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Persuasive Web Design - http://cre8pc.com

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From http://cre8pc.com 5856 days ago
Made Hot by: on May 1, 2008 9:03 pm

If a web site falls in the search engine forest, would anyone hear it? If the web site belonged to Victoria's Secret, it wouldn't be missed by a shopper like my young adult daughter. She doesn't need search engines to find Victoria's Secret products. Why? Because the company sends her discount cards in the mail every month to lure her with 20% Read More

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Consumers Recall Green Ads, but Often Skeptical of Them

Posted by luckycharmer under News
From http://www.marketingcharts.com 5861 days ago
Made Hot by: on April 28, 2008 7:19 pm

Consumer recall of advertising with “green” messaging is high - more than one-third of consumers (37.1%) say they frequently recall green messaging and another third say they recall it occasionally (33.1%), according to a new Burst Media survey. The online survey, conducted in April 2008 with more than 6,000 web users 18 years or older, explor Read More

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Women business founders rising, but slowly

Posted by suzyQ under News
From http://www.usatoday.com 5862 days ago
Made Hot by: on April 28, 2008 1:08 am

Where are the Starbucks, Nikes, Amazons, Home Depots and Genentechs founded by women? This is a question that puzzles those who track fast-growing companies. Few fledgling businesses founded by men or women ever grow into giant corporations, but with women launching twice as many businesses as men, some meaningful percentage of the new giants m Read More

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Study: Moms are word of mouth champions

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From http://www.bizreport.com 5863 days ago
Made Hot by: on April 24, 2008 8:05 pm

New research has found that new moms and moms-to-be are the champions of online word of mouth and don't restrict their topics of conversation to child-related issues. The study showed that moms are heavy users of word of mouth having, on average, 109 discussions per week compared with 82 for the general public. Brand recommendations and product Read More

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Get Customers to Spend Their Tax Rebates With You | Small Business Solutions

Posted by grumpygorilla under News
From http://www.thestreet.com 5865 days ago
Made Hot by: on April 22, 2008 1:50 pm

With tax season behind us, a recession looming and gas at an all-time high, is there anything that business can look forward to? You bet there is: It is tax rebate time! And if you're smart, your small business will have a plan in place before those checks are ever cut to help consumers spend their stimulus payment with you. Read More

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NFIB Contest - Win $5,000 and Summit Invite | Small Business Trends

Posted by grumpygorilla under News
From http://www.smallbiztrends.com 5865 days ago
Made Hot by: on April 22, 2008 12:57 am

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) is sponsoring a contest. The Grand Prize Winner receives a $5,000 cash prize and an all expense paid trip to Washington D.C. to attend the June 8-11, 2008 National Small Business Summit. Read More

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The Different Types of Small Business Owners

Posted by suzyQ under News
From http://www.marketingcharts.com 5867 days ago
Made Hot by: on April 21, 2008 1:34 pm

The more businesses a person owns, the higher his or her income, education level, and loan amounts and mortgage, finds an Experian study of small-business owners - sole business owners and multi-business owners. Compared with the overall population, small business owners are more likely to be married and have children, have a college education Read More

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Small businesses get shot at makeover

Posted by grumpygorilla under News
From http://www.greeleytrib.com 5869 days ago
Made Hot by: on April 18, 2008 10:13 pm

The National Federation of Independent Business along with SBTV.com and Sam's Club will give away a $100,000 business makeover as part of National Small Business Week beginning Monday through April 25. The makeover would include $25,000 in cash, merchandise, supplies and equipment from Sam's Club or samsclub.com, mentoring from SBTV.com experts Read More

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Survey reveals optimism from small business operators

Posted by grumpygorilla under News
From http://www.kansascity.com 5869 days ago
Made Hot by: on April 18, 2008 2:23 pm

Small-business owners are an optimistic lot, even when they're pessimistic. That apparently contradictory result leaped from the National Small Business Association's 2008 Survey of Small and Mid-Size Business, released Wednesday. “This year, a whopping 71 percent have a negative outlook on the economy — clearly small business is feeling the Read More

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Entrepreneuer Gives Back

Posted by JohnH under News
From http://www.smallbizresource.com 5870 days ago
Made Hot by: plethmen on April 18, 2008 1:09 am

With the tagline "Change the world...one business at a time," Kivab4b.org offers entrepreneurs and small businesses an easy way to participate in cause-related marketing. Read More