Archive for March, 2007

My ultimate goal is to position Solid Cactus as one of the leading Internet marketing companies in the world.” So says Farukh Shroff, General Manager of Internet Marketing for Solid Cactus. Farukh is considered one of the top Internet marketing experts in the country. Farukh oversees development of the Affiliate Marketing Management, Search Engine Marketing… Read More

Yahoo! Store is releasing new updates to help you streamline your store and check process late tomorrow night (3/22/07 PDT). The scheduled updates will include An updated Paypal Checkout Button The creation of Payment Center (which will replace the current Payment Methods section of the store manager) The inclusion of Paypal Website Payments Pro (which allows for the… Read More

Safety Glasses USA, a Three Rivers, Michigan company which specializes in providing it’s customers with durable safety glasses and protective eyewear, was recently awarded the 2007 Intergrity Award for a small business by the Better Business Bureau of Western Michigan. Safety Glasses USA competed against companies nominated from 38 counties in Western Michigan. All nominees… Read More

It was a no-brainer for Solid Cactus to be a co-sponsor of the future. That’s what we did as our part of the Eighth Annual Great Valley Computer Contest March 7th at College Misericordia. We got to invest in the next generation and then watch them in action. Teams of high school… Read More

Could the rumors be true? Could actual “fitness” be breaking out at Solid Cactus? Word is RTML Developers Chris Harman and Jeffrey Li are fielding “Wallyball” teams. They’re forming up two teams of 8 players each. The teams will play in the Wilkes-Barre Family YMCA Wallyball League against other teams from… Read More

Many traditional store owners view the web as a threat, but they shouldn’t. Instead, they should look ahead, see giant retailers like Walmart squeezing them, and turn to the online world as the solution to an ever-encroaching problem. Making the change to a world of digital merchandising and advertising can be scary. Most of… Read More

Scott Sanfilippo, Solid Cactus co-founder and President, made an appearance on the Yahoo! Store Blog as a guest blogger today, March 16, 2007. His post came around as a result of a recent two-part post on the Yahoo! Store Blog from Brian Smith of SingleFeed. Sanfilippo’s article discusses the rising use of Shopping Comparison Engines… Read More

With so many spending so much to get the word out; email marketing must work, right? According to Maxine Grossman of GOT Corporation, email marketing works–if done correctly. “Email is an excellent tool for customer retention and loyalty,” says Maxine. “You can develop a relationship with readers and be top of mind.… Read More

February 1, 2007 (Wilkes-Barre, PA) Solid Cactus®, a total solutions e-commerce provider, announces its second "Boot Camp," this year with a twist. The retreat will take place at sea, July 1st to the 5th, touring the Bahamas aboard Disney Wonder® from the Disney Cruise Line®. This continues a Solid Cactus practice… Read More

Solid Cactus co-founder and president, Scott Sanfilippo, took some real estate in the March 2007 edtion of Northeast Pennsylvania Business Journal. It has become common knowledge that large computer companies are located in the western US, and the eastern part of the country is mainly Railroads and coal mines. In his article, In my opinion,… Read More

My screensaver shows scenes of sun-splashed beaches and tropical destinations, not snow. I am focused on… Solid Cactus Boot Camp @ Sea 2007! This time we’re taking to the high seas on what we call a “working vacation.” Our next Boot Camp will be aboard “Disney Wonder®” from Disney Cruise Line®. We’ll embark… Read More