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Facebook Ecommerce | Creating the Right Formula for Your Business

Facebook Ecommerce | Creating the Right Formula for Your Business

/ December 2, 2011 7:29 am

Putting Facebook and Ecommerce together makes perfect sense. With so many people already on Facebook sharing status updates, photos and visiting brand / fan pages why not sell products to them? In the graph below you will see the U.S. [...]

Make an Online Store @ VPZIP.com

Make an Online Store @ VPZIP.com

/ October 28, 2011 10:55 am

At Vastplanet we believe in helping small businesses get started. As a fellow entrepreneur we realize that every dollar counts when launching a new online store and we have created a new product – vpzip.com that can launch you into ecommerce in 7 days without breaking your budget! If you wanted to have a new store before the holidays or a niche business this is the perfect solution to consider.

FlipMe ‘Flips" Dating Strategy Marketing

FlipMe ‘Flips" Dating Strategy Marketing

/ August 1, 2010 8:44 am

Heard about this new concept in dating that bridges offline and online? A company in NYC called FlipMe is helping singles find dates with the use of a personalized id card that are physically handed to a potential date. I [...]

Macy’s Affiliate Partner or Competitor?

Macy’s Affiliate Partner or Competitor?

6 / March 18, 2010 9:37 am

I was reading an article in Internet Retailer about how Macy’s was able to reduce affiliate program expenses with a coupon code diversion and decided to investigate further. As an affiliate marketer this peaked my interest and wondered how this [...]

Marketing 101 | 4 Questions for Jamba Juice

Marketing 101 | 4 Questions for Jamba Juice

2 / March 9, 2010 1:54 pm

While preparing for a marketing presentation at the International Business Summit on March 11th in Tampa, I took a step back for a moment to think about the core of marketing, or as I like to call it marketing 101. [...]

New Life Event | Ecommerce & Marketing Webinar Today

New Life Event | Ecommerce & Marketing Webinar Today

/ February 28, 2010 1:02 pm

Hi, just a quick note that today the New Life Event is happening right now! The event is hosted by Shawna Fennell (CEO of 1 Choice 4 Your Store.com) and has been going on all weekend long with 30 Free Live [...]

Coupons Change Buyer Behavior @Staples

Coupons Change Buyer Behavior @Staples

/ January 27, 2010 10:21 am

Coupons have been around for ages and wanted to share my thoughts on how it changed my buying behavior in 24 hours! Recently I returned from Affiliate Summit and now have a large stack of business cards on my desk. [...]

6 Universal Principles of Influence | Affiliate Summit Day 2

6 Universal Principles of Influence | Affiliate Summit Day 2

4 / January 19, 2010 1:21 am

It’s Monday, day 2 of Affiliate Summit and started with Dr. Robert B. Cialdini giving the keynote address. Personally, I felt the keynote was excellent as it was based on his experience in using psychology within marketing. From his book, Influence: [...]

Affiliate Summit Meet Market was Amazing!

Affiliate Summit Meet Market was Amazing!

/ January 18, 2010 2:15 pm

Affiliate Summit has started! Yesterday I attended the first day of the show and had a great day meeting affiliates and merchants at the meet market. The meet market is the first networking session of the summit on Sunday and [...]

Affiliate Summit 2010 | Let's Connect

Affiliate Summit 2010 | Let's Connect

/ January 13, 2010 11:44 am

In a few days, I will be attending Affiliate Summit in Las Vegas and wanted to let you know about 3 ways to connect at the show. In case you don’t know about Affiliate Summit it’s the leading event for [...]