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Rising Health Costs Pinch Small Business - http://www.understandingmarketing.com

Posted by jsternal under Human Resources
From http://www.understandingmarketing.com 5283 days ago
Made Hot by: DebMark on November 12, 2009 3:20 pm

Health insurance costs and proposed legislation for future health insurance options are a continuing source of frustration and pain for millions of small business owners and entrepreneurs looking to grow their operations. As health costs rise for small business they may be faced with the unwanted task of laying off even more people to avoid the co Read More

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Chamber of Commerce vs. President Obama

Posted by jsternal under Strategy
From http://www.understandingmarketing.com 5281 days ago
Made Hot by: JanetG on November 12, 2009 5:17 am

There have been some rumblings recently between the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (a big proponent of Small Business) and President Barack Obama's administration and proposed bills. The Chamber of Commerce has operated for 97 years on a simple principle of free enterprise, where there is very little government intervention. But President Obama has intr Read More

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How Tweets Helped Me Buy My New Smartphone

Posted by HGBiz under Social Media
From http://www.harmonythiessen.com 5281 days ago
Made Hot by: Inkaholic76 on November 11, 2009 4:25 pm

Offline Business is changing as buyers are becoming educated, opinionated, and deliberate in their purchases. Social Media has major influence-and business must learn how to learn from and subsequently influence their voice. Read More

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Twitter and LinkedIn Finally Sync Up

Posted by ducttape under Marketing
From http://www.ducttapemarketing.com 5282 days ago
Made Hot by: smallcapvoice on November 11, 2009 3:19 am

LinkedIn and Twitter announced an integration today that should be interesting. Starting sometime today, LinkedIn users can automatically feed their Twitter status updates to their LinkedIn status updates. While LinkedIn's status update feature is right there for all to use, my experience is that people don't use it nearly as much as they shoul Read More

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7 Ways to Get More Out of LinkedIn

Posted by WayneLiew under Social Media
From http://mashable.com 5282 days ago
Made Hot by: SellBetter on November 10, 2009 5:27 pm

LinkedIn, which recently reached the 50 million user milestone, has long been considered the social networking site for professionals. If you're in business, it is basically expected that you have a profile there. Here are some of the things you should consider incorporating into your LinkedIn strategy. Read More

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12 Reasons Why International Selling Is Harder

Posted by CindyKing under Sales
From http://cindyking.biz 5288 days ago
Made Hot by: SkipAnderson on November 10, 2009 3:23 pm

International selling is harder than selling to clients in your own country. Here are 12 reasons why international salespeople have a more difficult task selling to different cultures. Read More

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Are You Ready To Take The Entrepreneurial Leap? 25 Questions To Ask Yourself

Posted by therisetothetop under Startups
From http://blog.therisetothetop.com 5283 days ago
Made Hot by: JanetG on November 10, 2009 4:10 am

Key questions to ask yourself when getting ready to take the entrepreneurial plunge. Read More

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5 Powerful Secrets to Retaining Customers

Posted by StepByStepMarketing under Customer Service
From http://www.fuelnet.com 5283 days ago
Made Hot by: alishamaxn on November 10, 2009 3:22 am

According to Guy Maser, senior VP of marketing for GlobalSpec, it takes more than a good product or service to ensure a successful customer retention program and foster healthy long-term customer relationships. You must also pay attention to your customers' needs and meet them. Remember, customers will jump ship given any slight, perceived or real Read More

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10 Ways a Start-Up Can Use Social Media to Market Itself

Posted by WayneLiew under Social Media
From http://blog.hubspot.com 5283 days ago
Made Hot by: alishamaxn on November 10, 2009 3:02 am

How can a start-up with a few employees and a tiny marketing budget get its name out there? Here are some suggestions for entrepreneurs on how to market their startup using social media. Read More

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Re-branding Products, Services and Companies

Posted by mtaber under Online Marketing
From http://www.miketaber.net 5283 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 9, 2009 8:07 pm

The past several weeks I've been giving a lot of thought to the work associated with and the consequences of re-branding something. The process made me sit down, think about re-branding in general, and do some research. Here's what I learned. Read More