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The Customer Doesn't Care If You're A Small Organziation - Giorgio Armani - http://www.youngentrepreneur.com

Posted by YEVF under Success Stories
From http://www.youngentrepreneur.com 5717 days ago
Made Hot by: on September 27, 2008 1:37 pm

At 74 years old, he is still busy making people look good. Giorgio Armani is one of the preeminent Italian fashion designers in the world, still going strong after 33 years in the industry. Known for his classically tailored, sleek power suits and clean, high quality fabrics, everyone from the who's who of Hollywood to the bankers on Wall Street h Read More

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Eight Tips for Customer Friendly Surveys

Posted by youssefnia under Marketing
From http://www.critical-metrics.com 5718 days ago
Made Hot by: on September 26, 2008 3:52 pm

Surveying your customer is a business necessity, however, asking your customers to complete a survey that takes 28 minutes and requires them to answer every single question is just absurd. Read these tips to make sure your surveys are customer-focused and customer friendly! Read More

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Snail Mail Is Going Digital, a Boon for Businesses

Posted by bradjennings under Products and Services
From http://www.kiplinger.com 5719 days ago
Made Hot by: on September 24, 2008 6:45 pm

The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) is going digital on bulk mail service. Unique scannable bar codes will start to show up in May 2009 on business- and first-class mail and packages. The codes should speed up processing of that mail and will allow businesses as well as post offices to track the movement and delivery of each piece sent. Read More

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Sales: How Long Do I Wait To Follow-up?

Posted by ILuvMktg under Sales
From http://blogs.bnet.com 5722 days ago
Made Hot by: on September 22, 2008 6:59 pm

Once you have established contact, submitted a proposal and a quote for a possible project, how do you follow up to ensure that you close the deal? Also, how much time should you allow between sending the proposal and following up regarding progress on the deal? Read More

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New ideas for running a restaurant

Posted by louienews under Marketing
From http://www.kansascity.com 5722 days ago
Made Hot by: on September 22, 2008 6:59 pm

People don't want to get in their car and drive to a restaurant that now costs more. Despite the long odds, however, many entrepreneurs are thriving by rewriting the standard “program” for how to run a restaurant. Read More

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Kiss Your Brand Goodbye

Posted by ArmadaIG under Marketing
From http://blogs.bnet.com 5723 days ago
Made Hot by: on September 21, 2008 6:08 pm

Brands are becoming worth less, if not just plain worthless. That's the theme of a series of books out this year, the newest being “Branding Only Works on Cattle” excerpted on Change This. Author Jonathan Salem Baskin argues that brands are a 20th century quirk, and are about to go back to their traditional role: names. Read More

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7 Time-tested Ways to Dig Out from a Recession

Posted by JohnH under Marketing
From http://www.ducttapemarketing.com 5723 days ago
Made Hot by: on September 21, 2008 6:08 pm

John Jantsch shares his top seven quick fix strategies to re-energize your marketing today! Read More

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Using Google to Reach Local Customers

Posted by suzyQ under Advertising
From http://www.smallbusinessnewz.com 5723 days ago
Made Hot by: on September 21, 2008 6:07 pm

Google does a lot of things that can help local businesses market themselves and become more visible to potential customers. They recently announced a partnership with NBC that will have Google distributing ads on NBC channels while addressing local markets. Read More

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Measure to Manage Performance in a Small Business

Posted by ashlyrevi under Online Marketing
From http://www.p2w2.com 5725 days ago
Made Hot by: on September 19, 2008 12:42 am

If you measure, you can manage. It talks about how and what you have to measure. Read More

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UPS unit starts bridge loan for small importers

Posted by TimJustus under Global
From http://www.reuters.com 5725 days ago
Made Hot by: on September 18, 2008 11:41 pm

United Parcel Service Inc has launched a bridge loan for small U.S. businesses that import goods into the country. Under the UPS Capital Cargo Finance program, the company will advance 50 percent of the value of goods to U.S. importers for up to 60 days upon pickup of the merchandise in a foreign country. The goods themselves will serve as coll Read More