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posted on: December 6, 2007
After a year of record growth during the past year, Solid Cactus moved all of our customer relations management to Salesforce.com. Salesforce's core functionality, combined with customizable application add-ons, and project management tools have streamlined the way Solid Cactus interacts...
posted on: June 26, 2007
June 25, 2007 (Wilkes-Barre, PA) Solid Cactus, a total e-commerce solutions provider and award-winning web design company, has been cited for 5 awards from the 13th Annual Communicator Awards. The company won one Award for Excellence, the highest award in...
posted on: June 21, 2007
Of top websites, Solid Cactus clients outnumber all other developers June 21, 2007 (Wilkes-Barre, PA) Solid Cactus, a total e-commerce solutions provider and award-winning web design company, has announced that 27 e-commerce sites-- 5.4% of the 2007 Internet Retailer Top...
posted on: June 12, 2007
June 11, 2007 (Wilkes-Barre, PA) Solid Cactus, a total e-commerce solutions provider and renowned web design company, has announced its 100th employee hire. Solid Cactus began operations in 2001 with four employees and began the 2006 calendar year with a...
posted on: June 4, 2007
June 4, 2007 (Wilkes-Barre, PA) Solid Cactus®, a renowned web design company, has launched a magazine designed for e-commerce store operators. eBiz Insider™ will concentrate on advice for people and companies doing business on the Internet. The first issue rolled...
posted on: May 22, 2007
Unlike his classmates, 20 year old Emory University student, Sean Belnick, will be doing a lot more on his summer vacation than internships and partying at the beach. As CEO of BizChair.com, an online retailer of furniture, Sean's summer will...
posted on: May 15, 2007
May 15, 2007 (Wilkes-Barre, PA) Get Clean™ nontoxic super concentrated household cleaners from Shaklee Corporation, the number one natural nutrition company in the U.S., were spotlighted on a national talk show recently. In advance of the appearance and an expected...
posted on: May 7, 2007
April 27, 2007 (Wilkes-Barre, PA) Athletes for Hope, a 501(c) (3) charitable organization founded by a dozen world-famous athletes, unveiled its new web site to coincide with the group's nationally televised appearance on ABC's Good Morning America. The web site...
posted on: April 23, 2007
“I got my first computer in the second grade,” says Technical Support Manager Dave Thomas. “I learned BASIC and wrote my first computer program when I was ten. My dad brought home a computer and taught me at first. After...
posted on: April 3, 2007
On March 30th, members of the Solid Cactus staff attended our quarterly company meeting at The Woodlands Inn and Resort in Wilkes-Barre, PA. In addition to getting everyone up-to-date with what's happening in the company, several team members were given...
posted on: April 2, 2007
Today's post is written by John Fallon, Director of Application Development here at Solid Cactus. John along with Miguel Younger spent some time in the classroom a few days ago, and this is their story... Miguel Younger and I were...
posted on: March 26, 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...
posted on: March 22, 2007
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....
posted on: March 20, 2007
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...
posted on: March 20, 2007
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...
posted on: March 6, 2007
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®...
posted on: March 6, 2007
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...
posted on: February 26, 2007
General Counsel Jonathan Tenenbaum knew Solid Cactus was more than just another client from the start. “I represented them on behalf of my former law firm,” says Jon. “I noticed right away they had a certain vibe. They were taking...
posted on: February 5, 2007
We knew Solid Cactus would grow. Last year we went from 32 to 75 people. Sales jumped 75% and our client list grew by 50%. But our clients’ needs have grown, so Solid Cactus has evolved. In 2006 we became...
posted on: February 2, 2007
Wilkes Barre, PA residents woke Friday morning to see Feed Perfect, an analytic tool used to manage compaigns on Comparison Shopping Engines (CSEs) like Froogle and Shopping.com, in their newpaper, The Times Leader. Thursday Solid Cactus announced the creation of...
posted on: February 1, 2007
February 1, 2007 (Wilkes-Barre, PA) Solid Cactus®, a total solutions e-commerce provider, introduces its new product Feed Perfect™. Feed Perfect has been in development for 18 months and was funded in part by Ben Franklin Technology Partners of PA. Feed...
posted on: January 25, 2007
Aromaleigh INc., cutting-edge cosmetic company specializing in mineral makeup and skincare, is proud to accounce the launch of their newly redesigned website. Kristen Leigh Bell, Aromaleigh President and Creative Director, relied on the developers here at SOlid Cactus, when it...
posted on: January 22, 2007
"It’s cool to be on this side of the Internet, helping people design web sites that make them more money!” So says the ever-positive Sarah Ruckno about her job as a Solid Cactus E-commerce Consultant. “I always knew I wanted...
posted on: December 26, 2006
I played with computers ever since I was a kid,” says Application Developer Dan Matriccino. “I took a programming course in 9th grade and I knew right away this was what I wanted to do for a living.” Dan...
posted on: December 12, 2006
December 11, 2006 (Wilkes-Barre, PA) Solid Cactus, Inc., further underscored its growth and increasing prominence in the web site design business. Today the company announced the following promotions and new staff additions: Miguel Younger has been appointed General Manager of...
posted on: December 12, 2006
December 8, 2006 (Wilkes-Barre, PA) Solid Cactus, Inc., today announced the appointment of Justin Rattigan as chief operating officer, effective immediately. In this position, Mr. Rattigan will be responsible for the overall operation of the company and its individual...
posted on: December 12, 2006
December 11, 2006 (Wilkes-Barre, PA) Solid Cactus, Inc., today announced the appointment of Sean Gove as chief marketing officer, effective immediately. In this position, Mr. Gove will move from his current position as head of sales and will now be...
posted on: December 12, 2006
December 11, 2006 (Wilkes-Barre, PA) Solid Cactus, a Wilkes-Barre PA based website design and marketing agency today announced the addition of Farukh Shroff as General Manager of Internet Marketing. Mr. Shroff is a well-known and highly regarded expert in affiliate...
posted on: December 8, 2006
Batteryfuel, leading supplier of power products for cellphones, cameras and laptops has announced they are celebrating the holiday season by offering Free Shipping for the rest of the year. The company prepared for this holiday by changing a few details...
posted on: December 8, 2006
Yahoo! PR Director and Solid Cactus customer Terra Carmichael, owner of FlyingPeas, is making quite a name for herself in the ecommerce world. As new mommy of twin 19-month-old boys, Terra soon realized the majority of the clothes and accessories...
posted on: December 6, 2006
In a state where there are 280,000 businesses, Solid Cactus has been named the 21st best medium size company to work for in the state of Pennsylvania. This statistic was recently released by ModernThink, a Delaware based firm, which...
posted on: December 4, 2006
December 4, 2006 (Wilkes-Barre, PA) - Scott Sanfilippo, Solid Cactus co-founder and President has announced that his web development company has been selected #21 on the list of “Best Places to Work in Pennsylvania.” This honor follows national and regional...
posted on: December 4, 2006
2006 was one amazing year at Solid Cactus! The numbers say volumes. At the end of 2005, we had 32 team members. Today we have 75 full-time people. It was you, our clients, who drove our growth. You wanted more...
posted on: November 27, 2006
Graphic Designer Joe Karavis loves his job. “I get to do something different every day,” says Joe K. “Our clients sell every product you could think of, so work is always different.” Joe has a hand in everything Solid...
posted on: November 13, 2006
How do you build a better team? The simple answer is to get everyone to contribute what they do best. The road to that simple answer is not so simple, and it leads companies to try novel solutions. Solid Cactus...
posted on: October 31, 2006
October 25, 2006 (Wilkes-Barre, PA) – Solid Cactus is a web development company which is offering free training to e-commerce owners who want to more efficiently manage their sites or learn the basics for opening and operating a Yahoo! Store....
posted on: October 23, 2006
When I started trading IM’s with co-founder Joe Palko five years ago, I never imagined this,” says Creative Director Andrew Smagin. Andrew is one of the four original Solid Cactus employees, and his design team is now larger than...
posted on: October 20, 2006
Within the pages of the October edition of InSight, the Yahoo! Small Business newsletter, you'll find an article Spreading the Word on viral marketing. With the increasing number of small online businesses, the important factor in keeping your customers coming...
posted on: October 11, 2006
October 10, 2006 (Wilkes-Barre, PA) – Solid Cactus, a Wilkes-Barre, PA based website development and consulting company, today introduced "Protected By Cactus" a suite of intellectual property protection services for the small business community. "With the growth of e-commerce, online...
posted on: September 25, 2006
“I’ve been in call center management for 12 years,” says Call Center Director Karen Weller, “and Solid Cactus is more fast-paced than any company I’ve ever worked for.” Karen joined Solid Cactus in June. Her challenge: establish a call...
posted on: September 18, 2006
On September 22 and 23 webmasters everywhere will be destined to Dallas, TX where they will have the opportunity to speak with a few industry experts during the Webmast Jam Session sponsored by CoffeeCup Software. Among those experts are Solid...
posted on: September 7, 2006
You've heard it before; blogs are valuable assets when it comes to your marketing plan. With approximately 9 million blogs on the web today, it would be suicidal to not become part of this. Among those 9 million blogs, you'll...
posted on: September 1, 2006
September 1, 2006 (Wilkes-Barre, PA) – Solid Cactus, a Wilkes-Barre, PA based website design and marketing company, today announced a partnership with US Airways that will allow the company to reward their customers with US Airways Dividend Miles. Dividend Miles...
posted on: August 30, 2006
August 29th, 2005 and Hurricane Katrina has burned a memory in the minds of anyone from Southeast Louisiana. As most of America stayed glued to their televisions watching the endless footage of the destroyed “Big Easy,” the residents of New...
posted on: August 28, 2006
Director of Sales Chris Williams has been at his job for about a month now and has proved successful in encouraging the entire sales team to both meet and exceed their sales goals. Chris Williams may be new to...
posted on: August 18, 2006
August 18, 2006 (Wilkes-Barre, PA) – Solid Cactus, a Wilkes-Barre, PA based website design and development company, announced today that it has named Jon Jensen as chief financial officer. Mr. Jensen brings over 35 years of business expertise to his...
posted on: August 15, 2006
•The ferret guys. In 1994, Joe Palko and Scott Sanfilippo were toiling as a high-tech salesman and a United Parcel Service manager. One day, the ferret owners realized that few pet stores carried food and toys for their furry creatures....
posted on: August 11, 2006
Wilkes-Barre, PA – August 10, 2006 – Solid Cactus (http://www.solidcactus.com), a Wilkes-Barre PA based website design and development company, today announced the addition of Search Marketing and Affiliate Program Management to its growing list of product offerings. The company's search...
posted on: August 7, 2006
Dear Solid Cactus Partner, It’s rare when Wilkes-Barre, PA makes national headlines. But we were back in the spotlight when late June flooding forced the evacuation of 175,000 people in the greater Wyoming Valley. It wasn’t the first time high...
posted on: July 24, 2006
If it comes through Solid Cactus, it will always start with me,” says Lisa Kramer in her matter-of-fact way, because if you are a Solid Cactus client-you would have spoken with her to get you in touch with the best...
posted on: June 18, 2006
You just opened your first e-commerce store, the orders are coming in, but you're too busy picking and packing to answer the phone and reply to customer email. It's a common scenario for many business owners, but there is a...
posted on: May 8, 2006
The Solid Cactus “tag line” sums us up. Five words – “your partner in e-commerce success” – define our goals and the direction of our company. People choose Solid Cactus because of the real-world experience we’ve gained from running our...
posted on: March 17, 2006
That's right everyone, the 2006 bloggies were given out on Monday, March 13 during the South by Southwest Interactive Festival held in Austin Texas. Out of the millions of blogs that exist and the thousands of nominees, there were only...
posted on: March 9, 2006
posted on: March 6, 2006
Buy Dingo S&J Great Deals Traylor Papers Dog IDs Upstairs Boutique Bellarina Baby Worship Music Score Sports Baseball Bulldog Golf Store Time Clock Outlet Soccer Garage Curious Zone...
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posted on: February 27, 2006
Automation Mania Sak World Paintball CJ Home and Office Great Uncle Peters Yosemite Gifts Ella Bella Kids...
posted on: February 26, 2006
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posted on: January 23, 2006
We are proud to announce the launch of the following client sites: Tea Junky Advantage Supplements Popcorn Machines Direct Mainely Urns...
posted on: January 8, 2006
Fast-growing, high-technology businesses. Wilkes-Barre. Not long ago, putting all those words in one sentence would have created an oxymoron; a series of words that contradicts itself, such as "jumbo shrimp." But two local companies are proving that high-tech and low profile can fit together quite nicely. And their success is creating job opportunities commonly thought to exist only in California ... or India.
"Wilkes-Barre Companies Lead Way As Computer Jobs Take Off In Region - By Ron Bartizek" »
posted on: January 6, 2006
We are proud to announce the launch of the following client sites: Vacuums 24x7: http://solidcactus.com/vacuums24x7.html The Stylish Child: http://solidcactus.com/thestylishchild.html Inksplats: http://solidcactus.com/inksplats.html Dreamland Jewelry: http://solidcactus.com/dreamland-jewelry.html Evans Online: http://solidcactus.com/evans-online.html...
posted on: December 21, 2005
Raphael Cohen, President, of Universal Watch Company knew what their company needed to boost their sales in the 4th quarter – a makeover for their online store. As the United States distributor for Boccia Titanium Watches & Jewelry, TeNo Stainless...
posted on: December 20, 2005
The Styles family of Lagrangeville, New York has been in the aviation industry since 1969 owning and operating Sky Acres Airport. President Steven Styles learned from pilots flying into his airport that there was a need for a one-stop-shop for...
posted on: November 23, 2005
The Solid Cactus family continues to grow. We are delighted to announce we've hired Jeffrey Li as a Web Developer, and Adam Sieminski and Joseph Karavis are joining us as eCommerce Consultants.
posted on: November 1, 2005
Cyberspace is real. Tens of thousands of businesses prove it by generating billions in trade. Dozens of new e-commerce sites go online every single day. The question for traditional businesses is not whether to go online, but how best to do it.
posted on: October 25, 2005
Solid Cactus Inc., a leading website developer, announces the addition of four new employees in the Wilkes-Barre, PA office. Chris Harman joins the company as an RTML Developer and will be responsible for programming client sites for use on the...
posted on: October 23, 2005
The Solid Cactus family continues to grow. Chris Harman comes aboard as a Web Developer, Jenn Sliwinski is a new Training and Support Specialist, Michelle Pushefski is a Sales Engineer, and Tom Williams is our new Solutions Advisor.
posted on: September 26, 2005
Solid Cactus Inc., a leading website developer and Yahoo! Small Business, a leading provider of essential online services for small businesses, today announced they intend to collaborate to provide small business customers with affordable website design packages for the Yahoo!...
posted on: September 23, 2005
If you're receiving this as the busy retail season approaches then you already own a Solid Cactus web site. If so, you're ready for the approaching shopping season. You may even be too busy to read this until the New Year. Hey! Don't blame us; you wanted a piece of the e-commerce pie. Now you get to experience the dark side of "Black Friday."
posted on: August 30, 2005
The Solid Cactus family continues to grow with three new people. Bryan Banks and Brian Emershaw are e-Commerce Consultants and Michael Shales is our newest Solutions Advisor.
posted on: July 31, 2005
Conversion rates are the name of the game in e-commerce. It's nice to have lots of hits on your web site, but only when you convert a visitor into a buyer are you making money. The key to higher conversion rates is to make it easy on your shoppers! Make it easy for them to navigate your site, and make it easy to find the products they want to buy at price points they can afford. Let them customize their shopping experience the way they would in a brick-and-mortar store.
posted on: July 26, 2005
Massachusetts based embroiderer, Embroider This, needed a website redesign and they also had an aggressive deadline that needed to be met. Owner Sarah Kochanowski knew just who to call, Solid Cactus. With strict standards for design and a firm date...
posted on: July 26, 2005
Tatyana Cathcart wanted to take her pop-culture fashion website, BabyGirlBoutique.com, to the next level with a more professional looking website, easier to manage backend, and a customer friendly shopping cart system. To get the job done, she teamed up with...
posted on: July 26, 2005
Caring for triplets is no easy task. Neither is managing a successful website. Lynn Lorenz, owner of JustMultiples.com, a website specializing in products for twins, triplets and their families, needed an easier way to keep her on-line store up to...
posted on: July 7, 2005
When the National Wildlife Federation decided it was time to update their Yahoo! Merchant Solutions ecommerce store, Solid Cactus was chosen as their developer. The non-profit organization who’s goal since 1936 has been to protect America’s wildlife, raises much needed...
posted on: June 13, 2005
Treasured Locks needed to make their website more customer friendly and professional looking, after all they’re in the beauty business. When the time came for a site makeover, they chose Solid Cactus. Specializing in high quality, natural and hard to...
posted on: May 22, 2005
It's here... the premier issue of our client newsletter, The Solid Cactus News. We've designed it as a communication tool to keep you up to date with what's happening at Solid Cactus and to provide you with tips and tricks on how to get the most out of your e-commerce store. Look inside and you'll see that even though it's summer, we're gearing up for the holidays with ways to get your site and your backend prepared for the biggest shopping season of the year. After all, it's only a few months away!
posted on: May 18, 2005
Solid Cactus, Inc., recently presented a workshop entitled “Yahoo! Solutions for Businesses” at the 2005 Small eBusiness World conference held in Chicago May 6 – 7, 2005. Participants heard co-founder and President of Solid Cactus, Joe Palko, discuss how he...
posted on: May 16, 2005
When start-up performance apparel retailer, Zensah.com, needed to get on the web, they called upon Solid Cactus to get them there, and get them there fast. “We are going up against very large companies, with huge resources. We needed a...
posted on: May 1, 2005
There's an old saying in sports, "if you're not getting better, you're getting worse." It's true in business too. Solid Cactus clients expect the very best from their web sites; it is our responsibility to meet those expectations. The best recommendation to our next client is to show how we helped our last client. Here are some of the ways we've improved to help you improve...
posted on: April 27, 2005
Solid Cactus, Inc., today announced the appointment of Jason Longo as Integration & Support Manager effective immediately. In this position, Mr. Longo will be responsible for providing technical and start-up support for the company’s web-accessible order and fulfillment management software...