January 10, 2007, Vol 1, Issue 5

Hello and welcome to our first newsletter of 2007. We trust you’ve recovered from your New Year’s Eve activities. Kudos to those of you who actually stayed up to see the ball drop!

We’re excited for what the new year brings. A fresh outlook. New opportunities to serve you. And all that jazz.

Find it.

We’ve loved Go2online forever. Long before we lived in the location-based search world that brought us Google Earth! You type in your location and then you can search for any type of establishment — it will show you the results and the distance.

When would you need such a tool? How about when you’re taking a business trip to some Podunk town and want to find a gym so you can keep your trim physique? Or you want a local florist in Kalamazoo to bring flowers to your sweet Aunt Rosie.

Best of all, Go2online is great as a mobile tool. It’s a free Local Directory and Movie Guide for your cell phone. Anytime, anywhere. Handy.

For Marketers. By Marketers.

We’ve been watching as Marktd.com has been gaining in popularity. More and more interesting marketing stories and links are added every day. And with anyone and everyone contributing, there is some really terrific stuff here. If you’ve ever wondered if it’s been “done before,” this is the place to look.

Somewhere we saw something written about how to pronounce this site. Is it MARKED or MARKETED? You decide.

Be warned, however. It’s very easy to get sidetracked on on this Website. Some of us (no names to protect the innocent) get sidetracked more than others. Although the more time you spend on Marktd.com, the more ideas you’ll get and the more work you might need to send to us!

Shameless plug. It’ll be quick.

We’re good. We know you are, too. So why not make it one of your New Year’s resolutions to spend less time on the tedious, researchy-stuff and put your talents to better use? Use us to do your research. We like being used.

Whether you’re looking to have data found and analyzed or you just have some questions that need to be answered, it’s OUR New Year’s resolution to make your life easier. (We’ll even come clean your house. No promises on the quality of that work, though.)

So what do you need?

Send your request here.

Stump the Researchers.

If you haven’t submitted to Stump (not to be confused with the smash hit musical “Stomp”) yet, then you’re missing out! It’s free research – no strings attached. Come on – there must be something that’s been nagging at you? Maybe your cousin Myrtle quoted some ridiculous statistic at Christmas Dinner and you want to prove her wrong?
Okay, give it your best shot.

This issue’s Stump…

A reader asks: I know I should know what they are, but what the heck are hedge funds? I keep hearing that the growth is huge. Yeah, tell me about that too.

Okay. Here we go…
Click here for the answer. It’ll just take a minute.

Thanks for reading. Please consider forwarding this to your friends and colleagues. We’d appreciate it. (And we don’t ask for that much, do we?)

If you need any research, call us. Even if you don’t, you can call and say hello! It’s lonely being researchers.

Until we meet again (in two weeks),