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Make the Most of the Tech Revolution - http://bigthink.com

Posted by stillwagon428 under Online Marketing
From http://bigthink.com 5443 days ago
Made Hot by: salesevangelist on June 5, 2009 6:45 pm

By daring to become an early adopter. Social networking in particular is one realm into which many businesses were loath to venture a few years ago, but its appeal for marketing—especially in a sour economy—is undeniable. Read More

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Meet At The Apartment: Reinterpreting An Old Business

Posted by stillwagon428 under Success Stories
From http://smallbiztrends.com 5446 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 5, 2009 6:24 pm

Meet at the Apartment is a loft space in the artsy Soho district of New York. Meet at the Apartment is set up to look like an open apartment space. When holding a meeting in it, you feel comfortable and at ease. You feel like you're in someone's apartment. Read More

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How to Solicit Testimonials Without Being Annoying

Posted by ZaneSafrit under Sales
From http://smallbiztrends.com 5443 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 5, 2009 1:54 pm

Referral-based marketing is one of the most cash-flow positive, sustainable, cost-effective marketing plans for any business. And seeking testimonials from customers is a great source of innovations to keep your company growing. How? Well, during the conversation the customer will tell you what they like and don't. You can build future solutions Read More

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DIY Marketing Month Giveaway is Coming in June!

Posted by SternalMrktg under Marketing
From http://www.understandingmarketing.com 5449 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 5, 2009 5:12 am

June is DIY Marketing Month and Understandingmarketing.com is having a big giveaway for small businesses. Starting June 1, 2009 enter to win prizes to help you. Read More

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Bucks County, PA Â 'Supermom' Wins National Women in Business Recognition

Posted by cre8pc under Success Stories
From http://www.phillyburbs.com 5446 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 5, 2009 5:10 am

Self taught, self employed working mom earns #30 spot in top 200 Winners Circle in national business contest. Read More

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Google Local Lures Small Businesses With Their Own Web Dashboard

Posted by robertbrady under Online Marketing
From http://www.techcrunch.com 5446 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 5, 2009 5:10 am

Learn how often your Google Local listing is displayed, clicked or has driving directions generated. A great way to know if your Google Local listing is working (and improve it). Read More

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One keyword per page: once more with feeling

Posted by kimmendrez under Online Marketing
From http://www.searchengineguide.com 5445 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 5, 2009 5:09 am

I promise to let go of this one after this week, but there have been so many upset people that I feel the need to revisit this subject once again. There have been many comments about my original post advising you to primarily target one keyword per page for organic search. I followed that up with some explanation of why I believe in targeting just Read More

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9 Essential Trust Indicators For Your SMB Site

Posted by stillwagon428 under Customer Service
From http://smallbiztrends.com 5444 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 5, 2009 5:08 am

Your Web site should be crafted, designed and set up to clearly convey the information, values and trust signals that your customers are looking for. And here are nine trust indicators to help you do that. Read More

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Saving Money with Barcodes

Posted by q4sales under Products and Services
From http://smallbiztrends.com 5444 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 5, 2009 5:08 am

Small biz can save money and time with barcode solutions. Worthwhile overview. Read More

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Influential Marketing Blog: How Social Media Will Change History

Posted by arthurbland under Marketing
From http://rohitbhargava.typepad.com 5444 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 5, 2009 5:08 am

There is a cliche that many people often share about history, and how it is written by the victors. The conquerors across the world, for the most part, are the ones who transcribed the history for others to read. We have terms like "revisionist history" to account for the fact that we realize the truth may be quite a bit grayer than those histor Read More