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The Survey Says...

By Ellen Neuborne |  Oct 1, 2005

Want to know what consumers think? Put down the comment cards and poll them online instead.  Read more

The Survey Says...

By Ellen Neuborne |  Oct 1, 2005

Want to know what consumers think? Put down the comment cards and poll them online instead.  Read more

Location-Aware Apps

By Christine Lagorio |  Apr 11, 2011

You might not be the next Foursquare, but this space is huge (196 million miles, to be precise).  Read more

Internet Users Over Age 50 Flocking to Social Media

By Courtney Rubin |  Aug 30, 2010

Social networking use among Internet users ages 50 and older nearly doubled over the last year, as they look to reconnect with old friends and family.  Read more

What Privacy Concerns? People Spending More Time on Facebook

By Courtney Rubin |  Aug 2, 2010

A new report reveals Americans spend nearly a quarter of their online time on social-networking sites like Facebook, up from 16 percent a year earlier.  Read more

Smartphones Make for Smart Shoppers

By Eric Markowitz |  Dec 16, 2010

Retailers hate these apps. Plus, the anatomy of a holiday toy craze and the rest of the day's news for entrepreneurs.  Read more

One False Step: Getting E-recruiting Right

By Allan Schweyer |  Jul 1, 2004

E-recruitment is not a new thing. Last year, Pew Research noted that 61 percent of Americans (122 million people) regularly went online and 43 percent of...  Read more

How to Create a Cell Phone Policy

By J.J. McCorvey |  Feb 10, 2010

Just because cell phones have taken over the way we communicate doesn’t mean they have to take over your business. Here's some advice on how to institute a...  Read more

Understanding the Consumer of the Future

By Leigh Buchanan |  Aug 24, 2010

John Gerzema of Young and Rubicam talks about how the Great Recession will change consumer buying habits.  Read more

Deciding Whether Your Business Needs a Mobile App

By Lou Dubois |  Jul 25, 2011

Mobile applications can be one of the best ways to keep your consumers engaged with your brand as they are on the move. But first you have to decide whether ...  Read more

Nothing But Green Skies

By Alison Stein Wellner |  Nov 1, 2007

Enterprise Rent-A-Car is one of the nation's top family-owned businesses, a $12 billion behemoth that dominates its industry. But CEO Andy Taylor feared it a...  Read more

King Ink

By Max Chafkin |  Nov 1, 2007

Tattoos are everywhere. But the tattoo business has yet to outgrow its outlaw roots. Mario Barth aims to change that. His goal: to build the Starbucks of tat...  Read more