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Stores Smarten Up Amid Spam Flood

As Dana Mattioli reports in the Wall Street Journal: “Retailers have started to wear out their welcome in customers’ E-mail inboxes, forcing stores to rethink their spam strategies. Last year, the nation’s top 100 retailers by E-commerce revenue sent recipients an … Continue reading

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Why the Job Search Is Like ‘Throwing Paper Airplanes into the Galaxy’

According to Knowledge@Wharton,  “On the one hand are job seekers who submit hundreds of applications online with little effort, but also with little hope of receiving a response. On the other hand are companies, inundated with resumes, that resort to … Continue reading

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10 Hot Web Startups Changing the Face of Retail

This story is by Macala Wright, the publisher of FashionablyMarketing.Me, one of the leading fashion and retail industry business Web sites. She is a retail consultant and business strategist who specializes in marketing consulting for fashion, luxury, and lifestyle brands. … Continue reading

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