Selling overseas isn't just for the big boys. The weak dollar -- boosting exports and growing demand for an increasing variety of products -- makes this an ideal time for small businesses to join the party.
The U.S. Department of Commerce is eager to play matchmaker, helping to find and screen potential overseas partners and customers. Its Gol
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Looking Up: Export Opportunities for Small Businesses
Posted by macromax under GlobalFrom http://www.kiplinger.com 6038 days ago
Made Hot by: on May 21, 2008 4:17 pm
MarketingSherpa: Get Famous Using Twitter to Market Your Company & Yourself
Posted by jlawlor under Online MarketingFrom http://www.marketingsherpa.com 6040 days ago
Made Hot by: on May 20, 2008 10:48 pm
Twitter is a social networking and micro-blogging service that costs nothing for users to access and little effort to keep in touch with busy friends. It can also help you build your brand or brand you as an expert.
Here's a guide to help you get started “tweeting.” Includes 10 strategies to market your company and 5 to market yourself, plus lo
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Fifteen places you must put your Keyword Phrase and the why behind it—
Posted by jlawlor under Online MarketingFrom http://www.nichebot.com 6040 days ago
Made Hot by: marthyvp on May 19, 2008 7:03 pm
The heart of every search engine optimization strategy are keywords and keyphrases. This article does a great job with the hows, wheres and whys of integrating keywords and keyphrases into your marketing mix.
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Improving Executive Function: How Time Management Systems Strengthen Performance
Posted by dlanders under ResourcesFrom http://www.productivitytoday.com 6041 days ago
Made Hot by: on May 19, 2008 7:09 pm
To limit sustained harm to your brain's executive functioning, you need to find ways to lessen daily stress that can result from multitasking. To counter this need for multitasking:
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Is the Home Office Falling Out of Favor?
Posted by dlanders under ManagementFrom http://www.productivitytoday.com 6041 days ago
With gas prices rising rapidly, the advantages of working from a home office seem to be increasing. Not only is the act of commuting stressful for many, but now it is costing you a lot more to get to your job.
Unfortunately the telecommuting trend seems to be reversing a bit. Some of the biggest corporate proponents...
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Why the Organization Chart is Not Obsolete
Posted by Aaronontheweb under Human ResourcesFrom http://blog.smartdraw.com 6041 days ago
Made Hot by: on May 18, 2008 8:37 pm
"As someone who has built a business from one person to 40 (and growing fast) I think most entrepreneurs misunderstand org charts and their value even to the smallest business of just one person. Yes, I'm serious: A one person organization that aims to grow needs an org chart!"
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Recession? What Recession? Online Ad Spend Surpasses $21B
Posted by jlawlor under Online MarketingFrom http://blogs.mediapost.com 6041 days ago
Online ad revenue climbed to $21.2 billion last year, marking a 26% increase from 2006, the Interactive Advertising Bureau and PricewaterhouseCoopers reported today.
The IAB's report wasn't the only current indication that online media is still thriving. CBS today said it plans to acquire CNet for $1.8 billion cash, marking one of the largest m
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Hefty Tax Breaks Designed to Spur Business Spending
Posted by morecowbell under TaxesFrom http://www.kiplinger.com 6041 days ago
Made Hot by: on May 18, 2008 8:37 pm
Businesses are big winners in the economic stimulus package signed into law earlier this year. They may not be getting rebate checks, but they are getting showered with $45 billion in tax breaks designed to spur them on to purchase more equipment, cars and other assets sooner rather than later.
Congress boosted the limit on first-year expensin
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How many words can you make from the letters in the word "marketing"
Posted by jlawlor under AdvertisingFrom http://www.johnlawlor.com 6041 days ago
The letters in the word "marketing" can be used to make 42 different words -- with the word "me" being the smallest of them. I don't know what it means...but can you find any additional words in "marketing?"
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23% drop in online ad rates, but smaller sites cash in
Posted by morecowbell under Online MarketingFrom http://www.bizjournals.com 6041 days ago
Made Hot by: on May 18, 2008 8:38 pm
The PubMatic AdPrice Index indicates that the economic slowdown in the U.S. has led to a 23% drop in overall monetization for the online advertising industry.
Large Web sites fared the worst while small Web sites managed to maintain their monetization rates, PubMatic said, adding that eCPMs for Web sites with more than 100 million page views p
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