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posted on: January 9, 2008
According to comScore research, 2007 saw an increase in total online buying approximately 20% over 2006. The field of e-commerce saw a variety of emerging trends in 2007 including: Increased focus on customer acquisition and retention through allowing and soliciting...
posted on: April 9, 2007
Microsoft says Vista was worth the 5 year wait, claiming its new operating system contains hundreds of new features including an updated graphic user interface (GUI) and visual style dubbed Windows Aero. There are new multimedia creation tools and redesigned...
posted on: April 2, 2007
Each morning before I open my office door, I brace for the clutter. I'll admit that my office should be condemned, but it's my “system” and it works! Outside my messy space, though, organization counts. In business I have always...
posted on: October 2, 2006
Fuel prices are off slightly, but have you noticed where it counts? Seen any companies dropping their surcharges lately? Consider fuel surcharges the cost of doing business from this point forward. Let’s face it, business is about making money and...
posted on: March 29, 2006
Bertha’s the newest member of the Solid Cactus team. Well, not really. But you will be seeing Bertha appear in a series of ads Solid Cactus is running to promote Cactus Complete Commerce in “Practical Ecommerce” magazine. The concept...
posted on: September 8, 2005
In the world of online retailing, attracting customers and making the sale is only half the battle. The other half is how quickly and accurately a company can get the order into the customers' hands and earn their repeat business. Today's customers are pressed for time and with buying online becoming increasingly convenient, online retailers often get only one chance to prove themselves. In the 21st century, the difference between good and great companies lies in execution of their supply chains and order fulfillment process. Whether to keep the order fulfillment function in-house or to outsource it to an order fulfillment company is certainly an important decision.
posted on: August 23, 2005
The holidays are coming. Are you still processing orders one by one? If so, it's time to join the future of e-business before the busiest season of the year. Let us introduce you to the automatic order management system...
posted on: August 15, 2005
When we launched this newsletter, Solid Cactus co-founder Joe Palko and I vowed that we would offer more than just a PR vehicle for our company. Okay, we've done some self-congratulating, but we are also determined to provide you with genuine e-business advice in every single issue. What follows is the system we use for organizing the warehouse of our own e-business, TheFerretStore.com. E-businesses expand at the holidays because of increased business, and it is critical to have a product location plan to teach to your holiday temps. An easy-to-navigate system is crucial, and is one of many things we learned along our very long road of very hard knocks as we developed our own company.
posted on: June 1, 2005
So your webstore is doing great, orders are rolling in and packages are filling up the UPS truck at the end of the day. But, the weekly bill leaves you wondering how you can save money on transportation costs. The answer is simple, rate negotiation.
posted on: May 15, 2005
How modern is your e-business? Are you taking advantage of the speed and automation of the internet, or are you still processing orders one by one? Solid Cactus can organize and automate virtually all of the daily tasks involved in running your Yahoo! Store. Our system is scalable from the small home business to the Fortune 500 companies, and it is completely secure. Imagine a day with our web-based order system in your e-business....
