The AMI-Partners Blog

Sales at U.S. retailers increased a seasonally adjusted 0.5% in October 2011, indicates the monthly retail trade report released by the Census Bureau early Tuesday. Retail sales, making up nearly half of all consumer spending, serve as a major indicator of consumer spending trends.  While September retail sales grew at a higher month-to-month rate of [...]

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New data suggest the plan is already helping spread costs across a broader group of customers while helping small businesses.

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More U.S. SBs cautiously expand budgets to include marketing activities, says AMI

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After AT&T acquires T-Mobile, Cloud Services dictate growth in the SMB market, says AMI

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“The missing piece of the U.S. economic recovery – job creation – is finally falling into place,” wrote The Washington Post on Friday. But is it?

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Opportunity for IT vendors especially strong in Cloud Services, says AMI

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The cloud is changing the landscape of the IT industry as we know it.  SMBs in the US alone will spend $6B on hosted services by 2014.   But what are the factors leading up to that change?   Understanding key market trends is the first step in ensuring your products and services find their way [...]

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Social media marketing garners tremendous attention from IT and telecom marketers –and rightly so.  Success stories of enhanced customer engagement, increased branding opportunities and improved revenues, proves that the “social web” is indispensible when marketing to SMBs (small and medium businesses).  However, when it comes to social media, marketers use discretion. Your instincts may urge [...]

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The President’s State of the Union Address emphasizes infrastructure, smart deregulation and other measures to support small businesses.

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Significant opportunity exists for vendors to educate small business owners on social media marketing benefits, says AMI

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