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procell batteries and other battery related news

This Sounds Too Good To Be True

Posted on December 8, 2009 by Jeff

This article from ABC News had me reaching for my calendar to see if it was April Fools Day.  Nope, it’s still December. The headline said: Scientists Say Paper Battery Could Be In The Works We sell a lot of … Continue reading →

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Battery Wars! Just In Time For Christmas

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Jeff

Our battery sales always spike around Christmas.  Between the number of special holiday performances that use wireless microphones and battery buying for Christmas toys and electronics, we ship lots of batteries. It seems that  CVS Pharmacies has chosen “battery season” … Continue reading →

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What Big Companies Tell Us About Small Ones

Posted on October 14, 2009 by Jeff

  Public companies, whether they like it or not, are required by law to reveal a lot more about their finances and operations than they probably want to.  They are owned by their stockholders and regulated by the Securities and … Continue reading →

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Put Some Power In Your Clicks

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Jeff

Google news alerts served up this article today about a new Duracell program to distribute flashlights and batteries to fire departments. Duracell’s “Hours of Power” program will make donations  to fire departments  in New York, Chicago, Knoxville Tenn., Springfield Mo. … Continue reading →

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Why This News Stuck In My Mind

Posted on September 15, 2009 by Jeff

I normally don’t pay any attention to television in the morning, even though it is usually on in the house when I get up.  It’s just background noise. For some reason, however, a Today Show video clip from the Video … Continue reading →

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Wirelessmic.net

Posted on August 12, 2009 by Jeff

We’ve found over the years building “information only” web sites has been an effective way to drive traffic to our e-commerce sites.  The ability to provide information and host a forum for the exchange of ideas is a great way … Continue reading →

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Copper Prices

Posted on June 16, 2009 by Jeff

  I came across an interesting article in last week’s Wall Street Journal regarding the continuing strength of commodity prices based on demand in China. This article speculated that a lot of the Chinese buying was a stockpiling of material … Continue reading →

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I Doubt If This Is Going To Solve The Energy Crisis

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Jeff

Duracell is getting lots of press for their promotional stunt of using a bunch of bicycle-powered generators to power the 2009 sign that will appear in Times Square on New Years Eve. While this may get Duracell lots of notice … Continue reading →

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Customer Service At Lightning Speed

Posted on October 16, 2008 by Jeff

This blog seems to continually find its way back customer service issues, and I guess that it really is a passion of mine.  Unfortunately, most of my postings address negative customer service issues, but I really enjoy having such a … Continue reading →

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Is There A Place For Us In The Green Theatre Initiative?

Posted on October 14, 2008 by Jeff

I recently came across an interesting article in Stage Directions magazine and it leads to a discussion that we need to be a part of. The article, by Mike Lawler, features Gideon Banner of the Green Theatre Initiative .  It … Continue reading →

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