One of the best ways to drive engagement and build word of mouth traffic about your brand is to run a contest via social media channels. Not only does it engage consumers with your brand in a fun and exciting way, it results in a treasure-trove of customer information, preferences, and feedback you can then mine to improve your business. And, best of all, launching an online contest can be very i
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5 Tips for Creating a Successful Social Media Contest
Posted by stillwagon428 under Social MediaFrom http://mashable.com 5213 days ago
How to Earn Respect from your Employees
Posted by stillwagon428 under Human ResourcesFrom http://www.blogtrepreneur.com 5340 days ago
Whether you are brand-new to your position or have been experiencing a difficult time interacting with your employees, you must realize that respect is not something that automatically comes with the position, but it must be earned. This is a mistake that many new managers or bosses make as they think that merely being in the position of superviso
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Are You Making Enough Profit to Grow?
Posted by stillwagon428 under FinanceFrom http://www.openforum.com 5358 days ago
I have spoken to many small business owners recently. I wanted to know from them what their plans to grow are. This is what I realized when I talked to them.
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Accounts Receivable Nightmares: Collecting on Delinquent Accounts
Posted by stillwagon428 under FinanceFrom http://www.openforum.com 5375 days ago
How do you collect on delinquent accounts without damaging the customer relationship? How do you manage the balance between keeping a steady stream of new clients coming through the door, servicing your existing clients, and keeping the accounting books even?
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Measuring Marketing Success With More Than Just Click Through Rates
Posted by stillwagon428 under Online MarketingFrom http://www.blogtrepreneur.com 5381 days ago
Online brand marketers seem to be somewhat blinded by this measure and this appears to be largely a hangover from the early days of the net when the pure novelty and the potentially serious ramifications of the “click through” first dawned upon us. In the world of direct response marketing, it seems that more tangible measurements have greater imp
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How to Tell if Your Business is Borrowing Too Much Money
Posted by stillwagon428 under FinanceFrom http://www.openforum.com 5381 days ago
Practically every business must manage debt. For small- to mid-size companies, how much is too much? To find out, we tapped Eric Siegel, Wharton adjunct professor in management.
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Four Big Mistakes Social Media Marketers Make
Posted by stillwagon428 under Online MarketingFrom http://smallbizbee.com 5395 days ago
For all the effort it seems many social media marketers go through, many of their messages just don't resonate with me. There are four areas I see where they are getting it all wrong.
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6 Lessons From the Best Marketing Campaign Ever
Posted by stillwagon428 under Online MarketingFrom http://www.fastcompany.com 5397 days ago
A big part of the reason for the amazing success of this campaign was not what they were marketing, but how they used social media to do it. In that, there are some lessons anyone trying to promote a product or service could use.
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Things You Should Consider When Working From Home
Posted by stillwagon428 under StartupsFrom http://www.blogtrepreneur.com 5397 days ago
So what should you consider before making the jump and firing your boss? In reality there are a number of questions that you will need to address before you will be in a position to swap your driving boots for slippers.
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What Is Viral Marketing And Who Needs It?
Posted by stillwagon428 under Online MarketingFrom http://www.smallbusinessmavericks.com 5402 days ago
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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