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A simple but effective way to discover the needs of your employees and customers. Patrick Schaber of The Lonely Marketer shares how a friend is using two chairs and a sign to find out what their employees are thinking. I'm putting this under the category of management, but it fits just was well in marketing. Read More

Marketing today is like a spectacular fireworks display. Short-lived and breathtaking. Unforgettably forgettable. All our efforts seem to be front-loaded into launching with a bang. The fireworks are mesmerizing. The sky is filled with brilliant colors, flashes of light and accompanying music to boot. A hypnotized mob "oohs" and "aahs" with ap Read More

As the knock-on effects of the credit crunch begin to bite in the small business world, this article examines complementary diversification as a method for spreading your risk across other product/service lines. Read More

Any small business with a web-site or blog should heed these words.

Getting traffic if you are lazy is easily achieved. If they'd added "...for Lazy People AND IDIOTS" then it would apply to me because I'm a bit slow when it comes to marketing online and attracting traffic.

And too easily put off by anything which is complicated. Which Read More

One way to build trust is through something right under your nose, and I mean that literally—your corporate logo. Used on a Web site, a company's logo can increase (or decrease) conversion rates at first glance. Read More

If you are in any business or interested in being more persuasive in your field, here are the 6 principles of persuasion that will help you be more persuasive immediately. It's powerful, effective and easy to read. Read More

Social media marketing can bring traffic and links to any website. What's missing — and essential — is proper measurement of these new techniques. Often times, social media marketing is dismissed before its true effectiveness is realized. Read More

RSS is an invaluable tool for any online business whether you are the reader or the publisher. Try being both to get the most out of the technology. Read More

Marketing visionary Seth Godin said, “The best SEO (search engine optimization) means good content.” A SEO content strategy results in more than search engine positions. Savvy SEO copywriting seamlessly blends direct-response copywriting with smart SEO techniques, encouraging conversions and sales.

Leverage the power of SEO content by implemen Read More

When you think of a hook, it is to grab the client's attention long enough for the sales process to begin between the buyer and seller.
Even when you have the most wanted product around, if you do not inform customers where to buy it (the hook in this example), you will see very little quantity sold. Read More