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Posted by LeeAdams under News
From http://blogs.mediapost.com 6229 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 8, 2007 9:01 pm

According to the Discover Small Business Watch, reports the DMA, economic confidence among small business owners continued to fall in October as many expressed increased pessimism about both the future of their own businesses and the US economy in general. The monthly survey of 1,000 small businesses with five or fewer employees shows that at 96.8 Read More

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More Americans Prefer To Give Gift Cards For Christmas, Survey Shows

Posted by LeeAdams under News
From http://www.allheadlinenews.com 6229 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 8, 2007 7:21 pm

According to the latest Annual Holiday Survey commissioned by Deloitte, gift cards are seen as the top gift purchase for four consecutive years, with 69 percent of the consumers planning to buy them this year, compared with only 66 percent in 2006. The respondents plan to buy an average of 5.5 cards, compared with the 4.6 cards last year, at $36.2 Read More

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Journalists Consistent in Their Online Use and Preferences

Posted by LeeAdams under Public Relations
From http://blogs.mediapost.com 6229 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 7, 2007 11:12 pm

According to the Arketi Group 2007 Web Watch Survey, 84 percent of journalists say they would or already have used blogs as a primary or secondary source for articles. 100% of those (journalists) surveyed say they rely on the Internet to help get their job done. One-quarter of journalists say blogs make their job easier, while 18 percent say insta Read More

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Editing the Brochure is Wasted Effort

Posted by ArmadaIG under Sales
From http://blogs.bnet.com 6229 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 7, 2007 4:42 pm

Decision-makers seldom, if ever, read brochures or product data sheets or any of the traditional marketing materials. If they're needed at all, such materials should be specifically targeted at lower-level folk (gatekeepers and speedbumps) who worry about such details. When a company decides to sell M2M — which is where the big B2B money is locate Read More

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Free, And Informative, Insight At Your Fingertips

Posted by suzyQ under Resources
From http://www.smallbizresource.com 6229 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 7, 2007 4:42 pm

There's a neat little knowledgebase, with substantial informative content, right at your fingertips and you likely don't even know it. The Insight24 directory, which aggregates business and technology webcasts, videos and podcasts, boasts over 5,000 content pieces provided by 160 companies. And we're not talking fluff and marketing spiels. The con Read More

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Shipping promotions most popular with online retailers

Posted by JohnH under Marketing
From http://www.bizreport.com 6230 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 7, 2007 3:26 pm

Free shipping, with conditions, is set to be the most popular promotion among online retailers this holiday season, found a study conducted by BizRate Research for Shop.org. Read More

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Report gives marketers valuable insights into email marketing

Posted by JohnH under Online Marketing
From http://www.bizreport.com 6230 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 7, 2007 6:53 am

MailerMailer.com's latest Email Marketing Metrics Report looks at how subject lines and personalization affect open and click-through rates. In particular, the report found that subject lines containing 35 characters or less are 28 percent more likely to be opened. Read More

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A Better Way to Talk With Unhappy Customers

Posted by Becky under Customer Service
From http://www.businessknowhow.com 6230 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 7, 2007 6:51 am

No matter how much customer care training we conduct, some customers will dislike our service. They may become so irate that they confront us face-to-face, venting their frustrations--at times rather loudly and accusingly.

How are we likely to respond? By habit, we become defensive. We talk plenty. We contradict them, and tension rises. Far fro Read More

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Are shoppers leaving comparison sites behind?

Posted by alphalife under Online Marketing
From http://www.bizreport.com 6249 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 7, 2007 6:50 am

A recent survey from UK-based Quidco indicates that shoppers are changing they way they shop online. One in three UK users have stopped using the sit Read More

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Basecamp: Project collaboration, management, and task software

Posted by ArmadaIG under Products and Services
From http://www.basecamphq.com 6271 days ago
Made Hot by: on November 6, 2007 8:47 pm

This is a great project collaboration service that we use. It's easy to use and it's free as along as you only work on one project at a time. I hop Read More