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Notes from the Field: Dell’s iPad app has a lot to learn from Newegg & Cisco

iPad, Tablets, Mobile
I took the Dell and Newegg mobile iPad apps out for a spin this week. Among the sites we track, Dell and Newegg seem to be the only two companies that have jumped into the ecommerce end of the iPad app pool (update! CDW just launched its app). Since Dell and Newegg are the first, itâ€...
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Lead generation. How to build a better mouse trap.

Lead Generation. Selling. Sales.
Most companies need to rethink their online price & lead generation strategies. Ignoring the sales force is the first step. I can’t quite figure out why so many companies avoid putting prices on their Website. Actually, I do know. The company’s sales force wants to embargo prod...
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Why Tech?

Surfing the Internet. Website evaluations.
A lot of people ask me why we focus on technology sites. The reason is simple. Good (and even great) IT industry Websites have something to teach everyone....
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Why IBM Software, SAS, EMC, Intel, Brocade & Deloitte made the cut

eBusiness Index
We've mixed up the siteIQ eBusiness Index for 2010. In some cases the decision was based on eliminating Websites that haven't improved over the past year and don't provide any good or best practices worth tracking....
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Why Sun.com is quietly leading the pack

Blog. Archive.
We don’t think the numbers tell the whole story. Business decisions, market strategies and scoring metrics aside, we believe that Sun.com represents one of the most significant sites to watch over the next 12 months Although Sun.com ranks third among the enterprise systems Websi...
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Frankenstores — Let’s talk shop

Blog. Archive.
This has allowed companies to peek through their fingers—and dance around partner concerns—by claiming that the company isn’t really in the e-commerce (read direct sales) business Within the last two years, some enterprise software vendors have developed e-commerce strategies ta...
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