You Want Them to Buy? Sell Benefits
Analytics

You Want Them to Buy? Sell Benefits

25y Bryan Eisenberg

You Want Them to Buy? Sell Benefits

To sell, you must appeal to what motivates people. Use words that evoke, not words that baffle. In other words, translate features, which appeal to th...

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Data's Dandy. But Do a Reality Check, Too
Analytics

Data's Dandy. But Do a Reality Check, Too

25y Janet Ryan

Data's Dandy. But Do a Reality Check, Too

On Quantitative Data -- / How ample to rely / In Tumult -- or Extremity -- / How good the Certainty / ... / Though None be on our Side... In other wor...

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Companies, Universities Moving Toward E-Learning
Audience

Companies, Universities Moving Toward E-Learning

25y Michael Pastore

Companies, Universities Moving Toward E-Learning

Worldwide revenues in the corporate e-learning market will surpass $23 billion by 2004, according to IDC. Not too bad when you consider the market was...

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Active Internet Users Ready for iTV Applications
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Active Internet Users Ready for iTV Applications

25y Michael Pastore

Active Internet Users Ready for iTV Applications

Consumers who spend at least 30 hours per week online, and consumers who access the Internet on their PC while watching TV exhibit a greater interest ...

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Internet Gender Gap Remains in Canada
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Internet Gender Gap Remains in Canada

25y Michael Pastore

Internet Gender Gap Remains in Canada

The General Social Survey by Statistics Canada found that 13 million Canadians, or 53 percent of those aged 15 and over, used the Internet at home, at...

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Switzerland's Online Population
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Switzerland's Online Population

25y Michael Pastore

Switzerland's Online Population

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The Myth of the Average Customer
Analytics

The Myth of the Average Customer

25y Michael Hochster

The Myth of the Average Customer

For market researchers who think in terms of the "average customer," there's a tool they must learn about. Segmentation is its name, and Michael shows...

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The 12 Laws of Selling in a Down Market
Analytics

The 12 Laws of Selling in a Down Market

25y Patricia Clark

The 12 Laws of Selling in a Down Market

The market's down. That doesn't mean you have to be. Just adhere to these 12 laws, and you'll become a model of sales citizenship. Read More...

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Teachers Say Internet Improves Quality of Education
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Teachers Say Internet Improves Quality of Education

25y Michael Pastore

Teachers Say Internet Improves Quality of Educatio...

More than 80 percent of teachers believe that computers and access to the Internet improve the quality of education, according to a survey by educatio...

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Brazil's Online Population
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Brazil's Online Population

25y Michael Pastore

Brazil's Online Population

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There's Hope Yet for Web Advertising
Ad Industry Metrics

There's Hope Yet for Web Advertising

25y Christopher Saunders

There's Hope Yet for Web Advertising

The online advertising sector is not all that bad -- and actually could be getting better -- according to a report from Nielsen//NetRatings' AdSpectru...

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E-Mail Killed the Post Office Star
Data insights

E-Mail Killed the Post Office Star

25y Michael Pastore

E-Mail Killed the Post Office Star

E-mail is among the reasons the U.S. Postal Service may consider canceling Saturday delivery, but studies by United Messaging and Pitney Bowes found a...

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LANs Losing Their Lines and Going Wireless
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LANs Losing Their Lines and Going Wireless

25y Michael Pastore

LANs Losing Their Lines and Going Wireless

Local area networks are increasingly going wireless, and not just at the office. Sales of wireless home networking gear helped the home network market...

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SMS Continues to Take Messaging World by Storm
Data insights

SMS Continues to Take Messaging World by Storm

25y Michael Pastore

SMS Continues to Take Messaging World by Storm

According to the GSM Association, 15 billion SMS text messages were sent over GSM wireless networks during December 2000, and it appears messaging is ...

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West Coast Cities Among Most Wired in U.S.
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West Coast Cities Among Most Wired in U.S.

25y Michael Pastore

West Coast Cities Among Most Wired in U.S.

The Pacific Northwest cities of Portland, Ore. and Seattle are the most wired cities in the United States with nearly 70 percent of households having ...

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IT Job Market Softens, But Demand Remains
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IT Job Market Softens, But Demand Remains

25y Michael Pastore

IT Job Market Softens, But Demand Remains

Although demand for information technology workers is down 44 percent from 2000, one in every 14 workers U.S. workers is involved in IT, and one in ev...

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DSL Users Diving into the Net
Data insights

DSL Users Diving into the Net

25y Michael Pastore

DSL Users Diving into the Net

Residential DSL users are spending an average of 25 hours per week online, according to a feel-good study by DSL provider SBC Communications. But the ...

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The ABCs of GTC and POA
Analytics

The ABCs of GTC and POA

25y Bryan Eisenberg

The ABCs of GTC and POA

You don't need a B.A. or M.S. or Ph.D. to know that beyond the ABCs of running a site are the GTC and POA. Bryan spells it all out for you. Read More...

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Measuring Customer Performance: What Counts?
Analytics

Measuring Customer Performance: What Counts?

25y Janet Ryan

Measuring Customer Performance: What Counts?

From New York to Italy, and measure for measure, readers have been responding to Janet'scall for sharing customer performance metrics. The long and sh...

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Koreans Lead in Broadband Usage
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Koreans Lead in Broadband Usage

25y Michael Pastore

Koreans Lead in Broadband Usage

Korea leads the world in broadband usage, according to data from 11 countries compiled by NetValue, followed by the United States. France has the high...

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Seven Degrees of Internet Surfing
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Seven Degrees of Internet Surfing

25y Michael Pastore

Seven Degrees of Internet Surfing

There's yet another study that attempts to classify Internet users by putting them into categories. This time, the study is by Booz-Allen & Hamilton a...

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North America Remains a Wasteland for Mobile Content
Data insights

North America Remains a Wasteland for Mobile Content

25y Michael Pastore

North America Remains a Wasteland for Mobile Conte...

North America will account for less than 10 percent of global advertising, commerce and subscription revenue from mobile phones in 2003, according to ...

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How to Get Started With a Pre-Post Analysis
Analytics

How to Get Started With a Pre-Post Analysis

25y Michael Hochster

How to Get Started With a Pre-Post Analysis

The pre-post analysis, while a fundamental type of market research experiment, has countless tricky applications. Luckily, Michael stresses the key po...

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Online Shopping Picks Up in February
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Online Shopping Picks Up in February

25y Michael Pastore

Online Shopping Picks Up in February

Online shopping shook off its customary January slumber in February. Total spending on online sales increased from $3 billion in January to $3.4 billi...

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Internet Users, Time Online Increases in Europe
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Internet Users, Time Online Increases in Europe

25y Michael Pastore

Internet Users, Time Online Increases in Europe

The amount of time European at-home Internet users spend online has risen dramatically in the past nine months, according to data compiled by Jupiter ...

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Broadband Access Takes to the Rooftops
Data insights

Broadband Access Takes to the Rooftops

25y Michael Pastore

Broadband Access Takes to the Rooftops

Fixed wireless high-speed Internet access offers broadband without the last-mile bottlenecks. That's part of the reason Frost & Sullivan projects the ...

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Offline Brands Continue to Master E-Commerce
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Offline Brands Continue to Master E-Commerce

25y Michael Pastore

Offline Brands Continue to Master E-Commerce

As if the most recent holiday season wasn't proof enough that offline brands are taking over the e-commerce world, a survey by Andersen found that e-t...

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