Brand loyalty is essential for the success of any business, irrespective of size.Research shows that repeat customers spend up to 67% more than new customers. Plus it’s up to 10 times more expensive to acquire new customers than it is to retain the existing ones.With that in mind, your marketing strategy should be centered around…
There’s often a tendency for retailers with brick-and-mortar locations to feel like they’re going to give up on increasing foot traffic to their store. They might feel like there’s no way to get people in as we’re in the midst of the digital era, or they might just think all of their advertising efforts fall…
Your credit score plays a significant role in your finances. It determines how much money you can borrow from lenders since it shows them how responsible you were with your past financial obligations. It’s beneficial that you know where to get your credit scores and reports so you can take full control of your financial situation.As a…
Business cards all share a common purpose: market your business while telling people how to contact you. The challenge is coming up with one that achieves both these objectives at a relatively low cost and minimal investment of time. Here are a few tips on how to create a great business card.Make It as Simple…
Today we came across Micron Technology Inc. (MU). The current P/E of 4.29 stood out in stark contrast to the much higher multiple of S&P 500 of 20.7x and the 5-year average of 16.5x. So is Micron a value or a trap? Top and Bottom Line Returns Would Say It’s A value Micron Technology Inc….
Yesterday was the first day of the Fourth Quarter of 2018, so it’s a good time to assess where markets are for the year. Nobody should change their portfolios radically based on recent market moves, and, to the extent that anybody does, the bias should be selling what has dropped and buying what has surged….
I’ve looked at oil from both sides now, from supply-demand and still somehow, the glut illusion I still recall, they really don’t know oil at all. Both Brent and West Texas Intermediate reached new highs in the oil “supercycle” achieving highs that we have not seen since OPEC started the oil production war Thanksgiving 2014….
What was looking like quite a bad morning for US equities when our alarms went off a few hours ago is looking a lot more manageable now as futures have rallied off their lows. In yesterday’s session, the big star of the day was oil and the Energy sector in general. Driven by a 2.8%…
PepsiCo (PEP – Free Report) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.59 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.56 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.48 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 1.92%. A quarter ago, it was expected that…
We have to come to the reality that from 2019 onward, we are headed into a Pension Crisis that will be serious. Many are starting to yell about the debt crisis. They lump on private debt and yell its a bubble. What they miss entirely is the fact that we face more than a decade of…
