses It Late In The Day On December Sales Bust, Crummier Outlook

Liz Loses It Late In The Day On December Sales Bust, Crummier Outlook

Liz Claiborne stock drops 20% in after-hours trading Thursday after it laments deep December sales declines. Lees verder

Home Video Market Still in Free Fall

Home Video Market Still in Free Fall

DVD sales shrank for the fourth year in a row. Lees verder

Missing a Positive Trend, Investors Pull Out of Retail Stocks

Missing a Positive Trend, Investors Pull Out of Retail Stocks

December sales were soggy for many stores, causing investors to pull out of the stocks. Lees verder

Is Goldman's $50 Billion Facebook Valuation Too High?

Is Goldman's $50 Billion Facebook Valuation Too High?

Can a company with $2 billion in sales really be worth $50 billion? Goldman Sachs seems to think so. But Facebook's sky-high valuation has raised some eyebrows, even among former Goldman partners. Lees verder

Saks Hits New High On Sales Blowout, Macy's Stumbles

Saks Hits New High On Sales Blowout, Macy's Stumbles

Department stores same-store sales were mixed, with some like Saks exceeding expectations and sending stocks higher. Lees verder

Monsanto Rises On Strong Seed Sales, Profit

Monsanto Rises On Strong Seed Sales, Profit

Seeds and genomics recover as the agricultural company plows the bottom line back into the black. Lees verder

Mixed Retail Sales Scuff Stocks

Mixed Retail Sales Scuff Stocks

Street brushes off slight rise in jobless claims, but a few disappointing Decembers jar market. Lees verder

Department Store Sales Mixed for December

Department Store Sales Mixed for December

Department stores posted same-store sales data for December today, and the results were mixed compared Lees verder

Mall Rats Get Squeezed But Some Like Abercrombie Fatten Up

Mall Rats Get Squeezed But Some Like Abercrombie Fatten Up

Holiday sales at mall-based clothing retailers have largely disappointed investor and analyst expectations. Lees verder

Mall Stores December Performance Largely Disappoints

Mall Stores December Performance Largely Disappoints

Holiday sales at mall-based clothing retailers have largely disappointed investor and analyst expectations. Lees verder

Tiger Declawed From Own Game

Tiger Declawed From Own Game

The world's former No. 1 golfer has been dropped from the cover of his own video game as sales drop 60 percent worldwide Lees verder

Skype to Acquire Mobile Video-Streaming Company Qik

Skype to Acquire Mobile Video-Streaming Company Qik

Skype is announcing that they're about to scoop up Qik, a mobile live-video streaming company that grew like gang-busters last year.The Mountain View-based Qik started 2010 with 600,000 users and closed it out with more than seven times that many--5 million. "Both Skype and Qik have a common purpose of enriching communications and sharing with video, across any device," the companies say in a p... Lees verder

The Company as Community: Threadless Puts Everyone in Charge

The Company as Community: Threadless Puts Everyone in Charge

We continue our examination of the new business book Practically Radical with author William C. Taylor's discussion of Threadless. How does a clothes company run by the customer manage to exceed expectations?In an era of huge dislocations and scarce resources, fewer and fewer companies are in a position to hire lots of new people or devote big budgets to new projects as a way of moving forward.... Lees verder

Electric Car Startup Coda Raises $76 Million Towards Pre-IPO Goal

Electric Car Startup Coda Raises $76 Million Towards Pre-IPO Goal

Electric car startup Coda announced it has raised $76 million of a planned $125 million in what should be the company’s final round of financing before it tries for an IPO. Coda wants its public offering to become a reality this year, a Coda spokesman told VentureBeat last fall. That may all hinge on the success of its first car launch — an all-electric, five-seat sedan priced at $44,900 before... Lees verder

Euro-Zone Retail Sales Fall

Euro-Zone Retail Sales Fall

Retail sales across the euro zone slumped unexpectedly in November as demand weakened in debt-laden economies such as Spain and Ireland. Lees verder

A Bonanza in TV Sales Fades Away

A Bonanza in TV Sales Fades Away

Most people who wanted one now have a flat-screen TV and inducements like 3-D and Internet connections are not catching on with consumers. Lees verder

Mosaic's Big Quarter

Mosaic's Big Quarter

After hours: Fertilizer sales top expectations; weak TV and set-top box demand hurt Trident. Lees verder

After Hours: Mosaic Tops Street's View

After Hours: Mosaic Tops Street's View

Fertilizer sales top expectations; weak TV and set-top box demand hurt Trident. Lees verder

CES: Global Consumer Electronics Retail Sales Seen Up 10% In 2011

CES: Global Consumer Electronics Retail Sales Seen Up 10% In 2011

Global retail consumer electronics sales are expected to grow 10% in 2011, after 13% growth in 2010, Lees verder

Commodity Costs Lift Inflation in Europe, and the Sales Tax Rises in Britain

Commodity Costs Lift Inflation in Europe, and the Sales Tax Rises in Britain

Higher prices for food, oil and other commodities are starting to stoke inflation in the euro area, while in Britain, taxes rose on retail goods and services. Lees verder

GM: 2010 Was Good, 2011 Will Be Better

GM: 2010 Was Good, 2011 Will Be Better

Automaker forecasts 13.5 million U.S. sales industrywide for 2011, and that may be conservative. Lees verder

Detroit Carmakers Post Sales Gains as Toyota Lags

Detroit Carmakers Post Sales Gains as Toyota Lags

Still feeling the fallout from recalls, Toyota was the only full-line manufacturer to report a decline. Lees verder

Media Decoder: Wine Sales to Benefit (Product) Red AIDS Fight

Media Decoder: Wine Sales to Benefit (Product) Red AIDS Fight

The Penfolds line of wines sold by Treasury Wine Estates is becoming the first wine brand to take part in (Product) Red, the effort to fight AIDS in Africa. Lees verder

Rite-Aid Says December Sales Rise

Rite-Aid Says December Sales Rise

Drugstore reports 0.6% gain for four-week period ended Dec. 25. Lees verder

Rite Aid December Sales Up 0.6%; Walgreen Boosted By Goldman

Rite Aid December Sales Up 0.6%; Walgreen Boosted By Goldman

Rite Aid (RAD) said today its same-store sales rose 0. 6% for the four weeks ending December 25, compared Lees verder

Unlike Rivals, Toyota Saw Its Sales Fall in December

Unlike Rivals, Toyota Saw Its Sales Fall in December

Still feeling the fallout from recall of millions of vehicles, Toyota said its sales were down 0.4 percent in 2010 and 5.5 percent in December. Lees verder

Abercrombie Shares Can Rally With Revenue

Abercrombie Shares Can Rally With Revenue

Increasing sales per square foot and a recovering economy could boost retailer. Lees verder

A Strong December for G.M. and Ford Sales

A Strong December for G.M. and Ford Sales

G.M.’s sales rose 7.5 percent in December and 6.3 percent for 2010, and Ford said its sales were up 7 percent in December and 19 percent on the year. Lees verder

Rising Sales For GM, Ford Can't Drive Street Higher

Rising Sales For GM, Ford Can't Drive Street Higher

After Monday's big gains, early rise evaporates ahead of afternoon Fed release. Lees verder

On the GreenBeat: IKEA Stops Selling Incandescent Light Bulbs, Green VC Totaled $400 Million in 2010

On the GreenBeat: IKEA Stops Selling Incandescent Light Bulbs, Green VC Totaled $400 Million in 2010

Here’s the latest action we’re following on the GreenBeat: IKEA stops selling incandescent light bulbs — Sounds like good news for energy-efficient LEDs, which are set to to surge this year. The company announced today it has stopped selling all incandescent light bulbs, Cleantechnica reports. Solar Power raises $6.08 million — According to an SEC filing pointed out by TechCrunch, Solar Power T... Lees verder

A Strong December for G.M. Sales

A Strong December for G.M. Sales

G.M.’s sales rose 7.5 percent in December and 6.3 percent for 2010, a year in which it shed four of its eight brands. Lees verder

Financiele agenda buitenlandse fondsen t/m 12 januari

Financiele agenda buitenlandse fondsen t/m 12 januari

AMSTERDAM (Dow Jones)--Komende week staan onder meer de volgende gebeurtenissen van buitenlandse fondsen op de agenda: WOENSDAG 5 JANUARI - Geen agendapunten DONDERDAG 6 JANUARI - Hays, trading update KW2 VRIJDAG 7 JANUARI - EasyJet, vervoercijfers december - KB Home, resultaten KW4 - Best Buy, december sales MAANDAG 10 JANUARI - Michael Page, trading update KW4 - Alcoa, resultaten KW4 DINSDAG ... Lees verder

Bol.com en Marktplaats stappen in flash sales

Bol.com en Marktplaats stappen in flash sales

Bol.com en Marktplaats.nl zijn de eerste grote e-commercepartijen in Nederland die flash sales gaan houden, dagelijkse superkoopjes met... Lees verder

CES: Tablet Sales Set To Explode

CES: Tablet Sales Set To Explode

There?s a good reason that this year?s Consumer Electronics Show will be so focused on t Lees verder

Klantinformatie belangrijk voor servicebedrijven

Klantinformatie belangrijk voor servicebedrijven

[ Dinsdag 4 januari 2011 | Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam ] Dienstverleners die after-sales service verzorgen, zoals onderhoud en het verstrekken van reserveonderdelen voor producten, moeten meer gebruik maken van klantinformatie in hun bedrijfsvoering Lees verder

Klantinformatie belangrijk voor servicebedrijven

Klantinformatie belangrijk voor servicebedrijven

[ Dinsdag 4 januari 2011 | Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam ] Dienstverleners die after-sales service verzorgen, zoals onderhoud en het verstrekken van reserveonderdelen voor producten, moeten meer gebruik maken van klantinformatie in hun bedrijfsvoering Lees verder

Valentine's Day Is for Blood Elves (and Other Bizarre eBay Trends)

Valentine's Day Is for Blood Elves (and Other Bizarre eBay Trends)

Why is Valentine's Day a big day for online gaming? eBay's new mobile data trends for 2010 raises interesting questions.eBay has put together an interactive map visualizing the data from its mobile users. Among the weirder findings? Valentine's Day sees a significant spike in gaming purchases, perhaps a reflection of promotions from World of Warcraft and other online role-playing games.That, at... Lees verder

Struggling Borders to Meet With Publishers

Struggling Borders to Meet With Publishers

Borders told publishers it would delay payments and stoked fear that it would not recover from declining sales. Lees verder

Borders to Meet With Publishers

Borders to Meet With Publishers

Borders told publishers it would delay payments and stoked fear that it would not recover from declining sales. Lees verder

After Delaying Payments, Borders Will Meet With Publishers

After Delaying Payments, Borders Will Meet With Publishers

The book chain told major publishers that it would delay payments owed to them and stoked fears that it would not be able to recover from declining sales. Lees verder

Pfizer Caught Short on Antismoking Drug in Japan

Pfizer Caught Short on Antismoking Drug in Japan

After an increase in the cigarette tax, Pfizer halted sales of an antismoking drug until it could increase production. Lees verder

Pfizer Caught Short of Antismoking Drug in Japan

Pfizer Caught Short of Antismoking Drug in Japan

Shortly after an increase in the cigarette tax went into effect, the company was forced to suspend sales of a drug to aid quitting until it can increase production. Lees verder

On the GreenBeat: Khosla Backs Ciris Energy, Ascent and FTL Launch Disaster-Ready Solar Shelter

On the GreenBeat: Khosla Backs Ciris Energy, Ascent and FTL Launch Disaster-Ready Solar Shelter

Here’s the latest action we’re following on the GreenBeat today: Khosla backs second round of natural gas startup Ciris – Ciris Energy makes technology that converts coal to methane and announced today it has raised equity in its second round of financing. The round was led by Khosla Ventures, and included existing investors Braemar Energy Ventures, Rho Ventures and GE Energy Financial Services... Lees verder

Financiele agenda buitenlandse fondsen t/m 11 januari

Financiele agenda buitenlandse fondsen t/m 11 januari

AMSTERDAM (Dow Jones)--Komende week staan onder meer de volgende gebeurtenissen van buitenlandse fondsen op de agenda: DINSADAG 4 JANUARI - Geen agendapunten WOENSDAG 5 JANUARI - Geen agendapunten DONDERDAG 6 JANUARI - Hays, trading update KW2 VRIJDAG 7 JANUARI - EasyJet, vervoercijfers december - KB Home, resultaten KW4 - Best Buy, december sales MAANDAG 10 JANUARI - Michael Page, trading stat... Lees verder

Sales kan leren van inkoop

De volumes in 2011 weer verder omhoog krijgen? Neem eerst je salesmensen eens onder de loep. Bedrijven zijn nog steeds veel te achteloos over het functioneren van hun verkoopafdeling. Lees verder

Can Book Retailer Borders Survive Without Its Own eReader?

Can Book Retailer Borders Survive Without Its Own eReader?

Book and media retailer Borders announced today that it will hold off on paying some publishers in order to buy time and reorganize its debt amid a year of weak sales in its brick and mortar stores in the era of digital distribution. The company has seen declining sales in books, movies and music since electronic book readers have emerged and most consumers have started to use digital distribut... Lees verder

GM Leads Nissan in December Electric Car Sales as Supply Trickles In

GM Leads Nissan in December Electric Car Sales as Supply Trickles In

Chevy’s electric hybrid vehicle, the Volt, beat out the cheaper Nissan Leaf in electric car sales in the last month of 2010 as each manufacturer struggled to keep up with demand for their newest rides. The Volt went into production in mid-November and hit dealerships a few weeks later, just in time to compete with the Nissan Leaf. So far it looks like the Volt has won out in terms of sheer numb... Lees verder

Everything’s Connected: Why All Marketing Will Become Social

Everything’s Connected: Why All Marketing Will Become Social

We all know the Facebook story or at least saw the movie. A site for college kids to publish their pictures became an Internet phenomenon. But while grandma may now be posting what she ate for breakfast, the real revolution Facebook has created is for advertisers. Brands are salivating at the prospect of reaching the 500 million users who collectively spend over 700 billion minutes a month on F... Lees verder

Financiele agenda buitenlandse fondsen t/m 10 januari

Financiele agenda buitenlandse fondsen t/m 10 januari

AMSTERDAM (Dow Jones)--Komende week staan onder meer de volgende gebeurtenissen van buitenlandse fondsen op de agenda: MAANDAG 3 JANUARI - Geen agendapunten DINSADAG 4 JANUARI - Geen agendapunten WOENSDAG 5 JANUARI - Geen agendapunten DONDERDAG 6 JANUARI - Hays, trading update KW2 VRIJDAG 7 JANUARI - EasyJet, vervoercijfers december - KB Home, resultaten KW4 - Best Buy, december sales MAANDAG 1... Lees verder

Marketing verkoopt zichzelf slecht

Marketing verkoopt zichzelf slecht

Marketingbureaus verdienen hun geld met het maken van mooie verkoopverhalen voor bedrijven. Het lukte ze tot voor kort echter niet om zichzelf goed aan te prijzen, zegt Sprout-expert Patrick Cuhfus. Een bijscholingscursus. Lees verder

Existing Home Sales Higher

Existing Home Sales Higher

The National Association of Realtors said the number of people who signed contracts to buy homes rose Lees verder

Voorlopige huizenverkopen VS nemen toe

Voorlopige huizenverkopen VS nemen toe

WASHINGTON (AFN) - Het aantal in behandeling genomen huizenverkopen is in de Verenigde Staten in november met 3,5 procent gestegen. Dat maakte de Amerikaanse branchevereniging van makelaars donderdag bekend.Analisten hielden vooraf rekening met een stijging van de zogeheten "pending home sales" met 2 procent. In oktober nam het aantal afgesloten voorlopige koopcontracten nog met ruim 10 procent... Lees verder

Why Magazines Aren't Selling on the iPad

Why Magazines Aren't Selling on the iPad

According to a new report from Women?s Wear Daily, digital magazine sales are on the decline. Lees verder

The Best and Worst of Cleantech in 2010

The Best and Worst of Cleantech in 2010

It’s been quite a year for cleantech. Here’s a look back on the biggest successes and flops of 2010. Best of cleantech in 2010: Bloom Energy — The fuel cell maker made a big splash entrance with a 60 Minutes segment in February and says its Bloom Boxes, which cost around $800,000, can each power up to 100 American homes. The company has installed th boxes at high-profile companies like Google, ... Lees verder

Media Decoder: Bon Jovi Tops 2010 Tour Receipts

Media Decoder: Bon Jovi Tops 2010 Tour Receipts

Bon Jovi's 2010 tour, which began the year in support of the band's most recent studio album, "The Circle," was the top grossing in North America, with $108.2 million in ticket sales, according to Pollstar, a trade publication that collects sales data from concert promoters and theaters. Lees verder

Good Tidings in Christmas-Tree Sales

Good Tidings in Christmas-Tree Sales

Sandhill Christmas Trees in Oak Park, Ill., sells fewer than 5,000 firs in a typical holiday season, but this year it sold nearly 6,000. Its success mirrors that of tree farms across the U.S, suggesting consumers are growing cheerier. Lees verder

How Much Did You Spend on Apps This Year?

How Much Did You Spend on Apps This Year?

With apps being sold at an average price of less then $2.50 each, what could possibly be driving speculation that app sales could be a $35 billion industry by 2014? If you have an iOS device, then the answer is you. Lees verder

Good Tidings in Tree Sales

Good Tidings in Tree Sales

Sandhill Christmas Trees in Oak Park, Ill., sells fewer than 5,000 firs in a typical holiday season, but this year it sold nearly 6,000. Its success mirrors that of tree farms across the U.S, suggesting consumers are growing cheerier. Lees verder

Media Decoder: Hollywood Sees Slight Decline at Box Office

Media Decoder: Hollywood Sees Slight Decline at Box Office

It appears that the movie box office will be down for 2010, but not by much. Total ticket sales are estimated to weigh in at $10.556 billion, just under the $10.6 billion posted last year. Lees verder

The iPad Not a Savior of Magazines, as Digital Sales Continue to Fall

The iPad Not a Savior of Magazines, as Digital Sales Continue to Fall

If publishers are looking to the iPad to help revive (or extend) magazine sales, recent figures released by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) aren't good news. While not all magazines that are available on the iPad release their digital single-issue sales to the ABC, those that do all show a significant year-end drop. Lees verder

Clothing Retailer's Secret Weapon: The Facebook "Like" Button

Clothing Retailer's Secret Weapon: The Facebook "Like" Button

What to do with excess inventory? It’s the retailer’s perennial dilemma. Tea Collection, a San Francisco purveyor of children’s clothes, used Facebook to come up with a novel solution. This past summer, they used the “Like” button to have their customers vote on their favorite piece from a collection that was about to be discontinued, and promised that the winning item would be offered at a dee... Lees verder

Business Intelligence for Spreadsheets and Saleforce.com

Business Intelligence for Spreadsheets and Saleforce.com

Cloud analytics to get those Excel files off your desktop and your sales data out of Salesforce.com Lees verder

Groupon Set to Raise Nearly $1B

Groupon Set to Raise Nearly $1B

Some investors are about to get a deal. Groupon, the fast-growing Chicago startup which dominates the daily-deal category, has filed revised articles of incorporation which give it the right to issue $950 million in shares, according to VC Experts, a site which analyzes corporate filings. If it raises the entire amount, Groupon could be worth as much as $7.8 billion — a milestone which would le... Lees verder

Anadarko Stock Could Get A Big Haircut From Gulf Oil Spill Suit

Anadarko Stock Could Get A Big Haircut From Gulf Oil Spill Suit

We currently estimate that Anadarko's crude oil & condensates production and sales will increase Lees verder

Street Steady After Home Prices, Consumer Confidence Decline

Street Steady After Home Prices, Consumer Confidence Decline

Strong retail sales help investors brush off sentiment reading, but further fall in housing keeps a lid on equities. Lees verder

iFive: Skype iPhone Video on Verizon, Experia vs. American Airlines, Bank Loophole Censoring, Stuxne

iFive: Skype iPhone Video on Verizon, Experia vs. American Airlines, Bank Loophole Censoring, Stuxne

Julian Assange must've had a complicated Christmas, under high-tech house arrest. But apparently he scored one very big Christmas gift: A $1.5 million book deal with Random House about the WikiLeaks affair, due in 2011. It'll help his legal fees and possibly to keep the site alive. On with the news: 1. Check this out for hot gossip: Several Skype rumors popped up over the weekend about iPhone v... Lees verder

Christmas Gifts May Help E-Books Take Root

Christmas Gifts May Help E-Books Take Root

Publishers are predicting that digital sales will grow rapidly as e-readers given as gifts are activated. Lees verder

Jewelry Sellers Thrive on Last-Minute Men

Jewelry Sellers Thrive on Last-Minute Men

Spending on jewelry accounts for a sales spike at the end of the holiday shopping season. Lees verder

Jewelry, the Holiday Stalwart

Jewelry, the Holiday Stalwart

Spending on jewelry accounts for one of the standout sales spikes at the end of the holiday shopping season. Lees verder

States Look for Winning Formulas to Spur Lottery Sales

States Look for Winning Formulas to Spur Lottery Sales

As states face budget crises, they look to raise more money for programs financed by lotteries. Lees verder

Online Sales Rose 15% This Holiday, Beating In-Store Growth, Report Says

Online Sales Rose 15% This Holiday, Beating In-Store Growth, Report Says

The growth of online purchases is expected to surpass in-store sales this Christmas, though it is still a small percentage of total sales. Lees verder

In Turning to Internet, Online Sales Rose 15% This Holiday, Report Says

In Turning to Internet, Online Sales Rose 15% This Holiday, Report Says

The growth of online purchases is expected to surpass in-store sales this Christmas, though it is still a small percentage of total sales. Lees verder

Home Sales Struggled Again in November

Home Sales Struggled Again in November

While durable goods orders dropped 1.3 percent in November, orders for goods excluding transportation recorded their largest gain in eight months. Lees verder

Bed Bath & Beyond Cranking Out Sales Year After Year

Bed Bath & Beyond Cranking Out Sales Year After Year

Bed Bath & Beyond easily topped analyst expectations in the third quarter by increasing comparat Lees verder

U.S. home sales still sluggish

U.S. home sales still sluggish

New home sales edged higher in November, but the recovery remains sluggish. Lees verder

Michael Jackson Fails to Outperform Living Artists, For Once

Michael Jackson Fails to Outperform Living Artists, For Once

There aren?t many living musicians who?d be disappointed with opening week album sales o Lees verder

Home Sales Show 'Subdued' Growth

Home Sales Show 'Subdued' Growth

NAR reports 5.6% monthly rise in November, but figure is almost 30% lower than a year ago when tax credit bolstered numbers. Lees verder

Nike Nailed By Future Orders

Nike Nailed By Future Orders

Shoemaker and apparel giant beats estimates on earnings, sales, but slimmer than expected rise in orders irks investors. Lees verder

Upsellen via de webcam

Upsellen via de webcam

Sterrestaurant ’s Schulten Hues in Zutphen heeft als eerste een webshop met videoconferencetechniek geopend. Werkt dat, persoonlijk virtueel contact met de klant? Lees verder

Brilliance in India: New Deal Allows Bay Area Firm to Fight Jaundice

Brilliance in India: New Deal Allows Bay Area Firm to Fight Jaundice

By inking its largest distribution deal since launching in 2007, D-Rev brings high-intensity LED technology to rural regions. The Bay Area-based non-profit technology design firm D-Rev has inked its largest distribution deal since launching in 2007. D-Rev--co-founded by Paul Polak--announced today that Phoenix Medical Systems in India will run the marketing and distribution of D-Rev's Brillianc... Lees verder

Palestinian Tech Firms Fueled by Israel, Google, Cisco, Intel

Palestinian Tech Firms Fueled by Israel, Google, Cisco, Intel

Peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority have ground to a near-halt again, but the IT departments of the two countries are getting along just fine. Israeli high-tech firms are increasingly outsourcing work to the West Bank, while the State Department, Google and Cisco have all recently announced investments in Palestine's technical infrastructure. The stereotype of Israel... Lees verder

iFive: FCC Bars Paid Priority Net Traffic, Kindle Sells Millions, Windows Going on ARM, Red Hat Prof

iFive: FCC Bars Paid Priority Net Traffic, Kindle Sells Millions, Windows Going on ARM, Red Hat Prof

1. The FCC's Net Neutrality plans were voted through yesterday, amid controversy on the wireless Net. But there seems to be one big concession in the rulings: The FCC has noted that agreements between wired ISPs and third parties to favor some traffic--"Pay for Priority"--would breach its "no unreasonable discrimination" rules. This settles some big worries about how ISPs may traffic shape in a... Lees verder

Advertising: Lots of Laughs, and Even More Sales

Advertising: Lots of Laughs, and Even More Sales

Allstar Products said it had sold 25 million Snuggies, the blanket with arms, and there were no signs that sales were waning. Lees verder

Report: Open-Source CRM Provider SugarCRM Worth Around $35 0M (Exclusive)

Report: Open-Source CRM Provider SugarCRM Worth Around $35 0M (Exclusive)

SugarCRM, a developer and provider of open-source customer relationship management (CRM) software, is worth somewhere in the range of $350 and $360 million, according to a new report by research firm NeXt Up! The open source CRM provider is expected to bring in around $107.7 million in revenue in 2013 and $95.8 million in 2012, according to the report. That’s peanuts when compared to Oracle’s l... Lees verder

Salesforce Nabs Another Y Combinator Startup in Email Contact Manager Etacts

Salesforce Nabs Another Y Combinator Startup in Email Contact Manager Etacts

Salesforce, a developer of customer relationship management (CRM) software, announced today that it has acquired email contact manager Etacts for an undisclosed sum. Etacts works as a plugin for Google’s Gmail and a web application. It scans email messages and determines which contacts are the most important. It then reminds users to keep in touch with those people and to respond to email messa... Lees verder

Call of Duty Black Ops Sales Top $1B

Call of Duty Black Ops Sales Top $1B

Call of Duty Black Ops video game sales have topped $1 billion since the combat game went on sale on Nov. 9, Activision Blizzard reported today. Tags: Call of Duty Black Ops Companies: Activision Blizzard, Treyarch Lees verder

Google TV Delayed: Partners Sony And Toshiba React

Google TV Delayed: Partners Sony And Toshiba React

Google TV was set to make a big splash at this year's Consumer Electronics Show--until Google asked TV makers to delay the product's unveiling. According to reports in the New York Times this week, the setback followed mixed reviews of Google's software--reviews that are putting a damper on the near-term potential of Internet-enabled televisions. TV makers from Toshiba to Sony have acknowledged... Lees verder

Wall Street Rides Latest Round of Deals

Wall Street Rides Latest Round of Deals

Investors have been also encouraged by improving data on retail sales, as well as policy changes such as the extension of Bush-era tax cuts. Lees verder

Wall Street Rides Latest Round of Deals

Wall Street Rides Latest Round of Deals

Investors have been also encouraged by improving data on retail sales, as well as policy changes such as the extension of Bush-era tax cuts. Lees verder

Cloud Engines Raises $15M to Turn Old Hard Drives Into Private Cloud Servers

Cloud Engines Raises $15M to Turn Old Hard Drives Into Private Cloud Servers

Cloud Engines, maker of the Pogoplug set-top appliance that turns external hard drives into private cloud servers, announced today that it has raised $15 million from Softbank Capital and Morgan Stanley. The Pogoplug (pictured left) connects to any external hard drive and the Internet and allows its owners to access the hard drive from anywhere in the world. It basically turns the hard drives y... Lees verder

Survey: 1 in 5 Americans Will Own a Tablet, and a Third Will Use It for Business

Survey: 1 in 5 Americans Will Own a Tablet, and a Third Will Use It for Business

Enterprise applications continue their charge into the mobile market and are set to take over about a third of all tablets in the next few years, according to a new survey conducted by Harris Interactive. More than 1 in 5 Americans will own a tablet by 2014, and 37 percent of them will own them for business use, according to the survey. About half of all tablet owners plan to use the devices fo... Lees verder

MeLLmo Raises $10M for Enterprise Analytics on the Go

MeLLmo Raises $10M for Enterprise Analytics on the Go

MeLLmo, developer of the mobile enterprise analytics suite Roambi, announced it has raised $10 million in its third round of funding from around 15 angel investors — though the company wouldn’t disclose which. The application pulls in data from Salesforce, SAP and other enterprise-level analytics suites and translates it into a template user interface for mobile viewing. The application is avai... Lees verder

Book sales soar for dying banker preaching DFA's investment strategy

Book sales soar for dying banker preaching DFA's investment strategy

A former Wall Street banker and an RIA who ascribe to Dimensional Fund Advisors' passive investment Lees verder

Retailers battle to make up lost sales

Retailers battle to make up lost sales

Retailers are battling to make up lost sales after bad weather shut down shopping centres and transport on the final weekend before Christmas, the year’s peak buying period Lees verder

Best Buy Feels the Pressure of Rivals on the Web

Best Buy Feels the Pressure of Rivals on the Web

Best Buy is emphasizing the personal touch and service to buyers of consumer products, but its earnings and sales are declining. Lees verder

What was your favourite TV advert in 2010?

What was your favourite TV advert in 2010?

Fighting meerkats from CompareTheMarket.com topped a most-liked list from Nielsen, but what commercials made you laugh or cry?Tis the season to be … poring over top 10 lists of 2010. And no surprise that Aleksandr Orlov is number one in market research company Nielsen's top 10 most-liked ads of the year. Shockingly, he doesn't make Nielsen's top 10 best selling books – maybe next year.The full ... Lees verder

Adverts: the top ten you loved the most in 2010

Adverts: the top ten you loved the most in 2010

Fighting meerkats from CompareTheMarket.com beat Magner's Irish Cider to top the list from NielsenTis the season to be … poring over top 10 lists of 2010. And no surprise that Aleksandr Orlov is number one in market research company Nielsen's top 10 most-liked ads of the year. Shockingly, he doesn't make Nielsen's top 10 best selling books – maybe next year.The full list of the 10 most-liked ad... Lees verder

Oracle Sets Eyes on HP After Posting Strong Second Quarter

Oracle Sets Eyes on HP After Posting Strong Second Quarter

Hewlett-Packard? They’re just a minor roadblock, according to Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. Oracle is setting its sights on capturing market share and passing Hewlett-Packard and capture the number two database hardware and software provider behind IBM after easily beating the expectations of many analysts with its most recent earnings report. Net income for Oracle jumped 28 percent to $1.87 billio... Lees verder

Web Data Shows Windows Phone 7 Barely a Blip on the Radar

Web Data Shows Windows Phone 7 Barely a Blip on the Radar

With Microsoft staying mum on Windows Phone 7 sales, it's difficult to say if the platform is doing as badly as analysts think. Data from Chitika suggests it is however: Ad impressions on Microsoft's new phones are less than one percent of total impressions. Lees verder

Apps for the Desktop: Mac App Store Opens January 6

Apps for the Desktop: Mac App Store Opens January 6

Apple is opening the Mac App Store, the online download store that will provide apps for personal computers that use Mac OS X, on January 6, 2011, as expected. The Mac App Store will be much like the company’s current mobile App Store, which offers free and paid apps for mobile devices such as the iPhone and the iPad. What will be different, though, is that popular social gaming network Game Ce... Lees verder

RockStar Games Shows Off the Technology Behind Its Stunningly Realistic Human Faces in L.A. Noire

RockStar Games Shows Off the Technology Behind Its Stunningly Realistic Human Faces in L.A. Noire

RockStar Games, the maker of the smash hits Red Dead Redemption (my favorite game of 2010) and Grand Theft Auto, is working on a cool “film noir” style detective game called L.A. Noire. The game comes out next year, but it’s already getting accolades for the high quality of the human faces on its 3D animated characters. Here’s a video description of how RockStar has created the facial animation... Lees verder

Top 10 Trends of 2010 Roundup: iTunes, Facebook, Twitter, Spotify, Amazon

Top 10 Trends of 2010 Roundup: iTunes, Facebook, Twitter, Spotify, Amazon

As 2010 winds down, we've noticed an endless amount of online top 10 lists sputtering across the web. Trends, memes, social media celebs, darlings of the Internet--these rankings are eclectic in their range and subject matter. But most share one common thread: some mention of Ke$ha, Katy Perry, or Justin Bieber. These are artists who not only dominate sales charts, but social media, indicating ... Lees verder

Illegal downloading cost UK music industry nearly £1bn this year

Illegal downloading cost UK music industry nearly £1bn this year

Online piracy is still growing, says latest BPI researchIllegal downloading of music cost the UK industry nearly £1bn this year, the BPI claimed today, as it produced research showing online piracy is still growing.The industry body said 1.2bn digital music tracks – just under three out of every four downloaded this year – were illegally acquired in 2010, citing a report it commissioned from th... Lees verder

How Bonobos Got Venture Capitalists Panting for Menswear

How Bonobos Got Venture Capitalists Panting for Menswear

When I last checked in with Andy Dunn, the CEO of online menswear retailer Bonobos, he was in the middle of raising $2 million from angel investors. Make that $18.5 million instead, in a venture-capital round led by two of Silicon Valley’s top venture-capital firms, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Accel Partners. That’s a huge vote of confidence for a business which Dunn told me in was on track... Lees verder

Facebook's year: booming revenues and bland interviews

Facebook's year: booming revenues and bland interviews

What kind of year has 2010 been for Facebook?Well, for one, the bottom line is booming. Facebook has smashed its targets for 2010, Bloomberg reports, with sales doubling since 2009 and set to reach $2bn by the end of the year. That puts Facebook on a par with the financial acceleration of Google, and ahead of Yahoo.Facebook has had no trouble attracting big name advertisers including Coke, Adid... Lees verder

You're the Boss: A Business Owner Reflects on a Failure to Pay His Taxes

You're the Boss: A Business Owner Reflects on a Failure to Pay His Taxes

Gary Barbera was once a Chrysler dealer with annual sales exceeding $100 million. Now he owes nearly $150,000 in taxes and fines and wears an ankle bracelet monitor. Lees verder

Advertising: He Sold a Vision at Fox, and Marketers Bought It

Advertising: He Sold a Vision at Fox, and Marketers Bought It

Jon Nesvig is retiring as president of sales at Fox Broadcasting, after a 21-year career in which he watched the network grow to rival the big three. Lees verder

Conversations: A Business Owner Reflects on a Failure To Pay His Taxes

Conversations: A Business Owner Reflects on a Failure To Pay His Taxes

Gary Barbera was once a Chrysler dealer with annual sales exceeding $100 million. Now he owes nearly $150,000 in taxes and fines and wears an ankle bracelet monitor. Lees verder

Pocket Gems Fills Its Pockets With $5M From Sequoia for iPhone Games

Pocket Gems Fills Its Pockets With $5M From Sequoia for iPhone Games

Pocket Gems has raised $5 million in funding from Sequoia Capital and other Silicon Valley luminaries as it competes in the crowded iPhone game market. The small San Francisco company has had five major hits on the iPhone, even though its founders were still in school when they launched their first game a year ago. The funding from a venerable venture capital firm such as Sequoia is a testament... Lees verder

Is Your Laptop Funding Conflict Mineral Wars?

Is Your Laptop Funding Conflict Mineral Wars?

Many of our electronic devices are made up materials that come from conflict-ridden areas of the Congo, where increasing profits from electronic sales help fund the inhumane treatment of people who live and work in the country. Lees verder

Sungevity Raises $15 Million to Grow Internet-Based Rooftop Solar Leasing

Sungevity Raises $15 Million to Grow Internet-Based Rooftop Solar Leasing

Solar financing startup Sungevity has raised $15 million in a third round of financing to put more solar panels on rooftops by leasing or selling the systems to homeowners. The company has now raised a total of $25 million, and Sungevity CEO Danny Kennedy said the company will use the capital to expand. Using a hot solar model, Sungevity offers solar leases that allow homeowners to put panels o... Lees verder

First Solar: 2011 Sales to Jump 46%, Still the Low Cost Leader

First Solar: 2011 Sales to Jump 46%, Still the Low Cost Leader

It’s been a sport for analysts and competitors to speculate when solar panel maker First Solar might no longer be the industry’s low-cost leader. First Solar executives issued their sales forecast and promised the company's reign won't end next year. Lees verder

Retailers Push 3-D TVs on Uninterested Consumers

Retailers Push 3-D TVs on Uninterested Consumers

Avatar ushered in the modern era of 3-D everything on the big screen (piranhas! toys! jackasses!). And consumers responded in a big way--box office ticket sales jumped on the strength of 3-D-driven price increases. But how's that technology working out on smaller screens? Recent sales info from one of the biggest TV retailers suggests that it isn't--so far.Best Buy just reported a bigger than e... Lees verder

mSpot Beats Apple to Streaming Music From Cloud to iPhones

mSpot Beats Apple to Streaming Music From Cloud to iPhones

iTunes has its weaknesses, but also its strengths--as the spine of the iPhone-iPad-iPod ecosystem it's a powerful piece of software. Though it's been through many iterations, one thing remains on everyone's "want" list and Apple's "not yet" list: The ability to stream your music from your computer to the iPhone, without needing to wire the two together. mSpot now lets you do this.The company's ... Lees verder

Giving the People What They Don't Want: Retailers Push 3-D TVs But Consumers Aren't Buying

Giving the People What They Don't Want: Retailers Push 3-D TVs But Consumers Aren't Buying

Avatar ushered in the modern era of 3-D everything on the big screen (piranhas! toys! jackasses!). And consumers responded in a big way--box office ticket sales jumped on the strength of 3-D-driven price increases. But how's that technology working out on smaller screens? Recent sales info from one of the biggest TV retailers suggests that it isn't--so far.Best Buy just reported a bigger than e... Lees verder

November U.S. Retail Sales Top Forecasts

November U.S. Retail Sales Top Forecasts

Retail purchases rose for a fifth consecutive month in November. In a second report, wholesale prices increased modestly last month, with few signs of inflation. Lees verder

Stop wildgroei producten

Stop wildgroei producten

Veel ondernemers hebben de onbedwingbare neiging hun ­catalogus steeds dikker te maken. Houd daarmee op, zegt Berenschot-consultant Martijn Laar. "Ieder bedrijf kan zo'n twintig procent schrappen." Lees verder

‘Online vacatureaanbod in Nederland neemt toe’

‘Online vacatureaanbod in Nederland neemt toe’

Volgens de Monsterboard Employment Index steeg het online vacatureaanbod in november licht. Dat is bijzonder want waar de index aan het einde van het jaar normaal gesproken daalt, steeg deze dit keer met 2 punten. Daarmee staat het aanbod 5 punten hoger dan een jaar geleden. In de gezondheidszorg steeg het aanbod het sterkst. In de juridische sector en in de IT, transport & logistiek, engineeri... Lees verder

Are Record Retail Sales Good for U.S. Consumers?

Are Record Retail Sales Good for U.S. Consumers?

Congratulations. We are now consuming more each month than we did before the start of the recession. Lees verder

Are Record Retail Sales Good for U.S. Consumers?

Are Record Retail Sales Good for U.S. Consumers?

Congratulations. We are now consuming more each month than we did before the start of the recession. Lees verder

Are Record Retail Sales Good for U.S. Consumers?

Are Record Retail Sales Good for U.S. Consumers?

Congratulations. We are now consuming more each month than we did before the start of the recession. Lees verder

Are Record Retail Sales Good for U.S. Consumers?

Are Record Retail Sales Good for U.S. Consumers?

Congratulations. We are now consuming more each month than we did before the start of the recession. Lees verder

Are Record Retail Sales Good for U.S. Consumers?

Are Record Retail Sales Good for U.S. Consumers?

Congratulations. We are now consuming more each month than we did before the start of the recession. Lees verder

Are Record Retail Sales Good for U.S. Consumers?

Are Record Retail Sales Good for U.S. Consumers?

Congratulations. We are now consuming more each month than we did before the start of the recession. Lees verder

Are Record Retail Sales Good for U.S. Consumers?

Are Record Retail Sales Good for U.S. Consumers?

Congratulations. We are now consuming more each month than we did before the start of the recession. Lees verder

Are Record Retail Sales Good for U.S. Consumers?

Are Record Retail Sales Good for U.S. Consumers?

Congratulations. We are now consuming more each month than we did before the start of the recession. Lees verder

Are Record Retail Sales Good for U.S. Consumers?

Are Record Retail Sales Good for U.S. Consumers?

Congratulations. We are now consuming more each month than we did before the start of the recession. Lees verder

Are Record Retail Sales Good for U.S. Consumers?

Are Record Retail Sales Good for U.S. Consumers?

Congratulations. We are now consuming more each month than we did before the start of the recession. Lees verder

Are Record Retail Sales Good for U.S. Consumers?

Are Record Retail Sales Good for U.S. Consumers?

Congratulations. We are now consuming more each month than we did before the start of the recession. Lees verder

Are Record Retail Sales Good for U.S. Consumers?

Are Record Retail Sales Good for U.S. Consumers?

Congratulations. We are now consuming more each month than we did before the start of the recession. Lees verder

Are Record Retail Sales Good for U.S. Consumers?

Are Record Retail Sales Good for U.S. Consumers?

Congratulations. We are now consuming more each month than we did before the start of the recession. Lees verder

Are Record Retail Sales Good for U.S. Consumers?

Are Record Retail Sales Good for U.S. Consumers?

Congratulations. We are now consuming more each month than we did before the start of the recession. Lees verder

Are Record Retail Sales Good for U.S. Consumers?

Are Record Retail Sales Good for U.S. Consumers?

Congratulations. We are now consuming more each month than we did before the start of the recession. Lees verder

Are Record Retail Sales Good for U.S. Consumers?

Are Record Retail Sales Good for U.S. Consumers?

Congratulations. We are now consuming more each month than we did before the start of the recession. Lees verder

Are Record Retail Sales Good for U.S. Consumers?

Are Record Retail Sales Good for U.S. Consumers?

Congratulations. We are now consuming more each month than we did before the start of the recession. Lees verder

Are Record Retail Sales Good for U.S. Consumers?

Are Record Retail Sales Good for U.S. Consumers?

Congratulations. We are now consuming more each month than we did before the start of the recession. Lees verder

Miley Sparks Drug's Sales

Miley Sparks Drug's Sales

Video of Cyrus smoking a bong allegedly packed with the hallucinogen boosts its sales, and a push to make it illegal nationwide Miley vs. Britney Lees verder

MediaGuardian Review 2010: entertainment

MediaGuardian Review 2010: entertainment

Music, film and DVD industries took a battering but November games sales offer some cheerBritain's entertainment media took a battering throughout most of 2010, although a series of big releases in November showed the embattled consumer was still willing to splash out.Music sales are down between 4% and 5% ahead of the pre-Christmas run, film and DVDs are off 8% (in spite of record-breaking sal... Lees verder

Smartphones changing the way we shop

Smartphones changing the way we shop

Mobile shopping and m-commerce the buzzwords as high street stores try to keep up with consumers' altered behaviourYou used to have to wait until you got home for someone to answer "does my bum look big in this?" but the popularity of smartphones is feeding a new mobile shopping culture where the balance of power is shifting in favour of consumers.Phone companies on the lookout for trends in th... Lees verder

DealBook: J. Crew Buyout Raises Questions

DealBook: J. Crew Buyout Raises Questions

Did J. Crew's chief executive, Millard S. Drexler, unduly influence the sales process that led to the $3 billion offer for his company? Lees verder

Game+Tech Wrap: Videogame Industry's November Resurgence, PlayStation Phone, Angry Birds

Game+Tech Wrap: Videogame Industry's November Resurgence, PlayStation Phone, Angry Birds

The videogame industry sees the best November on record in terms of sales. Lees verder

Angry Birds "Bad Piggy Bank" to Change Android In-App Purchasing

Angry Birds "Bad Piggy Bank" to Change Android In-App Purchasing

Angry Birds is already minting money. So who better than Rovio, makers of the smartphone game, to make spending easier for all kinds of apps with "Bad Piggy Bank." It's an in-app purchasing scheme that works on the same level of simplicity as the game itself--a few clicks and in-app purchase of the new Might Eagle add-on will be possible, as will removal of the ad system. "No registration, no ... Lees verder

Email: The Hottest Revenue Generation Technology in Social Media

Email: The Hottest Revenue Generation Technology in Social Media

I’ve got a really hot tip for all you folks out there on the Interwebs. It’s amazing. And no one knows about it. You see, the latest red-hot technology, the keys to the proverbial kingdom, the ultimate cash-cow money machine isn’t what you think it is. No, it’s not social media. It’s not even behavioral or targeted ads. The ultimate killer-app money machine is….email. And Groupon proves it. Say... Lees verder

Gadget Lab Podcast: Google Chrome OS, Nexus S, Android 2.3

Gadget Lab Podcast: Google Chrome OS, Nexus S, Android 2.3

Google dominates this week's Gadget Lab podcast with a new computer operating system, a smartphone, an Android upgrade and the big sales number for the Android-powered Galaxy Tab. Lees verder

Don’t Count Samsung’s Bada Out of the Smartphone Game

Don’t Count Samsung’s Bada Out of the Smartphone Game

In a world where 300,000 Android phones are activated daily, does it make sense for Samsung to keep building its own smartphone platform when it also produces Android phones? Recent sales numbers and growing developer interest say yes; don't count Bada out of anything just yet. Lees verder

Dell Does Round Rock Two-Step: Gets Compellent, Defends PC Share

Dell Does Round Rock Two-Step: Gets Compellent, Defends PC Share

Dell bids to acquire storage specialist Compellent while it hangs on to second place in PC sales worldwide. Lees verder

Hard Liquor Maker Brown-Forman Exceeds Views, Smithfield Short On Sales

Hard Liquor Maker Brown-Forman Exceeds Views, Smithfield Short On Sales

Liquor producer Brown-Forman exceeds sales and profit estimates for the quarter. Lees verder

Skoda Auto will achieve a new sales record in 2010

Skoda Auto will achieve a new sales record in 2010

[ Donderdag 9 december 2010 | Volkswagen Group ] In 2010, Skoda Auto will sell more cars than ever in a single year Lees verder

HMV shares plunge as sales fall 16%

HMV shares plunge as sales fall 16%

Strong competition from supermarkets hurt HMV's sales of 'visual products' including film and TV DVDs, where sales declined by more than the market average of 8%Shares in HMV plunged by more than a quarter this morning after it reported disappointing sales figures and warned that the icy weather was keeping customers away from its shops.The high street chain blamed the "weak entertainment marke... Lees verder

Chinese business: Where are the profits?

Chinese business: Where are the profits?

Sales are soaring; margins are meagreBUSINESS in China is about three things: volume, volume and volume. Or so many analysts believe. So as the revenues of Chinese companies soar, rosy forecasts abound. Goldman Sachs, an investment bank, predicts that the prices of the shares of Chinese companies trading in Hong Kong will shoot up by 30% next year. Nomura, another bank, says they will rise by m... Lees verder

Leer van deze 5 succesvolle virals

Leer van deze 5 succesvolle virals

Virale marketing is een relatief nieuwe vorm van adverteren. Met name YouTube blijkt een geschikte manier om deze 'tv-commercials' mee de wereld in te zenden. Sommigen zijn miljoenen malen bekeken. Een top-5. Lees verder

Analysis: Black Friday/Cyber Monday Shoppers Care More For Convenience Than Deals

Analysis: Black Friday/Cyber Monday Shoppers Care More For Convenience Than Deals

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are all about deals, right? That's what retailers think. But an analysis of holiday shopping sentiment, as shown in tweets and other social media postings on those two days, revealed that shoppers got more excited about convenience than savings.The "Online Shopping Social Media Buzz Report," from customer experience management provider Tealeaf, found that the majo... Lees verder

GM Backs Hydrogen Fueling Stations in Hawaii — Setting the Stage for Chevy Sales?

GM Backs Hydrogen Fueling Stations in Hawaii — Setting the Stage for Chevy Sales?

GM announced it will join an initiative to build hydrogen car fueling infrastructure and increase hydrogen cars on the roads in Hawaii by 2015. The initiative that GM is participating in is called the Hawaii Hydrogen Initiative, and aims to make hydrogen available for all one million residents on the island of Oahu by 2015 through a total of 20 to 25 hydrogen stations installed around the islan... Lees verder

Facebook CIO: Salesforce’s Database.com Won’t Replace Oracle

Facebook CIO: Salesforce’s Database.com Won’t Replace Oracle

Salesforce’s newest product, a cloud-based database called database.com, isn’t going to unseat Oracle’s database products any time soon, according to Facebook’s chief information officer Tim Campos. He made the comments at a media luncheon at the Dreamforce 2010 conference in San Francisco today. “I don’t really see it as a replacement for Oracle,” he said. “The only reason Oracle exists in-hou... Lees verder

Salesforce Picks Up Ruby on Rails Web-App Provider Heroku for $212M

Salesforce Picks Up Ruby on Rails Web-App Provider Heroku for $212M

Salesforce announced today that it has acquired Heroku, which develops and deploys web-based applications that rely on the programming language Ruby on Rails, for $212 million as part of its Cloud 2 suite of cloud applications. The company made the announcement at the Dreamforce 2010 conference in San Francisco. Heroku helps developers streamline their Ruby on Rails web-based applications. Once... Lees verder

SnapLogic (Officially) Raises $10M, With Investment Titan Ben Horowitz Joining the Board

SnapLogic (Officially) Raises $10M, With Investment Titan Ben Horowitz Joining the Board

SnapLogic, a provider of software that connects cloud applications, got a pretty strong vote of confidence today — investing titan Ben Horowitz of Andreessen-Horowitz has joined the company’s board as part of a $10 million fundraising round. The round was dominated by Andreessen-Horowitz, with Floodgate also participating to an auxiliary extent, according to SnapLogic CEO Gaurav Dhillon. Ventur... Lees verder

Audi breaks 2008 sales record already in

Audi breaks 2008 sales record already in

[ Woensdag 8 december 2010 | Volkswagen Group ] AUDI AG has already broken its sales record from 2008 in the first eleven months of this year Lees verder

Volkswagen Group with new management structure in Russia

Volkswagen Group with new management structure in Russia

[ Woensdag 8 december 2010 | Volkswagen Group ] The Volkswagen Group is realigning its management structure in Russia having completed the development phase at the Kaluga plant and successfully established a sales network Lees verder

Wat is de juiste vergoeding- en meetstructuur voor een affiliate campagne?

Wat is de juiste vergoeding- en meetstructuur voor een affiliate campagne?

Het spanningsveld tussen affiliate netwerken en adverteerders werd bij Emerce Performance afgelopen onderdag goed geïllustreerd door enerzijds Marko Dobroschelski van Daisycon en anderzijds Robert Schippers van Traffic4u. ‘Hoe meer sales gemeten worden, des te beter voor een affiliate programma’ vs ‘hoe dien je het vergoedingsmodel voor een affiliate programma in te richten dat deze (margetechn... Lees verder

Nabto’s Nabs $1 Million in Funding for Tiny Web Servers

Nabto’s Nabs $1 Million in Funding for Tiny Web Servers

Nabto makes web technology for devices like medical appliances (see Medotech’s Grindcare) and building automation devices. The Danish startup just closed a new funding round combining funds from previous investor Østjysk Innovation, the Danish government-backed fund Vækstfonden and some private investors. The new financing will mainly be used to boost Nabto’s sales and marketing. Nabto’s target... Lees verder

Wheels: Tata Steps Up Nano Marketing to Stem Plummeting Sales

Wheels: Tata Steps Up Nano Marketing to Stem Plummeting Sales

Tata Motors is stepping up its sales efforts after selling only 509 Nanos in November -- an 85 percent drop from a year ago. Lees verder

Microsoft Mobile Executive Joe Belfiore Won’t Talk Numbers

Microsoft Mobile Executive Joe Belfiore Won’t Talk Numbers

I could write a long post about all the things that Microsoft executive Joe Belfiore, director of the Windows Phone program at the software giant, said at the D: Dive Into Mobile conference in San Francisco. But it’s mostly stuff you’ve heard before. Far more important was what he didn’t say: How many phones Microsoft has sold since Windows Phone 7’s splashy launch last month. Without sales fig... Lees verder

Salesforce Launching Chatter.com, an Enterprise-Style Facebook, Early Next Year

Salesforce Launching Chatter.com, an Enterprise-Style Facebook, Early Next Year

Oh how the tables have turned. Salesforce announced that it is launching an enterprise-style social networking service like Facebook that, at first glance, looks quite similar to Yammer at the Dreamforce 2010 conference today. Salesforce has already been feeling a lot of pressure from Yammer, which recently secured a massive $25 million funding round as a vote of confidence for its Facebook for... Lees verder

Will.I.Am of the Black Eyed Peas Wants His Fans to Hear His Music in Real Time With the Cloud

Will.I.Am of the Black Eyed Peas Wants His Fans to Hear His Music in Real Time With the Cloud

William Adams, better known as Will.I.Am of the Black Eyed Peas, said he isn’t sure what the cloud is. But he knows what he wants to do for his fans. “I’m waiting for a day when my fans can listen to my music in real time as I’m making it,” the Black Eyed Peas front man said. “Instead of just carrying around my laptop and working on music there.” His assessment of the state of the cloud came at... Lees verder

Talbots Gets Pantsed On Sales Drop, Lousy Outlook

Talbots Gets Pantsed On Sales Drop, Lousy Outlook

Shares of the women's clothing retailer drop 20% on a lackluster quarter and look ahead. Lees verder

Victoria's Secret Boosts Bra Sales But Limited Still Looks Like A Saggy Stock

Victoria's Secret Boosts Bra Sales But Limited Still Looks Like A Saggy Stock

Victoria's Secret U.S. stores constitute roughly 32% of our estimated $30.63 value for Limited Brand Lees verder

Computer Trading's Next Billion-Dollar Trick: Super-Fast Flash Storage

Computer Trading's Next Billion-Dollar Trick: Super-Fast Flash Storage

In the arms race between rival firms who use computer trading to make big profits, there's a new weapon: Flash drives, in place of hard disks. Like it or loathe it, billions of dollars are made and lost every day on the world's stock markets by computers. Now Fusion IO, which makes superfast flash-based RAM drives, says its products can result in acceleration of automated stock trading by a fa... Lees verder

Android is profitable in its own right, says Andy Rubin of Google

Android is profitable in its own right, says Andy Rubin of Google

Praises iPhone, disses Windows Phone 7 and hints at talks with NokiaGoogle's Android operating system is profitable for the company, according to Andy Rubin, Google's vice-president of engineering who is the co-founder of both Danger (acquired by Microsoft) and Android (acquired by Google).In a talk at the Wall Street Journal's D:Mobilized event, Rubin told Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg that "... Lees verder

Starbucks Seeks to End a Sales Deal With Kraft

Starbucks Seeks to End a Sales Deal With Kraft

Kraft asked a federal judge in Manhattan to stop Starbucks from breaking the 12-year partnership under which Kraft distributes Starbucks’ packaged coffees. Lees verder

1M Apple iPads Now Fueling iTunes App Store Downloads

1M Apple iPads Now Fueling iTunes App Store Downloads

Apple today announced the sale of one million iPad devices in just 28 days. The bigger story may be the growth in iPad app and e-book downloads -- iPad sales are fueling big download numbers in both categories. Lees verder

Auto Recovery Is Driving NN Higher

Auto Recovery Is Driving NN Higher

The industrial and automotive recovery is boosting companies like NN Inc., which saw sales rise 38% Lees verder

Coronation Street blasts into the future on its 50th birthday

Coronation Street blasts into the future on its 50th birthday

The ITV soap features a dramatic storyline but can it use digital media to keep its fans hooked?'And now it's over to Alastair Stewart in the ITN newsroom for the latest on the devastating tram crash in Manchester's Weatherfield district that has left three people dead …" The veteran anchorman adopts his most sombre tone as stunned residents line up to deliver eyewitness accounts of the firebal... Lees verder

Survey Reveals Surprising Christmas Shopper Desires

Survey Reveals Surprising Christmas Shopper Desires

If you knew what your customers value the most from a sales transaction, do you think you might do s Lees verder

In Smartphone Era, Point-and-Shoots Stay Home

In Smartphone Era, Point-and-Shoots Stay Home

While smartphone sales skyrocket, sales of point-and-shoot cameras fell nearly 16 percent from 2008. Lees verder

Lady Gaga's WikiLeak

Lady Gaga's WikiLeak

If the U.S. government can't keep its files from WikiLeak-ing, how can the music business--an industry infamous for bootlegs and pirated materials--ever hope to hold its music from the public until official release? Most albums and singles tend to leak weeks early thanks to any number of studio-goers--interns, engineers, producers, overzealous A&Rs. But what happens when it's not an inside job?... Lees verder

Blizzard Secures Dominance of Online Games With World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (Review)

Blizzard Secures Dominance of Online Games With World of Warcraft: Cataclysm (Review)

World of Warcraft: Cataclysm is Blizzard Entertainment’s most ambitious expansion pack for its wildly popular online role-playing game yet. Instead of focusing on adding additional content for high-level players, like it did in its previous expansion, Blizzard went back to its original release and remade the entire world from scratch. Both new players and veterans are going to see the fruits of... Lees verder

Why an Online-Ad Guru Thinks TV Ads Are Too Cheap

Why an Online-Ad Guru Thinks TV Ads Are Too Cheap

Those bullish on online advertising eye the television-advertising market, which is worth $70 billion just in the U.S., and bet that Web ads can steal a big chunk of that, as they’ve done with print advertising. That’s why Google is pushing YouTube, Google TV, and video advertising, for starters. But Internet-advertising pioneer Dave Morgan, who cofounded 24/7 RealMedia and Tacoda, argued Frida... Lees verder

Peter Haug nieuwe Directeur Marketing BMW Group Nederland

Peter Haug nieuwe Directeur Marketing BMW Group Nederland

Peter Haug (39) is benoemd tot nieuwe Directeur Marketing van BMW Group Nederland. Haug heeft een passie voor innovatie en heeft een zeer brede marketing achtergrond, van de zakelijke markt tot op het gebied van consumentenmarketing en nieuwe media. Peter Haug was in 2010 werkzaam als Interim Manager & Consultant bij Sanoma Digital. Hij was daar nauw betrokken bij het opzetten van commerciлle a... Lees verder

Jobless Claims Rise More than Expected But Retail Data Provide Cheer

Jobless Claims Rise More than Expected But Retail Data Provide Cheer

Same-store sales figures for November provide more evidence of a recovering economy thought jobs look weak. Lees verder

Bullish Sentiment Stays Strong, Investor Expect Higher Retail Sales This Season

Bullish Sentiment Stays Strong, Investor Expect Higher Retail Sales This Season

Bullish sentiment rose 2.3 points to 49.7% in the latest AAII Sentiment Survey. Optimism among indiv Lees verder

Markets Surge on Retail Sales and European Bank Actions

Markets Surge on Retail Sales and European Bank Actions

November retail sales in the United States exceeded analyst estimates, posting one of the biggest increases in three years. Lees verder

Dandy December Continues As Retail Leads Stock Rally

Dandy December Continues As Retail Leads Stock Rally

An upbeat round of same-store sales reports and signals of stabilization in jobs, housing bolster Street. Lees verder

Pending Home Sales Rose 10.4% in October

Pending Home Sales Rose 10.4% in October

Economists had expected contract signings would decline, given the numerous problems facing the housing industry. Lees verder

Holiday Shopping Starts With A Bang For Mall Stores

Holiday Shopping Starts With A Bang For Mall Stores

Abercrombie, Victoria's Secret parent blow past November sales expectations. Lees verder

Starbucks Stock Has No Room For Milk But Packaged Coffee And Tea Sales Heat Up

Starbucks Stock Has No Room For Milk But Packaged Coffee And Tea Sales Heat Up

While we expect Starbucks' packaged coffee and tea revenues to reach around $401 million in 2011, Tr Lees verder

Stocks extend rally on retail cheer

Stocks extend rally on retail cheer

U.S. stocks rallied 1% Thursday, building on the previous session's big gains, as investors cheered strong retail sales and welcomed the European Central Bank's plan to extend liquidity measures. Lees verder

Newspaper ad optimism in the States

Newspaper ad optimism in the States

There is a renewed sense of optimism among newspaper publishers in the United States and Canada who believe they are about to enjoy a better 2011.They expect digital advertising, plus certain sectors of classified ads, will improve, according to a study by Kubas Consultants.Its survey of more than 400 daily newspaper executives and managers across north America found expectations of digital ad ... Lees verder

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Ook bedrijven verkeren wel eens in een identiteitscrisis. Ze veranderen dan van naam. Soms pakt dat goed uit, soms nemen ze na een uitstapje weer hun oude naam aan. Zes bedrijven die hun naam bij het oud vuil zetten. Lees verder

Chinese Boost Europe Luxury Sales

Chinese Boost Europe Luxury Sales

Luxury goods have enjoyed a heady recovery in Europe from 2009, with sales boosted by spending from Chinese tourists. But retailers caution that if the euro climbs sharply, some of that retail strength could diminish. Lees verder

Year-End Car Buying Traps To Avoid

Year-End Car Buying Traps To Avoid

Clearance sales can be great --if you know how to protect yourself. Lees verder

Australian Sales Data Cool Rate-Rise Talk

Australian Sales Data Cool Rate-Rise Talk

Australian retail sales fell sharply in October, fueling a growing message of weakness in the economy and ruling out any interest rate increases until mid-2011 at the earliest. Lees verder

McRib Helps, But McDonald's Sales Growth Hinges On China

McRib Helps, But McDonald's Sales Growth Hinges On China

Promotions drive U.S. sales, but China is the real cash cow. Lees verder

Detroit Is Dancin' In The Streets Over Big Ford, GM Sales Gains

Detroit Is Dancin' In The Streets Over Big Ford, GM Sales Gains

General Motors and Ford post double- digit sales gains for November. Toyota falls behind. Lees verder

Chinese Boost Europe Sales

Chinese Boost Europe Sales

Luxury goods have enjoyed a heady recovery in Europe from 2009, with sales boosted by spending from Chinese tourists. But retailers caution that if the euro climbs sharply, some of that retail strength could diminish. Lees verder

Holiday Shopping May Look a Lot Like 2009

Holiday Shopping May Look a Lot Like 2009

With the first weekend of holiday shopping behind us, retail sales are encouraging and an improvemen Lees verder

Ford and G.M. Sales Rose in November

Ford and G.M. Sales Rose in November

Automakers expect the end of the year to close much stronger than it began. Lees verder

Getronics-bestuurder vervangen

Getronics-bestuurder vervangen

DEN HAAG (AFN) - KPN vervangt Getronics-bestuurder Jos Schoemaker voor de huidige directeur "zakelijke markt" Ron de Mos. De Mos moet de afdelingen Client Services en Generieke Sales gaan integreren. Hiermee wil het bedrijf de organisatie van de IT-dochter overzichtelijker maken.Schoemaker gaat volgens KPN een andere functie vervullen bij KPN. Het is volgens een woordvoerder van het bedrijf ech... Lees verder

Nieuwe stoelendans bij KPN en Getronics

Nieuwe stoelendans bij KPN en Getronics

Directeur Ron de Mos van KPN Zakelijke Markt vervangt vanaf 1 januari 2011 Jos Schoemaker als operationeel directeur bij ict-dienstenbedrijf Getronics. Hij wordt verantwoordelijk voor de integratie van de afdelingen Client Services en Generieke Sales. De Mos wordt bij KPN vervangen door John van Vianen, die tot dusver leiding gaf aan de Amerikaanse KPN-dochter iBasis. Schoemaker blijft binnen K... Lees verder

Gorilla Glass Protects iPhones, Droids: Can It Become a Household Name?

Gorilla Glass Protects iPhones, Droids: Can It Become a Household Name?

An overzealous chipshot sends your Wiimote flying into the TV. Keys jingling in your pocket grind up against your smartphone. A CO2-powered pistol takes aim at your tablet, firing pellet after pellet into the screen. One of those scenarios isn't as common as the other two, but in each example, the devices are saved thanks to an under-appreciated body armor known as Gorilla Glass, the ultra-thin... Lees verder

CloudBees’ Java Dream Team Lands $4M From Matrix Partners

CloudBees’ Java Dream Team Lands $4M From Matrix Partners

CloudBees, which offers cloud services for Java developers, just announced $4 million in Series A financing led by Matrix Partners with participation from individual investors, including JBoss founder Marc Fleury and JBoss/HP/Bluestone veteran Bob Bickel. CloudBees was founded by former JBoss CTO Sacha Labourey in August this year. A typical Java development team uses a range of software life c... Lees verder

Qelp benoemt Max van den Berg om internationale groei in mobiele markt

Qelp benoemt Max van den Berg om internationale groei in mobiele markt

[ Maandag 29 november 2010 | EZPress News Distribution ] Qelp BV maakt bekend dat Max van den Berg is benoemd tot Vice President Sales & Marketing Lees verder

The Future of Advertising

The Future of Advertising

Illustrations by Tavis CoburnAdvertising is on the cusp of its first creative revolution since the 1960s. But the ad industry might get left behind.Illustrations by Tavis CoburnTwenty creative directors, planners, media strategists, and account executives from agencies across the country are down on all fours on the floor of a 100-year-old tenement on Manhattan's Lower East Side. They are each ... Lees verder

The Future of Advertising

The Future of Advertising

Illustrations by Tavis CoburnAdvertising is on the cusp of its first creative revolution since the 1960s. But the ad industry might get left behind.Illustrations by Tavis CoburnTwenty creative directors, planners, media strategists, and account executives from agencies across the country are down on all fours on the floor of a 100-year-old tenement on Manhattan's Lower East Side. They are each ... Lees verder

The Future of Advertising

The Future of Advertising

Illustrations by Tavis CoburnAdvertising is on the cusp of its first creative revolution since the 1960s. But the ad industry might get left behind.Illustrations by Tavis CoburnTwenty creative directors, planners, media strategists, and account executives from agencies across the country are down on all fours on the floor of a 100-year-old tenement on Manhattan's Lower East Side. They are each ... Lees verder

The Future of Advertising

The Future of Advertising

Illustrations by Tavis CoburnAdvertising is on the cusp of its first creative revolution since the 1960s. But the ad industry might get left behind.Illustrations by Tavis CoburnTwenty creative directors, planners, media strategists, and account executives from agencies across the country are down on all fours on the floor of a 100-year-old tenement on Manhattan's Lower East Side. They are each ... Lees verder

The Future of Advertising

The Future of Advertising

Illustrations by Tavis CoburnAdvertising is on the cusp of its first creative revolution since the 1960s. But the ad industry might get left behind.Illustrations by Tavis CoburnTwenty creative directors, planners, media strategists, and account executives from agencies across the country are down on all fours on the floor of a 100-year-old tenement on Manhattan's Lower East Side. They are each ... Lees verder

The Future of Advertising

The Future of Advertising

Illustrations by Tavis CoburnAdvertising is on the cusp of its first creative revolution since the 1960s. But the ad industry might get left behind.Illustrations by Tavis CoburnTwenty creative directors, planners, media strategists, and account executives from agencies across the country are down on all fours on the floor of a 100-year-old tenement on Manhattan's Lower East Side. They are each ... Lees verder

The Future of Advertising

The Future of Advertising

Illustrations by Tavis CoburnAdvertising is on the cusp of its first creative revolution since the 1960s. But the ad industry might get left behind.Illustrations by Tavis CoburnTwenty creative directors, planners, media strategists, and account executives from agencies across the country are down on all fours on the floor of a 100-year-old tenement on Manhattan's Lower East Side. They are each ... Lees verder

The Future of Advertising

The Future of Advertising

Illustrations by Tavis CoburnAdvertising is on the cusp of its first creative revolution since the 1960s. But the ad industry might get left behind.Illustrations by Tavis CoburnTwenty creative directors, planners, media strategists, and account executives from agencies across the country are down on all fours on the floor of a 100-year-old tenement on Manhattan's Lower East Side. They are each ... Lees verder

The Future of Advertising

The Future of Advertising

Illustrations by Tavis CoburnAdvertising is on the cusp of its first creative revolution since the 1960s. But the ad industry might get left behind.Illustrations by Tavis CoburnTwenty creative directors, planners, media strategists, and account executives from agencies across the country are down on all fours on the floor of a 100-year-old tenement on Manhattan's Lower East Side. They are each ... Lees verder

The Future of Advertising

The Future of Advertising

Illustrations by Tavis CoburnAdvertising is on the cusp of its first creative revolution since the 1960s. But the ad industry might get left behind.Illustrations by Tavis CoburnTwenty creative directors, planners, media strategists, and account executives from agencies across the country are down on all fours on the floor of a 100-year-old tenement on Manhattan's Lower East Side. They are each ... Lees verder

The Future of Advertising

The Future of Advertising

Illustrations by Tavis CoburnAdvertising is on the cusp of its first creative revolution since the 1960s. But the ad industry might get left behind.Illustrations by Tavis CoburnTwenty creative directors, planners, media strategists, and account executives from agencies across the country are down on all fours on the floor of a 100-year-old tenement on Manhattan's Lower East Side. They are each ... Lees verder

The Future of Advertising

The Future of Advertising

Illustrations by Tavis CoburnAdvertising is on the cusp of its first creative revolution since the 1960s. But the ad industry might get left behind.Illustrations by Tavis CoburnTwenty creative directors, planners, media strategists, and account executives from agencies across the country are down on all fours on the floor of a 100-year-old tenement on Manhattan's Lower East Side. They are each ... Lees verder

The Future of Advertising

The Future of Advertising

Illustrations by Tavis CoburnAdvertising is on the cusp of its first creative revolution since the 1960s. But the ad industry might get left behind.Illustrations by Tavis CoburnTwenty creative directors, planners, media strategists, and account executives from agencies across the country are down on all fours on the floor of a 100-year-old tenement on Manhattan's Lower East Side. They are each ... Lees verder

The Future of Advertising

The Future of Advertising

Illustrations by Tavis CoburnAdvertising is on the cusp of its first creative revolution since the 1960s. But the ad industry might get left behind.Illustrations by Tavis CoburnTwenty creative directors, planners, media strategists, and account executives from agencies across the country are down on all fours on the floor of a 100-year-old tenement on Manhattan's Lower East Side. They are each ... Lees verder

The Future of Advertising

The Future of Advertising

Illustrations by Tavis CoburnAdvertising is on the cusp of its first creative revolution since the 1960s. But the ad industry might get left behind.Illustrations by Tavis CoburnTwenty creative directors, planners, media strategists, and account executives from agencies across the country are down on all fours on the floor of a 100-year-old tenement on Manhattan's Lower East Side. They are each ... Lees verder

Vergeet eigendom, wat telt is prestatie

Vergeet eigendom, wat telt is prestatie

Het idee dat producten eigendom zijn van consumenten is volgens ondernemer Thomas Rau niet meer van deze tijd. Hij lanceert binnenkort een online platform waarmee hij de traditionele eigendomsverhouding tussen producenten en consumenten wil veranderen.  Lees verder

Qelp benoemt Max van den Berg om internationale groei in mobiele markt te leiden

Qelp benoemt Max van den Berg om internationale groei in mobiele markt te leiden

AMSTERDAM (EZPress) - Qelp BV maakt bekend dat Max van den Berg is benoemd tot Vice President Sales & Marketing. Van den Berg (45) hield zich bij Qelp sinds een aantal maanden bezig met business development. Hij was de stuwende kracht achter Lees verder

Robust Sales for Holiday Weekend

Robust Sales for Holiday Weekend

The average amount spent per person from Thursday to Sunday was more than a 6 percent increase over last year. Lees verder

DealBook: BP to Sell Pan American Stake

DealBook: BP to Sell Pan American Stake

With the sale, BP will have raised about $21 billion of the $30 billion it hoped to reap from asset sales by next summer to help cover damages from its oil spill disaster. Lees verder

Maak een plan, er ligt een miljoen op je te wachten

Maak een plan, er ligt een miljoen op je te wachten

Ik ben een fan van Mailchimp. Het product is goed (nieuwsbriefsoftware die makkelijk in gebruik is en uitblinkt in statistieken), ze hebben een leuke manier van converseren met de klant (de aap voert altijd het woord, ik geef toe je moet er van houden ;-) ) en ze zijn open in hun bedrijfsvoering. Eerder vertelden ze al hoe het freemium model voor een verzesvoudiging van de winst zorgde, onlangs... Lees verder

Fanatical support

Fanatical support

Vrijdagmiddag , 17.30 uur: ik neem actie op het ooit genomen besluit om over te stappen naar een hosted exchange oplossing. Daarbij herinnerde ik me de Brand Promise van Rackspace Hosting, die als voorbeeld wordt gegeven in het Four Decisions Programma van Gazelles: Hardware Fixed Or Replaced In An Hour Or It’s Free Answer The Phone In Three Rings Or Less Customer Problem Fixed Within One Pho... Lees verder

Shoppers Not Waiting for Black Friday's Sales

Shoppers Not Waiting for Black Friday's Sales

Not all Americans were with their families during Thanksgiving as some were out shopping, hitting sales ahead of Friday's expected crowds | VIDEO Retailers Betting on Big SalesBLACK FRIDAY CHEAT SHEETBlack Friday Hours and BargainsCAL THOMAS: Is Nothing Sacred? Lees verder

Business Briefing | Company News: Agency Sold by One Private Equity Firm to Another

Business Briefing | Company News: Agency Sold by One Private Equity Firm to Another

Apax Partners has agreed to acquire Advantage Sales and Marketing from J. W. Childs Associates and BAML Capital Partners. Lees verder

DealBook: Private Equity Firm Buys Marketer

DealBook: Private Equity Firm Buys Marketer

Apax Partners is said to be buying Advantage Sales and Marketing from J.W. Childs and BAML Capital Partners for about $1.8 billion. Lees verder

iOS Developers’ Guide to Surviving the Holiday App Rush

iOS Developers’ Guide to Surviving the Holiday App Rush

For iOS developers, two very important things happen during the holiday season. The first is the App Store freeze, where Apple essentially stops accepting and reviewing app submissions and freezes chart rankings, and the second is big sales increases. Here's how developers deal with both. Lees verder

Voorkom een social media-lek

Werknemers die Twitter, Hyves of Facebook gebruiken? Pas op! Door social media hangt je vuile was zo buiten. Zie je communicatiebeleid als 'internal branding' (een gezamenlijk uitdragen) en stel een gedragscode op. Lees verder

New Homes Sales Fell in October

New Homes Sales Fell in October

New single family home sale fell 8. 1% in October, to a 283,000 seasonally adjusted annual rate. Lees verder

How To Use Price-To-Sales Ratios To Value Stocks

How To Use Price-To-Sales Ratios To Value Stocks

Investors are always seeking ways to compare the value of stocks. The??price-to-sales ratio??(Price/ Lees verder

Lord Bragg: Ofcom should do PSB deal if ITV ad rules are scrapped

Lord Bragg: Ofcom should do PSB deal if ITV ad rules are scrapped

Former South Bank Show presenter says regulator should get guarantee over public service content if CRR is droppedLord Bragg has urged media regulator Ofcom to negotiate a new deal with ITV guaranteeing investment in public service content in return for scrapping advertising airtime sales restrictions imposed on the broadcaster.Earlier this month the ITV chief executive, Adam Crozier, told the ... Lees verder

Irish tech startups: Infacta aims to make SMS and email simple

Irish tech startups: Infacta aims to make SMS and email simple

After creating the web's biggest poll platform, PollDaddy, Infacta aims to do the same for SMS for small businesses and clubsThe chief executive of Infacta, Rob Martin, seems quite proud of the fact that unlike pretty much every other startup we spoke to, based in Dublin. Instead it's in Sligo, and began in 2001 with an email marketing product called Groupmail – desktop software that can integr... Lees verder

Testing the mood of Irish tech startups: the Celtic tiger isn't dead

Testing the mood of Irish tech startups: the Celtic tiger isn't dead

We've come to Dublin to see what the tech startup sector thinks of the bailout problems and the economy generally - and the answer might be surprisingProtester at the presence of the EU-IMF team in Dublin. Photo by infomatique on Flickr. Some rights reservedTerror stalks the streets! Right? We - myself and Jemima Kiss - have landed in Dublin, which is in the midst of the most gigantic financial... Lees verder

DealBook: Ending Blackstone Talks, Dynegy Seeks New Buyer

DealBook: Ending Blackstone Talks, Dynegy Seeks New Buyer

Dynegy said it would begin an alternative sales process after it became clear that Blackstone's $5-a-share takeover offer did not have enough shareholder support. Lees verder

On the GreenBeat: Boeing Makes First Solar Push; 58 Million Smart Meters to Be Deployed in U.S.

On the GreenBeat: Boeing Makes First Solar Push; 58 Million Smart Meters to Be Deployed in U.S.

Here are the top cleantech stories we’re following today on the GreenBeat: Boeing announced it will deliver its first high-efficiency solar cells for commercial sales in January. The cells, originally developed for outer space use, have an efficiency rate of 39.2 percent. Chinese solar leader Yingli Green Energy has released another strong earnings report, reporting a 33.3 percent gross margin ... Lees verder

U.S. Home Sales Fell Sharply in October

U.S. Home Sales Fell Sharply in October

The 26 percent decline was anticipated, because buyers earlier rushed to conclude deals so they could qualify for an $8,000 tax credit. Lees verder

Sales of Independent's i continue to fall

Sales of Independent's i continue to fall

Sales of cut-price spinoff have fallen to about 70,000, according to industry sourcesSales of the Independent's cut-price spinoff i are thought to have dropped to close to an average daily sale of 70,000 since launch, with no official circulation figures expected to be revealed until next year.Alexander Lebedev's 20p weekday daily launched on 26 October with a flurry of media coverage helping t... Lees verder

ReplyBuy Shows Text Messaging Is Still Sexy and Can Make Some Serious Bank

ReplyBuy Shows Text Messaging Is Still Sexy and Can Make Some Serious Bank

Text messaging is still just as sexy as it’s always been. I thought I might have grown out of it by the time I got to the real world, but that hasn’t actually happened. Well it turns out there’s still a ton of money to be made there. ReplyBuy, a startup that uses text messaging to deliver Groupon-like daily deals, is a perfect example of that and is launching today. The company is backed by a n... Lees verder

You're the Boss: A Web Retailer Starts Over

You're the Boss: A Web Retailer Starts Over

Will La Grande Dame's New Web Site Boost Sales? Lees verder

Galaxy Tab Sells 600,000 in a Month, But iPad 2 News May Squash The Market

Galaxy Tab Sells 600,000 in a Month, But iPad 2 News May Squash The Market

Samsung has proudly proclaimed it's Galaxy Tab tablet has sold 600,000 units in a month since it's launch. It's a good figure. But over a million iPads were sold within 28 days. And news of the iPad 2 is expected to squash competing tablet sales.Samsung's Galaxy Tab is essentially the only competitor to Apple's iPad that's really arrived with any sort of splash--despite a promised tidal wave of... Lees verder

The Beatles join the long and winding road to digital | Dan Sabbagh

The Beatles join the long and winding road to digital | Dan Sabbagh

It turns out, faintly troublingly, that Hey Jude was No 1 when my parents started dating. Lord knows what happened after that, but anyway here we are now watching Hey Jude come back into the charts 42 years later. But you can na, na, na, na all you like, and Hey Jude won't get you back to the top of the charts - it's hovering at 31 on iTunes at the time of writing, meaning it will only just cre... Lees verder

Career Couch: How to Open Doors to Holiday Jobs

Career Couch: How to Open Doors to Holiday Jobs

If you’re looking for holiday work this year, remember that retail sales isn’t the only option. Lees verder

Android This Week: TV; Ads Add Up; 1M in 40 Days

Android This Week: TV; Ads Add Up; 1M in 40 Days

The big news about Android covered a lot of ground this week, from streaming video to impressive sales volume. Dish Network embraced Android for streaming TV to the phone, and LG sold 1 million Optimus T smartphones in just 40 days. Lees verder

Before Thanksgiving, Friday Sales Without the Fights

Before Thanksgiving, Friday Sales Without the Fights

With the holiday shopping season beginning earlier each year, the Friday before Thanksgiving offers a refuge for shoppers who hate crowds, but love deals. Lees verder

Salesforce’s Micro-Blogging App Chatter Jumps on the Freemium Bandwagon

Salesforce’s Micro-Blogging App Chatter Jumps on the Freemium Bandwagon

Not even the enterprise application ecosystem is safe from the invasion of freemium services. Salesforce announced today that it is releasing a free, stripped down version of its twitter-like micro-blogging application Chatter to compete with other free-to-use collaboration services like Huddle and Yammer at the company’s annual Dreamforce conference in San Francisco in December. Chatter’s pitc... Lees verder

Groupon Needs the Human Touch, Not Google’s Robots

Groupon Needs the Human Touch, Not Google’s Robots

The next wave of e-commerce is clearly going to be social — and there are a raft of players looking for an angle on the business. Google is thinking about buying Groupon for $3 billion or more, the Chicago-based daily-deals site whose rocket-ship growth has captivated Internet investors, according to Kara Swisher of AllThingsD. Business Insider’s Henry Blodget thinks it’s a great idea — for Goo... Lees verder

NimbleCommerce Lets Newspapers Build Their Own Groupon

NimbleCommerce Lets Newspapers Build Their Own Groupon

Startup NimbleCommerce is officially launching today, but founder and chief executive Prashant Nedungadi said the company, which has been working in stealth mode for the past year and half, has already signed up more than 25 large newspapers and business directories for its group-buying service. NimbleCommerce helps those publications tap into the excitement around group buying, where discounts... Lees verder

Salesforce.com Hits Home Run With Earnings

Salesforce.com Hits Home Run With Earnings

Shares blast higher as the cloud computing company reports better than expected growth in sales and profit. Lees verder

Tata Motors opens Tata Nano sales in Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkh..

Tata Motors opens Tata Nano sales in Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Jharkh..

[ Vrijdag 19 november 2010 | Tata Group ] Tata Motorsâ new, 250,000-cars-per-year plant at Sanand (Gujarat) is fully operational Lees verder

Apple May Face Lawsuit From European Phone Carriers Over Built-in SIM Card iPhone

Apple May Face Lawsuit From European Phone Carriers Over Built-in SIM Card iPhone

What would be the consequences of Apple cutting out mobile carriers if it does incorporate the SIM card into its iPhone?Apple is risking all-out war with European cellphone carriers, claims the Financial Times today. The burgeoning row--it's one of those "If A does X, then B will do Y" stories--reveals a lot about Apple's plans, and how exposed it may leave the mobile networks that are already ... Lees verder

W. Howard Lester, Williams-Sonoma Owner, Dies at 75

W. Howard Lester, Williams-Sonoma Owner, Dies at 75

A millionaire seeking a challenge turned a small retailer into a home furnishings empire with 609 stores, a mail-order business and annual sales of $3.4 billion. Lees verder

Apple’s Wozniak Calls the Winner in Mobile Race (Spoiler: It Isn’t Apple)

Apple’s Wozniak Calls the Winner in Mobile Race (Spoiler: It Isn’t Apple)

Oh Woz, we love it when you shoot from the hip. Apple’s own co-founder Steve Wozniak managed to spill the beans on an Apple phone preceding the iPhone, bash Nokia and call the winner in the mobile operating system race — all in the span of a single interview with a Dutch-language newspaper today. Wozniak said that Android would likely become the dominant mobile operating system ahead of Nokia’s... Lees verder

Plag Websucces

Plag Websucces

Edwin Plag (39) Sinds: september 2006 Omzet: 1 miljoen (2009), verwacht 2,1 miljoen in 2010 Challenger omdat: ‘Wij ‘online’ uit de it-sfeer willen halen en willen gebruiken waarvoor het bedoeld is: marketing, sales en communicatie’ Wat Edwin Plag betreft is het bouwen van een website al veel te lang vooral een it-feestje geweest. Klanten van Plag moeten verder denken; keiharde doelstellingen op tafel leggen die online kunnen worden gerealiseerd. Plag websucces is een fullservice internetpartner die zich nadrukkelijk richt op de marketing, sales en communicatie van de klanten ”Dat betekent niet dat elke doelstelling gerelateerd moet zijn aan verkoopcijfers. Internet draait ook niet om kijkcijfers. Met een internetcampagne heb je meer aan gerichte bezoekers, waarbij bijvoorbeeld zestig procent van de bezoekers een vragenlijst invult. Daar zijn wij voor.” De insteek van Plag Websucces slaat aan. Edwin Plag is ook overtuigd dat zijn formule blijft werken. In samenwerking met het programma Groeiversneller en Peakvalue in Rotterdam zijn de toekomstplannen al beschreven. “Eind 2014 zijn wij het grootste internetbedrijf van Nederland met een omzet van meer dan twintig miljoen euro.”   Lees verder

KnowledgeBay

KnowledgeBay

Erik Doorenspleet (41) Sinds: 2010 Omzet: ‘tussen de drie en zes ton’ Challenger omdat: ‘We de markt voor bedrijfsopleidingen aanvallen’ De bestaande opleidingsinstituten hebben het nog niet zo door, maar KnowledgeBay zal de bedrijfstak totaal op z’n kop zetten, meent initiatiefnemer Erik Doorenspleet. “De bedrijfsopleidingen en -trainingen die wij aanbieden zijn minimaal twintig procent goedkoper. We hebben de overheadkosten weggesneden en brengen freelance docenten rechtstreeks in contact met opdrachtgevers. Voor ons geen duur kantoor, eigen leslocaties, dure catalogussen of sales- en marketingafdeling.” Doorenspleet runt KnowledgeBay met drie compagnons die veel ervaring hebben in de opleidingenbranche. “We waren vooral bezig met verkoop en het halen van een zo hoog mogelijke marge. De kwaliteit liet te wensen over. Dat moet anders en vooral transparanter kunnen, dachten we.” KnowledgeBay biedt zowel maatwerk als open trainingen en stemt alles af op de wensen van de opdrachtgever. Hun bedrijfsmodel kan in de toekomst ook op andere sectoren worden toegepast, meent Doorenspleet. “Ik denk dat organisaties met louter freelance personeel de toekomst hebben.” Lees verder

Media Decoder: Warner Music Reports Fourth-Quarter Loss

Media Decoder: Warner Music Reports Fourth-Quarter Loss

Warner Music Group reported a loss as increases in the sales of digital downloads couldn't keep pace with the decline in CD sales. Lees verder

Media Decoder: Warner Music Reports Fourth-Quarter Loss

Media Decoder: Warner Music Reports Fourth-Quarter Loss

Warner Music Group reported a loss as increases in the sales of digital downloads couldn't keep pace with the decline in CD sales. Lees verder

Analyst Moves: Home Depot, MBIA

Analyst Moves: Home Depot, MBIA

This morning, Citigroup lowered its price target on shares of the Home Depot (HD) to $36 as sales visibility Lees verder

Wanted: verkopers die willen verkopen

Wanted: verkopers die willen verkopen

Ken je het volgende verschijnsel: je wordt als verkoper geacht dingen te doen die niet bijdragen aan het realiseren van je doelen. Administratie en rapportages, die zijn bedacht ter controle en niet ter ondersteuning van jouw performance; sales- en andere meetings, die je onnodig van de straat houden; intern lobbyen om ervoor te zorgen dat iedereen z'n werk doet, brandjes blussen omdat niet ied... Lees verder

BlackBerry to allow Indian government to monitor messages

BlackBerry to allow Indian government to monitor messages

Research In Motion's move could permit officials to lawfully access corporate customers' communicationsBlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM) is ready to allow Indian authorities access to the emails and messages of its most high-profile corporate customers, according to a ministry official in the country.The secure communications of India's 400,000 BlackBerry owners could soon be lawfully a... Lees verder

Wal-Mart Doldrums Continue in U.S.

Wal-Mart Doldrums Continue in U.S.

Although the giant retailer reported a rise in profit, its same-store sales in the United States declined for the sixth quarter in a row. Lees verder

Apple Begins Selling Beatles Downloads

Apple Begins Selling Beatles Downloads

The band’s record label and company announced the decision, after years of wrangling by one of the last holdouts against digital music sales. Lees verder

Apple Begins Selling Beatles Downloads

Apple Begins Selling Beatles Downloads

The band’s record label and company announced the decision, after years of wrangling by one of the last holdouts against digital music sales. Lees verder

Seven reasons why US newspapers remain in the doldrums

Seven reasons why US newspapers remain in the doldrums

There has been something of an assumption in the States over the past year that newspapers would soon enjoy a resurgence. Even though I could detect the positive effect of cost-cutting on publishers' bottom lines, I remained sceptical. After all, cost-cutting tends to have negative effects on the product itself.Now media business analyst Rick Edmonds has posted a piece on Poynter Online, Seven ... Lees verder

Wall Street Ends Flat, Giving Up Most Gains of the Day

Wall Street Ends Flat, Giving Up Most Gains of the Day

Caterpillar’s deal to buy Bucyrus for $7.6 billion, as well as a better-than-expected report on retail sales, encouraged investors to push stocks higher earlier in the day. Lees verder

Big Pharma's Comeback?

Big Pharma's Comeback?

A bunch of blood-thinners could reignite big pharma sales -- and give marketers something to do. Lees verder

Ford Focus to Zoom Into 20 First-Launch Cities in 2011

Ford Focus to Zoom Into 20 First-Launch Cities in 2011

Ford announced today that 20 U.S. cities will be the first to get the all-electric Focus, which will hit dealerships in late 2011. The launch cities were chosen based on commuting patterns, hybrid purchase trends, local government support for electrification and utility company collaboration. The last factor sheds light on the slew of partnerships with utilities Ford recently announced from For... Lees verder

Communications And Sales - 1

Communications And Sales - 1

First in a five-part series on using communications secrets to improve sales Lees verder

On the GreenBeat: Tesla Sees Japan as Growth Market, Nissan Leaf Set Back by Delivery Delays

On the GreenBeat: Tesla Sees Japan as Growth Market, Nissan Leaf Set Back by Delivery Delays

Here are the top cleantech stories we’re following on the GreenBeat: Tesla expects to see Japan eventually become the company’s No. 2 market for sales after the U.S., Elon Musk told the WSJ. EMeter has announced it will team with relationship management company Convergys to create better billing and customer management for the utilities rolling out smart meters. An LG Chem executive told Reuter... Lees verder

Lowe's Profit Pleases But Registers Need To Start Ringing More

Lowe's Profit Pleases But Registers Need To Start Ringing More

The home improvement retailer trims expectations for sales on weak consumer demand expectations for the holidays. Lees verder

Week in Review: Apple’s Daylight Saving Bug

Week in Review: Apple’s Daylight Saving Bug

Here’s our roundup of the week’s tech business news. First, the most popular stories VentureBeat published in the last seven days: Apple fails to fix iPhone Daylight Saving Time alarm bug for US — If you live in the US, we hope you didn’t rely on your iPhone’s alarm clock to wake you up on Monday morning. Microsoft’s Kinect gaming control hacked already — Just a few days after the launch of Mic... Lees verder

Disney’s Iger: DVD Sales Drop Is Sobering

Disney’s Iger: DVD Sales Drop Is Sobering

On Disney's earnings call yesterday, CEO Bob Iger said the decline in DVD sales is not necessarily due to a down economy, but a shift in how users consume content and entertainment choices available to them. That's particularly true for titles like Toy Story 3. Lees verder

Investors Shake Off Worries Over Ireland

Investors Shake Off Worries Over Ireland

Encouraged by Caterpillar’s deal to buy Bucyrus for $7.6 billion and a better-than-expected report on retail sales, investors pushed stocks higher. Lees verder

U.S. Retail Sales Post Biggest Gain in 7 Months

U.S. Retail Sales Post Biggest Gain in 7 Months

Total retail sales increased 1.2 percent in October, the latest sign that the recovery is regaining momentum. Lees verder

U.S. Retail Sales Post Biggest Gain in 7 Months

U.S. Retail Sales Post Biggest Gain in 7 Months

Total retail sales increased 1.2 percent in October, the latest sign that the recovery is regaining momentum. Lees verder

Can RIM Compete With Apple In The Tablet Market?

Can RIM Compete With Apple In The Tablet Market?

BlackBerry producer hopes to snag share of rapidly growing mobile computer sales Lees verder

Networked news: the digital future of regional journalism

Networked news: the digital future of regional journalism

US local and regional media are looking to rebuild with new business models, including that of Washington-based site TBDThe recession has devastated US local and regional newspapers. Erica Smith, who runs the site Paper Cuts, counted 15,992 lost newspaper jobs in 2008, 14,783 in 2009 and 2,761 in 2010. So far 166 papers have closed their doors.And while there has been no shortage of countervail... Lees verder

Digital media success involves seeing beyond UK horizons l Dan Sabbagh

Digital media success involves seeing beyond UK horizons l Dan Sabbagh

It is in the multimedia newspaper age that the future lies, so why shouldn't the UK press look beyond these shores for success?A weary friend in the music business – actually he works at EMI, more a tragic opera than a record company – told me this week he was tired of being lectured by journalists. Visiting hacks like nothing more than haranguing music-biz types on how the great rock and roll ... Lees verder

MailOnline: what is the secret of its success?

MailOnline: what is the secret of its success?

It's the most popular newspaper website in the UK, with nearly 18 million readers a month, and is second only to the New York Times worldwideHe probably doesn't worry about falling house prices or the evils of multiculturalism, but does North Korea's "Dear Leader" Kim Jong-il satisfy a secret hunger for celebrity news by reading MailOnline? The Daily Mail's rapidly expanding website has two uni... Lees verder

Intel Predicts ‘Best Year’ And Increases Dividend

Intel Predicts ‘Best Year’ And Increases Dividend

The chip maker’s move provides a counterpoint to the weak quarterly sales forecast from Cisco Systems, another technology giant, which has weighed on markets. Lees verder

Ballmer Statement on Stock Sales

Ballmer Statement on Stock Sales

[ Vrijdag 12 november 2010 | Microsoft ] REDMOND, Wash Lees verder

Retailers Claim Steam is Killing PC Game Sales

Retailers Claim Steam is Killing PC Game Sales

I recently downloaded Steam now that I have a computer that?s able to play games made after 19 Lees verder

Cisco, Rosetta Stone Among Top Earnings Stories

Cisco, Rosetta Stone Among Top Earnings Stories

Network equipment firm beats estimate,s but gives lean sales forecast. Lees verder

Nintendo: The Gaming Landscape Has Changed Forever, but It’s Doing Just Fine

Nintendo: The Gaming Landscape Has Changed Forever, but It’s Doing Just Fine

Five years ago, video games were in a “golden age.” The Playstation 2 was dominating sales and found its way into most households, and gamers still plugged controllers into their systems to play their games. Then people began texting on their phones — and the world changed forever, said Nintendo of America’s president Reggie Fils-Aime. Video game developers and console manufacturers face a comp... Lees verder

CSCO, RST, QUAD, SRDX, ANW - Thursday's Big Earnings Losers

CSCO, RST, QUAD, SRDX, ANW - Thursday's Big Earnings Losers

The biggest earnings story on Thursday is Cisco (CSCO), which beat earnings expectations but gave a sales Lees verder

Twitter, Foursquare Founders Make Ads: Are Tech Entrepreneurs Sexy?

Twitter, Foursquare Founders Make Ads: Are Tech Entrepreneurs Sexy?

Everyone knows what sells: sex. If Anheuser-Busch slaps some scantily-clad models drinking Bud Light and playing pool on an ad, they can expect a sales bump. Which is why it's odd that some advertisers have recently been passing over models and celebrities on several marketing campaigns in favor of a new source of appeal: entrepreneurs. When did entrepreneurship--especially at nerdy tech start-... Lees verder

Will Your Local Library Lend E-Books? (Or Can They?)

Will Your Local Library Lend E-Books? (Or Can They?)

Amazon has recently touted that sales of Kindle books are outstripping those of both hardcover and paperback editions. And a Forrester forecast earlier this week gauged that the sales from e-books for 2010 would hit over $1 billion. It seems as though the market for digital literature is strong. Lees verder

E-Books Are Here to Stay — NYT to Start Best-Sellers List

E-Books Are Here to Stay — NYT to Start Best-Sellers List

Starting next year, the NYT will extend Best-Seller lists to include the top-selling e-books, a validation of how significant the digital publishing business has grown. This validation is fitting given a recent report that e-books have seen a growth in sales of almost 190 percent. Lees verder

Ondernemer daagt Wehkamp uit

Ondernemer daagt Wehkamp uit

Webwarenhuis Fonq.nl - in korte tijd gegroeid naar 75 webwinkels - zegt via een slimme nichestrategie marktaandeel af te snoepen van grote spelers als Bijenkorf en Wehkamp. "In 2011 gaan we aan onze naamsbekendheid werken." Lees verder

Times Will Rank E-Book Best Sellers

Times Will Rank E-Book Best Sellers

The New York Times will publish e-book best-seller lists in fiction and nonfiction beginning early next year, a reflection of the growing sales and influence of digital publishing. Lees verder

Advertising: Campaigning for Friends as Much as for Sales

Advertising: Campaigning for Friends as Much as for Sales

To expand its social network for the future, Little Debbie snack cakes will also conduct a 20-city promotional tour over eight months. Lees verder

Advertising: Campaigning for Friends as Much as for Sales

Advertising: Campaigning for Friends as Much as for Sales

To expand its social network for the future, Little Debbie snack cakes will also conduct a 20-city promotional tour over eight months. Lees verder

The Biggest Phone Makers in the World Are Falling Behind

The Biggest Phone Makers in the World Are Falling Behind

Hey phone makers: if you do not hear your name called, you’re about to be cut from the team. Apple, BlackBerry manufacturer Research in Motion and HTC were the only major phone makers to gain ground in the phone market over the course of the past year ending in the third quarter, according to a report by Gartner. Samsung, LG, Motorola and Sony Ericsson — all manufacturers of dumbphones as well ... Lees verder

Wins On Both Sides As Apple, Google Slug It Out In Smartphones

Wins On Both Sides As Apple, Google Slug It Out In Smartphones

Gartner report shows iPhone sales increasing, Android operating system becoming more widespread. Lees verder

Macy's Cleans Up Red Ink With Increased Sales

Macy's Cleans Up Red Ink With Increased Sales

Back-to-school shoppers help retailer reverse last year's third-quarter loss. Lees verder

Masseer je bestaande klanten

Masseer je bestaande klanten

Je wilt meer omzet? Dit gaat misschien wat tegen je natuur in, maar stort je niet als een dolle op 'acquisitie'. Ga eerst eens werken aan je relatie met bestaande klanten. Je zult zien, de nieuwe orders stromen binnen. Lees verder

Een heisessie die echt iets oplevert

Een heisessie die echt iets oplevert

Tijdens heisessies nemen bedrijven vaak heel ingrijpende beslissingen op een laconieke manier. Groei-expert Verne Harnish legt in deze column uit hoe je beter voorbereid aan je strategische knuffelsessie begint.  Lees verder

Fossil Marches Higher In Double-Time, Pier One Gets Pooped

Fossil Marches Higher In Double-Time, Pier One Gets Pooped

Pier 1 Imports said today it expects third quarter same-store sales to grow 8-10% vs. the third quarter of 2009. Lees verder

Pier 1 Upbeat on Holiday, Fossil Hikes Forecasts

Pier 1 Upbeat on Holiday, Fossil Hikes Forecasts

Pier 1 Imports (PIR) said today it expects third quarter same-store sales to grow 8-10% vs. the third Lees verder

Channels 4 and 5 dismiss ITV's attack on CRR

Channels 4 and 5 dismiss ITV's attack on CRR

Executives from both channels says ITV's 'lowest common denominator' programming is not down to advertising rulesSenior executives from Channel 4 and Channel 5 today rubbished claims made by ITV management that advertising restrictions have pushed the broadcaster into a "ratings rat race" that forces it to concentrate on "lowest common denominator" programmes.The ITV chief executive, Adam Crozi... Lees verder

Amazon Courts Newspapers and Magazines to Kindle With 70% Revenue Share

Amazon Courts Newspapers and Magazines to Kindle With 70% Revenue Share

Amazon announced today that qualifying newspaper and magazine publishers will soon be able to earn 70-percent from sales on the Kindle store. The new revenue sharing plan, which will take effect on December 1, is clearly a bid to get more periodicals on Kindle devices. To coincide with the news, the company also announced a beta version of its Kindle Publishing for Periodicals utility, which wi... Lees verder

iFive: China's Color e-Reader, AOL-Yahoo Rumors, U.K. Space Sector Up, Renewables Down, RockMelt Bro

iFive: China's Color e-Reader, AOL-Yahoo Rumors, U.K. Space Sector Up, Renewables Down, RockMelt Bro

It's Monday! Not a fun day! But innovation! Takes no vacation! (Or prisoners.)While you were sleeping, Burma was voting. Ah! Democracy. Yes, but it's bad democracy, according to the country's opposition party, and various voices in the West.1. Joining Barnes & Noble in the rainbow section of manufacturers of color e-Readers is... not Amazon. The Nook Color is to be joined in Q1 of 2011 by a lar... Lees verder

Forbes Leadership Highlights of the Week

Forbes Leadership Highlights of the Week

What a week it was. We launched our new Sales Leadership section on Monday, and on Thursday we relea Lees verder

Today's Big Gainers: IRF, FLR, SAM

Today's Big Gainers: IRF, FLR, SAM

International Rectifier (IRF) announced it turned a profit on higher sales. The chip maker reported Lees verder

Revenue Rolls In Heavier Than Thought For Beazer

Revenue Rolls In Heavier Than Thought For Beazer

Beazer Homes posted a bigger quarterly loss than analysts expected but sales surprise pleasantly. Lees verder

Conan

Conan

We all know Conan O'Brien is awesome. He has the hair, the Twitter, the Masturbating Bear, the five-year deal with TBS for Conan -- and now the ad rates. Thirty-second spots for O'Brien's show are going for $30,000 to $40,000, says David Levy, president of Turner Entertainment ad sales. That sets a record for late-night cable programming and puts Conan on par with the networks' late-night fare,... Lees verder

Apple Missed Getting Xbox Kinect Tech, Patents Smartphone Motion Gaming Anyway

Apple Missed Getting Xbox Kinect Tech, Patents Smartphone Motion Gaming Anyway

Apple, according to one new report, missed out on getting hold of the clever tech that drives Microsoft's motion-sensing Kinect gaming device for the Xbox. No matter--the boffins at Cupertino have patented some clever motion-sensing smartphone game tech anyway.As Cult-of-Mac reveals, PrimeSense (who developed the technology behind the Kinect, and who do in fact still own the design and the IP, ... Lees verder

What Prop 19? The Future of California's Marijuana Industry

What Prop 19? The Future of California's Marijuana Industry

Dreams of legalized marijuana in California went up in smoke this week as Proposition 19, the state's legalization measure, failed to pass with over 40% of the vote. What happens now to the state's pot industry?The failure of the measure can be attributed partially to marijuana growers in the so-called Emerald Triangle (Mendocino, Humboldt, and Trinity counties), where entire towns rely on weed... Lees verder

AIG loses $2.4 billion

AIG loses $2.4 billion

AIG said Friday that it lost $2.4 billion in the third quarter on sales of insurance units, proceeds of which it plans to use to pay back the U.S. government. Lees verder

Retailers Tally a Mixed October as Sales Rose 1.6%

Retailers Tally a Mixed October as Sales Rose 1.6%

Varied results last month made it difficult to foresee how the holiday shopping season would turn out. Lees verder

Retailers Tally a Mixed October as Sales Rose 1.6%

Retailers Tally a Mixed October as Sales Rose 1.6%

Varied results last month made it difficult to foresee how the holiday shopping season would turn out. Lees verder

October Retail Sales in U.S. Were Promotion Driven

October Retail Sales in U.S. Were Promotion Driven

Many retailers reported revenue gains in October, but it took discounts on cold-weather items to attract shoppers. Lees verder

October Retail Sales in U.S. Were Promotion Driven

October Retail Sales in U.S. Were Promotion Driven

Many retailers reported revenue gains in October, but it took discounts on cold-weather items to attract shoppers. Lees verder

Innovatie in uitzendbranche

Innovatie in uitzendbranche

De zielenroerselen van je klanten bespreken en kandidaten via video laten solliciteren. Ondernemer Bert-Jan van der Woude wil met uitzendbureau Vuzz marktaandeel afsnoepen van 'de grote jongens'. "Over vijf jaar zitten we op vijftien locaties." Lees verder

Microsoft Ups Its Sales Forecast for Kinect Motion-Control Systems This Quarter

Microsoft Ups Its Sales Forecast for Kinect Motion-Control Systems This Quarter

Microsoft plans to sell more than 5 million Kinect motion-sensing system for the Xbox 360 this quarter, up from its previous forecast of 3 million units. Based on pre-orders, retail orders, and consumer interest, the company believes it can do a lot better than it previously thought, said Don Mattrick, president of Microsoft’s Interactive Entertainment Business, in an interview with Bloomberg N... Lees verder

Motown Gets Momentum With Big Three Rising, Toyota Trailing Off

Motown Gets Momentum With Big Three Rising, Toyota Trailing Off

Detroit's Big Three automakers reported robust sales for October, rebounding from an especially rough summer. Lees verder

AOL Beats Estimates, but the Ship Is Still Taking on Water

AOL Beats Estimates, but the Ship Is Still Taking on Water

AOL managed to beat analysts' estimates for revenue and earnings for the latest quarter, thanks in part to some asset sales that boosted the bottom line. But the company's advertising business continues to shrink rapidly, even as it's spending hundreds of millions on acquisitions. Lees verder

ITV is too quick to sneer at ratings winners | Mark Sweney

ITV is too quick to sneer at ratings winners | Mark Sweney

The ITV chairman can't see the bright side of a 16% year-on-year increase in ad revenue partly due to The X FactorWhen Simon Cowell sat down to thrash out a new deal to keep ratings magnets The X Factor and Britain's Got Talent at ITV for three more years, it is a pretty safe bet the broadcaster's negotiating team weren't moved to remind him of his place providing "lowest common denominator" pr... Lees verder

G.M.’s Sales Rose 3.5% in October

G.M.’s Sales Rose 3.5% in October

October was a relatively good month for the auto industry, which is trying to build momentum in what has been a slow recovery. Lees verder

Bigger Than Windows: Apple iPad Has 95% Market Share. Can Anyone Catch Up?

Bigger Than Windows: Apple iPad Has 95% Market Share. Can Anyone Catch Up?

The Apple iPad is the definitive leader in the tablet market, clobbering the competition with 95.5 percent of the 4.4 million tablets sold this past summer, according to a study from Strategy Analytics. Android tablets, by comparison, made up just 2.3 percent of the market. 95.5%: Not even Microsoft Windows in its heyday had that kind of market dominance. Is there any way the competition can ev... Lees verder

Google Israel's Chief Geek Yossi Matias Offers a Peek Inside the R&D Center

Google Israel's Chief Geek Yossi Matias Offers a Peek Inside the R&D Center

The AutoComplete function on Google Search? Google Flu Trends? The Dead Sea Scrolls project? All developed at Google's Israel R&D unit. It's head Yossi Matias sits down with Fast Company for a chat.Working as the head of a Google research and development center ranks up there as one of the world's ultimate geek jobs. Yossi Matias, managing director of Google's R&D center in Israel, has had some... Lees verder

Martijn Standaart commercieel directeur NRC Media

Martijn Standaart commercieel directeur NRC Media

NRC Media heeft Martijn Standaart benoemd tot commercieel directeur. Hij krijgt de leiding over een team van ruim dertig mensen, dat vanaf 1 januari 2011 verantwoordelijk is voor de verkoop van alle advertenties voor NRC Handelsblad, nrc.next en de NRC-websites. 'We zijn een compleet nieuw bedrijf aan het opzetten', zegt Standaart. NRC Media is een jaar geleden overgenomen door investeringsmaat... Lees verder

5 tips om op je voorraad besparen

5 tips om op je voorraad besparen

Door slim je voorraad te beheren kun je kosten besparen. Met deze vijf tips optimaliseer je het spelletje dozenschuiven. Lees verder

ETFs To Buy If You Buy The Retail Rebound

ETFs To Buy If You Buy The Retail Rebound

Weekly data show that retail sales are up 2% from last week and monthly data suggest an uneven recov Lees verder

Times's paywall figures don't add up to a new business model

Times's paywall figures don't add up to a new business model

Now we do have some fix on the result of the great Wapping paywall experiment. But the figures hide much more than they reveal. They are just not transparent enough to give us a clear picture.For instance, the figure of 105,000 - to use a verb apt for the occasion - bundles "pure" online subscribers with people who have bought the iPad app.All we know is that "around half" of the total are mont... Lees verder

The IPA awards are a snapshot of optimism

The IPA awards are a snapshot of optimism

After two years of gloom, TV advertising's confidence is back – but for how long?Last night's IPA Effectiveness awards were a snapshot of the renewed optimism in the power of television advertising.For the past two years, the industry has been undermined by recession, as big companies ditched strategic brand-building for short-term publicity bursts.But TV advertising has bounded back by 13.5% y... Lees verder

IPA awards reward public service campaigns

IPA awards reward public service campaigns

The annual IPA Effectiveness awards recognised campaigns for stroke awareness and anti-smoking; the top prize went to HovisThe advertising industry last night rallied to support the embattled Central Office of Information (COI), which faces massive cuts of up to 50% in Francis Maude's efficiency drive, with a string of public service campaigns judged to be some of the most effective in the UK ... Lees verder

The Companies Hiring The Most In Sales Right Now

The Companies Hiring The Most In Sales Right Now

Here is where the selling jobs are growing. Lees verder

Chip Industry Growth Slows Down in September

Chip Industry Growth Slows Down in September

Global chip sales grew 26.2 percent in September to $26.5 billion compared to a year ago. But September’s semiconductor sales were just 2.9 percent up from August, according to the chip industry’s trade group, the Semiconductor Industry Association. Chip industry sales are closely followed as a bellwether for the health of the tech economy, since chips are used in all things electronic. Sales f... Lees verder

Hyves overgenomen: TMG gelooft in local heroes

Hyves overgenomen: TMG gelooft in local heroes

“Een belangrijke stap in de toekomst van de organisatie.” Marc de Vries, CEO van Hyves, trapte om 11.00 vanmorgen de persbijeenkomst op het Hyves hoofdkantoor in Amsterdam af. Onderwerp: de verkoop van Hyves aan TMG, waarbij die laatste 100 procent van de aandelen van Hyves in handen heeft gekregen. Een persconferentie over de aandelen, de samenwerkingsvorm, sales, Hyves Mobile, concrete quik w... Lees verder

Tony Ageh on the BBC Archive and how to remake the internet

Tony Ageh on the BBC Archive and how to remake the internet

Despite a role in iPlayer and his internet ambitions, the controller of development at the BBC archive is unsure of his legacyTony Ageh has the lowest of low profiles, which is quite an achievement for the man who co-created the iPlayer project, conceived the Guide at the Guardian and helped launch the first incarnation of Wired UK. Now controller of development for the BBC's archive project, h... Lees verder

Snelle verkoop: doen of niet?

Snelle verkoop: doen of niet?

Je bedrijf groeit als kool en opeens staat er koper met een grote zak geld voor de deur. Veel ondernemers dromen er alleen maar van, maar als het er daadwerkelijk van komt, blijkt het nog niet zo eenvoudig om de knoop door te hakken. Drie succesvolle ondernemers over hun beslissing. “Ik zie eigenlijk alleen maar pluspunten.” Lees verder

Is The FAIR Tax A Political Liability?

Is The FAIR Tax A Political Liability?

In the past 15 years, I?ve debated in favor of a national sales tax, testified before Congress Lees verder

Fundamentally: Raising a Caution Flag on Corporate Revenue

Fundamentally: Raising a Caution Flag on Corporate Revenue

After four relatively bright quarters, the corporate sales picture is looking cloudier. Lees verder

Pontiac, 84, Dies of Indifference

Pontiac, 84, Dies of Indifference

The brand that invented the muscle car will endure a lonely death on Sunday after about 40 million in sales. Lees verder

Business Data Company SnapLogic Raises $10M More

Business Data Company SnapLogic Raises $10M More

Online data integration startup SnapLogic has raised another $10 million in funding, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. I’ve emailed SnapLogic’s public relations team for confirmation and details and will update if I hear back. The company previously raised $4.8 million in funding from a number of high-profile investors, including Andreessen Horowitz (run by Nets... Lees verder

Motorola Sees First Profit in Three Years Thanks to Android

Motorola Sees First Profit in Three Years Thanks to Android

It looks like Android wasn’t just a great deal for Google, now Motorola’s commitment to the platform is paying off as the company reports its first profit in over three years. In its third-quarter earnings report today, the company reported that sales increased 6 percent year-over-year to $5.8 billion, with a net income of $108 million. The company also saw its first growth quarter since the fo... Lees verder

Microsoft Rides Office And Xbox To Earnings Beat

Microsoft Rides Office And Xbox To Earnings Beat

Software firm's sales surge to $16.2 billion, profit up to $5.4 billion. Lees verder

On the GreenBeat: Saudi Arabia Imports SolFocus’s Solar, Prop 23 Could Send VC Investment to China

On the GreenBeat: Saudi Arabia Imports SolFocus’s Solar, Prop 23 Could Send VC Investment to China

SolFocus announced it will build the first and largest concentrated photovoltaic solar system in Saudi Arabia,  delivering around 300 megawatt-hours of energy. Japanese thin-film solar company Solar Frontier will also provide 10 megawatts in a solar installation for a car park, Greentech Media writes. Better Place announced it is bringing 61 electric taxis and four of its signature battery-swap... Lees verder

Ipsen's First Nine Months of 2010 Sales

Ipsen's First Nine Months of 2010 Sales

[ Donderdag 28 oktober 2010 | Business Wire ] Regulatory News: Ipsen (Euronext: IPN, ADR: IPSEY) reported today its sales for the third quarter and the first nine months of 2010 Lees verder

Procter & Gamble Profit Falls but Forecast Rises

Procter & Gamble Profit Falls but Forecast Rises

The company said Wednesday that revenue grew nearly 2 percent in its latest quarter. It predicted growing sales for the rest of the year. Lees verder

Andrew Mason: Groupon Is a “human-Technology Hybrid”

Andrew Mason: Groupon Is a “human-Technology Hybrid”

Groupon, the insanely fast-growing online-deals purveyor, has a thousand employees in its Chicago home base, half of them in sales, noted Andrew Mason, its founder and CEO. Had the company started in Silicon Valley, he might have felt pressure to automate its sales, he noted in an interview at the Stanford Accel Symposium on the university’s campus Wednesday. Instead, Groupon went with the “pra... Lees verder

Google's geheime missie in de polder

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Google's geheime missie in de polder

Google is bezig met iets heimelijks... De zoekmachinegigant test in Nederland zijn prijsvergelijker Google Product Search. Een select clubje webshops kan zijn producten aanmelden, waarna Google het aanbod op een rijtje zet. Lees verder

Angle to Reid: Man Up, Man Up, Man Up

Angle to Reid: Man Up, Man Up, Man Up

Republican Sharron Angle again calls on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid to take responsibility for the state's woes as she embraces a new phrase plucked from Nevada's only Senate race debateObama Blames Bad Sales PitchVoters Not Seeing Change Who's Winning the Early Vote?ROVE: Calling Voters Stupid Doesn't Pay Lees verder

Fannie, Freddie Predicted to Cost Taxpayers Billions More

Fannie, Freddie Predicted to Cost Taxpayers Billions More

The government's rescue of the mortgage-finance firms could become the most expensive legacy of the 2008 financial crisis if the economy slides back into a recession.White House Takes Credit for Bush Jobs Obama Blames Bad Sales Pitch | VIDEO Who's Winning the Early Vote?ROVE: Calling Voters Stupid Doesn't PayFull Coverage: AEHQ Lees verder

Amazon Reports Big Gains for the Third Quarter

Amazon Reports Big Gains for the Third Quarter

The company said sales of media, including books and music, were up 14 percent from the year-ago quarter. Lees verder

McDonald's A Star At Home And Abroad

McDonald's A Star At Home And Abroad

The company reports increased sales and profits for its third quarter thanks to emerging markets, low-price U.S. offerings. Lees verder

AT&T's Record Sales Can't Ring Up A Gain

AT&T's Record Sales Can't Ring Up A Gain

Company's wireless segment reports subscriber increase and greater smartphone saturation, but shares fall. Lees verder

Sales Leads in Social Media? Real-Time Marketer Optify Snags $6.1M to Prove It Works

Sales Leads in Social Media? Real-Time Marketer Optify Snags $6.1M to Prove It Works

Many businesses view social media tools like Twitter as time-wasting distractions for employees. But social-media software startup Optify has secured $6.1 million in financing as the group seeks to gain a lead in the already-crowded field of companies offering social marketing tools to blue-chip customers. Seattle-based Optify offers a toolbox of metrics that let sales teams automatically quali... Lees verder

Windows Phone 7 Review: Microsoft Arrives at the Smartphone Party in the Right Costume

Windows Phone 7 Review: Microsoft Arrives at the Smartphone Party in the Right Costume

Microsoft’s journey into phones has been a long struggle in the dark. But Windows Phone 7, which launches on Nov. 8 , may be the light at the end of the tunnel. With this new operating system, Microsoft’s partners can field $199 phones that mount a credible challenge to the iPhone. I’ve checked out the new Windows Phone 7 models from Samsung (the Samsung Focus) and HTC (the HTC Surround). They ... Lees verder

Clearwire Just Showed Off Its Giant Spectrum Advantage

Clearwire Just Showed Off Its Giant Spectrum Advantage

Clearwire showed off huge LTE speed gains using a fatter band of spectrum than those currently deployed by other operators. But is this test a real example of its potential competitive advantage or merely a giant sales pitch to boost the value of its airwaves? Lees verder

Lockheed Cuts Profit Estimate for Year

Lockheed Cuts Profit Estimate for Year

The military contractor said sales growth would slow next year as a long surge in Pentagon spending came to an end. Lees verder

Sales Decline, but Earnings Rise for Johnson & Johnson

Sales Decline, but Earnings Rise for Johnson & Johnson

The company, which increased its earnings guidance for the year, blamed the recalls of its brand-name medicines for lower third-quarter sales Lees verder

Lockheed Martin's Lower Profits Top Views, Guidance Gets Shot Down

Lockheed Martin's Lower Profits Top Views, Guidance Gets Shot Down

Lockheed Martin cuts 2010 sales and profit projections as it barely beats consensus EPS. Lees verder

Jobs Takes a Swing at Android, BlackBerry

Jobs Takes a Swing at Android, BlackBerry

Last week, Google's Eric Schmidt touted the virtues of Android's "open" system over the "closed" Apple iOS. Today Steve Jobs hit back, arguing those terms are just a "smokescreen" clouding the "real issue." Jobs had some unkind words for RIM, too.Sales of Android devices might be starting to outpace sales of iPhones -- but that’s just a blip, according to Steve Jobs. “We are confident [our stra... Lees verder

Smartphones Make More Money from Streaming Music Than Downloads: Study

Smartphones Make More Money from Streaming Music Than Downloads: Study

Most mobile carriers have a mobile store, filled with much of the same music you can find on iTunes. But do you ever shop there? According to a new study, mobile operators should quit pushing their own music download stores on users and instead partner with music streaming services to increase revenues and build customer loyalty. Research firm Informa Telecoms & Media said Monday that such par... Lees verder

Elevator Pitch: Likeourselves offers bespoke location-based social network

Elevator Pitch: Likeourselves offers bespoke location-based social network

Pardeep Kullar and Steven Lai came up with the idea of Likeourselves.com in November last year, and it has taken five full-timers to get the site off the ground since then. What they've built, and what launched on Friday, is a site that offers customisable location-based social networks that anyone can set up. That's a bold idea, but can it work?Kullar says Likeourselves is backed by the potent... Lees verder

White House Urges Calm on Foreclosures

White House Urges Calm on Foreclosures

“A national, blanket moratorium on all foreclosure sales would do far more harm than good,” one administration member said on Sunday. Lees verder

Stocks and Bonds: U.S. Stocks Mixed on Fed Signal and Retail Sales

Stocks and Bonds: U.S. Stocks Mixed on Fed Signal and Retail Sales

A slew of economic statistics and corporate results kept analysts sifting through potential scenarios for the stock market and economic recovery. Lees verder

Business Briefing | Automobiles: Profit Rises 22 Percent at Auto Parts Company

Business Briefing | Automobiles: Profit Rises 22 Percent at Auto Parts Company

The Genuine Parts Company, an auto parts distributor, said its third-quarter net income rose 22 percent, helped by increased sales of automotive parts and electronic materials. Lees verder

Barbie’s Popularity Helps Mattel

Barbie’s Popularity Helps Mattel

Despite higher sales of dolls, revenue for the toymaker did not meet forecasts and its share price fell. Lees verder

U.S. Stocks Mixed on Fed Signal and Retail Sales

U.S. Stocks Mixed on Fed Signal and Retail Sales

A slew of economic statistics and corporate results kept analysts sifting through potential scenarios for the stock market and economic recovery. Lees verder

U.S. Stocks Up on Fed Signal and Retail Sales

U.S. Stocks Up on Fed Signal and Retail Sales

Indications of new moves to stimulate the economy and upbeat economic reports fueled a renewed rise on Wall Street. Lees verder

Kraft Foods wil overall `captain` worden

Kraft Foods wil overall `captain` worden

Kraft Foods wil overall `Captain of the Category` worden. Dat zeggen trade marketing manager Jeroen Frederix en sales manager Martin Drayer van Kraft ... Lees verder

Google profits up as online ad sales continue to prosper

Google profits up as online ad sales continue to prosper

World's largest internet company reports net income up 32% in the third quarter as chief executive lauds 'significant momentum'Google exceeded Wall Street expectations last night by reporting net income up 32% in the third quarter.The numbers cheered investors who spent the day spooked by the tumbling value of the dollar, and concerned that Google's recent spending on acquisitions and hiring 1,... Lees verder

Reviving Sales Help A.M.D. Narrow 3rd-Quarter Loss

Reviving Sales Help A.M.D. Narrow 3rd-Quarter Loss

The sales trend at Advanced Micro Devices echoed that of its main rival, the Intel Corporation. Lees verder

AMD Narrows Loss in Q3 on Improved Chip Sales

AMD Narrows Loss in Q3 on Improved Chip Sales

Advanced Micro Devices on Thursday posted a net loss for the third quarter, but reported a boost in microprocessor and graphics products sales as it inches its way back to profitability. Lees verder

As Orders Rise, First Solar to Double Capacity With Two New Plants

As Orders Rise, First Solar to Double Capacity With Two New Plants

Industry heavyweight First Solar announced today plans to build two new manufacturing plants, raising the company’s annual capacity by almost 500 megawatts and nearly doubling the company’s production capacity from 1.4 gigawatts this year to 2.7 gigawatts in 2012. The expansion is in direct response to strong demand for its thin-film photovoltaic offerings, the company says. Last week, First So... Lees verder

Mac Market Share Surges in U.S.

Mac Market Share Surges in U.S.

Both Gartner and IDC report the Mac is now accounting for a tenth of the PC market in the U.S., but these preliminary numbers will likely climb higher still when Apple reports actual Mac sales during its quarterly conference call next week. Lees verder

Report: How Much Money Social Media Sites Can Make You

Report: How Much Money Social Media Sites Can Make You

How much money is doing business through social media sites really making you? According to a new report released today on “social commerce,” a lot. New data compiled by online ticket seller Eventbrite showed that across all social channels, there was a clear gain in dollar amount every time a consumer “shared” news about one of the firm’s events — data that has a direct corollary to any compan... Lees verder

Apple Just Became the Number One U.S. PC Vendor, Kinda

Apple Just Became the Number One U.S. PC Vendor, Kinda

Apple's just been confirmed as the top PC vendor in the U.S.--if you look at things in a certain way. What's the trick? You have to include iPad sales in the figures.IDC has just done its math and worked out that for the first time in its modern era, Apple has won over 10% of the PC market in the U.S. As we noted earlier, this is a notional milestone...but still an important one, which many oth... Lees verder

Facebook Is Worth $2.52, Twitter Only 43 Cents: Study

Facebook Is Worth $2.52, Twitter Only 43 Cents: Study

A new attempt to answer the digital age's most burning question--whether social media drives sales--has also revealed an atonishing fact about Facebook and Twitter posts. Sharing on Facebook is five times more valuable than sharing on Twitter, according to a new study. The data was collected by Eventbrite, a "social event discovery" engine that's changing the way we find events, and revolution... Lees verder

Walmart Doubling Sales of Produce From Local Farms

Walmart Doubling Sales of Produce From Local Farms

It's becoming increasingly difficult to villify Walmart, despite its tendency to put smaller retailers out of business. The retail giant last year unveiled an ambitious sustainability index for its suppliers, and now the it's announced plans to double the sales of fresh produce sourced from local farms in U.S. locations by the end of 2015.The move is part of a larger set of global sustainable a... Lees verder

Voorkom vernietiging algemene voorwaarden

Algemene voorwaarden zijn niet rechtsgeldig als ze niet expliciet aan een kopende partij ter beschikking zijn gesteld. In de praktijk vallen ondernemers vaak in die valkuil. Hoe voorkom je dat? Lees verder

Zo vind je een buitenlandse distributeur

Zo vind je een buitenlandse distributeur

Voor veel ondernemers is het vinden van een buitenlandse distributeur een struikelpunt. Ondernemer Fabienne Chapot - Sprout Female Business Hero - zette in korte tijd een netwerk van vijftien distributeurs op. Ze deelt haar tips. Lees verder

iPad-uitdagers

iPad-uitdagers

De ene na andere concurrent van Apple introduceert momenteel zijn 'iPad-killer'. Deze zes tablets willen de marktdominantie van Steve Jobs breken. Gaat dat ze lukken? Lees verder

Ondernemer bezigt vaak dooddoener

Klantgericht, een gunstige prijs, servicegericht... Ondernemers gebruiken allemaal dezelfde marketingdooddoeners. Ze moeten hun bedrijf zien als serieus merk en zichzelf bewuster positioneren. Lees verder

De basisprincipes van sales

De basisprincipes van sales

Natuurlijk is het leuk dat jij als startende ondernemer een goed idee hebt, maar dat idee moet uiteindelijk wel worden omgezet in harde munten. Men on Wire - bedreven in commercie en communicatie- vertelt wat volgens hen de basisprincipes van sales zijn. Lees verder

Europe's central banks halt gold sales

Europe's central banks halt gold sales

Read full story for latest details. Lees verder

Zevende editie ISAM Kennisevent

Zevende editie ISAM Kennisevent

[ Donderdag 23 september 2010 | Instituut voor Sales en Account Management ] Vrijdag 29 oktober is het weer zover Lees verder

Zevende editie ISAM Kennisevent

Zevende editie ISAM Kennisevent

[ Donderdag 23 september 2010 | Instituut voor Sales en Account Management ] Vrijdag 29 oktober is het weer zover Lees verder

Koffieondernemer ontdekt kantoorniche

Koffieondernemer ontdekt kantoorniche

Een ict-er die koffieondernemer werd, die weer ict-er werd, en nu weer...Guido Dam (45) is gewend te laveren. Zijn nieuwste creatie: de CoffeeQube, een mobiele espressobar. "We worden de Starbucks voor op het kantoor." Lees verder

15 dode links die klanten behouden

15 dode links die klanten behouden

Sorry...deze pagina is niet beschikbaar...Een klant is gevlogen als hij een dode link in je website tegenkomt. Met een leuke '404 error pagina' wek je sympathie. 15 goede voorbeelden. Lees verder

6 trucs om je prijs te verdedigen

6 trucs om je prijs te verdedigen

Is je klant het niet eens met je offerteprijs? Ga niet direct over tot het geven van korting, probeer hem eerst met deze trucs te overtuigen. Lees verder

Gamingbedrijven ontdekken reclameniche

Gamingbedrijven ontdekken reclameniche

Een coole game die zorgt voor miljoenen clicks. Grote bedrijven leggen er inmiddels grof geld voor neer. Jonge Nederlandse gamestartups spelen slim in op de nieuwe niche van online gamereclame. Lees verder

The British Invade America Again (This Time, Through Fashion)

The British Invade America Again (This Time, Through Fashion)

Dark and Stormy: AllSaints imports its vintage aesthetic from Britain, deploying roughed-up wood and antiques in Boston, above, and an army of old sewing machines in L.A., below. | Photograph by Eric Levin/E.Levin StudiosCourtesy of AllSaints SpitalfieldsThe fashions at British clothier AllSaints may be distressed, but its aggressive U.S. expansion suggests plenty of optimism. To many foreign c... Lees verder

The British Invade America Again (This Time, Through Fashion)

The British Invade America Again (This Time, Through Fashion)

Dark and Stormy: AllSaints imports its vintage aesthetic from Britain, deploying roughed-up wood and antiques in Boston, above, and an army of old sewing machines in L.A., below. | Photograph by Eric Levin/E.Levin StudiosCourtesy of AllSaints SpitalfieldsThe fashions at British clothier AllSaints may be distressed, but its aggressive U.S. expansion suggests plenty of optimism. To many foreign c... Lees verder

The British Invade America Again (This Time, Through Fashion)

The British Invade America Again (This Time, Through Fashion)

Dark and Stormy: AllSaints imports its vintage aesthetic from Britain, deploying roughed-up wood and antiques in Boston, above, and an army of old sewing machines in L.A., below. | Photograph by Eric Levin/E.Levin StudiosCourtesy of AllSaints SpitalfieldsThe fashions at British clothier AllSaints may be distressed, but its aggressive U.S. expansion suggests plenty of optimism. To many foreign c... Lees verder

The British Invade America Again (This Time, Through Fashion)

The British Invade America Again (This Time, Through Fashion)

Dark and Stormy: AllSaints imports its vintage aesthetic from Britain, deploying roughed-up wood and antiques in Boston, above, and an army of old sewing machines in L.A., below. | Photograph by Eric Levin/E.Levin StudiosCourtesy of AllSaints SpitalfieldsThe fashions at British clothier AllSaints may be distressed, but its aggressive U.S. expansion suggests plenty of optimism. To many foreign c... Lees verder

The British Invade America Again (This Time, Through Fashion)

The British Invade America Again (This Time, Through Fashion)

Dark and Stormy: AllSaints imports its vintage aesthetic from Britain, deploying roughed-up wood and antiques in Boston, above, and an army of old sewing machines in L.A., below. | Photograph by Eric Levin/E.Levin StudiosCourtesy of AllSaints SpitalfieldsThe fashions at British clothier AllSaints may be distressed, but its aggressive U.S. expansion suggests plenty of optimism. To many foreign c... Lees verder

The British Invade America Again (This Time, Through Fashion)

The British Invade America Again (This Time, Through Fashion)

Dark and Stormy: AllSaints imports its vintage aesthetic from Britain, deploying roughed-up wood and antiques in Boston, above, and an army of old sewing machines in L.A., below. | Photograph by Eric Levin/E.Levin StudiosCourtesy of AllSaints SpitalfieldsThe fashions at British clothier AllSaints may be distressed, but its aggressive U.S. expansion suggests plenty of optimism. To many foreign c... Lees verder

The British Invade America Again (This Time, Through Fashion)

The British Invade America Again (This Time, Through Fashion)

Dark and Stormy: AllSaints imports its vintage aesthetic from Britain, deploying roughed-up wood and antiques in Boston, above, and an army of old sewing machines in L.A., below. | Photograph by Eric Levin/E.Levin StudiosCourtesy of AllSaints SpitalfieldsThe fashions at British clothier AllSaints may be distressed, but its aggressive U.S. expansion suggests plenty of optimism. To many foreign c... Lees verder

Concurreren met je grote broer

Concurreren met je grote broer

Kleine, jonge bedrijven doen er goed aan om te concurreren met grote ondernemingen, zegt Sprout-columnist Richard Branson. Lees verder

'Je eerste kaartjes deel je uit als baby'

'Je eerste kaartjes deel je uit als baby'

"Netwerken is iets van generatie op generatie. Het begint al in je wieg, je bouwt hem gedurende je leven uit en geeft hem door aan je kinderen", zegt netwerkexpert Charles Ruffolo (oprichter van The Networking). Lees verder

Marktplaats voor online adverteren

Marktplaats voor online adverteren

Adverteerdirect.nl is sinds deze week live. Het wil de Marktplaats van het online adverteren worden. "We schuwen bedrijfsplannen. Je moet er gewoon van uitgaan dat iets totaal kan floppen." Lees verder

In 7 stappen groeien ondanks tegenslag

In 7 stappen groeien ondanks tegenslag

Hoe kunnen bedrijven groeien in een tijd van economische neergang? Groei-expert Verne Harnish legt uit aan welke 7 elementen de strategie van een bedrijf moet voldoen.  Lees verder

Weakening Economy Catches Up With Intel

Weakening Economy Catches Up With Intel

Intel cut its revenue outlook for the third quarter based on weak demand for consumer PCs. The weak U.S. economy, which grew at only 1.6 percent in the second quarter, finally caught up with Intel, which had been posting record results this year. That bodes ill for the tech industry, since Intel is the world’s biggest chip maker and is a bellwether for computer sales. The Santa Clara, Calif.-ba... Lees verder

Slimme trucs om hoger in Google te komen

Dure AdWords-advertenties, internetmarketeers op basis van uurtje-factuurtje. Google-optimalisatie is geen magie! Met deze tips belandt jouw webwinkel bovenaan in de zoekresultaten. Lees verder

Pimp je site met social-media-blingbling

Pimp je site met social-media-blingbling

Bedrijven gebruiken social-media-icoontjes als digitale blingbling. Hoe meer verwijzingen naar Twitter, Facebook of Hyves op een site hoe beter. Jammer genoeg leiden al die links vaak nog wel naar 'armzalige' accounts.  Lees verder

Profit Increases for Target and BJ’s Wholesale Club

Profit Increases for Target and BJ’s Wholesale Club

BJ’s said that full-year earnings would fall below analysts’ estimates because it expected merchandise sales to be less than previously forecast. Lees verder

Blackberry Torch Not Snuffed Out, But Hardly Burning Bright

Blackberry Torch Not Snuffed Out, But Hardly Burning Bright

The BlackBerry Torch arrived earlier this month to middling reviews, thaks to its lackluster hardware (it shares components with older phones such as the Palm Pre and Motorola Droid), its low-resolution screen (worse than, say, the year-old Motorola Droid's), and the fact that the new version of BlackBerry OS it boasts seems more like a baby step than the revolution we think it needs. So it was... Lees verder

An Authentic Few Minutes With Web Video Pioneer David Prager

An Authentic Few Minutes With Web Video Pioneer David Prager

The Revision3 cofounder talks about how to get started in Web video, Hulu, and the future of Internet TV.When Comcast swallowed up the geek-run TechTV and merged it with G4 in the early aughts, a small group of the channel's former hosts broke from the corporate decision to start their own network. "We decided to continue to make the hardcore, niche techy-stuff," says David Prager, a veteran of... Lees verder

Net Neutrality Supporters Protest at Google HQ

Net Neutrality Supporters Protest at Google HQ

Signs from Friday's net neutrality protest at Google are long gone, but the debate lingers.At issue is creating equal access to the Internet, regardless of site or use. The idea being, net users should be able to go anywhere online and enjoy the same connection speed and quality regardless of what they're doing. It's an ongoing battle and one that we've covered quite a bit in the past.The most ... Lees verder

Stocks and Bonds: Shares Fall Again as the Recovery Looks Lethargic

Stocks and Bonds: Shares Fall Again as the Recovery Looks Lethargic

Several reports, including retail sales data and the consumer price index, reminded investors of how sluggish the recovery is. Lees verder

Wall Street Tries to Sort Through Economic Reports

Wall Street Tries to Sort Through Economic Reports

Retail sales data and the consumer price index reminded investors on Friday that the pace of the recovery was sluggish. Lees verder

Is no cure no pay’ een ideaal partnership? In tijden dat het wat minder gaat, staan tarieven onder druk. Vaak duiken opdrachtnemers ver onder de reguliere tarieven, alleen om de opdracht binnen te slepen. Merkbewaking is alleen wel héél belangrijk. Lees verder

'No cure no pay' is niet zaligmakend

'No cure no pay' is niet zaligmakend

Is ‘no cure no pay’ een ideaal partnership? In tijden dat het wat minder gaat, staan tarieven onder druk. Vaak duiken opdrachtnemers ver onder de reguliere tarieven, alleen om de opdracht binnen te slepen. Merkbewaking is alleen wel héél belangrijk. Lees verder

Hollandse copycat?

Hollandse copycat?

Parasiteren of slim ondernemen? Startup weGOdutch haalt producten van buitenlandse startups naar Nederland. Recentste voorbeeld: het Duitse MyMuesli, een site waar consumenten zelf muesli samenstellen. “We zijn veel meer dan een klassieke verkoopagent.” Lees verder

Beroemde productlanceringen

Beroemde productlanceringen

Als makke lammetjes staan consumenten sinds vorige week vrijdag in de rij voor de iPad. Alweer een geslaagde productlancering van Apple? Soms loopt het met nieuwe producten minder goed af. Zes fameuze productlanceringen. Lees verder

Ontstressen doe je zo

Ontstressen doe je zo

Afgekloven balpennen, zenuwachtig gewiebel. Laat stress niet de baas worden. Van regelmatig rusten, word je veel effectiever. Vier tips om je te helpen ontstressen.    Lees verder

Geld verdienen met apps

Geld verdienen met apps

Met je onderneming op de mobiele telefoon van je klant? Apps maken het mogelijk. Dit is het eerste artikel in een 3-delige serie over de kansen en mogelijkheden van mobiele applicaties. Deel 1: Geld verdienen met apps. Lees verder

Als ‘ze’ hardnekkig blijkt

Als ‘ze’ hardnekkig blijkt

Van alle taalkundige uitglijders die echt storen, zijn er maar weinig die het kunnen opnemen tegen een onjuist gebruikt van “ze”, zegt Virgin-oprichter Richard Branson in zijn Sprout-column.  Lees verder

30 ondernemers onder de 30

30 ondernemers onder de 30

Ondernemers gaan het gevecht aan, ook met zichzelf. De meest veelbelovende jonge ondernemers van Amerika en hoe zij zichzelf overwonnen. Lees verder

Charismatisch presenteren

Charismatisch presenteren

Als Nelson Mandela en Barack Obama spreken, hangt iedereen aan hun lippen om na de presentatie in luid applaus uit te barsten. Zomercursus deel 4: charismatisch presenteren.   Lees verder

Zakelijk flirten

Zakelijk flirten

Is de scherpte er af? Laat Sprout in de zomermaanden aan je vaardigheden sleutelen. Iedere dinsdag en donderdag biedt Sprout tips om na de vakantie nooit meer kansen mis te lopen. Aflevering 2: zakelijk flirten. Lees verder

Zo onderhandel je weer met scherpte

Zo onderhandel je weer met scherpte

Is de scherpte er af? Laat Sprout aan je vaardigheden sleutelen. Iedere dinsdag en donderdag ontvang je tips om nooit meer iets uit handen te laten vallen. Aflevering 1: onderhandelen. Lees verder

Investeer nu in je klantrelatie

Investeer nu in je klantrelatie

De zomer is een slappe tijd voor verkopers. Verleg je aandacht.  Laat je verkopers meer aan relatiebeheer doen. Lees verder

Social media: zo verkoop je jezelf

Social media: zo verkoop je jezelf

Nemen je aantal followers af? Stop met het ongeneerd afsteken van je verkooppraatje. Twitter, Facebook, Hyves, LinkedIn en andere social media  helpen je direct met de klant in contact te komen. Vermijd schaamteloze zelfpromotie. Lees verder

'Authenticiteit is een schaars product'

'Authenticiteit is een schaars product'

Ieder bedrijf heeft een 'echt verhaal' dat verteld moet worden, zegt marketingexpert Kees Klomp (oprichter Karmanomics). Hij vertelt hier over Sincere - een nieuwe manier om je bedrijf aan de buitenwereld te presenteren. Lees verder

Kleine letter steeds vaker een dode letter

Kleine letter steeds vaker een dode letter

Ondernemers verschuilen zich achter de 'kleine letters' in een contract. Wees alert. Ambitieuze consumentenwaakhonden staan te watertanden. Sinds 1 juli hanteren rechters namelijk een nieuwe aanpak voor onredelijke bedingen. Lees verder

6 tips om namen te onthouden

6 tips om namen te onthouden

Je bent op een receptie of zit aan een vergadertafel en je wordt aan iemand voorgesteld. Twintig seconden later weet je al niet meer hoe die persoon heet. 6 tips om nooit meer een naam te vergeten. Lees verder

Sigarenmaker trotseert rookverbod

Sigarenmaker trotseert rookverbod

Het rookverbod in de horeca is vandaag twee jaar oud. Terwijl horecabazen luidruchtig klagen, werkt De Olifant - een kleine sigarenmaker in het Overijselse Kampen - in stilte aan veranderingen. "Zolang we maar aaibaar blijven." Lees verder

Finance versus commercie

In bedrijven is er altijd een tegenstelling tussen de financiële en de commerciële persoon. Vaak legt of de een of de ander zijn stempel op de koers van het bedrijf. Zullen ze ooit met elkaar in harmonie leven? Lees verder

Marketingfacts Powertalks 4: Zoekmachine marketing (Maurits van Eeghen, Traffic4U)

Marketingfacts Powertalks 4: Zoekmachine marketing (Maurits van Eeghen, Traffic4U)

Tijdens de Nationale Marketingdag 2010 in Nieuwegein sprak Maurits van Eeghen (sales director Traffic4u) over de huidige status van zoekmachinemarketing. Over het belang van ranking (of niet), de groei van zoekmachine-marketing, de toegankelijkheid van websites, relevantie van content, waar het naar toe gaat, en nog veel veel meer. Van Eeghen sloot af met een lange serie zeer bruikbare tools wa... Lees verder

China: the next superconsumer?

China: the next superconsumer?

With the US sinking in debt, the world's biggest corporations are targeting China. And Shanghai is their beachhead…The resident of 550 Huaihai Road in Shanghai is a rather unusual migrant. Born in Wisconsin on 9 March 1959, Barbara Millicent Roberts is the world's most famous supermodel. She drives a Corvette convertible, owns a dream home with a pool, parties with jocks and adores shopping. In... Lees verder

Hard times for hard rock

Hard times for hard rock

Paul McCartney among stars suffering from dip in live music sales as experts say prohibitive prices threaten stadium rockHe can call on the finest pop songbook of the 20th century and has drawn glowing reviews for recent performances. But on the eve of his latest festival appearance, tickets to see Paul McCartney are on sale for less than face value.Some of those in the crowd when McCartney pla... Lees verder

85-year-old classified as 'extremist'

85-year-old classified as 'extremist'

John Catt and his daughter were placed under surveillance at more than 80 lawful protestsFor John Catt, protest has never been about chaining himself to a railing or blocking a road in an act of civil disobedience. The 85-year-old peace campaigner's far milder form of dissent typically involves turning up at a demonstration with his daughter, Linda, taking out his sketch pad and drawing the sce... Lees verder

Een massaproduct personaliseren

Een massaproduct personaliseren

Henry Ford draait zich om in zijn graf. Er is een nieuw tijdperk van massaproductie aangebroken waarin klanten op allerlei manieren van jouw product een persoonlijke variant moeten kunnen maken. Lees verder

Juridische hulp als een kantoorartikel

Juridische hulp als een kantoorartikel

Sprout Challenger Jim Halfens heeft zijn ambities voor Juridischesnelweg.nl moeten bijstellen. Door het retailkanaal aan te boren moet de omzet een impuls krijgen. Vorige week sloot de ondernemer een bijzondere samenwerkingsdeal. Lees verder

Violen uit elitesfeer halen

Violen uit elitesfeer halen

Ze omschrijft zichzelf als de enfant terrible van de strijkinstrumentenbranche. Violiste en bedrijfseconome Zlata Brouwer (24) ging twee jaar geleden de strijd aan met de conservatieve sector. “Ik maak goede instrumenten en goed advies betaalbaar en toegankelijk voor een groot publiek.” Lees verder

Enterprise 2.0: Social Scorecards and Social Media Karma

Enterprise 2.0: Social Scorecards and Social Media Karma

Rewarding badges and points systems on your intranet – social scorecards – could be the turning point for turning your enterprise 2.0 systems from a thing of work to a thing of play. Foursquare becomes Social Work and all the better for it. And don’t be surprised if Facebook comes up with some kind of Facebook Credits/Work Game scorecard integration. If you are new to these concepts you might l... Lees verder

Hoger scoren in Google Mobile

Hoger scoren in Google Mobile

Steeds meer consumenten gebruiken hun mobiele telefoon om te internetten. Om hen naar je winkel te lokken, moet je jouw site wel aanpassen aan Google Mobile. Lees verder

Demand for Apple's iPhone 4 crashes ordering websites in US and UK

Demand for Apple's iPhone 4 crashes ordering websites in US and UK

Apple sees sales of 600,000 units on Tuesday, with demand in Germany 10 times ahead of that for last year's modelApple has reported overwhelming demand for its new iPhone 4 model, selling more than 600,000 in a single day on Tuesday which saw ordering websites crash in the US and UK.In Germany, demand for the new model, which was only unveiled by Apple chief executive Steve Jobs at the start of... Lees verder

How to Monetize Your Social Media Effort in 12 weeks

How to Monetize Your Social Media Effort in 12 weeks

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San Francisco Cell Phone Sales to Require Radiation Information

San Francisco Cell Phone Sales to Require Radiation Information

The little info cards next to the cell phones sold in San Francisco stores will soon contain data on the amount of radiation the handsets give off thanks to a citywide vote that passed yesterday, according to the New York Times. There's been conflicting scientific evidence over the years as to whether or not cell [...] Lees verder

Costa cleared over 'Sorry Starbucks' ad

Costa cleared over 'Sorry Starbucks' ad

Watchdog finds in favour of Costa's claim that 'seven out of 10' coffee lovers prefer its coffeeSorry Starbucks, but the advertising watchdog has found that Costa Coffee's ad campaign that "seven out of 10" coffee lovers prefer its coffee is true.Starbucks lodged a complaint with the Advertising Standards Authority about Costa's provocative poster and press campaign. The ads, by agency Karmaram... Lees verder

Dump vrienden, maak kennissen

Loop je op je tenen om los van je onderneming ook nog een netwerk aan vrienden in leven te houden? Voel je niet schuldig. Vrienden leveren weinig op, het zijn juist de oppervlakkige contacten waar een ondernemer op termijn meer aan heeft, zegt expert Han Holtkamp.        Lees verder

Social and Mobile Marketing: Driving Sales with Relevancy and Utility

Social and Mobile Marketing: Driving Sales with Relevancy and Utility

In this economy need is the new want. And exceptional businesses are realizing tangible, meaningful outcomes using social media & mobile marketing. Here’s how they’re doing it — in two words: Build utility. Create Demand, Not Messages Success with “social” marketing is becoming less about creating desire, positive sentiment or aspiration among customers. It’s more about demand creation. Whethe... Lees verder

Lush's anti-hunting ads banned

Lush's anti-hunting ads banned

Joint campaign by toiletries retailer and Hunt Saboteurs Association censured by ASA over misleading claimsAn anti-hunting campaign that ran in outlets of toiletries retailer Lush has been banned by the advertising watchdog.The campaign involved a leaflet produced by the Hunt Saboteurs Association and a postcard produced by Lush, both of which were distributed in Lush stores. Lush also produced... Lees verder

Sainsbury sales growth slows

Sainsbury sales growth slows

J Sainsbury offers further evidence of the impact that falling food prices is having on supermarket groups after reporting underlying sales growth of just 1.1% in the first quarter Lees verder

Problems Mar First Day of Sales for iPhone 4

Problems Mar First Day of Sales for iPhone 4

Buyers were greeted with error messages on the Web sites of Apple and AT&T, where many reported difficulty retrieving their customer data. Lees verder

Sales and Profit at Best Buy Fail to Meet Expectations

Sales and Profit at Best Buy Fail to Meet Expectations

The chain’s selling, general and administrative costs rose 12.3 percent, narrowing profit margins. Lees verder

Lower paid bear brunt of economy downturn

Lower paid bear brunt of economy downturn

Sales assistants, office workers, van drivers and cleaners – and other lower- and middle-earners – are bearing the brunt of a recession that has left no part of the UK or its workforce unscathed, Financial Times research shows Lees verder

Mail group mulls global localpeople, and is doubling network

Mail group mulls global localpeople, and is doubling network

Associated Northcliffe Digital in the UK says it's planning to double the number of local community sites it operates over the next year, and may export the project to other countries, after finding what it says is sign of commercial success in the idea.AND launched LocalPeople in 2009 as a network of sites organised by a freelance community publisher and contributed to by local citizens. It's ... Lees verder

Hoe beweeg je de klant tot aankopen?

Met een klinkende prospectus en één of twee verkoopgesprekken ben je er in de huidige markt niet. Klanten nemen lang de tijd voordat ze besluiten je product te kopen. Met deze tips forceer je een deal. Lees verder

WK-gadgetmanie in Nederland

WK-gadgetmanie in Nederland

Het WK heeft dit jaar werkelijk iedere retailer geïnfecteerd. Die denkt: ik moet wel. ‘Geen’ oranjegadget staat komende weken zo’n beetje gelijk aan hoogverraad. Of al die gadgets ook werkelijk zo’n groot effect zullen hebben als in vorige jaren, is niet zeker.   Lees verder

Rainbow Collection

Rainbow Collection

Wilfred Genee draagt hem al. Net zoals Erica Terpstra, Marlies Dekkers en de Zuid-Afrikaanse president Jacob Zuma. Het moet wel heel raar lopen wil het oranje armbandje uit de Rainbow Collection deze zomer geen blikvanger worden. Lees verder

Oranjecamping

Oranjecamping

De cijfers van de Oranjecamping liegen er niet om: 5500 gasten tijdens het EK 2008 in Oostenrijk en Zwitserland, samen goed voor 18.000 overnachtingen. En tijdens het vorige WK in Duitsland vier jaar geleden vonden 2700 Oranjesupporters er een slaapplek, ofwel: 12.700 overnachtingen. Lees verder

Verbeter je marketingplan

Verbeter je marketingplan

Kosten besparen? Het is verleidelijk om in je marketingbudget te snijden. Het is mogelijk om te korten en zowel je marktaandeel te vergroten. Tips om focus aan te brengen in je marketing. Lees verder

5 tips om een deal te forceren

5 tips om een deal te forceren

Met een klinkende prospectus en één of twee verkoopgesprekken ben je er in de huidige markt niet. Klanten nemen lang de tijd voordat ze besluiten je product te kopen. Met deze tips forceer je een deal. Lees verder

4 salesstrategieën

4 salesstrategieën

Verkopen nam afgelopen recessiejaar bij veel bedrijven de vorm aan van een counter-terroristische operatie. Markten trekken weer aan, tijd om je te bezinnen. Hier zijn 4 verkoopstrategieën. Lees verder

Leer manipuleren

Leer manipuleren

Een klant overtuigen, een leverancier eerder doen betalen. Een goede ondernemer weet anderen te beïnvloeden. Met deze 8 tips kun je andere beïnvloeden. Lees verder

In Google adverteren met naam concurrent

Bekende merken willen niet dat concurrenten profiteren van hun naamsbekendheid. Je hebt al snel een proces aan je broek. Toch is er een manier om slim van de naam van je concurrent gebruik te maken. Via AdWords. Lees verder

Gelders gevecht tegen Unilever

Gelders gevecht tegen Unilever

Het Gelderse Go-Tan bokst al jaren op tegen Unilevers Conimex. Het familiebedrijf zet desondanks kleine stapjes naar een groter marktaandeel. “We hebben ons hele kapitaal in het bedrijf zitten.” Lees verder

Apple stoot Microsoft van troon

Apple stoot Microsoft van troon

Apple streefde vorige week eeuwige rivaal Microsoft in beurswaarde voorbij. Waarom Wall Street meer vertrouwen heeft in het bedrijf van Steve Jobs dan in dat van Bill Gates. Lees verder

Innovatie in de Cloud centraal tijdens Innovate IT 2010 Conference

Innovatie in de Cloud centraal tijdens Innovate IT 2010 Conference

[ Vrijdag 28 mei 2010 | Innovate IT 2010 ] De eerste editie van de Innovate IT Conference biedt bedrijven en organisaties inzicht in best practices op het gebied van innovatie met Cloud Computing en Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), aan de hand van internationale praktijkpresentaties door organisaties zoals Accenture, Salesforce, Google, Avanade, Cordys, Ernst & Young en NAF Lees verder

Klanten met verlatingsangst

Klanten met verlatingsangst

Liefde maakt blind, dat geldt ook voor klanten. Eenmaal aan je voeten, dan kun jij bijna alles maken. "Net zoals mishandelde partners blijven ze terugkeren." Lees verder

8 crazy companies

8 crazy companies

Een site voor vreemdgangers, een boekenkast als doodskist verkopen, vodka van Noordpoolijs en parfums voor huisdieren. Sommige businessmodellen lijken absurd, maar leveren wel veel geld op. Acht bizarre ondernemingen. Lees verder

Zo bepaal je de prijs van een product

Zo bepaal je de prijs van een product

Wat de markt wil hebben is één ding, wat de markt er voor moet gaan betalen, is iets anders. Hoe bereken je de prijs van je product? Lees verder

Toothartist

  • 27 mei 2010
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Toothartist

“We merken dat er een gebrek aan goede kunstenaars is in onze branche.” Ja, dat kan wel kloppen, want het werk dat Steven Heward en zijn compagnons doen is ook vrij ongewoon: tatoeages maken op tanden. Lees verder

Iceberg

  • 27 mei 2010
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“Geen twee ijsbergen zijn hetzelfde, en je moet hun verschillende persoonlijkheden respecteren”, zei de Canadese ondernemer Edward Kean vorig jaar bij inspiratiecongres Pinc. Zijn beroep: iceberg hunter. Lees verder

I Can Has Cheezburger.com

  • 27 mei 2010
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I Can Has Cheezburger.com

Op het eerste gezicht denk je dat je op de site van een amateur terecht bent gekomen. Niets is minder waar; oprichter Ben Huh verdient miljoenen met websites als I Can Has Cheezburger.com. Lees verder

Online platform voor uitvinders

Online platform voor uitvinders

Eindelijk is er een online platform waar uitvinders hun ideeën kunnen presenteren aan het bedrijfsleven en investeerders. Zonder tv-camera’s. Lees verder

In 3 stappen klanten terugwinnen

In 3 stappen klanten terugwinnen

Jarenlang heb je op een klant kunnen vertrouwen, maar opeens dreigt hij bij je weg te lopen. Als je deze drie stappen volgt, win je een klant terug.    Lees verder

Jeroen van den Brinks geheim

Jeroen van den Brinks geheim

"Organiseer een evenement. Het is fantastisch voor je naamsbekendheid", zegt Jeroen van den Brink (oprichter DiningCity). "In adverteren, geloof ik niet zo." Lees verder

Oprichter jaagt Facebook in vernieling

Oprichter jaagt Facebook in vernieling

De privacy van gebruikers schenden en ze uitmaken voor domme schapen. Hoelang kan Facebook de horkerige oprichter Mark Zuckerberg nog verdragen? Lees verder

Ponypark pimpen voor 25 miljoen

Ponypark pimpen voor 25 miljoen

Pretpark Slagharen worstelde met haar ponyparkimago. De nieuwe generatie in het familiebedrijf steekt daarom 25 miljoen euro in een makeover. Lees verder

Challenger stapt in Japans wegwerpservies

Challenger stapt in Japans wegwerpservies

Thomas Kascha, medeoprichter van mysteryshopping bedrijf AQ Services, begint aan een nieuwe uitdaging: de Europese markt veroveren met Japans wegwerpservies. “Ik heb mijn ondernemersvrijheid teruggevonden.” Lees verder

Mobiele marketings specialist ontdekt groeimarkt Nigeria

Mobiele marketings specialist ontdekt groeimarkt Nigeria

Een taxiritje in Shanghai leidde tot zijn internationale doorbraak. Nu wil ondernemer Sander Munsterman (31) zijn apps exporteren naar Afrika. 'Het aantal smartphones is in twee jaar verdubbeld.' Lees verder

Twitter als helpdesk van je startup

Twitter als helpdesk van je startup

Startup MoneyBird – aanbieder van een online factuur- en offerteprogramma – doet  goede zaken: dankzij Twitter. “We slepen een vijfde van onze omzet uit de berichtendienst.” Lees verder

Gebruik minder Flash

  • 12 mei 2010
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Gebruik minder Flash

Een website laten ontwikkelen? Laat je niet zomaar een met Flash overladen website aanpraten. Zeven redenen om het gebruik van Flash in te bannen. Lees verder

Triodor start Exact Online in Turkije

Triodor start Exact Online in Turkije

De Turks-Nederlandse softwareontwikkelaar Triodor heeft een joint venture gesloten met Exact om haar online boekhoudprogramma te exporteren. “Het is de eerste keer dat we zo grootschalig de sales gaan doen.” Lees verder

Via een app klanten stelen

Via een app klanten stelen

Wehkamp geeft de klant die bij de concurrent staat korting via een mobiele app. "Een goede manier om reuring te creëren." Lees verder

Nicolette Mak (38)

Nicolette Mak (38)

Nicolette Mak (38) Bedrijf Valid Group Wat koeriersdienst, vacaturebank, administratiekantoor en training- en coachingbedrijf voor & door mensen met een lastig lichaam Opgericht 1999 Ambitie ‘Gelijkwaardigheid creëren voor iedereen met een afstand tot de arbeidsmarkt’ ‘Geld is geen drijfveer voor mij’ Lees verder

Dorrie (39) en Betty (38) Eilers

Dorrie (39) en Betty (38) Eilers

Dorrie (39) en Betty (38) Eilers Bedrijf Neptunus Wat ontwikkelen, produceren en verhuren van tenten en tijdelijke accommodaties Opgericht 1937 (sinds 2000 eigenaar) Ambitie met nieuwe tentconcepten op de markt vooruitlopen en zonder externe financiering groeien ‘We sponsoren een waslijst aan fanfares’ Lees verder

In zes stappen naar een succesvolle turnaround

In zes stappen naar een succesvolle turnaround

Zware liquiditeitsproblemen? Vraag geen surseance van betaling aan, regel je doorstart in beslotenheid met je bank en kernleveranciers. In zes stappen naar een succesvolle turnaround. Lees verder

Maak klanten betere betalers

Maak klanten betere betalers

Last van slechte betalers? Ga niet direct dreigen. Voed klanten op tot betere betalers. In zes stappen naar een strategisch debiteurenbeleid.   Lees verder

Langzaam Verkopen, kan het nog langzamer in tijden van crisis?

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Langzaam Verkopen, kan het nog langzamer in tijden van crisis?

Langzaam koken, langzaam management, langzaam afvallen en tegenwoordig ook Langzaam Verkopen. Al die ‘langzame’ uitspraken vliegen ons om de oren. Vul maar eens het woord ‘langzaam’ in bij Google en je hebt om precies te zijn 2.310.000 hits! Maar hoe langzaam is langzaam dan, want tijd is toch geld? Ik snap deze verwarring, dus daarom deze uitleg: Lees verder

Regus profiteert van aswolk

Regus profiteert van aswolk

De luchtvaart smeekt om staatsteun, maar niet iedereen hoor je klagen over de vulkanische aswolk uit IJsland. Werkplekkenverhuurder Regus beleeft gouden tijden met haar vergaderdiensten op afstand. Lees verder

Netwerken voor ondernemende vrouwen

Netwerken voor ondernemende vrouwen

Netwerken speciaal voor ondernemende vrouwen zijn er in alle soorten en maten. Sprout ondervroeg 150 toponderneemsters, onder meer over hun netwerken. Bij deze clubs zijn ze lid. Lees verder

Verbeter je speech

Verbeter je speech

Nederlandse ondernemers zijn matige sprekers, zegt Bas Mouton van Speech Republic. Zijn vijf tips naar een effectievere speech.   Lees verder

Schnabbel nodig? Word een succesvolle spreker

Schnabbel nodig? Word een succesvolle spreker

Lezingen vormen de ultieme schnabbel. Adjiedj Bakas vertelt hoe je je agenda volgeboekt krijgt met lucratieve lezingen en presentaties. Lees verder

Koud bellen: de regels

Veel verkopers vinden het koud bellen van prospects lastig. En dat terwijl dit een van de belangrijkste manieren is om je onderneming aan verse omzet te helpen. Lees verder

Koud bellen: de regels

Koud bellen: de regels

Veel verkopers vinden het koud bellen van prospects lastig. En dat terwijl dit een van de belangrijkste manieren is om je onderneming aan verse omzet te helpen. Lees verder

Haal meer uit je netwerkborrel

Haal meer uit je netwerkborrel

Wil je het maximale uit je netwerkborrel halen? Het begint allemaal met effectief contact leggen. Lees verder

Verkoop is oorlog! (mini-opfriscursus)

Verkoop is oorlog! (mini-opfriscursus)

In crisistijd zijn de verkoopvaardigheden nog waardevoller dan anders. Een korte bijspijkercursus aan de hand van Sun-Tzu, Chinees veldheer. Lees verder

10 salesregels

10 salesregels

Sales is voor veel entrepreneurs een van de lastigste onderdelen van ondernemersschap. Tien salesregels: Lees verder

IJsondernemer bevecht Unilever

IJsondernemer bevecht Unilever

In de Nederlandse ijsmarkt is de vlag van Ola (Unilever) oppermachtig. De Brabantse ijsondernemer Wally Gijzen (42) is vast van plan de macht van Ola te breken. ‘Binnen vijf jaar zijn we de tweede speler.’ Lees verder

Klantvraag is niet gelijk aan klantbehoefte

Klantvraag is niet gelijk aan klantbehoefte

Gebrek aan aandacht is de allerbelangrijkste reden voor klanten om van leverancier te veranderen. En daarmee dus ook het allerbelangrijkste wapen om prospects bij hun huidige leveranciers los te weken. Lees verder

Marketingvalkuilen

Marketingvalkuilen

Ondernemers falen vaak nog te vaak in hun marketing. Voor starters geldt dat ook. Met hun beperkte beurs kunnen zij zich geen misstap veroorloven. Sprout zet de valkuilen op een rij. Lees verder

Avontuurlijke carrièreswitch

Avontuurlijke carrièreswitch

Arzu Visser (35) verruilde haar managersbestaan voor die van ondernemer. Ze wil dit jaar met startup gen.likeus ‘hippe sokken’ gaan verkopen. Lees verder

10 tips voor iedere powerseller

10 tips voor iedere powerseller

Iets op internet verkopen kan iedereen. Maar hoe word je een powerseller. 10 tips naar een uitgekiende eBay-strategie. Lees verder

Overtuigend presenteren

Overtuigend presenteren

Het is een kunst om zo kort en bondig mogelijk te kunnen uitleggen wat je doet, wat je product is en kan en wat daarvan de voordelen zijn. Hoe overtuig je iemand zo snel mogelijk? Waar ben jij of je bedrijf goed in? Waar ben je uniek in op de markt? Naast de boodschap van het bedrijf gaat het om de propositie van het product of merk. Welke belofte doe je? En is die zo eenvoudig en eenduidig mogelijk? Lees verder

Meer omzet online

Meer omzet online

Een succesvolle webwinkel, komt doorgaans niet verder dan een conversiepercentage van tussen de 1 en 2 procent. Hoe haal je het maximale uit de online klant? Lees verder

HappyRainyDays trotseert recessie

HappyRainyDays trotseert recessie

HappyRainyDays, webwinkel voor dames- en kinderregenkleding, startte in de recessie. Ruim een jaar later zijn investeringen terugverdiend en worden internationale uitbreidingsplannen gerealiseerd. Lees verder

Vergroot je bereikbaarheid met Twitter

Vergroot je bereikbaarheid met Twitter

Veel ondernemers onderschatten de mogelijkheden van microblogdienst Twitter. 5 tips:   Lees verder

Call to Action!

Call to Action!

Je klanten oproepen om actie te ondernemen lijkt soms wat plat. Meer dan met korting gooien doe je vaak niet. Onze expert omzetgroei is een fan van Call to Action. “Ik ga toch geen 10 euro weggooien?” Lees verder

Acquisitie bij nieuwe klanten

Acquisitie bij nieuwe klanten

De houdbaarheid van successen is beperkt. Ooit komt het moment dat je je weer moet richten op acquisitie. Hoe herwin je de overtuiging, het enthousiasme, de scherpte? 5 tips: Lees verder

Prettig presenteren: 7 tips

Prettig presenteren: 7 tips

Niet iedere ondernemer is even dol op presenteren. Met deze 7 tips wordt het je hobby. Lees verder

Marketingmail in 6 stappen

Marketingmail in 6 stappen

Een nieuwsbrief is interessant als marketingtool. 6 tips om ervoor te zorgen dat je klanten hem niet ongeopend weggooien. Lees verder

5 stappenplan voor omzetgroei

Klantcontact wordt de komende jaren alleen maar belangrijker. “Ondernemers moeten sociaal kapitaal opbouwen”, stelt internetexpert Ton Wesseling. Een 5 stappenplan voor omzetgroei. Lees verder

Fuel: Projectplace verruilt visionair voor manager

Fuel:  Projectplace verruilt visionair voor manager

Een bedrijf oprichten kan een droom zijn die uitkomt. Maar wat doe je als je ontdekt dat je niet de juiste man bent om de onderneming uit te bouwen? Projectplace-oprichter Mattias Hällström moest een andere directeur zoeken. Lees verder

Challenger: Method Products daagt Unilever uit

Challenger: Method Products daagt Unilever uit

In 2001 richtten Adam Lowry en Eric Ryan Method Products op, en meteen moesten ze knokken met Procter & Gamble en Unilever. Hun afzet van duurzame, milieuvriendelijke schoonmaakartikelen groeit desondanks hard. Het relaas van een gedurfde start-up.   Lees verder

Zoom: Bagelbakker in India

Zoom: Bagelbakker in India

In het Indiase New Delhi staat een geïmporteerde stroopwafelmachine. Lalita de Goederen - van Lamsweerde is in haar Bagel’s Café druk aan het testen, op zoek naar het ideale (en geheime) recept. Lees verder

Waarom haken je online klanten af?

Waarom haken je online klanten af?

Wie haalt online de meeste klanten binnen: jij of de concurrent? Aanbod en prijs zijn hier minder belangrijk. Beleving is wat telt. Haal de meeste klanten binnen. Lees verder

Hoe bereik je de klant?

Hoe bereik je de klant?

Hoe presenteer je je product aan de consument? Vier challengers vertellen over hun tactiek. "We benaderen erotiek als persoonlijke verzorging." Lees verder

Creëren van een ondernemend klimaat

Columnist Bart Verweij gelooft niet in sectoren van de toekomst, wel in het creëren van een ondernemend klimaat. "Australische zakenrelaties zeiden vorige week tegen mij: 'is TomTom a Dutch company?' Lees verder

Is verkopen te leren?

Is verkopen te leren?

Wie zijn beter? Geboren verkopers of gestructureerde verkopers? En is verkopen te leren? Salesexpert John de Vroede geeft de antwoorden. Lees verder

Is verkopen te leren?

Wie zijn beter? Geboren verkopers of gestructureerde verkopers? En is verkopen te leren? Salesexpert John de Vroede geeft de antwoorden. Lees verder

General Mills Profit Rises on Strong Sales

General Mills Profit Rises on Strong Sales

Cash-strapped consumers looking for cheap meals helped push the cereal maker’s second-quarter profit up 50 percent, to $565 million. Lees verder

General Mills Profit Rises on Strong Sales

General Mills Profit Rises on Strong Sales

Cash-strapped consumers looking for cheap meals helped push the cereal maker’s second-quarter profit up 50 percent, to $565 million. Lees verder

General Mills Profit Rises on Strong Sales

General Mills Profit Rises on Strong Sales

Cash-strapped consumers looking for cheap meals helped push the cereal maker’s second-quarter profit up 50 percent, to $565 million. Lees verder

General Mills Profit Rises on Strong Sales

General Mills Profit Rises on Strong Sales

Cash-strapped consumers looking for cheap meals helped push the cereal maker’s second-quarter profit up 50 percent, to $565 million. Lees verder

General Mills Profit Rises on Strong Sales

General Mills Profit Rises on Strong Sales

Cash-strapped consumers looking for cheap meals helped push the cereal maker’s second-quarter profit up 50 percent, to $565 million. Lees verder

Rite Aid Narrows Quarterly Loss

Rite Aid Narrows Quarterly Loss

A rise in prescriptions helped offset a continued slump in same-store sales at the drugstore operator, which posted a third-quarter looss of $86.1 million. Lees verder

Rite Aid Narrows Quarterly Loss

Rite Aid Narrows Quarterly Loss

A rise in prescriptions helped offset a continued slump in same-store sales at the drugstore operator, which posted a third-quarter looss of $86.1 million. Lees verder

Rite Aid Narrows Quarterly Loss

Rite Aid Narrows Quarterly Loss

A rise in prescriptions helped offset a continued slump in same-store sales at the drugstore operator, which posted a third-quarter looss of $86.1 million. Lees verder

Rite Aid Narrows Quarterly Loss

Rite Aid Narrows Quarterly Loss

A rise in prescriptions helped offset a continued slump in same-store sales at the drugstore operator, which posted a third-quarter looss of $86.1 million. Lees verder

Rite Aid Narrows Quarterly Loss

Rite Aid Narrows Quarterly Loss

A rise in prescriptions helped offset a continued slump in same-store sales at the drugstore operator, which posted a third-quarter looss of $86.1 million. Lees verder

Montevideo Journal: A Market for Beef Ambles Across a Border

Montevideo Journal: A Market for Beef Ambles Across a Border

Political and economic upheaval in Argentina has helped open the door for its neighbor Uruguay to claim the grass-fed mantle in worldwide beef sales. Lees verder

Montevideo Journal: A Market for Beef Ambles Across a Border

Montevideo Journal: A Market for Beef Ambles Across a Border

Political and economic upheaval in Argentina has helped open the door for its neighbor Uruguay to claim the grass-fed mantle in worldwide beef sales. Lees verder

On Sales: Tight Times, Tiny Niche: Opening a Store Anyway

On Sales: Tight Times, Tiny Niche: Opening a Store Anyway

In October, a couple started Tokyo Rebel, which is devoted to Japanese street fashion. But they kept their other jobs. Lees verder

On Sales: Tight Times, Tiny Niche: Opening a Store Anyway

On Sales: Tight Times, Tiny Niche: Opening a Store Anyway

In October, a couple started Tokyo Rebel, which is devoted to Japanese street fashion. But they kept their other jobs. Lees verder

On Sales: Tight Times, Tiny Niche: Opening a Store Anyway

On Sales: Tight Times, Tiny Niche: Opening a Store Anyway

In October, a couple started Tokyo Rebel, which is devoted to Japanese street fashion. But they kept their other jobs. Lees verder

Advertising: On a Mission to Banish the Saggy Bottom

Advertising: On a Mission to Banish the Saggy Bottom

Started in 2007 by two Stanford University housemates, the online trouser company Bonobos could have sales of $4 million this year. Lees verder

Wat doen we met die lastige klant?

Wat doen we met die lastige klant?

Klanten eisen steeds meer van hun leveranciers. Wanneer hebben afnemers gelijk en hoe gaat u om met querulanten en keiharde manipulatie? Klantvriendelijkheid als salestechniek. Lees verder

Wat doen we met die lastige klant?

Klanten eisen steeds meer van hun leveranciers. Wanneer hebben afnemers gelijk en hoe gaat u om met querulanten en keiharde manipulatie? Klantvriendelijkheid als salestechniek.  Lees verder

Twitter zorgt voor cash

Twitter zorgt voor cash

Steeds meer Nederlandse bedrijven ontdekken Twitter. Van nutteloos tijdverdrijf heeft het medium zich ontwikkeld tot een interessante marketingtool. De do en don’ts van twittermarketing op een rij. Lees verder

Hoe bindt u uw klanten?

Hoe bindt u uw klanten?

In tijden van crisis moet u creatief zijn om nieuwe klanten te lokken en oude aan te houden. Of gaat het bij u nog altijd vanzelf? Sprout vraagt naar uw mening over klantenbinding. Lees verder

Haal meer uit de beurs

Haal meer uit de beurs

Vakbeurzen alom dit najaar. Als u het goed aanpakt zijn deze beurzen een leadgenerator van jewelste. Vier tips voor een beter rendement. Lees verder

Laat een idee plakken

Laat een idee plakken

Sommige ideeën beklijven, andere niet. Of een idee blijft 'plakken' is van cruciaal belang voor overtuiging en daadkracht. Dan Heath schreef er een bestseller over: De Plakfactor. Lees verder

Een ding weet je zeker: ook de goede klanten gaan ooit weg…

In goede tijden lijkt het altijd of het niet op kan. Bestaande klanten blijven, nemen alles voor lief en aan de stroom nieuwe klanten lijkt geen einde te komen. We moeten bijna nee zeggen… Lees verder

Als uw trouwe klanten geen klant meer zijn

Als uw trouwe klanten geen klant meer zijn

Zelfs uw trouwste klanten houden een keer op met klant zijn. Zeker nu in crisistijd. Salesexpert John de Vroede bespreekt op Expertlog twee manieren om snel aan vervangers te komen. Lees verder

Veel voor weinig

Veel voor weinig

Je bedrijf promoten met weinig geld, dat is voor iedere starter een uitdaging. De jongens van Conceptables beproefden hun geluk op een beurs. Lees verder

Egbert Hennen: 'verkoper moet authentiek zijn'

Egbert Hennen: 'verkoper moet authentiek zijn'

‘Topverkoper’ Egbert Hennen merkt tijdens zijn trainingen dat het niveau van Nederlandse verkopers bijzonder laag is. "Ik kijk nog even verder' betekent 'je hebt me niet overtuigd'." Lees verder

Geen krediet

Banken weigeren krediet te verlenen aan ondernemers die dat verdienen. Daar moet echt iets aan gedaan worden. Lees verder

Marktplaats voor dienstverlenende zzp'ers

Marktplaats voor dienstverlenende zzp'ers

Accountants, juristen en andere zakelijke dienstverleners hebben er een acquisitiekanaal bij. Rizzo!Rizzo! moet de Werkspot van de zakelijke dienstverlening worden. "Ik vond het als ondernemer moeilijk een betrouwbare accountant te vinden." Lees verder

Weg met die klanten!

Weg met die klanten!

Hoe meer klanten hoe beter, nietwaar? Het Amerikaanse emailmarketingbureau VerticalResponse denkt daar anders over. "We hebben het de afgelopen jaren met een flink aantal klanten 'uit moeten maken'." Lees verder

Meer klanten dankzij LinkedIn

Meer klanten dankzij LinkedIn

Het zakelijke social network LinkedIn biedt allerlei mogelijkheden om uw onderneming te versterken. Negen manieren om nieuwe klanten aan te trekken. Lees verder

De meest veelbelovende technostarters

De meest veelbelovende technostarters

Donderdagmiddag werden een helm, een website en een stoel uitgeroepen tot de meest veelbelovende technostarters van 2009. Lees verder

Versloffen van Marketing & Sales

  • 22 jun 2009
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Versloffen van Marketing & Sales

De marketing- en salesafdeling is een van de belangrijkste afdelingen binnen uw onderneming. Als op dit gebied de klad erin komt, bent u reddeloos verloren. Lees verder

Verdubbel uw verkoop in tien stappen

Verdubbel uw verkoop in tien stappen

We praten elkaar de put in. Zo wordt de recessie een self fulfilling prophecy. Maar u kunt zich daar aan onttrekken door tien concrete stappen te nemen waarmee u morgen de verkoop verhoogt. Lees verder

New business via openbare aanbesteding

Openbare aanbestedingen zijn allang niet meer het domein van overheidsinstanties. Ook in het 'normale' handelsverkeer worden ze steeds meer toegepast. Een ondernemerskans, mits goed voorbereid. Een handleiding: Lees verder

Online sales

  • 18 mei 2009
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Een webpagina online knallen, een paar wervende teksten en de kopers komen vanzelf. Niet dus. Beter om rekening te houden met je publiek. Er worden vier archetypen onderscheiden. Lees verder

Marketing & Sales

Marketing & Sales

Het wordt tijd om eens goed naar uw relaties te kijken. Doet u nog steeds wat ze van u verwachten? Bent u ze nog altijd een stapje voor in het vervullen van hun klantbehoeften, of lonken ze naar uw concurrent? Lees verder

Groeiarrogantie

Groeiarrogantie

De oprichter heeft meestal een behoorlijk groot ego. Daar is niets mis mee. Lees verder

Cialdini: 'Informatietijdperk maakt consument dommer'

Cialdini: 'Informatietijdperk maakt consument dommer'

Robert Cialdini is dé autoriteit op het gebied van invloed en overtuiging. Zijn zes basisprincipes van beïnvloeding gelden na 25 jaar nog steeds. Sprout sprak met hem. Lees verder

Innoveren of snijden?

Deze tijd zorgt voor een klassieke afweging: kostenreductie of inzetten op innovatie? "Kostenreductie maakt nooit het verschil, want dat doet iedereen al." Lees verder

Marketing & Sales voor starters

Marketing & Sales voor starters

In de startfase van een bedrijf draait het vooral om marktkennis: welke klanten wil je bedienen, in welke omgeving moet je opereren, wie zijn je concurrenten en wat doen ze? Lees verder

Marketing en acquisitie... zo eenvoudig is het niet

Marketing en acquisitie... zo eenvoudig is het niet

Folderen, Adwords, Marktplaats... Advertentiemogelijkheden zat, maar hebben ze ook allemaal het gewenste effect? Starter Bram Verbaas worstelt met de vele mogelijkheden. Lees verder

Survival Kit: tien salestips

  • 04 mrt 2009
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Survival Kit: tien salestips

Sales gebeurt nog teveel volgens een jaren-90-model en dat nekt ons in de recessie, ziet salesexpert Arno Diepeveen. Het is tijd om over te stappen op een nieuwe methode: trigger event selling. Tien tips om te verkopen in de recessie. Lees verder

Survival kit: De crisis van Thomas Kascha, directeur AQ Services

  • 04 mrt 2009
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Survival kit: De crisis van Thomas Kascha, directeur AQ Services

Mijn les: "Kijk naar allianties en associaties, die zijn op dit moment belangrijk. Merk je dat de sales in de winkelstraat waar je zit omlaag gaat? Zet dan gezamenlijk met de andere zaken een advertentie. Je verliest daarmee een beetje onafhankelijkheid, maar krijgt er ook veel voor terug. Dat is een simpele rekensom." Lees verder

Hoe vind ik iemand voor mijn sales?

Hoe vind ik iemand voor mijn sales?

Starter Ad Tummers vraagt uw hulp: hoe vindt hij een geschikte man/vrouw om de sales van Urban Bike Concepts verder te professionaliseren? Adviezen kunt u kwijt op Sprout Start. Lees verder

'fundakoper' opnieuw in opspraak

'fundakoper' opnieuw in opspraak

Huizensite Zuka.nl heeft inbreuk gemaakt op het auteursrecht en de handelsnaam van Carspotter. Eerder baarde de onderneming opzien door te verklaren Funda te kopen. Lees verder

Belastingvoordeel tegen recessie

Succes hangt niet alleen samen met doorzettingsvermogen. Ook de context van ondernemen is belangrijk. De overheid kan daar een belangrijke rol in spelen door een simpele belastingmaatregel. In Engeland werkt het! Lees verder

Sales moet veel harder werken

Sales moet veel harder werken

Salesafdelingen blijken slechts elf procent van hun tijd daadwerkelijk bezig te zijn met verkopen. Hoog tijd om te reorganiseren. Lees verder

Meten voor een betere website

  • 09 dec 2008
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Meet u uw webbezoek wel? En wat doet u met die bevindingen? Een grondige analyse van het klikgedrag zorgt voor meer bezoekers. "30 procent tot 40 procent meer conversie is eerder regel dan uitzondering." Lees verder

De beste e-commerce ondernemers

De beste e-commerce ondernemers

Wie zijn de sterren onder de webwinkels? Kies uw favoriete ondernemer. Lees verder

Loods uw onderneming door de recessie

Loods uw onderneming door de recessie

“Als het weer verandert moet je andere zeilen opzetten”, aldus Hans Breukhoven. Daar ben ik het helemaal mee eens. Daarnaast is het goed om de romp zelf ook eens te inspecteren, om klaar te zijn voor de komende tijd. Voor zowel staande bedrijven als startups daarom een lijstje met zes factoren die belangrijk zijn voor succesvol zaken doen. Lees verder

Wek vertrouwen op de vakbeurs

Wek vertrouwen op de vakbeurs

De vakbeurs is vaak het eerste wat ondernemers laten schieten in tijden van economische crises. Onterecht, vindt Gastexpert Han Leenhouts: de vakbeurs is dé plek om vertrouwen te winnen. Lees verder

Wholesalers Set Up Shop Online

Wholesalers Set Up Shop Online

As sales at retailers shrink, an increasing number of wholesalers are turning to the Web to hawk their products directly to consumers. Lees verder

Swinxs nu al internationaal

Swinxs nu al internationaal

Het gaat hard met buitenspeelcomputer Swinxs. Na enkele maanden gaat het ding al de grens over. Mede-oprichter Eduard Zanen: "Het is vrij uitzonderlijk dat andere partijen zo enthousiast bijdragen aan de expansie." Lees verder

Hoe ik miljoenen mensen bereik

Hoe ik miljoenen mensen bereik

In 2000 startte Jan Riemens (42) met Zoom.in. Aanvankelijk leek de markt voor videofilmpjes op internet kansloos, maar Riemens zette door. Met succes. Hij is marktleider in Europa en zijn gesponsorde video's worden dagelijks door twintig miljoen mensen bekeken. Lees verder

Koud bellen, altijd doen

Koud bellen, altijd doen

Kunt u het zich veroorloven om af te wachten totdat klanten zich spontaan melden? Waarschijnlijk niet. De beste manier om nieuwe klanten te werven is koud bellen. Maar hoe effectief is dat? Lees verder op expertlog... Lees verder

Jeweler Diversifies to Bring Back Sales Luster

Jeweler Diversifies to Bring Back Sales Luster

A small company creates a lower-cost line and a new brand amid high gold prices and a weak economy. John Christian introduces "Platanium." Lees verder

Leve de recessie!

Recessie, eindelijk. Ik had er al zo lang op gehoopt. Eindelijk moeten we uit onze luie stoel komen en slimme dingen gaan bedenken. Want het ging walgelijk goed met Nederland. Lees verder

Luie salesmensen hebben uw aandacht nodig

Luie salesmensen hebben uw aandacht nodig

Sprout Expert Han Holtkamp wordt moe van al die luie, ongeïnteresseerde account managers. Op expertlog geeft hij tips om van hen weer enthousiaste verkopers te maken. Lees verder

Ondernemen begint bij vasthoudendheid

Doorzettingskracht, maar ook het vermogen om (moeilijke) keuzes te maken zijn kernwaarden voor ondernemerschap. "Doe je dat niet, dan meander je uiteindelijk alle kanten op. Als speelbal van financiers, van marktomstandigheden en toevalligheden" Lees verder

Succesvol pitchen

Veel ondernemers zijn eigengereid, drammerig en egocentrisch. Op zich zijn dat deugden voor succesvol ondernemerschap, want het leidt tot focus en vasthoudendheid bij het neerzetten van de tent. Probleem is dat deze karaktereigenschappen je op sommige momenten enorm in de weg kunnen zitten. Zoals voor de tafel van een potentiële investeerder. Daar moet je inlevingsvermogen hebben en klantgericht zijn. Lees verder

Cultuuromslag zorgt voor omzetgroei

Cultuuromslag zorgt voor omzetgroei

Omzetgroei is een kwestie van cultuuromslag, betoogt sales-expert Andre Hagelen. Hoe je dat doet? Laat personeel iedere dag een klant bellen en vier vragen stellen. De organisatie leert én de afstand tussen klanten, management en werkvloer verkleint. Lees het volledige verhaal op expertlog.nl Lees verder

Verne Harnish: groeien is keuzes maken

Verne Harnish: groeien is keuzes maken

Snelgroeiende ondernemingen moeten voortdurend keuzes maken. Groeigoeroe Verne Harnish onderscheidt vier kerngebieden. Eén heeft altijd de overhand. Lees verder

Banken rem op innovatie

Onbedoeld remt de bank innovatie en productontwikkeling. Niet uit onwil, maar uit onnozelheid. Investeerders hanteren de verkeerde rekenmodellen. Er is een oplossing: Lees verder

Bepaal de beste beursstrategie

Bepaal de beste beursstrategie

Veel beursdeelnemers gaan doelloos naar de stand. Zorg voor richting. Iedere marketeer kent Ansoff, gebruik die strategie voor groei. Lees verder

Nederlandse Business Development is doodziek!

Het gaat goed met de Nederlandse economie. De motor van het bedrijfsleven ronkt als nooit tevoren: in het derde kwartaal van 2007 bereikte de economie een fenomenale groeisnelheid van 4,2 procent. Zo hoog is de groei in jaren niet geweest. Fabelachtige groei met lage inflatie, we kunnen tevreden achterover leunen. Nou, niet dus. Lees verder

Is uw standteam er klaar voor?

Is uw standteam er klaar voor?

Gastexpert Han Leenhouts denkt terug aan een voorval tijdens zijn zomervakantie. De kwaliteiten van bediendend personeel hebben hetzelfde effect als die van uw standhouders, beargumenteert hij op het Sprout Expertlog. Lees verder

Jonkers stopt met Greenmotion

Jonkers stopt met Greenmotion

Goodblogger Guido Jonkers stopt met zijn Greenmotionproject. "Het was een groene kroon op 25 jaar sales promotion", zegt hij over het project dat hij vandaag uit handen geeft. Lees meer op Goodblog. Lees verder

Verne Harnish: verhoog de prijzen!

Verne Harnish: verhoog de prijzen!

Het is een marketingstrategie die vaak over het hoofd wordt gezien. Terwijl het de inkomsten, winst en cashflow vergroot en uw merknaam in aanzien doet stijgen. Van de vier P’s is prijs de enige die direct voor meer inkomsten zorgt. Product, plaats en promotie zorgen alleen voor kosten. Lees verder

Het jaar van: Floris van Bommel (Van Bommel)

Het jaar van: Floris van Bommel (Van Bommel)

Sprout vroeg een aantal succesvolle of veelbelovende ondernemers naar hun plannen voor 2008 en keek met hen terug op het afgelopen jaar. Van Bommel: "2008 wordt het beste jaar ooit in de geschiedenis van de wereld." Lees verder

Marketingstrategie voor ondernemers (deel 2)

Marketingstrategie voor ondernemers (deel 2)

Verne Harnish gaf zijn Nederlandse toehoorders donderdag een flinke stapel huiswerk mee. "Lees dit boek en ga er maandag meteen over vergaderen." Lees verder

Gratis advies voor starters

Slechts één op de 3.000 ideeën wordt uiteindelijk succesvol. Waardoor stranden die andere 2.999? Meestal door gebrek aan geld en connecties, stelt New Business expert Bart Verweij. Hij nodigde ondernemers uit hun plannen in te sturen. Vier van hen krijgen begeleiding bij het realiseren van hun ideeën. Lees verder

Verne Harnish: 60 procent omzetgroei

Verne Harnish: 60 procent omzetgroei

Ga buiten spelen! Stelt groeigoeroe Verne Harnish. Alleen ondernemers die met veel klanten praten, het land doorkruisen, netwerken tot ze neervallen, vinden hun 'black swan moment' - een achteloze opmerking die uw totale businessmodel verandert.   Lees verder

Haal meer rendement uit klanten

Haal meer rendement uit klanten

In twee maanden tijd bouwt u een goede database op van al uw klanten. Dus waarom doet u dat dan niet? Echt moeilijk is het niet en het zorgt ervoor dat u snel en gecoördineerd grote stappen kunt maken in sales én marketing. Lees hoe het werkt op expertlog.nl. Lees verder

Verkopen is oorlog

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Verkopen is oorlog

Verkopen is oorlog, maar wat is eigenlijk de beste strategie? Dat hangt helemaal van de situatie af. De lessen van IBM, Gucci, Red Bull en Microsoft. Lees verder

Verne Harnish: vier noodzakelijke marketingstrategieën

Verne Harnish: vier noodzakelijke marketingstrategieën

Te veel ondernemers vergeten marketing. "De belangen zijn groot", schrijft groeigoeroe Verne Harnish. "Met 2 miljard nieuwe consumenten moet u NU uw marketingmachine inschakelen en kostbaar terrein veroveren." Lees verder

Hoe komt u in contact met uw klanten?

Hoe komt u in contact met uw klanten?

User generated content is de hype voorbij. Mediabedrijven omarmen het concept massaal, maar wat kunt u als ondernemer met gebruikerscontent? "Als zij lauw bier verkopen, dan hebben wij het gedaan." Lees verder

Doet u al aan web 2.0?

En doet u al aan wiki’s, bloggen en andere web 2.0 zaken? Goed, met dit soort buzzwoorden haakt u natuurlijk snel af. Maar als ik u het leukste filmpje op Youtube laat zien, bent u weer helemaal bij. Internet en de ontwikkelingen daarop hebben grote impact op ons leven en ook in het bedrijfsleven. Wat zijn de kansen voor uw bedrijf? Lees verder

Gratis advies deel 2

In mijn vorige column schreef ik dat er vele goede business ideeën in Nederland ondergronds liggen te wachten tot ze naar de oppervlakte worden gehaald. Net als een truffel. Daarna deed ik een oproep om goede ideeën in te sturen naar de Sprout redactie. Dat hebben we geweten. De respons overtrof de verwachting en toont de juistheid van mijn stelling aan: Nederland barst van de truffels. Hieronder de vervolgstappen. Lees verder

Hoe overleeft u de dip?

We zijn er bijna vanaf - de zomer. Juli was nat en augustus is niet veel beter. Van een echte zomerdip is geen sprake geweest. En al liep de business bij veel ondernemers gewoon door, door het jaar heen zijn er altijd rustige periodes. Hoe overleeft u die dip? Lees verder

Nooit te jong om te starten

Nooit te jong om te starten

Je kunt een opleiding doen om ondernemer te worden. Of je bent zo ongeduldig dat je daar niet op wilt wachten. Acht jaar oud was ze, toen Leanna Archer haar ouders meldde dat ze haar eigen bedrijf wilde starten in haarverzorgingsmiddelen. Toen namen de ouders hun dochter niet serieus. Nu, drie jaar later wel. Lees verder

China is niet makkelijk

China is niet makkelijk

Met meer dan één miljard inwoners lijkt China een aantrekkelijk land om te ondernemen. Lees verder

Ondernemersritme voor groei

Ondernemersritme voor groei

Ondernemers moeten ritme in het bedrijf brengen, stelt sales-expert André Hagelen. Klinkt saai al die vaste processen, dagen en procedures, maar het is hét recept voor snelle groei. "Of het werkt? Vraag dat maar aan Michael Dell." Lees verder

Scoren met acquisitiemarketing

Scoren met acquisitiemarketing

Marketingbudget is gratis! Het enige wat u nodig heeft is uzelf, tijd, creativiteit en enthousiasme. Hoe u scoort met acquisitiemarketing in 5 stappen. Lees verder

Scoren met acquisitiemarketing

Marketingbudget is gratis! Het enige wat u nodig heeft is uzelf, tijd, creativiteit en enthousiasme. Hoe u scoort met acquisitiemarketing in 5 stappen. Lees verder

Gratis advies voor goede ideeën

Slechts één op de 3.000 ideeën wordt uiteindelijk succesvol. Waardoor stranden die andere 2.999? Meestal door gebrek aan geld en connecties, stelt New Business expert Bart Verweij. Hij is de verspilling van goede plannen zat. "Ik ga op zoek naar sponsors en partijen waarmee uw plannen gerealiseerd kunnen worden." Lees hoe uw idee vaart krijgt. Lees verder

Consument wil altijd de middelste

Consument wil altijd de middelste

Polderaars, zijn de Nederlandse consumenten. Als ze kunnen kiezen gaan ze altijd voor de middelste. "Ze kopen daardoor meer dan ze eigenlijk nodig hebben," concludeert Robert Rooderkerk in zijn proefschrift. Lees verder

Is het gras bij de buren groener?

Elke ondernemer heeft te maken met concurrentie. Zeker homogene producten zijn in de ogen van de consument identiek. Authenticiteit, een kwaliteitsmerk of een andere onderscheidende waarde krijgt de voorkeur van de consument. Wat is uw onderscheidende factor? Lees verder

Zakendoen met Vlamingen

Zakendoen met Vlamingen

Van een taalbarrière is geen sprake. Toch verloopt een gesprek met Vlaamse zakenpartners heel anders dan in Nederland. "De eerste keer denk je dat je verhaal totaal on-interessant is", aldus Ad Tummers op Sprout Start. Lees verder

Transavia vliegt met Jumbo

Transavia vliegt met Jumbo

De ondernemersfamilie van Eerd is op dreef. In de toestellen van Transavia wordt deze zomer volop reclame gemaakt voor Jumbo. Adverteren tijdens de vakantieperiode vraagt om nieuwe toepassingen, meent de supermarktketen. Lees verder

Een goede ondernemer is gierig

Succesvolle ondernemers zijn zuinige ondernemers. En als u dat niet in u heeft, zoek dan een partner die gierig is. Krenterigheid is een prima businessmodel. Lees verder

Tips voor uw debiteurenbeleid

Tips voor uw debiteurenbeleid

Wie houdt binnen uw bedrijf de debiteuren bij? En wanneer schakelt u het incassobureau in? Drie tips om het bedrijfsrisico zo klein mogelijk te houden. Lees verder

Infostrada: hoe verkoop je feitjes en weetjes?

  • 16 mei 2007
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Infostrada: hoe verkoop je feitjes en weetjes?

Na een paar jaar aan de rand van de afgrond te hebben gebalanceerd, is Infostrada Sports – het sportdatabedrijf van Philip Hennemann – klaar voor serieuze groei. Maar hoe verkoop je feitjes en weetjes? “We pakken het heel degelijk aan.” Lees verder

Salesmanagers netwerken niet

De salesmanager wil graag nieuwe markten veroveren en groeien, maar heeft een hekel aan netwerken. Er wordt een minimum aan netwerkbijeenkomsten bezocht, blijkt uit onderzoek van TC-One. Een zorgelijke ontwikkeling. Lees verder

Salesmanagers netwerken niet

Salesmanagers netwerken niet

De salesmanager wil graag nieuwe markten veroveren en groeien, maar heeft een hekel aan netwerken. Er wordt een minimum aan netwerkbijeenkomsten bezocht, blijkt uit onderzoek van TC-One. Een zorgelijke ontwikkeling. Lees verder

Sprout 100: de beste dienstverleners

Sprout 100: de beste dienstverleners

Welke dienstverleners helpen u het beste? 2.433 ondernemers vertelden het ons. Resultaat: de Sprout 100, de honderd beste dienstverleners voor ondernemers. Een voorproefje van de beste dienstverleners in de sector banken en verzekeraars. Lees verder

Event driven marketing voor meer winkelbezoek

Offline winkels kunnen moeilijk opboksen tegen online (prijs)vechters. Zoek daarom naar een onderscheidend haakje om klanten naar de winkel te krijgen. Lees verder

Dure reclame door slechte acquisitie

Dure reclame door slechte acquisitie

Meer omzet vraagt splitsing van acquisitie en accountmanagement. "Een acquisiteur trapt deuren open en zorgt ervoor dat je als bedrijf ergens binnenkomt", schrijft André Hagelen op expertlog. Lees verder

De doorzetter wint

De gemiddelde onderneming bestaat 12,5 jaar. Dit cijfer is sterk beïnvloed door enkele gelukkige bedrijven die al eeuwenoud zijn. Absolute uitschieter is het Zweedse bedrijf Stora, ooit begonnen als kopermijn exploitant en nu een van de grootste papierfabrieken ter wereld. Stora is 700 jaar oud. Lees verder

Video: Waar moet een website aan voldoen?

Video: Waar moet een website aan voldoen?

Een website is voor ieder bedrijf anders, maar de regels zijn gelijk. Een goed ontwerp start met duidelijke doelen. Daarna volgen merkpersoonlijkheid, techniek en uitvoering. Onze internetexpert Bram van Rijen over de vijf hoofdregels van online gaan. Lees verder

Klantenservice tart ondernemers

Klantenservice tart ondernemers

Een klantenservice die u minutenlang in de wacht zet om u vervolgens zonder oplossing af te wimpelen. Irritant, maar vooral tijdrovend. Welke dienstverleners houden u van het ondernemen af? Lees verder

Succesvolle campagne zonder goede propositie

Succesvolle campagne zonder goede propositie

Van welke factoren hangt het succes van een campagne af? Originaliteit, de juiste ingangen, free-publicity en tijd. Hét recept voor leads... Lees verder

Zonder goede propositie toch succes!

Een reclamebureau had ons gevraagd om te zorgen voor leads. Toen we ons gingen verdiepen in het bedrijf bleek dat de medewerkers niet echt trots waren op het bedrijf - Hoewel ze grote klanten hadden en reclameprijzen hadden gewonnen. Volgens de medewerkers was dat echter geen reden om makkelijk bij nieuwe klanten binnen te komen. Lees verder

Laat uw omzet 200 procent stijgen

Laat uw omzet 200 procent stijgen

De meest eenvoudige manier om uw omzet te vergroten is door acquisitie te plegen op bestaande klanten. Het verborgen omzetpotentieel is 50 tot 200 procent. Sales-expert André Hagelen legt uit hoe het werkt. Lees verder

Gratis ondernemersboeken downloaden

Gratis ondernemersboeken downloaden

Betalen voor de tips van Leen Zevenbergen hoeft binnenkort niet meer. Het Deense Ventus maakt van informatieve boeken een commercieel product. Vanaf maandag zijn ze gratis te downloaden via onlibri.nl Lees verder

Verne Harnish: Guerrillamarketing

Verne Harnish: Guerrillamarketing

Guerrillamarketing is voor kleine bedrijven dé manier om het grootbedrijf te verslaan. Groeigoeroe Verne Harnish over de case FMS. Hoe een klein it-bedrijf de wereld verovert door de markt anders te benaderen. Lees verder

Expertlog: Netwerken is veel vrienden maken

Expertlog: Netwerken is veel vrienden maken

Netwerken is een kwestie van doen. En dat is niet hetzelfde als zoveel mogelijk visitekaartjes verzamelen. "Netwerken is eigenlijk gewoon veel vrienden maken, maar dan in het zakelijke vlak." Lees alles over netwerken op Expertlog.nl Lees verder

Empathie is ondernemers vreemd

Inlevingsvermogen is een belangrijke factor voor succes in business. Gewoon simpelweg goed naar een ander kunnen luisteren of het nu klant, werknemer of leverancier is. Past empathie nog wel in de bedrijfvoering? Twee voorbeelden van hoe het wél moet en een methode om uw eigen inlevingsvermogen te testen. Lees verder

Goede verkopers zijn heldervoelend

Goede verkopers zijn heldervoelend

Goede verkopers hebben aan een half woord genoeg. Ze kennen wensen die niet worden uitgesproken. Echte verkopers gebruiken de hersenkwabben optimaal. Lees verder

Shockerende advertenties bereiken meer

Shockerende advertenties bereiken meer

Shockeer, prikkel en beledig. Wie de regels breekt, bereikt meer. Hoe spreekt u uw doelgroep aan? Lees verder

Sprout International: de frustratie na de offerte

Sprout International: de frustratie na de offerte

Een offerte opmaken voor een klant is een kleine moeite. Soms rolt er direct een opdracht uit. Soms bent u er nog uren mee bezig en hoort u vervolgens niets meer. Sprout International blogger Rigtmar Brandenburg, ondernemer in Barcelona, over de stilte na een offerte. Lees verder

In 5 stappen naar free publicity

Free publicity krijgt van ondernemers niet de aandacht die het verdient. Middelgrote entrepreneurs besteden de taken uit, enkelen hebben een eigen PR-adviseur en kleine ondernemers moeten het zelf doen. 5 stappen naar aandacht in de media. Lees verder

Expertlog: In 5 stappen naar free publicity

Expertlog: In 5 stappen naar free publicity

Free publicity krijgt van ondernemers niet de aandacht die het verdient. Middelgrote entrepreneurs besteden de taken uit, enkelen hebben een eigen PR-adviseur en kleine ondernemers moeten het zelf doen. Sales-expert Ursula Rozemeijer legt in 5 stappen uit hoe u aandacht in de media krijgt. Lees verder

Sprout-expert start videosite voor ondernemers

Sprout-expert start videosite voor ondernemers

Venture Capital Coach Edo van Santen gaat in april van start met TV4B.com. Kleine ondernemers kunnen via de site filmpjes hosten. Lees verder

Commerciële actie moet tot reactie leiden

Als ondernemer ben je als het goed is gebrand op resultaat. Het bijhouden van de ROI van uw marketingmix is ontzettend belangrijk. Toch moet je als adverteerder verder denken. Adverteren met alleen aanbiedingen, acties en kortingen levert steeds minder op. De consument zal op een gegeven moment niet meer reageren, dus is er meer nodig. Mensen verzadigen en worden op een gegeven moment "blind" voor de acties. De consument ziet door de bomen het bos niet meer… Lees verder

Hoe Starbucks zijn handelsmerk verliest

Hoe Starbucks zijn handelsmerk verliest

Met 20.000 nieuwe Starbucks vestigingen in de planning, snijdt het bedrijf zich aardig in de vingers. De groei gaat namelijk ten koste van het ooit zo sterke imago van de koffieketen. Lees verder

Smerige miljoenenbusiness

Smerige miljoenenbusiness

Het schoonmaken van menselijke en dierlijke skeletten. Niet bepaald een businessidee waar elke ondernemer op zit te wachten. Toch valt in de branche goed geld te verdienen. Lees verder

Expertlog: Wereldberoemde merken groeien harder

Expertlog: Wereldberoemde merken groeien harder

Selecteer uw Top 20% doelgroep, genereer naamsbekendheid en zorg ervoor dat uw klanten de voordelen en toepassingen van uw product of dienst kunnen ‘dromen’. Dat is in het kort hoe u wereldberoemd wordt. Sales-expert André Hagelen legt uit hoe het werkt. Lees verder

De beste innovaties zijn gedateerd

De beste innovaties zijn gedateerd

Miljoenen euro’s besteedt het bedrijfsleven aan innovaties. Terwijl slechts enkele succesvol zijn. Lees verder

Studentondernemers innoveren mp3-speler

Studentondernemers innoveren mp3-speler

Een goed businessidee hoeft niet ingewikkeld te zijn, weten de oprichters van YAS!. Negen studenten bedachten een simpele oplossing voor oordopjes die altijd in de knoop zitten: de mp3click. Lees verder

Eén win-win situatie alstublieft

Afgelopen week moest ik een businessplan beoordelen waarin de term ‘win-win situatie’ werd genoemd. Zomaar uit de losse pols, zonder uitleg wat er nu te winnen viel en voor wie. Daar hebben we er weer zo één, een onvervalst buzz word. Als zo’n modekreet gebruikt wordt zonder dat er iets achter zit, dan krijg ik daar pukkeltjes van. Zo van "O ja, ook nog een onsje win-win situatie alstublieft". Lees verder

Verkooptips

Verkooptips

Strakke presentaties, maatpakken en gladde verkooppraatjes. Succesfactoren van een goede verkoper? Onzin, verkopen vereist andere vaardigheden. Lees verder

Voorkom miscommunicatie

Binnen je vriendenkring maak je gebruik van e-mail, SMS, chat en MSN. En ook voor zakelijke doeleinden worden deze communicatiemiddelen steeds meer gebruikt. Zakelijke communicatie via e-mail is al lang ingeburgerd. SMS, chat en MSN werkt nog niet altijd zoals bedoelt. Lees verder

Video: meer omzet uit rendabele klanten

Video: meer omzet uit rendabele klanten

Hoe bereik je de beste klanten? Een simpel vier stappenplan zorgt ervoor dat u geen energie meer verspilt aan onrendabele klanten. Bekijk de video en bepaal hoe rendabel uw klantinspanningen zijn. Lees verder

YouTube gaat filmmakers betalen

YouTube gaat filmmakers betalen

De site van Chad Hurley wil winstgevend worden. En daarvoor heeft het adverteerders nodig. Dus gaat YouTube de beste filmmakers belonen. Lees verder

Tips voor mond-tot-mond reclame

Tips voor mond-tot-mond reclame

Contacten die een goed woordje voor u doen, kunt u zelf sturen. In Amerika is er zelfs een organisatie voor opgesteld. Drie tips. Lees verder

Meer winst? Halveer uw doelgroep

Meer winst? Halveer uw doelgroep

Met de 20/80 regel is elke ondernemer bekend. Maar hoe haal je de klanten binnen die u de meeste winst opleveren? Sales expert André Hagelen geeft tips. Lees verder

Franse consumenten geven meer uit

Franse consumenten geven meer uit

De Franse consument trekt zijn portefeuille steeds makkelijker. Vergeleken met vorig jaar geeft de Fransman bijna 7 procent meer uit. Lees verder

Wat halen ondernemers uit persoonlijke groei?

Wat halen ondernemers uit persoonlijke groei?

Onderhandelen met leveranciers of salesgesprekken voeren. Het vergt ervaring en durf om het maximale uit zulke gesprekken te halen. Sprout starters over persoonlijke groei. Lees verder

De gevolgen van een faillissement

De gevolgen van een faillissement

Patricia Engels werd in 2002 genomineerd voor Gelderse ondernemer van het jaar. Een jaar later ging haar bedrijf failliet. In haar boek vertelt ze over deze periode. Lees verder

Gratis advies bij ondernemerscrisis

Gratis advies bij ondernemerscrisis

Loopt uw omzet terug, heeft u problemen met de belastingdienst of last van dubieuze debiteuren? Advies is gratis. Lees verder

De vergeten doelgroep: generatie 'Jones'

De vergeten doelgroep: generatie 'Jones'

Een doelgroep die zich noch onder generatie X noch onder de babyboomers schaart. Een door marketeers vergeten doelgroep, waar volop kansen liggen. Lees verder

24-uurs marketing

24-uurs marketing

Oké het kost wat, maar een beetje ondernemer bereikt zijn klanten 24 uur per dag. Van de kop koffie aan de ontbijttafel tot het laatste nieuws. Statische marketing bestaat niet. Lees verder

Internationale starters serieus genomen

Internationale starters serieus genomen

Ook in Spanje is het stormachtig. Het bedrijf van Kika Buhrmann doet het goed. Van starten en zoeken naar klanten, naar klanten die zichzelf aanmelden. “Ik merk dat ik ook interessant begin te worden voor anderen!” Alles over internationaal ondernemen... Lees verder

Golf of toch een limousine?

Golf of toch een limousine?

Rijdt u nu nog bescheiden rond in een Volkswagen of Volvo? Niet lang meer. Binnenkort koopt u een limousine voor de prijs van een Golf. Lees verder

Growth Guy:

  • 17 jan 2007
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Growth Guy:

Het is een marketingstrategie die vaak over het hoofd wordt gezien. Terwijl het de inkomsten, winst en cashflow vergroot en uw merknaam in aanzien doet stijgen. Van de vier P’s is prijs de enige die direct voor meer inkomsten zorgt. Product, plaats en promotie zorgen alleen voor kosten. Lees verder

Zzp-er krijgt financiële hulp

Zzp-er krijgt financiële hulp

Wanbetalers. Elke ondernemer komt ze tegen. De zzp-er kan hier binnenkort een regeling voor treffen. Lees verder

Olm gaat de supermarkt in

Olm gaat de supermarkt in

Olm bier is hard op weg een sterke positie naast Heineken en Grolsch in te nemen. De nieuwkomer wil ook in de supermarkt te vinden zijn. Lees verder

Expertlog: Uw verkoopplan in vijf stappen

Expertlog: Uw verkoopplan in vijf stappen

Leg uw goede voornemens vast. Zodat u op elk moment in 2007 uw doelen, strategie en acquisitie erbij kunt pakken. Sales-expert Ursula Rozemeijer legt het vijf stappenplan uit. Lees verder

Van goede voornemens naar concrete resultaten in 5 stappen

Laat ik beginnen met een nieuwjaarsboodschap. Allereerst wens ik u een geweldig 2007 toe! Het nadeel van een nieuw jaar en een nieuw begin is dat uw verkoopteller weer gewoon op nul staat. U begint weer helemaal van voren af aan. Een nieuw jaar met nieuwe kansen begint u het best met goed geplande voornemens. Kortom; we gaan een verkoopplan maken. Lees verder

De betere webwinkel: ‘Nee verkopen is dodelijk’

  • 05 jan 2007
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De betere webwinkel: ‘Nee verkopen is dodelijk’

“Één moment,” neemt Stein Peters (37) de telefoon op, “Ik moet even de orders van vandaag aan de bezorger meegeven.” Zoals elke dag stuurt zijn bedrijf Simply Colors om zes uur een flink aantal pakketten met bedrukte baby- en kinderkleren naar klanten. Lees verder

De grenzen van de controlfreak

De grenzen van de controlfreak

Alle touwtjes in handen houden voelt veilig, maar is vreselijk inefficient. Hoever mag u gaan, voordat een gezonde dosis controle omslaat in een egotrip? Lees verder

Praat met uw online klanten

Praat met uw online klanten

Verkopen via het web is een eitje. Toch blijft direct contact met uw klanten belangrijk voor een goede service. Een online chatprogramma voor e-commerce helpt. Lees verder

Topondernemers over plannen voor 2007

Topondernemers over plannen voor 2007

2007 wordt een mooi ondernemersjaar. Met nieuwe markten, uitdagingen en ideeën. Iens Boswijk (IENS.nl), sociaal ondernemer Eckart Wintzen , Oscar Meijer (Sentavi) en Scarlett Kwekkeboom (Istimewa Elektro) over hun plannen voor 2007. Lees verder

Expertlog: het eerste basisprincipe voor omzetgroei

Expertlog: het eerste basisprincipe voor omzetgroei

Meer omzet? Onderneem naar de zeven basisprincipes van sales-expert André Hagelen. Goed is niets, het gaat om beter. Vaak zijn een paar slimme vragen al genoeg om u op het juiste spoor te zetten. Lees verder

Ouderen als doelgroep

Ouderen als doelgroep

Op zoek naar een doelgroep? Doe 65-plussers. Over drie jaar zijn het de rijkste Nederlanders. Lees verder

Guerrillamarketing met negerzoenen

Guerrillamarketing met negerzoenen

Mooi lesje guerrillamarketing van Buys. De negerzoenenmaker veranderde de naam van haar meest bekende product en haalde er alle media mee. En vandaag doet ze dat opnieuw. Lees verder

Onderhandelen met Spanje

Onderhandelen met Spanje

Hoe maak je een deal met een Spanjaard? Net als in elke andere cultuur is de prijs is belangrijk, maar er zijn andere tactieken. Internationaal ondernemer Rigtmar Brandenburg over Onderhandeleraciónes... Lees verder

Reportage: een week netwerken

Hoe haal je klanten binnen? Door flink te netwerken natuurlijk. Sales-expert Ursula Rozemeijer over een week netwerken. Hoe hou je als directeur een bedrijf van 25 man draaiend? Lees verder

Expertlog: een week netwerken

Expertlog: een week netwerken

Hoe haal je klanten binnen? Door flink te netwerken natuurlijk. En hoe houd je als directeur een bedrijf van 25 man draaiend? Sales-expert Ursula Rozemeijer over een week netwerken. Lees verder

De klant zorgt voor kopers

  • 08 dec 2006
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De klant zorgt voor kopers

E-COMMERCE Klanten die elkaar enthousiast maken voor uw product, het kan niet beter. Voor webwinkels is dat moeilijker, maar social commerce helpt hen op weg. Lees verder

Hoe ontloop je de gatekeeper?

Hoe ontloop je de gatekeeper?

Iedere ondernemer die wil verkopen stuit erop - de gatekeeper. Dat kan een secretaresse zijn, een middenmanager, een receptioniste ... hoe omzeil je die uitsmijter? Lees verder

Weg met de boekhouders, kies voor risico

Van de 3.000 ideeën komt er uiteindelijk 1 succesvol op de markt. In het proces van identificatie tot realisatie vallen achtereenvolgens 2.999 ideeën af. Wat bepaalt het succes van een nieuw concept? Lees verder

Expertlog: klantbeleving bepaalt uw groei

Expertlog: klantbeleving bepaalt uw groei

Om marktleider te worden, moet u uitblinken. Uw klanten kennen helpt. Want waarom stapt een tevreden klant toch nog naar de concurrent? Groei-expert Thomas Benedict legt het uit op het expertlog. Lees verder

Alternatieven voor de nieuwsbrief

Alternatieven voor de nieuwsbrief

Consumenten zijn niet meer zo happig om hun persoonlijke gegevens achter te laten. Maar hoe breidt u dan uw e-mailbestand uit voor uw online marketing? Lees verder

Service belangrijker dan prijs

Service belangrijker dan prijs

Even geen tijd voor die ene klacht? De klant blijft toch koning. Slechte service is voor eenderde van uw klantenkring een reden over te stappen naar de concurrent. 82 procent van de consumenten wil zelfs best wat meer betalen, als ze maar goed geholpen worden. Lees verder

Cyber monday op komst

Cyber monday op komst

Het zou de dag moeten zijn waarop er online massaal geshopt wordt. De maandag voor de kerst. Lees verder

Trend: zoekmachine voor cadeaus

Trend: zoekmachine voor cadeaus

De jacht op de Sinterklaas- en kerstcadeaus is weer begonnen. 75 procent van de aankopen beginnen met een zoektocht via internet. En daar spelen de Amerikaanse zoekmachines al handig op in. Lees verder

Marktkartel in speelgoedbranche?

Marktkartel in speelgoedbranche?

De supermarkten, elecotronicazaken en drogisterijbranche hebben allen een goedkope concurrent. Er wordt gestunt met de prijzen, reclamecampagnes en formules worden aangescherpt. Maar waar blijft de goedkope speelgoedconcurrent? Lees verder

Leen Zevenbergen: zomerdips bestaan niet

Leen Zevenbergen: zomerdips bestaan niet

’Vanaf dat moment was het bij iedereen een ware sport om de zomermaanden, die normaal gesproken verlies opleverden, winstgevend te maken’ Lees verder

Expertlog: Neem een voorbeeld aan Noord Korea!

Expertlog: Neem een voorbeeld aan Noord Korea!

Onderhandelen is een moeilijk proces. Salesexpert Ursula Rozemeijer legt uit hoe u het meeste uit een onderhandeling haalt. Een lesje guerrilla-sales: "Geef zo min mogelijk informatie, buit tijdsdruk optimaal uit, neem een voorbeeld aan Noord-Korea en wees creatief!" Lees verder

Vier tips naar succes aan de onderhandelingstafel!

Onderhandelen is een moeilijk proces. Salesexpert Ursula Rozemeijer legt uit hoe u het meeste uit een onderhandeling haalt. Een lesje guerrilla-sales: "Geef zo min mogelijk informatie, buit tijdsdruk optimaal uit, neem een voorbeeld aan Noord-Korea en wees creatief!" Lees verder

Marketeer gaat op klantsafari

Marketeer gaat op klantsafari

Het is over met de nutteloze focus groups. Klantsafari’s leveren u wél de waardevolle informatie over consumentengedrag op. "Het gaat om routinegedrag waar mensen zich niet van bewust zijn", vertelt Rob Drent van Research International. Lees verder

Leren van IKEA

Leren van IKEA

Het doen ze het toch bij de Zweedse meubelgigant. De IKEA-gids is op de bijbel na het meest gelezen boek ter wereld. De meeste koppels die de woonwinkel bezoeken krijgen trouwens binnen 25 minuten ruzie. Wat kunt u wel van ze leren? Lees verder

Grote of kleine klanten?

  • 10 nov 2006
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Grote of kleine klanten?

SALES Wat is beter: een groot aantal kleine accounts of toch maar een kleine groep grote klanten? Marketingbedrijf Zoomio maakte na lang onderzoek een keuze. Lees verder

Streetwise: Starten zonder geld

  • 10 nov 2006
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Streetwise: Starten zonder geld

’Toen ik voorstelde een extra hypotheek te nemen werd hij bleek om zijn neus. ‘Maar dat is groot risico, dat ga ik echt niet doen.’ Lees verder

Verkoop die debiteuren

Verkoop die debiteuren

Uw cashflow kan behoorlijk leiden onder de lapzwansen die niet betalen. Een kwart van de entrepreneurs verkoopt zijn debiteuren en is daar tevreden mee. Lees verder

De juiste prijs voor uw product

De juiste prijs voor uw product

Het blijft lastig, de prijs van uw product vaststellen. Als u te hoog zit, rent iedereen naar de concurrent. Te laag en u maakt nooit winst. Drie prijsbepalingen om over na te denken. Lees verder

Lawaai maken helpt

Lawaai maken helpt

Het is eigenlijk hetzelfde als flirten. Marketing stunts, gewoon een kwestie van lef hebben en creatief zijn. Een aantal succesvolle voorbeelden uit de VS Lees verder

Verleg de focus!

Als ondernemer/adverteerder willen we graag weten wat een specifieke advertentie of banner exact oplevert. Daarom is het tracken en tracen hiervan essentieel. De vraag is hoe we slim om kunnen gaan met het achterhalen van deze informatie. Hoe je een goede klantendatabase opbouwt... Lees verder

Leen Zevenbergen: alles is handel

Leen Zevenbergen: alles is handel

‘Kijk beste man, in deze koffer zit één miljoen gulden en die kan over tien minuten van u zijn’ Lees verder

Streetwise: Alles is handel

Streetwise: Alles is handel

Zakendoen is kansen zien, ruiken en grijpen. Leen Zevenbergen weet er alles van. Hij vertelt hoe een koffer vol contanten weigerachtige verkopers over de streep trekt. Lees verder

Meer winst door selectievere acquisitie

Meer winst door selectievere acquisitie

Hoe meer hoe beter, zou u denken. Maar door uw potentiële klanten beter de selecteren, verhoogt u ook uw rendement. Hoe maakt u die selectie dan? Lees verder

De 50-plusser als nieuwe trendsetter?

De 50-plusser als nieuwe trendsetter?

De rijke ouderen zijn de doelgroep van de toekomst. Het wordt tijd dat de stoffige winkelketens eens worden uitgedaagd om over hun doelgroep na te denken. De oudere Nederlandse consument wil namelijk ook wat. Lees verder

Overbetalen loont!

Overbetalen loont!

Wat is beter? Veel laagbetaalde werknemers of weinig medewerkers met een hoog salaris. Verne Harnish over personeelskosten: "Veel betalen zorgt voor winstverdriedubbeling en hoge productiviteit" Lees verder

Ondernemers gedreven door optimisme

Ondernemers gedreven door optimisme

Vaart u er wel bij dat de economie weer aantrekt? Of moet u de riem nog steeds strak aantrekken? Volgens het CBS zijn ondernemers in twintig jaar tijd nog nooit zo positief geweest. Lees verder

De kunst van lichaamstaal…

Bij een presentatie wordt bij de voorbereiding over het algemeen veel tijd gestopt in de inhoud. Is dat wel zo slim? Uw lichaamstaal is namelijk veel belangrijker dan wat u te zeggen heeft. Sales-expert Ursula Rozemeijer over presentatietechnieken. Lees verder

Hebzucht in sales

U kent ze wel. Snelle jongens met de snelle babbel in een snelle auto. In salesland zijn dat de jongens van de glitter, glamour en druk, druk, druk, belangrijk. Jongens die het de afgelopen jaren zakelijk een stuk minder makkelijk hebben gehad. Lees verder

Vier verkoopstrategieën voor meer omzet

Laat die omzet maar stijgen, maar hoe doe je dat? Managementgoeroe Igor Ansoff bedacht een matrix met vier heldere strategieën die je ook in verkoop kunt toepassen. Lees verder

Acquisitie bij gemeentelijke aanbestedingen

Vraag: Ik ben een planologisch adviseur (ZZP) en mijn majeure probleem betreft het verwerven van opdrachten. Ik werk m.n. op het gebied van beleidsvraagstukken en maken van structuurplannen / bestemmingsplannen voor gemeentes in Zuid-Nederland. In de wereld van de ruimtelijke ordening werken veel grote adviesbureaus en het is gecompliceerd om mijzelf als zelfstandig adviseur te profileren als "beste keus". Heeft u adviezen om dit probleem uit de wereld te helpen? Mevr. drs. M. W. Vaessen-Meijs Lees verder

Verkoop WK-gadget voor honden

Vraag: Als startende ondernemer van 48 jaar heb ik het idee om een oranje hondensjaal als uniek en ludiek gadget voor het WK voetbal te gaan importeren. Wat is de beste manier om afnemers te interesseren? Ik heb eerst geinformeerd bij tientallen bedrijven wie de inkoop doet, o.a. bij Etos, Kruidvat, Shell, Esso etc. Vervolgens heb ik hen deels per mail en deels per brief met foto van hond met sjaal een voorstel gedaan maar vooralsnog zonder resultaat. Is het maken van een afspraak een betere methode? Ik hoor graag van u.Bruno van Rossen (Sensor Trading Company)   Lees verder

Bankzitter of topscorer...

Extra omzet door oranjekoorts? Onze nieuwe marketingexpert John de Vroede is er geen fan van. Oranjeacties werken alleen als ze goed doordacht zijn. Een trucje dat weinig ondernemers beheersen. Lees verder

Betere sales door telefonische acquisitie

Telefonische acquisitie is een ondergeschoven kindje in het salesproces. Iedereen kent het belang, maar ziet de telefoon als een onneembare horde. Terwijl telefonische sales juist veel oplevert. Tips om het succes te vergroten... Lees verder

Brandjes in Sales

Hoe zorg je ervoor dat je een crisis binnen je salesorganistie de baas wordt? Met een salesfunnel! Een model dat uitgaat van een aantal vaste waardes en daardoor dwingend resultaatgericht is. "Wie binnen drie maanden zijn targets niet haalt is exit." Lees verder

Meer omzet? Laat sales en marketing samenwerken

Meer omzet? Laat sales en marketing samenwerken

Een goede salesafdeling is niet genoeg. Sales en marketing moeten samenwerken om tot het beste resultaat te komen. John de Vroede over verkopen en de markt: “de salesafdeling is in 9 van de 10 gevallen de minst efficiente afdeling van het bedrijf.” Lees verder

Sell like hell

  • 16 okt 2006
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Sell like hell

Met alleen slijmen en drammen komt u er niet, als u de verkoop flink wil aanjagen. Zeven manieren om uw sales wel te laten werken. “Aernoud Jalink leerde dat hij het in zijn eerste zinnen vooral niet moest hebben over kwaliteitsmanagementsystemen.” Lees verder

WK gekte: Wie wil mijn gadget?

  • 16 okt 2006
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WK gekte: Wie wil mijn gadget?

SALES Het WK Voetbal is een goudmijn voor creatieve geesten, maar het blijkt toch moeilijk een oranje gadget in de winkels te krijgen. Zit Bruno van Rossen straks met 9.000 hondensjaals opgescheept? Lees verder

De kunst van lichaamstaal…

De kunst van lichaamstaal…

Bij een presentatie wordt bij de voorbereiding over het algemeen veel tijd gestopt in de inhoud. Is dat wel zo slim? Uw lichaamstaal is namelijk veel belangrijker dan wat u te zeggen heeft. Sales-expert Ursula Rozemeijer over presentatietechnieken. Lees verder

Speedshoppen, de nieuwe trend op internet?

Speedshoppen, de nieuwe trend op internet?

Een paar minuten een product voor een prikkie aanbieden op een site. Ofwel, speedshoppen. Een nieuwe trend binnen de online verkoop? Lees verder

Webwinkel concurreert winkelier weg?

Webwinkel concurreert winkelier weg?

Als alles op internet te koop is, waarom nog de moeite nemen om de binnenstad in te gaan? Regionale winkelcentra zouden hierdoor onder druk komen te staan. Al zijn de meningen onder winkeliers hierover verdeeld. Lees verder

Zaken doen via uw toekomstige webwinkel

Zaken doen via uw toekomstige webwinkel

Steeds vaker besluiten startende ondernemers ook zaken te gaan doen via een webwinkel. Ook ondernemers die al langer bezig zijn met hun offline winkel, zien de voordelen om met die winkel online te gaan. Een webwinkel is een interessante manier om een zeer groot publiek te bereiken. Lees verder

Nederlands Tribal breekt Chinese markt open

Nederlands Tribal breekt Chinese markt open

Internetmarketeer Tribal pioniert op de Chinese markt. Zij waren de eerste die een deal sloten met de grootste zoekmachine van China. Hoe krijg je zoiets voor elkaar? Lees verder

Ebay helpt ondernemers alsnog

Ebay helpt ondernemers alsnog

Ondernemen via eBay is nauwelijks een nieuwtje meer. Het laatste initiatief van eBay - een gids om ondernemers te helpen bij het online zakendoen - komt rijkelijk laat. Gids voor laggards. Lees verder

Vrouwen zijn betere verkopers dan mannen…

Regelmatig komt deze discussie in verschillende omstandigheden naar boven. Gek genoeg zijn het meestal mannelijke salesprofessionals die zoeken naar een bevestiging van deze stelling. En ach, waarom zou ik dat ontkennen? Lees verder

Bouw aan de relatie met uw klant

Bouw aan de relatie met uw klant

Uw bedrijf doet het goed. Juist dan is het lastig om scherp te blijven. Tien tips om de klant tevreden te houden. Lees verder

'Less is more' telt niet op internet

'Less is more' telt niet op internet

Hoe meer u aanbiedt hoe hoger uw distributiekosten? Niet als u verkoopt via het internet. Meer keuze, zorgt voor meer vraag en hogere verkoopcijfers. Kies voor de long-tail strategie. Lees verder

Prikkel de zintuigen

Prikkel de zintuigen

De tepel van Kate Moss op een abri poster van het tijdschrift 'La vie en rose'. Of een witte dame die een donkere vrouw uitdaagt om de nieuwe Sony Playstation aan te kondigen. Veel van deze prikkelende campagnes worden geboycot of vroegtijdig gestaakt. Lees verder

Vastbijten en volhouden

Vastbijten en volhouden

Doorzettingsvermogen is een cruciale eigenschap voor ondernemers. Als het uitgestippelde plan niet werkt is het een kwestie van accepteren, aanpassen en opnieuw beginnen. Lees verder

Brandjes in Sales

Brandjes in Sales

Hoe zorg je ervoor dat je een crisis binnen je salesorganistie de baas wordt? Met een salesfunnel! Een model dat uitgaat van een aantal vaste waardes en daardoor dwingend resultaatgericht is. "Wie binnen drie maanden zijn targets niet haalt is exit." Lees verder

Gratis mondiaal netwerken

Gratis mondiaal netwerken

Ondernemers zijn doorgaans wat traditioneel. Liever een face-to-face gesprek dan via de telefoon, of nog gekker: internet. Binnenkort allemaal aan de Skypecast. Lees verder

Een goede verkoper is lui…

Mijn verbazing was groot toen een succesvol verkoper zichzelf eens lui noemde, waar zijn directeur bij was. Het was een statement waar hij trots op was. Ik ben een andere, meer gedisciplineerde, werkwijze gewend. Lees verder

Betere sales door telefonische acquisitie

Betere sales door telefonische acquisitie

Telefonische acquisitie is een ondergeschoven kindje in het salesproces. Iedereen kent het belang, maar ziet de telefoon als een onneembare horde. Terwijl telefonische sales juist veel oplevert. Tips om het succes te vergroten... Lees verder

Ken je salestypes

Ken je salestypes

Wie zelf geen acquisitie wil doen, moet een goed verkopersteam samenstellen. Maar niet elke klant gaat bij dezelfde salesprof overstag. Het is een kwestie van selectie. Lees verder

Vijf Summer Sales Tips

Wie zegt dat je in de zomer niet aan sales kunt doen? Warme zomerdagen lenen zich juist uitstekend voor verkoopinspanningen. Expert Ursula Rozemeijer legt uit hoe kort het rokje van de vrouwelijke salesprofessional mag zijn. Lees verder

Keihard werken maakt succesvol

Keihard werken maakt succesvol

Salesgoeroe Brian Tracy gelooft niet in de work-life balance. Wil je slagen dan moet er keihard gewerkt worden. Neem een voorbeeld aan de beste in je markt, kopieer en word rijk. Lees verder

Grenzeloze ambitie (2)

Grenzeloze ambitie (2)

Kaas in Amerika verkopen is een hele opgave. De markt wordt gedomineerd door voorverpakte, industriële plakken cheddar. Van kaasgereedschap heeft geen Amerikaan gehoord. Martijn Bos stapte in deze vechtmarkt. Lees verder

Gebruik de pers

Gebruik de pers

Publiciteit is een van de effectiefste (en goedkoopste) manieren om uw bedrijf te promoten. Toch denken veel ondernemers nauwelijks na over het systematisch benaderen van de pers. Lees verder

Belastingverhoging voor vervuilers

Belastingverhoging voor vervuilers

Britten blijven nobel. Ze vinden dat viezeriken die het milieu verpesten veel belasting moeten betalen. Lees verder

Hulp van buitenaf

Hulp van buitenaf

Een tekort aan creatieve mensen in het bedrijf? Buiten zijn er genoeg inspiratiebronnen. Lees verder

Genoeg koopzondagen

Genoeg koopzondagen

Ondernemers zijn niet te porren voor extra koopzondagen. De meerderheid gaat zelfs nooit open op bestaande koopzondagen. Lees verder

Hoe verkoop je een sjaal voor honden?

Hoe verkoop je een sjaal voor honden?

Vandaag veel nieuws in het expertpanel. Onze sales expert Ursula Rozemeijer buigt zich over de marktkansen rond het WK Voetbal in 2006. Lees verder

Neuzen richting Thailand

Neuzen richting Thailand

Al goede voornemens voor 2006? Thailand kan een leuke afzetmarkt worden. Lees verder

Valkuilen bij starten

Valkuilen bij starten

Keuzes die u bij de start maakt, kunnen grote consequenties hebben voor de toekomst. Veel van de structurele problemen waar ondernemers later tegenaan lopen, ontstaan al in het begin. Lees verder

De beste week om te bellen

De beste week om te bellen

Uitbuiken en bijslapen doet u maar in het nieuwe jaar. Nu is het tijd om te knallen. Het contact met de gewenste klant legt u deze dagen, want de grote baas neemt zelf de telefoon op. Lees verder

Plussen voor kerst

Plussen voor kerst

Kerstmis is goed voor de verkoop. Het CBS presenteert dan ook net voor de kerst cijfers over het uitgavenpatroon van Nederlanders. Lees verder

De kunst van het verkopen

De kunst van het verkopen

Pushen, zeuren, bellen, nog een keer bellen. Voor je het weet ben je een half jaar verder voordat er iets verkocht is. Kan het echt niet sneller? Lees verder

Voelshoppen: hoe een consument een product pas echt ervaart

  • 07 dec 2005
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Voelshoppen: hoe een consument een product pas echt ervaart

Consumenten zijn door internet vaak beter op de hoogte van voor- en nadelen van een product dan de winkelier zelf. Dus moet je ze vooral het product laten ervaren. Bijvoorbeeld in een voelshop. Lees verder

Superverkopers

Superverkopers

Je hebt de mooiste showroom van Nederland en de beste verkoper ... dat ben je zelf. Nu je personeel nog. Sprout's verkooptips: Lees verder

Op jacht naar de zakelijke klant

Op jacht naar de zakelijke klant

Hoe komt u aan zakelijke klanten? 83 procent van de Amerikaanse ondernemers haalt het zakelijk contact binnen door referenties. Cold calling is voor 40 procent van de ondernemers een succesvol instrument. Lees verder

Koud bellen beter dan netwerken

Koud bellen beter dan netwerken

Netwerken moet. Maar wat leveren die congressen, bijeenkomsten en feesten nou werkelijk op? Een berg visitekaartjes en geen werk. Toch maar weer terug naar cold calling? Lees verder

Expertpanel nieuwe stijl

Expertpanel nieuwe stijl

Wil het niet vlotten met uw bedrijf of uw financiële situatie? Vraag ons expertpanel om raad. Zes ondernemende experts op evenzoveel kennisgebieden. Lees verder

Droomklanten: Hoe hou je ze tevreden?

  • 27 okt 2005
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Droomklanten: Hoe hou je ze tevreden?

Wie droomt er niet van om bedrijven als Shell en Unilever binnen te halen als klant? Maar zo'n 'corporate account' kan u zomaar de kop kosten. Zes manieren hoe het wel moet. Lees verder

Onuitspreekbaar exclusief

Onuitspreekbaar exclusief

In de wereld van de nouveau riche wordt selectief geconsumeerd. Voor de ondernemer die deze groep wil veroveren, telt maar een ding. Zorg dat de naam onuitspreekbaar is. Lees verder

Kiezen tussen klanten

Kiezen tussen klanten

In tijden van drukte moet er soms gekozen worden tussen klanten. Welke belangen wegen zwaarder? Lees verder

Belanalyse voor beter verkopen

Belanalyse voor beter verkopen

Cold calling en andere telefonische verkooptechnieken zijn toch wel het lastigste onderdeel van ondernemen. Een nieuw stukje software trekt je door het verkoopproces. Lees verder

Bereik een baby-boomer

Bereik een baby-boomer

Een financieel product te slijten? Geen betere partij dan baby-boomers. Welvarend en hard op weg naar een zorgeloos pensioen. Maar waag het niet om over geld te beginnen. Lees verder

Afprijzen die handel

Afprijzen die handel

Het is een oude truc, maar hij blijkt nog steeds te werken. General Motors bood afgelopen maand haar auto’s aan met dezelfde korting als haar werknemers. Binnen mum van tijd zijn de voorraden op. Lees verder

Belbibbers

Belbibbers

Last van telefoonangst? Bang om de telefoon op te pakken om uw geweldige product of dienst aan te prijzen? Maak een plan. Lees verder

Verder kijken dan Ebay

Verder kijken dan Ebay

Ebay-ondernemen is in Nederland onderhand flink ingebakken. Amerikaanse entrepreneurs zijn Ebay inmiddels meer dan zat - er wordt naarstig gezocht naar goedkope alternatieven. Lees verder

Pratend etiket

Pratend etiket

Wat is het verschil tussen een Merlot, een Bordeaux en een Zinfadel? Welke wijn is gepast bij dat zakendiner? Een wijncursus is overbodig met het pratende etiket van Daniele Barontini. Lees verder

Verkopen door vertrouwen

Verkopen door vertrouwen

John Gray schreef het al, mannen en vrouwen lijken in niets op elkaar. Dus waarom dezelfde verkoopstrategie op ze loslaten? Leer van de wetenschap. Lees verder

Ondernemen met eBay

  • 29 jun 2005
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Ondernemen met eBay

Een groeiend aantal Nederlanders gebruikt eBay als belangrijkste verkoopkanaal. Het opzetten van een eigen eBay winkel is vrij eenvoudig, het risico beperkt. Maar het blijft hard werken. “Zaken doen in Amerika betekent wel 24 uur per dag klaarstaan voor je klanten.” Lees verder

eBay onder druk

eBay onder druk

In Noord-Amerika vlakt de groei van 's werelds grootste veilingsite af. Er komt meer en meer concurrentie van bedrijven als Amazon, Yahoo en Google. Gebruikers zijn ontevreden. Lees verder

Stank doet verkopen

Stank doet verkopen

Waar slijt je dat typisch mannelijke product? In de sportschool natuurlijk. Mannen raken ontzettend opgewonden van de feromonen in mannelijk zweet. Lees verder

De dood van een handelsreiziger

De dood van een handelsreiziger

Het is een fenomeen uit de jaren vijftig. De verkoper die aan de deur zijn tandenborstels, stofzuigers en lucifers probeert te slijten. Maar in Engeland bestaan er nog genoeg. En dat moet maar eens afgelopen zijn. Lees verder

Tranen met tuiten

Tranen met tuiten

De zon schijnt en de consument sombert. Voor de tweede achtereenvolgende maand daalt het consumentenvertrouwen. We zijn even depressief als begin van het jaar toen de sneeuw met bakken uit de lucht viel. Lees verder

Mot met je branchegenoten

Mot met je branchegenoten

Op een dag word je wakker en merk je dat de term ‘zelfstandig ondernemerschap’ niet voor iedereen hetzelfde betekent. Concurreren, foei! Lees verder

Europese dwarsdoorsnede

Europese dwarsdoorsnede

Zaken doen in Europa valt niet mee. We zijn Europeaan, maar voelen ons vooral lid van één lidstaat. Voor inzicht in de ideeën van de Pool, Turk of Spanjaard raadpleegt u de Atlas of European Values. Want niets erger dan een zakencontact bij de eerste afspraak beledigen. Lees verder

Starters maken de balans op

Starters maken de balans op

Bang een jaar na de start aan de grond te zitten? Niet doen. Het overgrote deel van de starters van 2004 is erg tevreden over hun beslissing. Lees verder

Laat een antropoloog los

Laat een antropoloog los

Verkopen gaat het best als de de klant geen geheimen voor de ondernemer heeft. Microsoft laat antropologen los op haar afnemers. Lees verder

Falen mag

Falen mag

Een bedrijf dat over de kop gaat, blijft nog te vaak als een molensteen om de nek van de ondernemer hangen. Serie-entrepreneur Nicholas Hall probeert het stigma van de 'falende ondernemer' weg te nemen met zijn site Startupfailures.com. Lees verder

Pharming als nieuwe dreiging

Pharming als nieuwe dreiging

De Postbank had er laatst nog last van: 'phishing', criminelen die via e-mailverkeer de privégegevens van klanten proberen te stelen. Het nieuwste gevaar heet 'pharming' en is nog ingenieuzer. Lees verder

Realisme in de top

Realisme in de top

Ondernemingen worden meer en meer resultaatgericht. Dat is wat de bank, de investeerder, de aandeelhouder en het publiek van u verwachten. De uitvoerende macht gelooft geen bal van die mooie vooruitzichten. Lees verder

Veilig in Schröderland

Veilig in Schröderland

Ondanks alle economische tegenslag is er dan ook eindelijk goed nieuws uit Duitsland. Online winkelen is het veiligst in der Heimat. Lees verder

Beter goed gejat...

Beter goed gejat...

Waarom een bedrijf van de grond opbouwen als een ander het al helemaal heeft uitgedacht? Precies, je kopieert gewoon de boel. Lees verder

De Twinsumer

De Twinsumer

De klant baseert zijn mening niet meer alleen op wat u als verkoper zegt. Met internet is overleg met andere consumenten een tweede natuur geworden. De twinsumer heeft het voor het zeggen. Lees verder

Het internetkoopje

Het internetkoopje

Mannen lieten hun wantrouwen al snel varen bij de introductie van online winkelen. Vrouwen waren minder snel te overtuigen van de zegeningen van dit fenomeen. Inmiddels zijn ze aan een inhaalslag begonnen. Lees verder

Kleine stroomramp

Kleine stroomramp

Taxichauffeurs rekenen 180 dollar voor een ritje, tonnen bedorven vlees in de afvalbak, multinationals op slot, en een vroegtijdig einde aan de beurshandel. De gevolgen van een stroomstoring. Lees verder

De man is een doelgroep

De man is een doelgroep

Marketeers opgelet, er is weer aandacht voor de echte mannen. Na de Amstelbar op de huishoudbeurs richten ook bedrijven als Rexona en Hartevelt jenever zich op het mannelijke oergevoel. Een doelgroep wordt herontdekt. Lees verder

Kerkelijk ondernemen

Kerkelijk ondernemen

De kerk kwakkelt. Ontzuiling doet weinig goed voor de bezoekersaantallen. In de VS ontpoppen kerkelijk leiders zich als ondernemers. Lees verder

Macht aan de vrouwen

Macht aan de vrouwen

Kies een doelgroep. Gehandicapten, homoseksuelen, ouderen of uw eigen geslacht. De financiële firma Elements richt zich alleen op vrouwen. Lees verder

Porno als laatste strohalm

Porno als laatste strohalm

Zien klanten geen brood in uw technologisch hoogwaardige product? Als een faliekante mislukking op de loer ligt, kunt u altijd nog uw ziel aan de ‘duivel’ verkopen: de porno-industrie. Lees verder

Baby te koop

Baby te koop

Bedrijven maken de vreemdste sprongen om hun product onder de ogen van de verveelde consument te brengen. En daarin worden ze geholpen door inventieve ondernemers. Lees verder

Een handicap met mogelijkheden

Een handicap met mogelijkheden

Heeft u de juiste doelgroep voor ogen? De laatste niche – na ouderen, homo's en vrouwen - is de fysiek gehandicapte; een markt met grote potentie. Lees verder

De beurs als promotieplatform

De beurs als promotieplatform

Zeker als u net bent begonnen, is het belangrijk dat de buitenwereld u leert kennen. Bijvoorbeeld op een vakbeurs. Waar moet u rekening mee houden? Lees verder

Profileren voor weinig

Profileren voor weinig

Merken moeten herkenbaar zijn, iets uitstralen en communiceren met de afnemer. Geen gemakkelijke opgave. Maar essentieel om die voorsprong op de concurrent te behouden. Lees verder

Online klant als vriend

Online klant als vriend

Geen lastigere klant dan de online klant. U ziet de koper niet, maar u merkt het direct als deze niet tevreden is. Online klanten gaan graag af op het oordeel van andere internetters en niets zo veilig als anoniem klagen. Lees verder

Eieren rapen

Eieren rapen

De maatschappij raast voort. Verouderde producten verliezen het van vernieuwde versies. Maar niet alles wat oud is, is onverkoopbaar. Lees verder

De winst gaat op in rook

De winst gaat op in rook

De overheid is kampioen in het opwerpen van ondernemersonvriendelijke maatregelen. Het rookverbod op de werkplek is er zo eentje. Vooral de horecaondernemer heeft het zwaar. Lees verder

Dienstje kopen?

Dienstje kopen?

Weinig verschil tussen het verkopen van diensten of producten? Integendeel. Beide 'producten' vragen om een totaal andere verkooptactiek. Lees verder

Vrouw als doelgroep

Vrouw als doelgroep

Het is geen geheim dat de vrouw een grote hand heeft in het uitgavenpatroon van het gezin. Richt u dan ook op 'haar'. Vrouwenmarketing scoort. Lees verder

Europeanen falen waar Amerikanen slagen

Europeanen falen waar Amerikanen slagen

De Europese ondernemer promoot zichzelf niet genoeg. De Europese ondernemer durft geen grote risico's te nemen. Boude stellingen van... Europeanen. Lees verder

Klantvriendelijke website loont

Klantvriendelijke website loont

Klanten kopen eerder van een website met goede zoek- en vergelijkfuncties dan met lage prijzen. De reden: internet is hét middel geworden om producten te vergelijken. Lees verder

Herken de klant

Herken de klant

Een ondernemer kan niet zonder zijn klant. Leer ze kennen en leer van hun gedrag. Lees verder

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De machtige koter

Richt je op de beslissers in het verkoopproces. Het maakt niet uit of u auto’s, machinerie of hoogwaardige apparatuur verkoopt. Uiteindelijk maken kinderen de keuze. Lees verder

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Kennis delen

Leuk dat patent. U hebt de kennis en concurrenten blijven op afstand. Maar soms heb je de concurrentie liefst zo dichtbij mogelijk. Lees verder

Goedkoop marketen

Goedkoop marketen

Net begonnen en nog geen budget voor een marketing-offensief? Geen nood, er zijn heel wat geldbesparende manieren om toch in de picture te komen. Lees verder

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Tien gouden marketingregels

Mond-tot-mond reclame is uit de mottenballen. Nieuwe namen – viral-, buzzmarketing – zelfde jasje, dat nog immer even fris riekt. Mond-tot-mond blijft de beste reclame. Lees verder

Slechte service door buik

Slechte service door buik

Europa wordt dikker. Hoog tijd om uw personeel eens goed te instrueren. Klanten met een pondje meer worden nogal horkerig behandeld. Lees verder

Try tryvertising

Try tryvertising

Adverteren wordt subtieler. De nieuwste trend is 'tryvertising' – het gratis uitproberen van producten of diensten. Lees verder

Marketeers zijn leugenaars

Marketeers zijn leugenaars

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De illusie van klantenbinding

De illusie van klantenbinding

Uw klanten komen echt niet zo snel terug als u denkt. Lees verder

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Gevonden geld

Leuk overzichtje op de site van ITFacts. De Amerikaanse consument wordt haarfijn gefileerd Het blijken prima en bovenal slordige klanten. Lees verder

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Sluikreclame

Levert het sponsoren van het plaatselijke voetbalelftal te weinig op? Probeer het eens met sluikreclame in de culturele hoek. Lees verder

De Chinese drempel

De Chinese drempel

Exporteren naar China. Je krijgt de indruk dat je die kans niet mag laten schieten. Maar het is niet allemaal goud wat er blinkt. Lees verder

Exporteren naar de VS

Exporteren naar de VS

Met de dure euro is exporteren naar de VS geen pretje. Maakt u toch de oversteek, let dan goed op wat Amerikanen van u verwachten. Alleen dan maakt u kans op de 'big bucks'. Lees verder

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Mond-tot-mond gereviseerd

Mond-tot-mond reclame is de beste reclame die u kunt wensen. Het eeuwenoude fenomeen ondergaat een verjongingskuur. Lees verder

Grijze clientèle

Grijze clientèle

'De grijze golf komt er aan!' Een veelgehoorde uitspraak. Stop met wachten en richt u nu al op de ouderenmarkt. Dan heeft u het verwachte succes van overmorgen al vandaag. Lees verder

Mystery Shoppen is weer in

Mystery Shoppen is weer in

Vroeger was u al blij als de klant dank-u-wel zei. Tegenwoordig zijn er wel betere methoden om de klanttevredenheid te meten. Een oud fenomeen in een nieuw jasje is mystery shopping op het web. Lees verder

"Dat kan niet"

"Dat kan niet"

Alles voor de klanten, geen ondernemer zal het bestrijden. Toch gaat het zo vaak mis, alleen al met het taalgebruik. Hoezo “het kan niet”? Lees verder

Vrouwen zijn betere verkopers dan mannen…

Vrouwen zijn betere verkopers dan mannen…

Regelmatig komt deze discussie in verschillende omstandigheden naar boven. Gek genoeg zijn het meestal mannelijke salesprofessionals die zoeken naar een bevestiging van deze stelling. En ach, waarom zou ik dat ontkennen? Lees verder

Netwerken door hobby

Netwerken door hobby

Weg met die eeuwige golfclubs. De moderne ondernemer doet wat hij leuk vindt. Gaat u graag vissen? Zoek nieuwe relaties op die vistrip in Ierland. Bent u een verstokte postzegelverzamelaar? Voer dat overleg op die filatelistische beurs. Lees verder

Netwerken op de Campus

Netwerken op de Campus

Aan de Leidse Boommarkt organiseerde Webster University dinsdagochtend een ontbijt voor ondernemers. Dit Webster Entrepreneurship Breakfast (WEB) was op Amerikaanse wijze opgeleukt. Lees verder

Uit de as herrezen

Uit de as herrezen

Wie al die mensen rond ziet lopen met een iPod, zou bijna vergeten dat het Apple niet altijd zo voor de wind is gegaan. In de jaren negentig beheerste het bedrijf slechts 2 procent van de pc-markt. Zelfs de meest verstokte fanaten morden om de gammele en steeds schaarser wordende software voor hun Mac’s. Toen keerde Mr.Apple - Steve Jobs - terug bij het bedrijf dat hij had helpen oprichten. Lees verder

Online marktonderzoek

Online marktonderzoek

Marktonderzoek is duur. Maar wie creatief is kan een hoop geld besparen. Lees verder

Bedrijfsverkoop

Bedrijfsverkoop

Overweegt u om binnenkort uw onderneming in de etalage te zetten? Bereid u dan goed voor, dit kan een hoop ellende voorkomen. Lees verder

Daimler Buses Launches Growth and Efficiency Offensive

Daimler Buses Launches Growth and Efficiency Offensive

[ Donderdag 30 november 2000 | DAIMLER Global ] Daimler Buses achieved its second-best sales result ever in 2011, selling a total of 39,740 vehicles or 2% more than in the previous year Lees verder

Xeikon N.V. Net profit up on lower sales in 2011

Xeikon N.V. Net profit up on lower sales in 2011

[ Donderdag 30 november 2000 | Xeikon ] 7 Mar 2012 (All day) Lees verder

Strong Start Into The Year Continues: Mercedes-Benz Posts New Sales

Strong Start Into The Year Continues: Mercedes-Benz Posts New Sales

[ Donderdag 30 november 2000 | DAIMLER Global ] Stuttgart - After record sales in January, Mercedes-Benz reached new heights in February, to which all regions have contributed, as well Lees verder

Mercedes-Benz Vans posts record earnings in 2011

Mercedes-Benz Vans posts record earnings in 2011

[ Donderdag 30 november 2000 | DAIMLER Global ] * Highest-ever return on sales (9 Lees verder

New head of sales at Daimler Buses/EvoBus

New head of sales at Daimler Buses/EvoBus

[ Donderdag 30 november 2000 | DAIMLER Global ] Stuttgart ? The new Head of Sales at Daimler Buses/EvoBus GmbH is to be Till Oberwörder (41) Lees verder

The Home Depot Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2011 Results

The Home Depot Announces Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2011 Results

[ Donderdag 30 november 2000 | The Home Depot ] The Home Depot today reported sales of $16 Lees verder

Mercedes-Benz has started 2012 with record sales

Mercedes-Benz has started 2012 with record sales

[ Donderdag 30 november 2000 | DAIMLER Global ] * Dr Lees verder

The Mercedes-Benz Citan - the new urban delivery van

The Mercedes-Benz Citan - the new urban delivery van

[ Donderdag 30 november 2000 | DAIMLER Global ] * New van series to boost sales Lees verder

Renault-Nissan Alliance Posts Record Sales in 2011

Renault-Nissan Alliance Posts Record Sales in 2011

[ Donderdag 30 november 2000 | Renault-Nissan ] Despite financial uncertainty and natural disasters, global sales increased 10 percent and exceeded 8 million units for the first time Lees verder

Best-Ever Mobile Broadband Sales and Strong Cash Flows Highlight AT&

Best-Ever Mobile Broadband Sales and Strong Cash Flows Highlight AT&

[ Donderdag 30 november 2000 | At&t ] 2012 Outlook: Solid Revenue, Margins and Earnings Growth with Strong Free Cash Flow Lees verder

Strong growth in fourth-quarter 2011 sales: 14.5%

Strong growth in fourth-quarter 2011 sales: 14.5%

[ Donderdag 30 november 2000 | Groupe Casino ] Groupe Casino: Strong growth in fourth-quarter 2011 sales: 14 Lees verder

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