Archive for December, 2008

Pictures of the December 2008 Ice Storm

Posted by Alon Cohen on December 20th, 2008 under Family  •  3 Comments

Last week we were one of the several hundred thousand homes left without power as a result of the ice storm. It brought out some of the best in people helping each other. It left us without power for almost two days (some people went without power for almost a week). We were one of [...]

Lesson from Sears: How to Lose a Customer in 10 Days

Posted by Alon Cohen on December 18th, 2008 under Sales & Marketing  •  1 Comment

Within a short period of time Sears managed to lose a customer that has spent several thousand dollars with them over the years and would have continued to do so over time. All over about $200 and lack of accurate information their employees give customers over the phone.

New Website Design Launched

Posted by Alon Cohen on December 8th, 2008 under Online Marketing  •  No Comments

Over the weekend we re-launched the www.alorit.com site with a new, more modern and functional design.
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Every now and then a website design needs to be updated. I’m not saying that you should redesign your site every month, but once every 1-2 years seems appropriate. When redesigning your site you need to take into account several [...]

Maya & Dvorit are Famous…

Posted by Alon Cohen on December 3rd, 2008 under Family  •  No Comments

…well, kind of. Here is a picture of them in the local newspaper. The Sentinel & Enterprise on Sunday November 30, 2008. This is the two of them making a rainbow fish at the 13th Family Literacy Fair by Project Apples, CPC.
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