1st In Video - Music World, Inc.

Discount Golf World Takes Social Commerce To A Whole New Level

nathan — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 15:55:56 +0000

Quincy, IL (2/17/2011) – One of the biggest challenges facing retailers is how to give customers a seamless shopping experience between their own website and any other shopping experience they may offer on social sites such as FaceBook.com . Customers today expect to have a similar experience when interacting with your brand, regardless what medium they choose. Whether it is on the web, mobile, or now even social, if you are unable to give your customers a consistent experience on all channels you run the risk of loosing that customer.

This week DiscountGolfWorld.com , a subsidiary of 1st in Video-Music World, brought to market their version of a social shopping application. The application, specifically designed for FaceBook.com , was designed with the thought in mind that customers expect to have similar experiences across all channels. Discount Golf World has taken the layout and general functionality of their full website, condensed it to fit, and made it function within the FaceBook.com platform. Now whether a customer visits www.DiscountGolfWorold.com or the Discount Golf World page on Facebook they can receive the same great shopping experience. The application can be viewed here: http://ow.ly/40DXk .

The biggest advantage to creating and using their own application is that the navigation and buying experience is exactly the same between the app and DiscoutnGolfWorld.com . Any product that is on DiscountGolfWorld.com will automatically be present within the shopping application. Along with that, all pricing updates and changes in inventory levels are automatically synced between the two. The shopping app is also designed so that any specials or promos on the website will be active and live on FaceBook as soon as they are live on the main website. Social shopping is the new gamble in online retail, and Discount Golf World just upped the ante.

nathan — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 16:42:19 +0000

1ST IN VIDEO-MUSIC WORLD, Inc. LAUNCHES NEW WEBSITES
Your Electronic Warehouse and Discount Golf World websites get make over.

Quincy, IL – 1st in Video – Music World, inc. launched new websites this past week for their subsidiaries Your Electronic Warehouse and Discount Golf World. The new designs give a fresh look and feel to the websites, but not just for cosmetic purposes. With the last major overhaul to the two sites being almost 5 years ago, the new website launch offers new features that will also provide a more enjoyable user experience.

Within both sites, 4Electronicwarehouse.com and DiscountGolfWorld.com, customers can now easily browse the product offerings in a much more organized and efficient manner. With tie-ins to social sites such as Facebook and Twitter, users on the sites will now easily be able to share their finds with their friends. Users of the sites will now have easier access to the Electronics Guru and The Modern Golfer blog sections as well. “It has been a long time coming,” says Dennis Boudreau, company CEO. “The new design of our sites will hopefully give us the flexibility to continue to grow into the future and adapt more easily to our customers needs”.

About 1st in Video – Music World, Inc.
1st in Video – Music World, Inc. was founded in 1976 and currently operates Your Electronic Warehouse (www.4ElectronicWarehouse.com), Discount Golf World (www.DiscountGolfWorld.com), 4Luggage (www.4DiscountTravel.com.
The company was recently recognized on INC Magazine’s list of fastest growing companies. Internet Retailer Magazine has also listed the company on the HOT 100 Best Retail Websites and was named as the 27th fastest growing e-Retailer of the Internet Retailer Top 500. The company operates retail stores in Quincy, IL and manages several golf courses’ pro-shops in the Midwest.

For more news and information about 1st in Video – Music World, Inc., please visit our corporate website at www.1stInVideoMusicWorld.com

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Hey Big Spender Contest Launches Today for Online Shoppers

Justin Meats — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:35:47 +0000

4Luggage.com, DiscountGolfWorld.com and4ElectronicWarehouse are all participating in eBillMe’s “Hey Big Spender Contest”

Discount Golf World Launches MyJoys Golf Shoe Personalization

Justin Meats — Wed, 19 May 2010 17:08:11 +0000

QUINCY, IL (5/18/2010) – Discount Golf World recently launched a golf shoe personalization program in partnership with FootJoy. MyJoys is a custom program from FootJoy that lets you choose your favorite pair of FootJoy golf shoes and make them your own. Most FootJoy shoes can be customized via MyJoys. Customers can select their shoe’s unique color scheme and add an optional logo or monogram. Many of the shoes also offer licensed logos from your favorite Collegiate, MLB or NFL team. MyJoys golf shoes are built to your unique specifications including different sized pairs. FootJoy builds them to order and are usually delivered within 4-6 weeks.

The process is simple:

Select your Shoe Style
A full list of shoes available for MyJoys Personalization can be found here:
http://www.discountgolfworld.com/myjoys.php
Select Your Color Scheme
You can choose the type and colors of the leather and laces.
Personalize with optional logos or monograms
A variety of logos are available including flags, animal, symbols, shapes and sports teams.
Select Your Size
You can choose the size and width of each shoe.
Add to your cart and Checkout

For more information or to order your personalized shoes, visit http://www.discountgolfworld.com/myjoys.php

5th Consecutive Year 1st in Video – Music World Ranked in the Internet Retailer Top 500

Justin Meats — Wed, 05 May 2010 22:12:30 +0000

Quincy, IL (5/5/2010) — For the fifth straight year, 1^st in Video – Music World, Inc., which operates websites 4ElectronicWarehouse.com, DiscountGolfWorld.com, 4Luggage.com and 4DiscountTravel.com, has been ranked in the Internet Retailer Top 500 Guide. Internet Retailer’s definitive ranking and analysis of America’s Top 500 largest e-retailers is based on annual 2009 Internet sales, researched by Internet Retailer and confirmed by retailers. This report includes company financial, operational and performance data, as well as vendors in key categories. Year over year the rankings continue to become more and more competitive as online competition continues to grow. In the past year, through a tough economic period, 1^st in Video – Music World, Inc posted a 4% sales increase over the previous year.

“Diversification and multiple e-commerce brands helped 1st In Video Music World Inc. get through 2009 and achieve web sales of $12.5 million,” says Internet Retailer editor-in-chief Kurt Peters. “Their rank as No. 470 is a tribute to their staying power.”

As more consumers increasingly shop online and as more competition enters the marketplace, all of the 1^st in Video – Music World, Inc. companies have had to continually evolve their business in order to continue to be ranked among the Top 500 e-retailers.

About 1st in Video – Music World, Inc.
1st in Video – Music World, Inc. was founded in 1975 and currently operates Your Electronic Warehouse (www.4ElectronicWarehouse.com), Discount Golf World (www.DiscountGolfWorld.com) , 4Luggage.com and the retail website of www.4DiscountTravel.com .

The company has been ranked in the Internet Retailer Top 500 the past 5 years and on Inc Magazine’s list of fastest growing companies the past 3 years. The company operates retail stores in Quincy, IL and manages several golf courses’ pro-shops in the Midwest.

For more news and information about 1st in Video – Music World, Inc., please visit our corporate website at www.1stInVideoMusicWorld.com

About Internet Retailer
Published by Chicago-based Vertical Web Media LLC, Internet Retailer is a monthly national business magazine that is at the core of the leading retail information web site, an e-commerce conference and four directories that serve the retailing community. Internet Retailer’s 42,500 subscribers and 250,000 monthly web readers represent senior executives primarily from retail chains, independent stores, catalogs, virtual merchants and brand name manufacturers. Internet Retailer’s circulation represents the largest multichannel readership base of any retailing magazine.

“World’s Greatest!…” Episode 131 1st in Video-Music World Segment

Justin Meats — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 22:22:34 +0000

Here’s 1st in Video-Music World, Inc.’s segment on the show “World’s Greatest!…” The segment gives a good overview of our company’s history .

“World’s Greatest!…” is a thirty minute show dedicated to highlighting the world’s greatest companies, products, places and people. Each show is a fast paced tour around the world featuring behind the scenes footage, informative interviews, and exciting visuals.

Crown Point Productions is a 21st Century television production company. Their award winning programming can be seen on national cable channels and local network affiliates across the country. For more information on Crown Point Productions and their show lineup, please visit www.crown-tv.com

QuincyNews.org Highlights 1st in Video – Music World as one of the “World’s Greatest!…”

Justin Meats — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:27:52 +0000

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“World’s Greatest!…” Air Dates for 1st in Video-Music World Episode 131

Justin Meats — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:06:25 +0000

The producers of “World’s Greatest!..” have announced that episode 131 which features 1st in Video – Music World, Inc. will air at the following times on ION Network:

Monday, April 26, 2010

Satellite (DirecTV ch 305 / Dish Network ch 216)

Eastern viewers – 6am local time
Central viewers – 5am local time
Mountain viewers – 4am local time
Pacific viewers – 3am local time

CABLE (Cable white area affiates) — Dual feed

Eastern viewers – 6am local time
Central viewers – 5am local time
Mountain viewers – 5am local time
Pacific viewers – 6am local time

Tuesday, April 27, 2010

SATELLITE (DirecTV, Dish)– Single feed

Eastern viewers – 7am local time
Central viewers – 6am local time
Mountain viewers – 5am local time
Pacific viewers – 4am local time

Cable (Cable white area affiliates) — Dual feed

Eastern viewers – 7am local time
Central viewers – 6am local time
Mountain viewers – 6am local time
Pacific viewers – 7am local time

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

SATELLITE (DirecTV, Dish) — Single feed

Eastern viewers – 11am local time
Central viewers – 10am local time
Mountain viewers – 9am local time
Pacific viewers – 8am local time

Cable (Owned-and-Operated Broadcast Stations, Cable white area affiliates) — Dual feed

Eastern viewers – 11am local time
Central viewers – 10am local time
Mountain viewers – 10am local time
Pacific viewers – 11am local time

Dennis Boudreau to Speak at the Internet Retailer Conference Expo 2010

Justin Meats — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:17:18 +0000

Quincy, IL 3/10/2010 – Dennis Boudreau, CEO of 1st in Video-Music World, has been selected as a speaker at the Internet Retailer Conference Expo 2010 (ICRE2010). Boudreau will be presenting with Andrew Wheeler of iProspect and Anne Baston of Indigo Books & Music. The session is titled, “The science of keyword management” and will be presented on Workshop Day 1 of ICRE2010 at 11:00 AM.Keyword management is a challenge; making the list is only the start. Retailers must understand when and how to match keywords. This session will explain exact-word matches, phrase matches and broad matches, explain their differences and when to use them. It will also tell retailers how much bounce rate-a shopper returning in seconds to the search page from a landing page-a retailer should tolerate. It will explain negative keywords and outline the benefits and the dangers of inserting the customer’s search term into search ad copy.Over the past 35 years, Dennis Boudreau has transformed a college project into a leading e-commerce company. Dennis has taken his company from a small bricks-and-mortar consumer electronics store to one of Inc Magazine’s fastest growing companies in America and a ranking in the Internet Retailer Top 500. As an e-commerce advocate, Dennis stresses the importance of manufacturers selling through Internet authorized dealers.

IRCE 2010 is a four-day conference featuring 175 speakers in 91 sessions devoted to the strategies and tools that e-retailers can use to reconnect and recommit their online retail business. The theme of this years conference is “The Time to Reboot is Now”. IRCE 2010 will take place June 8-11, 2009 at the McCormick Place West in Chicago, IL. For more information, visit http://www.internetretailer.com/IRCE2010/ .

The company has been ranked in the Internet Retailer Top 500 the past 4 years and on Inc Magazine’s list of fastest growing companies the past 3 years. The company operates retail stores in Quincy, IL and manages several golf courses’ pro-shops in the Midwest.

For more news and information about 1st in Video – Music World, Inc., please visit our corporate website at www.1stInVideoMusicWorld.com

E-retail will influence 53% of purchases by 2014

Justin Meats — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:00:19 +0000

42% of retail sales were accounted for or influenced by the web in 2009. 70% of U.S. customers have researched products online and then bought offline.

Read full story from Internet Retailer: E-retail will influence 53% of purchases by 2014, Forrester says