by PawnMaster | Apr 27, 2017 | Banking, Business News, EMV, In The News, News, Small Business
Retailers and big banks are lining up for the beginning of a showdown on Capitol Hill this week as the House holds a hearing on legislation that would repeal debit card swipe fee reform that has saved merchants and their customers more than $40 billion over the past...
by PawnMaster | Apr 26, 2017 | Business Success, In The News, Marketing, Small Business, Small Business Trends
This second installment looks at how to take a step back and watch how these moving parts interact by looking at a few hypothetical campaigns that bridge the gap between cyberspace, print, radio and television.
by PawnMaster | Apr 25, 2017 | Business News, Business Success, In The News, Marketing, Small Business, Small Business Trends
At first glance, the statistics seem like they’re at odds with each other — as though someone had mixed some generational marketing numbers up and accidentally placed ones that spoke to Boomers’ shopping preferences beside stats for the Millennials.
by PawnMaster | Apr 24, 2017 | Amazon, Business, Business News, Craigslist, ebay, ecommerce, In The News, Online economy
One of the major changes in the economy over the past two decades has been the rise of online platforms that facilitate peer-to-peer transactions. Instead of paying the owner of a parking garage to park your car or a hotel chain for a night’s stay, with these...
by PawnMaster | Apr 19, 2017 | Gems, Gold & Jewelry, In The News, Industry, Jewelry
In September 2016, GIA’s Hong Kong laboratory tested a 10.08 ct blue synthetic diamond grown by the high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) method. This was the largest HPHT synthetic diamond recorded to date. It was also the largest HPHT blue synthetic diamond GIA has...
