Trend Feed - November 2008 - Business Trends

SCORE Releases New Guide on 10 Simple Steps to Finding Customers… and Delivering the Goods
A new guide – only available in print at SCORE offices – provides advice for small businesses on targeting customers, building brand identity, marketing, creating an online outreach strategy, and successfully fulfilling orders.
Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) Press Release
November 3, 2008

Bullish eMarketer Chops Online Ad Forecast… Still Too Bullish
Optimistic online advertising forecasts are being cut in the face of uncertain economic conditions. eMarketer here announces a reduction of 10% in their forecast for 2009 spending on online ads, bringing that forecast down to $25.7 billion.
Silicon Alley Insider
Henry Blodget
November 25, 2008

Online Networks a Magnet for Job-Seekers
Since the beginning of the year, the number of LinkedIn memberships has grown from 18 million to 31 million. This increase in professional social networking is attributed to an increase in the number of people who have lost their jobs or are nervous about losing their jobs.
Reuters
November 26, 2008