Advocat refurbishing Web digs
Posted on March 11, 2010 at 9:51 amNursing home operator Advocat is working on an update to its Web site, CEO Will Council said on the company’s fourth-quarter earnings conference call Wednesday.
He said it’s been “correctly pointed out that our Web site is pretty ordinary and could stand some modernization and improvement.” Council said he agrees with that assessment and has begun a Web site review and revision expected to be complete by the end of the second quarter.
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So no one is actually clicking all that Viagra spam?
Posted on March 4, 2010 at 8:33 amA nifty chart from the folks over at the provactively named ChartPorn shows a breakdown in major retail categories of e-commerce vs. bricks-and-mortar sales.
We still shop at stores, it seems, but nearly three out of four electronics sales are (appropriately) made online, as are three out of four music and video sales. One sector where the real stores still far outpace the virtual ones - drugs and medicines. Less than 9 percent of drug sales are made online.
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Naxos building out Web business
Posted on February 22, 2010 at 10:40 amFranklin-based classical music label Naxos America has rolled out some new features for its ClassicsOnline.com site, including the back-to-the-future option of having a CD sent to your house.
O’Charley’s shifting marketing money online
Posted on February 16, 2010 at 2:02 pmDMNews has some details about a recent Valentine’s Day online marketing push from O’Charley’s and its new e-mail agency, BrightWave Marketing out of Atlanta. More broadly, the Nashville-based restaurant chain (Ticker: CHUX) now sees the e-mail channel as a more vibrant way to reach customers and has adjusted its budget accordingly.
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Chamber’s new Web digs
Posted on February 8, 2010 at 11:33 amThe Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce launched its new website today. The five-month revamp project by Nashville’s Atiba looks well worth it.
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Locals launch livability portal
Posted on February 3, 2010 at 11:32 am
Custom publisher Journal Communications has unveiled Livability.com, a site that brings together oodles of data and info on the quality of life for more than 200 U.S. cities. The venture is being financially supported by two moving companies.
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Backyard goes social
Posted on January 21, 2010 at 10:27 am
Downtown-based Back Yard Burgers has teamed with the marketers at Paramore|Redd to refresh its online presence and launch a social media strategy.
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We’re pretty good at being cheap
Posted on January 8, 2010 at 8:18 am
Eh, that should say frugal. Nashville ranks sixth on the 2009 Savings Index compiled by Coupons.com.
The Georgia state capital tops the list of Most Frugal U.S. Cities, according to the 2009 Savings Index released today by Coupons.com, the premiere Web destination for coupons and savings. The average Coupons.com user in Atlanta saved over $531 dollars using coupons from the site in 2009. Tampa, Florida follows in the number two position.
“The top couponing cities reveal the tremendous savings potential coupons offer nowadays,” said Jeanette Pavini, Coupons.com Household Savings Expert. “By spending just minutes each week printing online coupons, anyone can really cut back on their household expenses. I don’t need to tell people in Atlanta and Tampa that coupons are essentially found money.”
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Local video venture seeks VC
Posted on at 8:03 amOnline video production company StudioNow is one of roughly 60 companies from around the Southeast that will make their pitch for venture capital at a Virginia conference next month. Franklin-based Clayton Associates is among the company’s current backers.
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The year in music litigation
Posted on December 22, 2009 at 11:39 amThe Washington Post sums up the most significant copyright, file-sharing and licensing cases from 2009. From the looks of it, the 2010 list will feature many of the same topics.
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eviesays parent raising capital
Posted on at 9:11 amDobie Media, the online event listing venture run by former Scene editor Bruce Dobie, has begun raising up to $1.5 million to fund its 2010 growth. Milt Capps has the story.
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West End financial planners’ identity stolen
Posted on December 17, 2009 at 7:17 am
Jennifer Kraus has the story on how a Web site registered to a Jamaican woman absconded with the name of Innovative Financial Group, the West End financial planning firm affiliated with John Hancock, to run a loan scheme. Click the image at left to read the warning on the firm’s landing page.
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Digital growth at Parthenon
Posted on December 8, 2009 at 10:34 amSix-year-old Parthenon Publishing has hired a director and manager for its digital media department. Matt Southards comes to the custom publisher from Edgnet, Matt Bigelow from Journal Communications.
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Now it looks official
Posted on November 19, 2009 at 1:13 pmThough the merger that brought together law firms Bradley Arant Rose & White and Boult Cummings Conners & Berry was completed what feels like ages ago, the firms maintained separate Web sites until recently. Check out the shiny, new unified home of Bradley Arant Boult Cummings here.
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Midtown Printing hooks up with celebrity posters company
Posted on November 12, 2009 at 9:38 am
Nashville’s Midtown Printing has picked up the contract to handle the fulfillment for British e-tailer UniversalPoster.com in the Americas, China and Australia. UniversalPoster.com produces official celebrity posters that include personalized messages in a digital facsimile of the celebrity’s handwriting. Yep, Hoff can write you a special note…
According to Paul Harris, Nashville is perfectly placed geographically for US operations. “Nashville is a great location for distribution purposes. About 80% of our business is for gifts so last minute capability is important for us and with Midtown on board we can offer next day delivery anywhere in the USA. Midtown is a quality family run business with a great reputation for customer service.”
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