Minister for Communications Alex White T.D, today encouraged qualifying small businesses to take up the Government’s trading online voucher scheme, which offers grants of up to €2,500 to help Irish companies sell online. Speaking on ‘Cyber Monday,’ which sees a surge in online Christmas shopping, Minister White also urged consumers to buy Irish. “As people […]
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Amazon Ramping Up US Staffing Levels for Christmas Season
A lot of retailers take on extra staff for Christmas. However in the case of Amazon’s US operations the number of staff involved is huge. The online retail giant has announced that they’ll be hiring more than 70 thousand full-time seasonal staff this year! That’s a 40% increase compared to 2012. The company will retain […]
Complex Video For Holiday Greeting
This video took 13 people over 900 hours to put together. Its purpose? To provide a holiday greeting.. While it looks fantastic you’d have to wonder about the investment in time, wouldn’t you? 🙂 [youtube]http://youtu.be/TXfTrZ7n00Q[/youtube] You can read about the video production here.
GroupMail Release Christmas Email Templates
Sligo based Infacta Software, who produce GroupMail, have announced a set of Christmas themed email newsletter templates. The templates are customisable and have been tested on most common email clients.
Christmas Online Could Be Bumper
The guys over at Skimlinks have produced an interesting infographic on e-commerce and the Christmas season. While the data is US biased it’s still very interesting and quite relevant if you’re selling online What do you think the results will be like this year? Will you be doing any of your shopping online?