The Virtual Marketplace Is Reshaping Retail

The Virtual Marketplace Is Reshaping Retail

Unlike e-commerce sites that involve businesses selling their own products through a website, virtual marketplaces are where third-party sellers can do business. Amazon and eBay are popular examples of virtual marketplaces. Also known as e-commerce marketplaces, such sites may feature individual traders, large-scale manufacturers of goods, or anything in between.

WELL Building Standard – The Next BIG Thing in Business

WELL Building Standard – The Next BIG Thing in Business

Our world is getting greener by the day. As a global community, we are trying vigorously to recycle more, waste less, and become more efficient in everything that we do. Now, with the green building trend towards sustainability firmly in place, the WELL Building Standard is helping to spearhead the next big wave of change – making buildings healthier and greener for those of us who inhabit them.

Crafting Your Content Strategy to Create Useful Content

Not all content types work for all audiences. For example, the content strategy for a B2B could be to create content that requires a considered decision, whereas content for a B2C may be to stimulate an impulse buy. In this case, the B2B content should focus on establishing an authoritative profile for that business and providing more educational resources (quadrant 1). B2C content, on the other hand, should target users with emotion (quadrant 4). This was put best by Richard Vaughn and his FCB grid(3).

7 Ways to Increase Website Conversions

7 Ways to Increase Website Conversions

Do you know your conversion rates? What is your cost per conversion? Are you even tracking conversions? Are you starting to freak out because you don’t know any of these things? If so, you’re not alone - keep reading. Conversions (i.e., web leads) are the life-blood for many businesses and should not be taken lightly.

How to Avoid Piercing the Corporate Veil

How to Avoid Piercing the Corporate Veil

"Piercing the corporate veil" is a legal phrase that describes the owners of a corporation losing the limited liability that having a corporation provides them. When this happens, the owners’ personal assets can be used to satisfy business debts and liabilities. This concept doesn’t apply only to corporations, however. Any business type that provides limited liability to its owners is at risk of piercing the corporate veil if the owners don’t take the steps necessary to ensure this protection remains intact.

What Are Articles of Incorporation?

What Are Articles of Incorporation?

In order to incorporate a business, you must file company formation documents with the state government. Unlike a sole proprietorship or general partnership, both of which are formed as soon as the owner or owners conduct business, a corporation or LLC must be created with the state, and each state has its own incorporation requirements. This article outlines the most commonly requested elements.