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A new study from Network Solutions and the Center for Excellence in Service found that social media usage among small businesses increased to 24% in 2009, up 12% over 2008. Seventy-five percent of respondents said they have a company page on a social networking site like Facebook or LinkedIn, and 50% believe it will make them money in the next 12 months. Read More

On Thursday 25 March 2010, people in hundreds of cities around the world comes together offline to have fun and create awareness while raising money for the important cause of sprading education. Concern Worldwide has been selected by Twestival to be the recipient of our efforts because of their comprehensive and well respected approach to education.
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In today’s tough economy, it’s no longer enough to generate great ideas for your growing business. To get ahead, you have to communicate effectively to customers as part of the relationship marketing process. That means connecting on an emotional level. “You have to learn to show your value,” says Maribeth Kuzmeski, author of The Connectors: How the World’s Most Successful Read More

Every sales professional talks about referrals being one of the most successful sales techniques, but few actually pursue them. According to Jim Cross, author of Bacon & Eggs: How to be Totally Committed to Your Sales Career, referrals should be considered a by-product of excellent customer service standards. If you’re not asking for referrals, he notes, you’re only cheating yourself. Read More

So, if asking how many website visitors are hitting your site a mobile device is a legitimate question, how can you get the answer? Fortunately, there are a couple of methods that give some indication of mobile traffic Read More

Attracting Ideal Clients has the power to transform your business. Here are 10 Steps to Attract Your Ideal Client. Read More

Deep linking is essentially internal linking within a website. Most business owners that are non-Internet marketers don't get the value of deep linking. Here's a blog post explaining why you should deep link and how can you do the right thing when it comes to this part of search engine optimization. Read More

Sales Opportunity Acid Test (SOAT) – How to rank and prioritize sales pursuits so that you are focusing your efforts where they should be and not spinning your wheels on pursuits that you shouldn’t be chasing. How to create a SOAT list. Read More

This week I read Seth Godin's Unleashing the SUPER Ideavirus on Vook. I really enjoyed the material, and I absolutely loved experiencing the content as a blend of text, video, and hyperlinks. This is my first time purchasing an eBook (I've read a few free pdfs) and it was an overwhelmingly positive experience.

But I still won't be buying eBooks... Read More