And Sharir is using that capital to boost traffic and the rate at which people who try its product convert into paying users.
Store traffic and conversion rate data can show the way.
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If Brown continues to poach top writers and increase Web traffic at the rate she has been, The Daily Beast could grow into a force to be reckoned with.
But astute observers are noting that the rate of traffic growth is slowing.
Sales are a function of three variables: store traffic volume, conversion rate (i.e. percentage of visitors who purchase), and average ticket.
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As a result of strict enforcement, Kelley says he believes US Census data shows Massachusetts has the lowest rate of traffic fatalities in the nation.
And with financing rates at near record lows, automakers should continue to build showroom traffic with cut-rate loans and affordable lease deals throughout 2012 on all but the most in-demand models.
According to Cisco, the global cloud traffic will grow at an annual rate of 45% and reach 4.3 zetabytes by 2016, while global data center traffic will grow to 6.6 zetabytes.
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The company intends to increase online traffic and increase the conversion rate among visitors by providing a more interactive shopping experience.
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In North Carolina, for example, traffic tickets rose at a rate of 6.4% for every 10% decrease in local county revenues, according to a 2009 study by Thomas Garrett, a researcher for the Federal Reserve Bank of St.
"Following a combination of an underlying increase in network traffic as well as a high rate of new customer additions, we are aware of capacity issues in a small number of exchanges, " she said.
Improve Conversion Rate Optimization: You can drive all the website traffic you want, but if your sales pages do not convert at an optimal rate, you are wasting time, money, and energy.
Daily traffic has grown substantially and at a rate that exceeds most major competitors.
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This mobile data traffic increase represents a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 78 percent spanning the forecast period.
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Not only can a fast website increase your conversion rate, it can potentially bring you more traffic as well.
The high levels of Sizewell C traffic would result in increased journey times, a higher accident rate and poorer air quality, the report said.
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The challenge is maintaining exponential growth without choking on traffic, pollution and crime that also grow at the same exponential rate.
In 2012-2017, mobile data traffic is forecast to grow 17-fold at a compound annual growth rate of 76%.
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Air-traffic controllers are warning that the furloughs could force them to reduce the rate of flights arriving at big airports like Chicago's O'Hare International and Miami International by a third to a half during peak periods or bad weather.
Subscribers, particularly in big cities, are often tormented by slow Internet access and dropped calls. 3G mobile Internet has turned into one big traffic jam, with new cars joining the queue at an ever-increasing rate.
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To best take advantage of the remarkable adoption rate of smartphones and tablets and the tremendous increase in mobile network traffic, the company brought on Gary Morton as SVP of Engineering to lead development of its new mobile platforms.
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After controlling for population and the number of police officers in each county, the study found that a one percent point increase in the local unemployment rate leads to a 6.4 percentage point increase in the number of traffic tickets.
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Stuck for now with flat-rate monthly billing, CTM and DSL providers are throttling down speeds to control the traffic they must carry through their long-haul networks.
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Tablets are a prime example of this trend generating traffic levels that will grow 62-fold from 2011 to 2016 -- the highest growth rate of any device category tracked in the forecast.
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If there's a silver lining to Stuckler's findings, it's that a drop in traffic deaths appears to have canceled out the impact of the added suicides on the overall mortality rate of the countries.
To put it another way, what would be the accident rate on London's A-roads if you filled them with Northumberland's density of traffic?
Not only do commuters in Southern California inhale the worst year-round particle pollution levels, but Riverside drivers also face the highest rate of fatal auto accidents per capita, and Los Angeles drivers spend the most time sitting in traffic.
At this rate, Huffpo could surpass The New York Times Co. in valuation even before it catches up in traffic.
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