Archive for May, 2009

It’s a question that can be interpreted two different ways:
You want HOW MUCH for a logo?
“You mean to tell me it’s that expensive? It’s just a simple graphic, how could you charge so much?”
Your logo is your brand and your brand is what people are going to remember you by. A professional looking [...]

Poll open until 5/31/09.
If you’re thinking about adding a catalog to your marketing mix, think Solid Cactus! When we owned our pet supply business, we designed and printed nearly 20 catalogs a year for 5 of our web properties. Our Sr. Print Media Designer, Randy Llewellyn, has 25 years of print experience and [...]

Yesterday, I hosted a webinar with Jeff Stolarcyk and Alicia Magda as my guests. Jeff and Alicia are our resident social media experts and who better to talk about SMO with than them?
When it comes to getting the word out about your business, social media is now considered crucial. Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and [...]

During today’s 2pm ET webinar on Social Media, Solid Cactus will host a live chatroom moderated by Mandy Boyle of our Internet Marketing team. Additional Internet Marketing team members will be twittering inside the chatroom, so please join us below!
If you haven’t registered for today’s webinar, please do so here.
Social Media Webinar

Congratulations to two members of my marketing team, Karen Snyder and Scott Carey. Both ended their college career today by graduating from my Alma Mater, King’s College.
Don’t they look cute

Oprah already had her moment in the Twittering sun. Aston had his too. Now it’s time to spotlight some of the resident Twitters here at Solid Cactus.
As you know, I’m going to be hosting a webinar on May 20th at 2pm ET on the importance of adding Social Media into your marketing mix. [...]

Have you embraced the Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, world of social media yet? Maybe you have in your personal life, but how about for your business?
Social Media Optimization (SMO) is the hottest form of free (yeah, I said free) advertising you can get and you SHOULD be taking advantage of it.
If you’re new to SMO, [...]

Last evening, Solid Cactus co-founder Joe Palko and myself had the honor of receiving the 2009 Ben Franklin Technology Partners iXchange Award for “Entrepreneurial Achievement.” This award is given to “individuals who best exemplify the quintessential entrepreneurial spirit: a combination of ingenuity, hard work and innovation that has resulted in the creation of a [...]

On Friday, I had the opportunity to present one year service awards to several members of the Shavertown Solid Cactus team. Each team member who reaches a 1, 5, or 10 year milestone with us receives a glass award and staff recognition. Recipients of the one year award were:
Molly Harvey – Accounting
Karen Snyder [...]

Have you downloaded the Solid Cactus Yahoo! Store Toolbar yet? If you’re a Yahoo! Store owner, our toolbar is designed to save you time by putting common Yahoo! Store functions right in your browser. Here are some things you can do with the toolbar:

Navigate quickly to common Solid Cactus and Yahoo! Store sites [...]

Earlier this week you learned about eight new features Solid Cactus released for Yahoo! Stores. Today, I’m introducing yet another feature, designed to drive your sales with minimal investment and measurable return!
At Solid Cactus Boot Camp a few weeks ago, the improved functionality of the coupon manager in the back-end of the Yahoo! Store [...]

One of the most effective ways to find and develop talent is by engaging students in our local colleges and universities through the Solid Cactus Internship program.   Students are brought in and given an opportunity to expand their experience with an industry professional from the Solid Cactus team. The pay stinks (often non-existant), but the [...]