Tag Archives: success

Retailer Responsiveness to Social Media

Demandforce and Column Five developed the neat infographic displayed below. All retailers could learn more about their social media strategies and efforts from this infographic. Click the chart to go to the site of the infographic.    

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An Interview with Ron Shaich: The Force Behind Panera Bread

Panera Bread is a huge hit with 2012 systemwide sales reaching $3.4 billion (including franchisees). Just this year, Panera Bread made the Fortune 1,000 list for the first time. What makes Panera such a success and a growth engine? Part … Continue reading

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Challenges to Craigslist

For years, Craigslist has been the leading online purveyor of ‘local classifieds and forums – community moderated, and largely free.’ Craigslist’s user-friendly format, sense of community, and fee-free structure have been extremely popular. But now, Craiglist’s popularity is breeding a new group … Continue reading

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