The Wall Street Journal reported on three economists from Brown University that have come up with an alternative method of determining economic growth. They are suggesting that night time satellite pictures may prove to give us some insight on whether there is an increase or decrease in economic growth.
Has The Economy Affected The Value of Email Marketing?
Despite the fact that all of us are a lot more savvy these days, and we are inundated with information,email marketing continues to be a viable vehicle that is driving some real results.
I Was Right About Traffic Being a Forecasting Tool
Those who know me can attest to the fact that I have said , one way to gauge what is happening in your local economy is to look at the traffic in your community. Want to know if jobs are being lost? look to see how much traffic is on the roads at rush hour. […]
A Brief Economic Outlook for June 2009
As part of the Bay Area Mastermind membership we provide our members with an assortment of economic information to help them be able to make sound decisions for their business as well as their personal finances. Today, we’d like to give a quick overview of where we are according to a series of sources that […]
Why Being The Low Price Leader Won’t Work
Not a day goes by that we don’t hear about a business owner who is complaining about a competitor lowering their prices and causing them customers. It is always tempting to follow suit and match the lower prices. However recent business history has clearly shown that reacting by meeting or lowering your prices to match […]
The Future and Power of Online Retail Sales
The media these days continues to pound out large amounts of bad economic data. However, even in the mist of all the turmoil there are positive signs that need to be acknowledged. Of course, this is not to say that all is well and that we simply throw caution to the wind. Rather let’s take […]
Some Financial Ideas for Money Smart Entrepreneurs
As the economy changes there are many opportunities that surface that can allow us to move ahead financially. In this post we wanted to share a couple of ideas that can help our members take advantage of these ongoing changes.
A Mid Year Economic Review
If you are just following the news you may be seeing some conflicting reports about the state of the economy. However, I am sure that most would agree the vast majority of news is bad. Well, here at Bay Area Mastermind we focus on real economic data that is coming from real time sources. As […]