Consumer confidence in the USA was on the receiving end of a big blow during October due to the insecurity over job prospects.

An investigation is set to be launched by the Office of Fair Trading into online pricing practices.
Part of the investigation will focus on price comparison websites, which make claims to offer the best deals. It will also look into a procedure called “drip pricing,” where added charges are included as the purchase progresses.
Customised pricing, where [...]

Official statistics have shocked experts, by revealing that UK retail sales remained unimproved on August’s figures, with zero growth for September. This failure in the increase of retail sales has occurred for the second month in a row.
The expectations have been raised recently, with experts predicting that the UK was on course for economic recovery, [...]

Google has revealed their biggest 3-month profit to date, implying that internet marketing is recovering from the recession.
During the three-month period from July to September, Google unveiled a net profit of $1.64bn (£1bn), a 27% increase on last years July-September figures.
Eric Schmidt, Google’s chief executive, feels that “the worst of the recession is clearly behind [...]

Is it a need or a want?
Insurance can be an expensive venture which could end up costing you a lot of hard earned money and all you will be getting could be a piece of paper reminding you that you have paid a load of money for insurance.

But what happens if the insurance wasn’t such [...]

Buying a business the right way!
Through a recession all we seem to be hearing on the news is the amount of unemployment the country is dealing with coupled with the amount of businesses that are closing on a day-to-day basis.  What we aren’t really hearing about is the fantastic opportunities that people are taking to [...]

Have you given much thought to email marketing? Email marketing can be a great help to increase sales and to drive your businesses name and message through to potential and existing customers alike.
However, getting it wrong could actually do the opposite – read on to get a few tips on how to get email marketing [...]