FLASH: TAN: web and business stats

[Jefferis]

Thought I might be able to tap some corporate wisdom.  


I need to put together a sales manual for my new salespeople. I was 

hoping to use some current stats on the growth the internet, growth of 

businesses, sales volumes, and percent of sales for one point. 


I was also hoping for some stats to promote regional business or big city 

businesses showing how the effective use of existing client mail lists, 

e.g., could increase percentage of sales through online ordering. 


Anyone know of a site that gives this type of information?


Also, for my own curiosity, anyone have a Top Ten and Bottom Ten list for 

business that do/don't do well on the internet <G>.   I deal with a few 

local merchants in my small town, that I can't recommend for a web 

presence. One, a small clothier, can't compete with the big boys in price 

or name recognition [LL Bean, Brooks Brothers,etc.].  And personally, 

when buying a suit... I want to feel and try on the merchandise. I don't 

trust catalog sales.  Even among his existing client base, I don't see 

him getting many orders via the internet. 


BTW, I visited a little hole in the wall antique store and bed and 

breakfast last weekend, which looked like a dumpy little place. I was 

just curious and asked this grandmother if she was on the internet, and 

suddenly I felt like I was in a Discover brokerage commercial. "Sure," 

she said, " I sell about $1,000 a month on ebay, and I have a friend who 

sold $5,000 last month.  I'm on a list for bread and breakfasts, and 

don't want my own web page, cause I can't handle all the business that 

comes from that one listing." 



I also remember that when JP Morgan started getting stock tips from his 

shoe shine boy, he sold all his stocks  in 1928-9 and stayed rich 

throughout the Great Depression.  I don't know exactly how that applies, 

but it kinda feels the same way lately.


Jeff



Jefferis Peterson, Pres.

Peterson Sales

Web Design and Marketing

410 Woodland Ave.

Grove City, PA 16127-1824

http://www.PetersonSales.net

jeffpetersonsales [dot] net

Tel. 724-458-4160

Fax. 724-458-7169


ICQ 19112253



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