5 Creative Ways to Evaluate Social Media for Offline Businesses

by PawnMaster | Jun 9, 2017 | Business, Business News, In The News, News, Small Business, SOCIAL MEDIA

Social Media has become a worldwide phenomenon. The growth in usage statistics is staggering across the numerous platforms that make up this online world. In 2016 alone the number of social media users rose by 176 million bringing the total number of active social...

EBay Paints Itself as Colorful Contrast to Amazon

by PawnMaster | Jun 8, 2017 | ebay, ecommerce, In The News, Industry, Marketing, Online Marketing, Online Selling

EBay is going hard after Amazon by showing its true colors. The San Jose, Calif.-based retail marketplace is airing a 60-second spot Sunday to begin a campaign themed “Fill Your Cart With Color,” the first work from 72andSunny since eBay named the shop its...

How These 8 Approaches Can Reduce Your Shipping Cost

by PawnMaster | Jun 7, 2017 | BE ON THE LOOKOUT, Did You Know, In The News, News, Shipping Cost, Small Business

Like most entrepreneurs, I’m constantly looking for ways to make my companies run more profitably, and I try to leave no stone unturned. I discovered a few years ago that I hadn’t really paid much attention to shipping costs — both for goods I order in and for...

How 4 Changes in Your Approach Can Stop Employees from Quitting

by PawnMaster | Jun 7, 2017 | Achieve Success, Business Success, Employee, In The News, Small Business, Small Business Trends

Nearly two-thirds of employees in the ADP report Evolution of Work 2.0 are looking to change jobs, and even those who aren’t actively looking are open to an offer. But only 21 percent of employers think their employees are open to leaving. What makes employees quit,...

Flush With Cash, Americans Buying More Diamonds Than Ever

by PawnMaster | Jun 5, 2017 | Diamonds, Gems, Human Interest, In The News, Industry, Jewelry

With stock prices scaling new highs and robust economic growth, Americans spent a record amount of money buying diamonds last year. Demand in the U.S., which now accounts for more than half of the world’s diamond consumption, rose 4.4 percent to a record $41 billion...

Gold prices hold up well, looking robust

by PawnMaster | Jun 2, 2017 | Gold & Jewelry, In The News, Industry, Precious Metals

The precious metals prices are also all off slightly this morning, Thursday June 1, with gold and silver prices off 0.2% and with the platinum group metals little changed. This after a general day of strength on Wednesday that saw the complex close up an average of...