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New Report Predicts Falling Home Prices Starting in 2017

Financiarul June 4, 2015July 19, 2024Business, Investing Leave a comment

Americans should expect to see home prices fall for a three-year period starting in 2017, according to a new projection by Bank of America analyst Chris Flanagan. That’s because of a lack of earning gains in recent years, he says. “We do not see income growing fast enough to keep up with the past few years of rapid increases in home prices,” he explains in his analysis. The projection isn’t necessarily cause for alarm; the property declines will be “modest,” … Continue reading “New Report Predicts Falling Home Prices Starting in 2017”

Is Facebook Too Influential?

Financiarul June 3, 2015July 19, 2024Business, Economy, Sales & Marketing, Technologyalgorithm, Facebook, Internet, social media Leave a comment

Facebook has become one of the most powerful, influential forces online. There are 1.44 billion monthly active Facebook users, 65% of whom use it daily. About 6% of the total time web users collectively spend on the Internet each day is devoted to perusing Facebook. In March 2013, the social network drove 21.25% of all traffic that sites received. Now, people are questioning the impact Facebook’s influence is having after a new study from the Pew Research Center for Media … Continue reading “Is Facebook Too Influential?”

Home Values for First-Quarter 2015 Surveys Show a Higher Increase Than Expected

Financiarul May 27, 2015July 19, 2024Business, Economy, Investing Leave a comment

In major 20 cities throughout the U.S., home values rose at a faster rate in the first quarter of 2015 than analysts had predicted in 2014. The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg Business both report that a limited number of available homes is likely to continue driving values up for the rest of the year. According to the SandP/Case-Shiller index report, released on May 26, property values have increased by 4.1% since March 2014. Bloomberg has reported, from a survey … Continue reading “Home Values for First-Quarter 2015 Surveys Show a Higher Increase Than Expected”

Millennials Are Now the Biggest Generation in the American Workforce, But Their Influence As Consumers Is Equally Important

Financiarul May 20, 2015July 19, 2024Business, Economy, Entrepreneurs, Technologyconsumers, generations, Millennials, workforce Leave a comment

Recent data from the Pew Research Center and a U.S. Census Bureau survey shows that Millennials are starting to become even more influential, now that they have become the largest generation in the American workforce. The Wall Street Journal and TIME magazine both report that there are 53.5 million Millennials in the workforce, making up about one-third of the working American population. A Pew analysis estimates that Millennials surpassed Gen Xers in the first quarter of the year; this generation is now slightly less … Continue reading “Millennials Are Now the Biggest Generation in the American Workforce, But Their Influence As Consumers Is Equally Important”

New England Clothing Company Opens Nautical-Themed Office in Connecticut

Financiarul May 18, 2015July 19, 2024Businessclothing, Martha's Vineyard, retail, Vineyard Vines Leave a comment

There are a number of components that help create effective, productive workplaces, from natural lighting to a close-knit, hardworking team. However, for some reason, office decor often seems to be forgotten when companies try to focus and promote their brand. Fortunately, this seems to be changing: a number of prominent businesses have begun working to make their offices not only productive but enjoyable spaces. Google, for example, offers its employees gourmet food and creatively-designed game rooms, maintaining that staff happiness … Continue reading “New England Clothing Company Opens Nautical-Themed Office in Connecticut”

Steve Jobs’ Business Cards Bring in More Than $10K at Charity Auction

Financiarul May 14, 2015July 19, 2024Business, EntrepreneursApple, business card, digital business cards, Steve Jobs Leave a comment

Under normal circumstances, nearly 9 out of 10 — 88% — of business cards are thrown out within a week.But fortunately for a California private school, one of its families had the foresight to save three of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs’ business cards when they did catering work for him decades ago. Over the weekend, those cards brought in over $10,000 at the school’s annual fundraising auction. The winning bidder, The Marin School confirmed May 11, was Tim Knowles, CEO … Continue reading “Steve Jobs’ Business Cards Bring in More Than $10K at Charity Auction”

Companies Not Making the Most of Latest Marketing Tools and Strategies, Studies Show

Financiarul May 4, 2015July 19, 2024Business, Sales & Marketing, TechnologyB2B, B2C, digital marketing, marketing Leave a comment

Many companies are underutilizing marketing tools, leading to fewer leads and even fewer sales than they’d like, a new study released by CSO Insights has concluded. Automation provides one good example, Jim Dickie, managing partner of CSO Insights, told industry site Direct Marketing News April 17. “Marketing automation systems are basically tools, but you need a process to go along with those tools,” Dickie said. “A quarter of the companies we surveyed didn’t even have a definition of a qualified … Continue reading “Companies Not Making the Most of Latest Marketing Tools and Strategies, Studies Show”