Customer Expectations: A New Shopping Infographic

Posted on January 14, 2014 by bermanevansretail
Baynote (a provider of personalized customer experience solutions) recently released the results of its 4th annual “Holiday Online Shopping Survey.” 1,000 U.S. online holiday shoppers were surveyed during the week after Cyber Monday 2013. The survey looks at consumer behavior and buying influences across retail channels, including stores, Web sites, social networks, tablets, and mobile devices.
The infographic below summarizes its findings.

 

 

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Self Branding for a Successful Career

Posted on January 12, 2014 by bermanevansretail

Many tips and links to promote career success

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Self branding — how we wanted to be perceived by employers, potential employers, peers, and others — is a major key to long-term career success.

With this in mind, here are a few questions:

  • Can you summarize yourself professionally in 25 words or less?
  • Do you have the skill set that employers want?
  • Is your skill set distinctive?
  • Do you regularly review and update your self positioning statement?
  • Do you regularly add to your skill set?
  • Is your self positioning statement well articulated at the top of your resume and at your LinkedIn profile?
  • Do you seek out feedback on your LinkedIn profile?
  • Is your self branding an honest reflection of yourself?

 

Here are some helpful posts that we have made on this topic. Take a look:

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A New Amazon Infographic

Posted on January 11, 2014 by bermanevansretail
Check it out! And click on the infographic for a lot more information about Amazon.com. [After clicking the chart, be sure to scroll down to read the information under the infographic.]

 


Source: GreatBusinessSchools.org

 

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