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A dashboard can be loosely defined as a centralized reporting system. More specifically, the most common definition found online resembles something like “an executive information system”. Back in my days as a Sales Analyst for ACNielsen, I consulted for Philip Morris...

During the first quarter of 2008, ReachFarther developed an Excel-based reporting tool based on Wal-Mart panel data for PepsiCo. The Excel-based format might not be as “sexy” as some newer technologies, but it allows large corporations with rigid IT infrastructures to...

I started out building websites the old fashioned way, using tables. Every once in a while on a warm, clear spring day, I long for the days of the table based site. Then I have to wade through the markup of an old table based site, my vision goes blurry and a crushing...

You’ve got a beautiful website and you’ve got a great business, so why don’t you show up in the Google rankings when people search for you? The answer to that question could fill up hundreds of books, and does actually. What I’m going to do in the paragraphs that...

The internet is not much different than using the Yellow Pages to reach out to your customers. Your potential customers are already online and are actively seeking your product or service. In many cases they’re also ready to buy. So your job becomes attracting these...

The following list highlights some of the most common and accepted practices for making your website “search engine friendly”. Please note that the following list is not in order of importance. Each and every item below is important and will contribute to the overall...

There are lots of tips and tricks I’ve picked up along the way that I use to keep me organized and on track. Since this blog appears on the ReachFarther site (‘cause, ya know, that’s where I work) I suppose I should focus on the things I do and use to keep my projects...

On February 21, 2008, ReachFarther launched the new online home for the Rosemont Convention & Tourism Bureau. This exciting new website is the primary destination for anyone seeking information on what the Village of Rosemont and the Tourism Bureau have to offer....

I’m a pretty big sports fan, and over the past few weeks I’ve had quite a run of sports luck. A life-long Giants fan, I’ve been euphoric for an entire week as a result of their Super Bowl win over the evil New England Patriots. A few short weeks earlier while...