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Diana and her twin sister, Julie, have been through some tough times, but managed to bring beauty and inspiration to the world with their small business despite what most would see as a major obstacle: Lymphoma. Read More
The latest free episode of Scott Fox’s Click Millionaires Online Marketing Success Radio Show Podcast:
* Wix.com flash-based web site building system
* How to collect email addresses on your new web site
* Winners of the latest book giveaway contests
* Carrotmob.com's clever anti-boycott strategies
* The best online marketing story of the month!

Plus, some great “words of wisdom” fr Read More
Want to help me celebrate my 50th birthday?

As you may know, I have a new book coming out in May. The title of my new book is The Referral Engine – Teaching Your Business To Market Itself and it’s officially on pre-sale today. Read More

10 Social Media Blogs you Should be Following

Avatar Posted by benmaxmime under Social Media
From http://ben-lang.com 5306 days ago
Made Hot by: maplesummit on April 5, 2010 6:06 pm
As a follow up to 10 Young Entrepreneur Blogs you Should be Following I decided to write a similar post focusing instead on social media blogs. Read More
Although most companies use their permission-based email marketing campaigns to promote different aspects of their business — products, services, valuable information — they’re perfect for getting customers involved in your business and building stronger relationships with them. Steve Adams, vice president of marketing for Protus, a provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) communication tools for Read More
Social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn enable businesses of all sizes to directly interact with customers like never before. What better space, then, to conduct customer research? Fanscape, a social media marketing agency, recently released a white paper on the basics of harnessing the social space for your business. Read More
Time is the most precious commodity to today’s buyers. They have a huge workload, few resources, little time, and many distractions. They usually go home late, still feeling disappointed with the day’s progress. No wonder it’s so hard to sell to these frazzled customers, says Jill Konrath, author of “SNAP Selling.” Read More

3-Step Social Media Policy - Zane Safrit

Avatar Posted by ZaneSafrit under Social Media
From http://zanesafrit.typepad.com 5306 days ago
Made Hot by: JanetG on April 2, 2010 4:34 pm
Should your employees use social media? When and how? Can you 'trust' them to say the right things? Does your legal and HR department need to be involved. Here's 3 steps adults can use to create a social media policy everyone can live with. Read More
How to identify and find prospects takes a lot of effort. Here is an article on identifying prospects by numerous different parameters. Read More

Tweet First, then Follow

Avatar Posted by ryantaft under Social Media
From http://www.catalystmarketers.com 5306 days ago
Made Hot by: PeaceNLove on April 7, 2010 4:26 pm
One of the keys to success on Twitter is setting up a solid foundation. Learn how having a solid base of Tweets is critical to the stability of your foundation. Read More
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