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2009 brought a world to its knees. Financial giants and normal folk were thrown into the swirling chaotic waters of economic turmoil. But chaos offers an exquisite opportunity for growth and discovery of new models of success. Read More

Social media marketing does not have to be rocket science. Many people make it more complicated than it is and tend to shy away from it. They know that they should engage, but still fundamentally do not understand the intricacies and as such, they are missing out on a whole new way of communicating with their clients and would-be prospects. Read More

Sales-based sites are where SEO really comes into its own in terms of return on investment, and it literally is the case that even the smallest tweaks can result in real increases in revenue. So here are seven ways to help transactional e-commerce sites boost their search rankings... Read More

Personal blogging is pretty easy; business blogging is tougher. Making it interesting, tying your posts into your product line, and achieving the right voice are a challenge for even the most professional writer. These worries often lead to massive writers block. Here are 30 ideas for topics you may have never considered including on your online store's blog. Read More

One of the biggest challenges salespeople face is reengaging stalled prospects. There are many reasons that deals stall, but they can be boiled down to two primary reasons: no planned objective for the sales call and/or not enough value created during the sales call. This post covers three ways you can reengage a stalled prospect. Read More

Red Mango, an up and coming franchise brand, is adding some choices to those thinking about investing in a Red Mango franchise. There's now three different types of franchises you can buy. They are; Red Mango Full-Service, which offers customers... Read More

The quality of the questions you ask will determine the quality of the answers you receive. If the questions being asked relate to management decision making at a strategic level, then the quality of the questions asked, becomes even more important. This article explores why this is so, and looks at the questions a decision maker should be asking of themselves, if they want high quality informati Read More

If you crack open most entrepreneurship textbooks, you’ll find that they talk a lot about how entrepreneurs finance their businesses. Because these books are targeted at students in courses that focus on the creation of high potential businesses, they spend a lot of time discussing venture capital, angel investing, and other sources of external equity capital. As a result, they don’t describe ho Read More

Well, as much as I would like to say that success is all about knowing the best practices, it is not the case. No doubt steps are important, but steps are just part of a larger picture. Read More

...If these companies don’t supervise what customers are going to see when they search for them, they are losing out on potential leads. Read More