Mirror.co.uk Why it's vital to keep in touch with your business customerMirror.co.uk, UKMore than a quarter (27%) have asked their father for advice and nine out of 10 rate his advice as good, according to research from Royal Mail. But more than half of businesses obtain more formal expert help, too. …

Examiner.com ebay's new ambition – to be the online Costco Pt.2 of WSJ article …Examiner.comYesterday I began an analytical series on a Wall St. Journal article titled: Auctions fade as ebay offers wholesale items at fixed prices. I was interviewed for that article which ran as a front page feature …

CVC bids £2bn for slice of Royal MailBrand Republic, UKby Nikki Sandison, Marketing Direct 01-Jun-09, 12:15 LONDON – Private equity group CVC Capital Partners is understood to have tabled an offer of just under £2bn for a 30% stake in Royal Mail, which would trump rival TNT's reported bid. … More: …

“Compare on eBay,” a comparison shopping tool eBay Inc. is designing to divert traffic from product and search pages on sites like Amazon.com and Google.com, could boost the e-marketplace’s conversion rates and lower its cost of acquiring new customers, says Colin Sebastian, an Internet and digital media analyst at Lazard …

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Stamps Johnson, Proctor retire; team holds rightsCalgary Herald,  CanadaTight end Teyo Johnson and quarterback Will Proctor both told the team late last week that they are pursuing work opportunities and the team has placed both players on the retired list, meaning, the Stamps still hold their rights. …Veteran Stamps call …

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Stamp Issue Is First Class Thrill for DesignerTribeca Trib, NYBy Carl Glassman At the Canal Street post office last month, Jeanne Greco holds one of the envelopes she would mail with the two stamps of her creation. A stack of envelopes in hand, Jeanne Greco leaned into the clerk's window at …

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BATON ROUGE, La. — The state Department of Social Services says Louisiana residents can pre-apply online or by telephone for disaster food stamps as a way to prepare for the 2009… More: continued here