Stock Control System
We’ve worked with a few companies that offer stock management software in the past. No matter what we experiment with, we’re never happy with the results. Until recently, we’ve been on a feverish hunt for the best product available on the market.
Luckily, we found Orderwise recently. Like any company would, we love their software because it maximizes profit through stock and inventory control. It allows companies to keep low stock holdings and track goods via serial numbers, among many other things.
Whatever you might be looking for in a stock management software, Orderwise is the way to go. Be sure to check them out and let us know what you think.
A Directory From Down Under
As Internet marketers, we love and get along with all kinds of other Internet marketers from all around the world. One of our favorite things to do is go to conferences and meet other Internet marketers that might specialize in different areas than us, or better yet, understand geographic markets that we’ve never penetrated before.
A good example of an ideal marketer for us to meet is a web specialist in Australia or New Zealand. Compared to where we’re headquartered in Florida, that’s all the way across the globe.
Now, all I need is a reliable website that would allow us to engage with these folks, just in case a conference opportunity never comes around.
Bam! We found Internet Marketing Forum Australia.
It’s a forum where Australians and New Zealanders can share their Internet marketing ideas with one another in order to improve their marketing efforts and ideas.
We’ve checked out the site and now it’s time for you to as well.
Let us know what you think of it.
Marketing to Canada
We’ve been working on a few campaigns that pinpoint certain areas of Canada recently. Being a U.S. based company and having only visited a few English-speaking regions of Canada myself, I’ll be the first to admit that I don’t completely understand all of the ins and outs of Canadian culture(s), where they speak which language, and what the people are into.
Lucky for us, we’ve been working with a large enough brand to be able to shoot for a wide demographic, which pretty much consists of all Canadians.
However, what we’ve had to consider is the vast differences throughout the entire country? How could we reach to the French-speaking Canadians as well as the English-speakers? What other variables would we have to consider?
Our best piece of advice after having gone through the process of marketing to Canada is to learn first-hand about the cultures before you try to do too much. It’s often best to actually make a personal visit to each location to ensure that you understand the people and the cultures. If you can’t, the project scope may just be too large and problematic for you to take on.
An example of a local that is doing an incredible job marketing in a specific area of Canada is Kevin Frank. Although he is one of many Vancouver Realtors in the city, he has found a plethora of ways to differentiate himself and establish a competitive advantage among his peers.
So, now let’s cleverly put those two pieces of the post together….
Before you take on a geo-specific marketing project targeted to Canada, visit the land. If you happen to need to visit Vancouver among your travels, contact Kevin Frank to see if he might be able to gather up a timeshare or nice rental property for you during your brief stay.
Snapdragon Stadium
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Snapdragon by Qualcomm for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.
For a few weeks, Qualcomm Stadium is going to be changed to Snapdragon Stadium. Snapdragon is the name of the mobile chips that power those brilliant smartphones that everyone loves so much and can’t live without. Snapdragon processors by Qualcomm are the digital brains inside mobile devices made by top manufacturers such as LG, Samsung, HTC, and Nokia.
For those of you that don’t know, Qualcomm Stadium is typically the home of the San Diego Chargers. During the time of this name change, which started December 18th and will go until the end of the year, the Chargers will play a home game and there will be a few college games played in the newly named “Snapdragon Stadium.”
The games being played at Snapdragon are:
The Sunday night football game Ravens @ Chargers
San Diego Credit Union Poinsettianbsp;Bowl (December 21st)
Bridgepoint Education Holiday Bowl (December 28th)
This name change is very exciting because it has never really been done before in sports. You’d think that larger companies that have smaller subsidiaries to promote would leverage this promotional strategy more often, but it has never been the case. Perhaps Qualcomm/Snapdragon is paving the way for a new best practice when sponsoring an entire sporting venue.
We can’t wait to see what kind of press this move receives.
Konnect PR
Because of the Clients that we have in the Los Angeles area, we’ve garnered a lot of amazing relationships with LA based firms that can complement our marketing services.
To serve as an example, we’ve partnered with a public relations firm in LA called Konnect PR, or KPR for short.
KPR specializes in media outreach for consumer lifestyle products from food to hospitality. They also work heavily in the apparel and fashion space.
Quality Public Relations strategies are hard to come by. KPR not only constructs these PR campaigns for their clients, but they also carry everything out meticulously based on the client’s end goals and objectives.
Be sure to check out KPR if you are in need of Public Relations services in the Los Angeles area.
Costa Rica
For our early 2012 company retreat, we’re going to Costa Rica. We’ve checked out all of the costa rica real estate and found our final destination for the trip.
If you’ve never been, real estate costa rica is beautiful. There are a lot of options to choose from, but we went with a higher-end option.
If you are like us and looking for costa rica vacation rentals, click on any of the links listed within this post.
Relax While You Work
Not every company has a backyard to hang out in at their office. It’s one of the many bonuses when working for Endagon.
We recently started shopping around for hammocks. We didn’t know whether we wanted a standard hammock, a rubber hammock, or a rope hammock, but we quickly found out that rope hammocks are the way to go.
Now that the weather is getting very nice here in Florida, we are hoping to spend more time working outside. The investment into a comfortable backyard hammock just seems to make so much sense at this time.
Bathroom Vanities
If you’re looking for bathroom vanities and fixtures, we’ve found a site that offers some great antique bathroom vanities for an affordable price.
We love supporting other businesses so please check them out and shop with them if you are in need of any of their products.
How To Best Manage Your Money
Most Americans battle with debt every single day. It’s a never ending love-hate relationship.
They need to use credit to pay for their everyday expenses, but then they struggle paying their credit card bills later on.
The best thing to change is your lifestyle. Construct a detailed budget and know EXACTLY where every single one of your dollars is going. You might be surprised to find out where everything is going. From there, you’ll be able to cut some corners and make the most beneficial adjustments.
Jeffrey Camarda of Camarda Financial says to, “Tally all of the income that your household brings in and subtract all of the unavoidable expenses that are accrued every month. If the remaining number is a positive one then that means you can afford living without the use of debt.”
Jeff Camarda is very right in this suggestion. Sometimes the quickest solution is to simply spend less and be more aware of things that you merely want.
“Doing away with everything that is not a necessity is key.”
Listen to Jeffrey Camarda and start being more proactive in cutting corners. Less expenses means equals less debt. Also, when you feel that you are comfortable with your new plan, go ahead and cut up your credit cards. You don’t need that plastic anymore anyway, right?
Good luck on your financial journey!
Here is an informative video on foreclosure information that could help those in trouble with their home loan.
A New Home Builder
One of our team members frequents Raleigh, North Carolina since he owns a vacation home out there. He loves it so much. He takes the entire family every few months to enjoy the wonderful year-round weather and the amazingly friendly people.
He purchased this home many years ago, which some would say is to his disadvantage. Apparently, now there are amazing Homes for sale in Raleigh.
Ashton Woods, for example, is a homebuilder in the area that makes wonderful customized eco-friendly homes that are outstanding for both a vacation home and anybody that hopes to spend 100% of their time in Raleigh. The fact that they are eco-friendly saves you, the homeowner, a great deal of expenses in the long-term. That just might be the most important factor when buying a home in today’s market. It has to be cost-effective.
If you’ve never been to Raleigh, do yourself a favor and take a trip there as soon as you can. You will not regret it.
