by Data Age | May 19, 2014 | Business, Management, Marketing
Over the past few months, we’ve had some client turnover due to a real or perceived lack of Return on Investment (ROI) from social media. For many businesses, ROI continues to be the “white whale” of social media and the failure to achieve it can be frustrating; kind...
by Data Age | May 19, 2014 | Business, Compliance, Gold & Jewelry, Industry, Laws, Management, News
Naperville City Council members are taking a look at tightening the rules for businesses that buy and sell precious metals, gems and jewelry. An ordinance to be scrutinized by the council Tuesday evening would require pawnbrokers and secondhand sellers of those goods...
by Data Age | May 19, 2014 | Business, Management, Marketing
This is the story of an old friend and new convert to social media marketing, a lawyer in Northern California named Mark D. Poniatowski who runs a small practice with just a handful of partners. They suffer from the traditional business development issue most small...
by Data Age | May 19, 2014 | Business, Education, Gold & Jewelry, Industry, News
“The London Gold Pool was the pooling of gold reserves by a group of eight central banks in the United States and seven European countries that agreed on 1 November 1961 to cooperate in maintaining the Bretton Woods System of fixed-rate convertible currencies...
by Data Age | May 19, 2014 | Business, Industry
“We had a guy asking if he could get a loan against his livestock,” says Paul Aitken. “Which obviously we turned down.” The founder of Borro, which has been labelled as a pawnbroker for the wealthy (more on that later), is remembering some of the assets he has...
by Data Age | May 15, 2014 | Business, Industry
The bar: Pawn Shop, in the former Dr. Feelgood’s space on Clematis Street The vibe: The first thing you need to know is that no matter what the “We Buy Gold” sign in the window says, Pawn Shop is not buying your gold. They are, however, wanting to sell you delicious...
