ETD: 690 Need Cash Register; Tell Your Company Story; Time for
a site redesign when...(humor) ; Hong Kong Fair Completes First
Edition; EBay Loses Patent Case, Hit with $35M Verdict
E-Tailer's Digest
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Thu, 29 May 2003 06:50:29 -0400
E-Tailer's Digest --- Everything for the Retailer
Issue #0690 May 29, 2003
George Matyjewicz, Moderator mailto:georgem@gapent.com
Published by: GAP Enterprises, Ltd. http://www.etailersdigest.com
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CONTENTS
[1] Greetings
[2] Need Cash Register
[3] Tell Your Company Story
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[4] (humor) Time for a site redesign when...
[5] Hong Kong Fair Completes First Edition
[6] EBay Loses Patent Case, Hit with $35M Verdict
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[1] Greetings.
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Hi All:
Today we have two replies for a cash register/POS for a new store. If
you're looking for a new register, you may want to look at these solutions.
We had a thread going on getting the word out. Well today we have some
great tips on telling your story from marketing guru Dr. Kevin
Nunley. Powerful stuff.
Tom Fosson of Cyberspace Publishing posted a humorous note to the Web
Consultants List on site redesign, which I had to post here. How many
sites look like this? To join WCL http://www.wclist.com/join.php
The Hong Kong Fair had 470 vendors out of a potential 5,000 - down due to
the SARS scare. The show organizers have a supplemental show coming up in
July. This is an important show for giftware, and the kickoff show for the
industry.
Finally, eBay lost a patent infringement suit, brought on by a lawyer who
claimed the patent since before eBay's launch. And he has a suit against
PriceLine.com. Wonder if he has a similar patent like Dell has?
Now, let's get to everything for the retailer.
Sincerely
Dr. George Matyjewicz
Chief Global Strategist, GAP Enterprises, Ltd.
mailto:georgem@gapent.com
http://www.etailersdigest.com
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[2] Need Cash Register
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Jim D. wrote...
> We are opening up an Ice Cream Store in CT and we are looking for advice
> on a cash register. We would like to obtain some management information.
Actually, our MicroBiz product is likely to be the best fit of the products
we have. It is also the cheapest and maybe the easiest as well for a small
business. I am not sure what else to recommend that might be a more
specialized fit for them. MicroBiz would also be good at the wholesale
end. It is a single location system though.
http://www.camcommerce.com/prod_microbiz.htm
Regards,
Geoff Knapp
CAM Commerce Solutions
www.camcommerce.com
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May I suggest that the proprietor of the ice cream store consider a
computer based POS solution, such as our POSitive for Windows software.
POSitive will provide them with a wealth of management information and can
easily handle both retail and wholesale sales. A turnkey system with
computer, POS hardware and software is competitive in price with a high-end
cash register and is much more flexible and user friendly. I would be happy
to send them more information and a free demo of our software if they call
us at 888-430-1685, or they can visit our web site at www.pointofsale.com.
Best Regards,
--Dean Martin
pointofsale.com
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888-430-1685
Fax: 509-735-6299
http://www.pointofsale.com
dean@pointofsale.com
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[3] Tell Your Company Story
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Moderator's preface: Remember that thread we had going about getting the
word out? Well Kevin Nunley tells some tips on telling your story in his
Dr Nunley's Marketing Tips - a great marketing newsletter. Kevin also does
a great job writing press releases, and has used our Automated Press
Release service.
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Every business and company has a story: how they started, what obstacles
were in their way, the moment when they realized the brilliant idea that
would change their lives, etc... Yes, even your business has a story if you
think back. But did you know your company story is the foundation of a
marketing concept called narrative theory?
The idea behind narrative theory is that, when you tell your story, people
will feel closer to you and be more likely to remember you. It instantly
personalizes and makes your business memorable.
So when do you tell your story? You might use it in presentation, include a
separate page about it on your website, or even post yours on the wall of
your retail business for everyone to see. Using company stories is proven
to increase productivity, motivate employees, and attract return customers.
Here are some of the types of stories you can tell:
*The Big Idea -- How did you come up with the idea for your product,
service or business? Detail the exact moment in a story, including how you
felt, the people who were involved, and what came of the idea.
*The Cinderella Story -- Did you start at the bottom? Were you the most
unlikely person to succeed with your own business? Tell us how you went
from scullery maid to belle of the ball.
*I Will Survive -- What obstacles did you overcome to get to where you are
now? Tell us how you survived against all odds.
*I Need a Hero -- Did a good deed help you establish your business? Maybe
you instigated your business by helping out the community. Maybe there was
a noble cause behind your business startup.
Dr. Kevin Nunley
http://www.drnunley.com
NEW "3 Steps To Success" program
mailto:kevin@drnunley.com
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[4] (humor) Time for a site redesign when...
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Got this from WebProNews...
You know it's time for a site redesign when...
o Bob Villa wants to put you on "This Old Homepage."
o Spammers refuse to send you email.
o Your reflective water applet freezes over.
o Your ping comes up "no way, I'm not going there."
o People visit your website only to mysteriously end up missing.
o Your "punch the monkey" banner links to Pets.com.
o Your experience with Flash is limited to pool parties and Mardi
Gras. Your site has to sneak up on an IP to get hosted.
o Your webmaster confesses that he is color blind.
o You proudly proclaim in your header: "this site compatible with Netscape
4.0."
o You see your 8 yr old's school html project and you know it's better than
your site.
o The flames on your .gif have gone out.
o Your design team is lovingly referred to as "Grumpy Old Men".
Tom Fosson
Cyberspace Publishing
http://www.lifetimewebhosting.com/cyberpub
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[5] Hong Kong Fair Completes First Edition
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More than 13,000 buyers attended the consolidated Hong Kong gift and
housewares shows, April 28-May 1, which had been adversely affected by the
SARS scare. Some 470 vendors, of a potential 5,000, exhibited at the fairs,
while another 3,700 are expected to attend the supplementary shows, July
23-26. The summer versions of the Hong Kong Houseware Fair and the Hong
Kong Gifts & Premium Fair were arranged at the last minute by The Hong Kong
Trade Development Council in response to the expected fall-off of buyers
and exhibitors to the April shows. Jeffrey Lam, chairman of the fair
organizing committee, said, "Buyer attendance and business [at the April
shows] are much better than what we and exhibitors expected. Although some
overseas buyers are currently staying away from Asia, they have sent their
local agents and buying offices to the fair." There were 1,288 overseas
buyers from the Chinese mainland, Australia, Canada, Japan, and the U.S. at
the April shows.
Quinn Halford, Editor In Chief
Matthew Kalash, Editor
http://www.giftsanddec.com
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[6] EBay Loses Patent Case, Hit with $35M Verdict
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A federal jury in Norfolk, Virginia, has found that eBay and its subsidiary
Half.com willfully violated patented technology and has ordered the auction
giant to pay US$35 million in damages.
The jury found in favor of MercExchange LLC, which claimed eBay had
infringed on patents that firm held for technology enabling some of eBay's
fixed price and search options. The verdict came after a four-week trial.
The ball is now in the court of the judge in the case, who can either set
aside the verdict, reduce the jury award or increase it by up to three times.
For eBay, even a $35 million payout would hardly be worth losing sleep
over. In fact, the news came on a day when eBay shares powered past the
$100 mark and stayed there, setting a new yearly high of $103 and boosting
eBay's market cap to more than $32.7 billion.
The ruling is a win for Thomas Woolston, a 39-year-old entrepreneur who
claims to have invented several of the technologies that power the world's
largest online auction site. Woolston, who also has a patent suit pending
against name-your-price travel site Priceline.com, claims he came up with
his online auction format months before eBay launched in 1995.
The ruling covered two technologies. Last year, the judge in the case ruled
there was not enough evidence to support a claim that Woolston invented the
basic platform eBay uses.
Details at...
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/21613.html
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