by Data Age | Nov 11, 2014 | Industry, Marketing
From fine art to toys, firearms to sports memorabilia, we’ve searched long and far to bring you the definitive info-graphic of the world’s most expensive things ever pawned....
by Data Age | Oct 29, 2014 | Competitive Advantage, Education, Marketing, Retail, Technology
The first sale computer programmer Pierre Omidyar made on his site AuctionWeb was for $14.83 in 1995. Why is that significant? Because Omidyar had sold a broken laser pointer to someone who actually collected broken laser pointers. Knowing that he was on to something,...
by Data Age | Oct 22, 2014 | Business, Industry, Management, Marketing, News
Question: I’m having challenges with attracting and retaining younger employees. Do you have any thoughts about keeping millennials interested and challenged so they don’t jump ship after 18 months on the job? Answer: millennials—those born between about 1980 and...
by Data Age | Sep 24, 2014 | Business, Business News, Competitive Advantage, Marketing, News
Editors Note: Marc Cohen’s article touches directly on the articles we posted “15 Things You Should Avoid When Social Media Marketing” Since its first airing in 2004, “The Biggest Loser” a reality TV show featuring obese contestants who...
by Data Age | Sep 24, 2014 | Competitive Advantage, Industry, Marketing
Social Media Marketing (SMM) gets a lot of attention from the press and many small businesses have seen a lot of success using it. If you are looking at this channel as a way to market your pawnshop be aware you can make some mistakes that will hurt your business more...
by Data Age | Sep 22, 2014 | Business, Industry, Marketing, News
The Corporation for Enterprise Development released data this week that shows 15% of US households (in US cities where the population is greater than 200,000) don’t have a checking or savings account. It also shows that many households are under-banked meaning...