Friday, August 31st, 2007

Key Facts about Women-Owned Businesses

From the 2007 Center for Women’s Business Research Fact Card.

Women-owned firms employ nearly 13 million people and generate $1.9 trillion in sales.
Between 1997 and 2006, majority women-owned firms grew by 42%.
83% of women business owners are personally involved in selecting and purchasing technology.
2.4 million firms are owned 50% or more by women of color.

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Monday, August 13th, 2007

Teen Talk on the Internet

From WOMMA Blog,

19% of teens’ word of mouth happens online, versus only 7% for adults.
75% of teens talk about media and entertainment.
68% talk about recreation and hobbies.
67% talk about technology.
65% talk about telecom.
62% talk about food and dining.

Posted by WOMMA Editor on August 8, 2007 6:22 PM

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Friday, August 3rd, 2007

Gender Pay Gap

American Association of University Women Educational Foundation recently released its new “Behind the Pay Gap” study detailing how women persistently and consistently earn less than men - even after adjusting for parenthood and occupational differences.
The Facts

New female graduates earn about 80 cents to a dollar earned by their male counterparts.
After 10 years, the gap [...]

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Tuesday, May 15th, 2007

Statistics on your Register Page

You may be following some of these well known strategies for converting visitors to clients

White paper
Newsletter
Product Demo
Podcast

Most of us require a visitor to complete a registration page prior to viewing the free products.  How effective are these at capturing your visitor’s information?
You would be amazed at how many people enter fake data for those supplemental [...]

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