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I've read a lot of articles lately about using LinkedIn this one is different in that it takes on the topic of specific tools and why to use them. Do you have any favorites to add to the list? Read More

Lisa Wood's blog post about how to use StumbleUpon to grow your small business is the first in a series of posts about using the social bookmarking site as a powerful marketing tool to promote online ventures. The post begins with a simple introduction to the site and an explanation of how it works. Next come posts on how StumbleUpon can help you Read More

Are you making the most out of social media? Here are some great tips I gleamed from the Seattle Chamber's latest event: Developing a Social Media Plan for Your Business. Read More

Ever say something during a meeting you wish you hadn't? An interesting post on creating, and more importantly - instituting a set of ethical standards to do your job better and make your life easier. Read More

6 categories, 26 reasons. And your company still isn't on Twitter? Read More

If you have not taken the time to really understand you customers then you are left with assuming you know what they expect. For example if you have ever been asked to quote on a job do you tell the customer when they will receive the quote or do you leave it up in the air by saying...I will get back to you with the quote soon. Here are a few tips Read More

Your international sales success depends on the choices you make in how you connect with your international clients. One of these first choices is to always try to see things from the other person's point of view and this can be very difficult in cross-cultural sales encounters. Read More

How have you built trust in cross-cultural communication with international clients? Please share your tips for next month's cross-cultural communication challenge to cultivate trust. Read the tips for the 2 previous monthly cross-cultural communication challenges, to expand your mindset and get extreme with clarity. Read More

Andy Brudtkuhl from 48Web Consulting shared these three tips, tips he uses helping small businesses wade into the social media pool. Read More

In life, two constants exist - entrances/hello and exits/goodbye. In fact, the hello - goodbye relationship become the bookends of life, our gatherings, our careers, and our conversations. Each is unique. Each serves its role. Each has a specific purpose. But are they truly equal in their intent and impact? Read More