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Have you been to a specialty kite shop? Kites ranging in price from $34 to $1500 are easy to find. This weekend I purchased the top of the line “2 for $3.00” model from a non-Kite shop. In fact, I think I was at a pharmacy. Look, I'm not a professional Kite flyer; I just need the thing to come with sting and stay in the air. Read More

How not to start a viral marketing campaign. This condom company's press release should've carried this warning: "Please wear a condom on your head before watching these videos. Our condoms are guaranteed to protect you from 99.9% of jokes and 89% of unwanted innuendos while reducing your impulse to pass on this viral video by 79%. " Read More

Many entrepreneurs ask Guy Kawasaki what is the best way to open a pitch to potential investors. Here he answers that question, but also tells you the ten worst opening lines that you can use. Read More

Learn one of the best kept sales secrets: the power of humor to close the deal. Read More

New research shows that plants really do make your employees feel better and work more productively. Read More

With share-shift marketing, your top-line growth will be faster than with most other sales campaigns, due to the fact that you have an accelerated cycle built into this sales effort. So, go on out there and get a bigger piece of that market share pie, before someone else does and then throws it in your face. Read More

The Supreme Court on Tuesday adopted a broad reading of two federal civil rights laws to protect employees from retaliation when they complain about discrimination in the workplace. Retaliation complaints are a growing subset of workplace discrimination cases, because it is often easier for employees to demonstrate that they were retaliated aga Read More

From the Page: "Advertising and promoting are important marketing tactics but they are not nearly as crucial as the process of understanding your market. Marketing is like hunting - advertising is a lot like firing your gun at your target, but just '"firing your gun' doesn't do you any good if you don't know where the game is." Read More

Online shoppers may have a new way of finding out which etailers have the items they most want to buy. And etailers should take note. By allowing users to learn if an item is available in real-time, etailers have a better chance of creating a loyal buyer. Read More