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Your website visitor count has multiplied like bunnies!

The definition of viral marketing is any strategy that encourages individuals to pass on a marketing message or form of media to others.  This soon creates exponential growth in your company and website’s exposure and influence!

For an example, let us promise our potential customers here at Coastal Data Enterprises, Inc. that any computer sent to us for upgrades and service is guaranteed to be given a whole lot of loving care…


…by our office mascot Sir Sass.  He keeps a very close eye on our production time here at CoDE and doesn’t tolerate any slack.   Sir Sass is the boss around here and if you want to get on his good side, an empty box will do… for a little while.

Now we dare you – pull a Cute Overload and if you have a social networking account with Digg, Stumble Upon, Del-icio-ous or Twitter – press the corresponding button below this article.

Of course “Kitty straddling Dell Computer” may get a few chuckles, could go viral and may not – but there are other ways that a professional company can put their own spin on a social networking market and create a big buzz:

1. Gives away products or services: Great deals, FREE offers and contests create a buzz – not to mention will expand your potential customer contact list by collecting data on site visitors and registration.
2. Provides for effortless transfer to others: If all a person has to do is click to share link, or copy and paste your URL to share on facebook – you’re in!
3. Scales easily from small to very large: In utilizing YouTube or Flicker, sharing a photo with a friend or on their blog can be simple and unobtrusive to the rest of their content.  Yet noticed and easily shared by a simple click of the mouse.
4. Exploits common motivations and behaviors: Let’s face it we all love to laugh!  Got funny?  Share!   Many are motivated by great deals and quality service; be the one who provides this.
5. Utilizes existing communication networks: If you haven’t signed up for a social networking account somewhere, try it!   We promise you the possibilities are endless.
6. Takes advantage of others’ resources: The top banner of this post is reproduced by Squirrelizer – recreating the viral photo of a curious squirrel over a camera as a newlywed couple tried to take a photo of themselves.

Coastal Data Enterprises, Inc. also provides FREE consultation and evaluation of your custom database and website needs. We provide flexible and professional tier-staged proposals to suit any budget or limitations. Why wait …. Contact CoDE today!

“Real spending on travel and tourism declined at an annual rate of 5.9 percent in 2009:1 after decreasing 6.9 percent (revised) in 2008:4.  By comparison, real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased 5.7 percent (preliminary) in 2009:1 after a decrease of 6.3 percent in 2008:4. Real spending declined despite a drop in travel and tourism prices of 10.9 percent in 2009:1 following a 16.5 percent (revised) decrease in 2008:4.  Leading the decline was passenger air transportation (28.7 percent) and traveler accommodations (15.1 percent).”

• Passenger air transportation continued to contract—decreasing 5.8 percent in 2009:1 after decreasing 8.7 percent (revised) in 2008:4.  Real spending on domestic flights declined for the sixth consecutive quarter; however, real spending on international flights rose 10.5 percent after an increase of 10.1 percent in the previous quarter.
• Spending on accommodations posted a larger decrease—18.6 percent in 2009:1 after a 10.4 percent (revised) decrease in 2008:4.  The hotel industry continued to experience declining demand that was only partially offset by reduced room rates, leading to the decline in real spending.
• Retail shopping by travelers showed a smaller decrease of 1.3 percent in 2009:1 compared to a decrease of 11.6 percent in 2008:4.

Real Tourism Spending. Spending on passenger air transportation declined for the fourth straight quarter, falling 5.8 percent in 2009:1 after an 8.7 percent decrease in 2008:4.  However, international air transportation increased by 10.5 percent for the quarter. An 18.6 percent decline in traveler accommodations spending followed a decline of 10.4 percent (revised) in the previous quarter. Transportation prices continued to decline in 2009:1—decreasing 23.0 percent after decreasing 36.1 percent (revised) in 2008:4.  Auto travelers and tourists continued to pay significantly less for gasoline at the pump and airfare continued to become more affordable.

Tourism Prices. Prices for passenger air transportation fell sharply in 2009:1—decreasing 28.7 percent following a decrease of 2.3 percent (revised) in 2008:4. Fuel costs continued to decrease allowing airlines to reduce fares to stimulate demand. Prices for accommodations decreased 15.1 percent after falling 7.0 percent in the previous quarter. Business travel continued to decline and those traveling were using lower cost lodging to reduce expenditures.

Total Tourism-Related Spending. The U.S. production that tourism spending generates not only includes the goods and services that are purchased directly, but also the inputs used to produce these goods and services—indirect tourism-related spending.  In 2009:1, total current-dollar tourism-related spending of $1.2 trillion consisted of $705.0 billion (57 percent) of direct tourism spending—goods and services sold directly to visitors—and $540.0 billion (43 percent) of indirect tourism-related spending—goods and services used to produce what visitors buy.

1. Providing a professional representation of your service with a website that attracts the savvy tourist.
2. Not just any website but an SEO (Search Engine Optimization) website that will put your business at the top of their internet queries.  They can’t miss you!
3. The potential for an interactive website where the customer can make reservations, payments and receive confirmation on the great service you are offering.
4. Provide an in-house database that speaks to the website for all of your accounting, inventory and prospective in-office needs.  Saving your business precious time and resources yet building your customer base.

Coastal Data Enterprises, Inc. also provides FREE consultation and evaluation of your custom database and website needs.   We provide flexible and professional tier-staged proposals to suit any budget or limitations.   Why wait …. Contact CoDE today!

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Systems Development

• Website design and development
• Web-enabled data management systems
• Data warehousing
• Survey computing systems
• Data coordinating centers

Systems Analysis

• Information management
• Business process analysis and design
• System analysis and design
• System benefit assessment
• Strategic information systems planning
• Cost-benefit and economic analysis

Design and Integration

• Database architecture
• Data coordinating centers
• Information management
• Multisite data management systems
• Analytic reporting/modeling tools

Programming

• Custom application development
• Web programming
• Interface development
• Mobile/handheld computing tools
• Database configuration
• Distributed data entry systems
• Data collection programming
• Data validation and automated quality control

FREE Consultation and Tier-staged Proposals

Coastal Data Enterprises, Inc. provides FREE consultation and evaluation of your custom database and website needs.   We provide flexible and professional tier-staged proposals to suit any budget or limitations.   Why wait …. Contact CoDE today!