Viral marketing gets a lot of hype. Maybe that's because that's precisely what it is, hype. And who can blame the hypists for hyping up the hype? But it really is more than hype. It's a valid marketing strategy. But what is it and who does it benefit?
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What Is Viral Marketing And Who Needs It?
Posted by stillwagon428 under Online MarketingFrom http://www.smallbusinessmavericks.com 5376 days ago
Startups: 10 Things MBA Schools Won't Teach You
Posted by stillwagon428 under StartupsFrom http://onstartups.com 5376 days ago
Now that 3 years have passed since I got my graduate degree (and the founding of my current startup), I think I can make fun of it a bit.
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7 Things No One Ever Tells You About Raising Venture Capital Financing
Posted by stillwagon428 under Raising CapitalFrom http://www.instigatorblog.com 5376 days ago
There are numerous great resources out there to help you raise venture capital or angel financing. But there are some parts of the process that few people talk about. And they're important; especially for startups raising money for the first time.
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8 Ways Great Service Prevents Chargebacks
Posted by stillwagon428 under Customer ServiceFrom http://blogs.openforum.com 5376 days ago
A couple of months ago, I talked to a business associate who was rightly frustrated with her boss, the owner of a specialty manufacturing company. The owner believed that landing a sweet deal with a top-tier customer was the solitary key to success; getting the order exactly right was at the bottom of the company's to-do list. Such an approach can
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8 Common & Critical Small Business Website Mistakes You Don't Want to Make
Posted by stillwagon428 under Online MarketingFrom http://dmiracle.com 5382 days ago
Made Hot by: maplesummit on July 4, 2009 8:59 pm
Your business website should effectively represent your brand while providing ways for your leads to easily engage you. All roads in your business should lead back to your website, making it the pivot point for all your marketing. And you want to treat your website that way.
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Bad Salad Leads to Happy Customers and What You Can Learn From This
Posted by stillwagon428 under Customer ServiceFrom http://smallbizbee.com 5382 days ago
My unbelievably exquisite, lovely, and beautiful wife (she may be reading this) came home from work yesterday and was bubbling over with excitement. I first thought she was just excited to see me after a long day, but in her hand she held a 5 berry milkshake that was ¾ of the way empty and I immediateley identified that as the source of her good m
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Why Reducing Anxiety Doesn't Help Your Business
Posted by stillwagon428 under Self-DevelopmentFrom http://shaboominc.com 5382 days ago
There is so much uncertainty involved in working for ourselves that we can become habituated to anxiety. If the rewards of self-employment outweigh the emotional cost, we keep going; otherwise, we get “real” jobs. So far, it might seem that finding ways to reduce anxiety should be a high priority. Nothing could be further from the truth. Here's wh
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Integrating Interactive Promotions with Social Media For a Winning Combination
Posted by stillwagon428 under Online MarketingFrom http://www.lipsticking.com 5382 days ago
Now by integrating a promotion with the viral features of social media you can spread the word about your promotion and your company far more widely and cost effectively than ever before. I believe it is this type of marketing that can create positive brand awareness that is a perfect fit with many types of social media, especially social networks
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A Simple Solution to Attract 63% More Customers
Posted by stillwagon428 under MarketingFrom http://smallbizbee.com 5382 days ago
That's right, 63% of adults may not be buying from you for one simple reason. In an economic downturn consumers are looking for one thing, and it impacts how and what they buy in a big way.
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How the Recession Has Impacted The Way We View our Jobs
Posted by stillwagon428 under Self-DevelopmentFrom http://www.billshrink.com 5382 days ago
The recession has impacted almost all of us. Some people will find that the impact is temporary, and when the economy improves, those people's lives will return to the way that things were before the recession hit. Unfortunately, that's not going to be the case for many people, who will discover that the impact of the recession has changed their l
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