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We're 15 days from 2010. It's time to give your small business a jump start. That means planning, record keeping, and goal setting. I have four suggestions for you. Read More

Social media marketing and the businesses that utilize it have become more sophisticated. More small businesses are beginning to understand how to best leverage online tools to build a community and recognize that engagement and interaction are the foundations of social marketing, but most don't know what's next. Read More

We may all wish that H1N1 turns out to be much ado about nothing, like the bird flu scare of 2007 — but don't count on it. Here are 7 practical things you can do in your workplace to cut down the chances of you and your employees getting the H1N1 flu. Read More

David Hauser, Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of Grasshopper, joins hosts Anita Campbell and Brent Leary to share some insider perspective and personal insight into Grasshopper's recent successful re-branding marketing campaign in which the stars of the act proved to be (yep, you guessed it) edible chocolate covered grasshoppers. Read More

In this economy, when budgets are tight and spending is scrutinized, it's often tempting to cut the marketing budget. Not so fast. Before you take this potentially self-defeating step, you may want to perform a few experiments to see which marketing strategies work and which don't. Why eliminate programs that make you money? And why keep the duds Read More

If you've used Twitter for more than a couple of hours, you've probably already seen a tweet or two containing a word with the hash symbol ("#") attached to it. That's what Twitter users call a "hashtag," and at any given time at least one of them can usually be found among the trending topics on Twitter. But what exactly is a hashtag? Read More

Tips for growing your email marketing list online and offline for the best results. Read More

Sam Gibbs, Senior Vice President of eHeathInsurance, has a keen understanding of the shifts in how people search for and buy health insurance and is skilled at explaining the complexities of health insurance to consumers. Read More

Incorporate these seven traits, or habits, into your twittering and you'll be sure to be a more popular Twitterer. For an all around better time Tweeting, be quick to follow users exhibiting these traits! Read More

Only 14% of executives surveyed say that CEOs have good reputations. At the same time, nearly half of these guys aspire to be CEOs one day! Sounds like mutiny to me. Read More