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By now, many of you may have heard that BizSugar was honor last week with the Best Of Tech Award For Best Social Media App from the Northeast Ohio Software Association. I wonder if the community would join me in thanking our global team of moderators, great executive board and others who have been such a great help in making BizSugar the social media site it is today. Also thanks to our wonderful community members. You made it all possibl Read More

Historically, some companies haven’t looked kindly upon inbound “deep links,” or links to pages on their site that aren’t the homepage or another top-level page. Despite this mentality, albeit dwindling, deep links can actually be really good for a website. Here’s a list of five benefits provided to a website by deep inbound links Read More

A couple of weeks ago I admitted in a post that I don't see the value of location-based social media. There were some great comments posted on this blog and in LinkedIn discussion posts. Some had examples of effective location-based marketing campaigns (like Starbucks discounts given to Foursquare "mayors"). Many others recognized that while there may not be apparent marketing benefits yet, location-based media is fun and therefore relevant.

It looks like Yahoo! agrees that location-based media has great potential.. Read More

Every minute counts! If you find yourself with some spare time in your diary here are some original ideas to grow your business in every direction. Read More

Thoughts on ads on a blog and alternative ways of getting support. How do you search for good affiliate marketing programs? The post includes an interesting example of a brand new service that combines micropayments and donations in a social setting Read More

As a youngster I used to hang out at the local arcades and play street fighter. It actually took quite a while before I attempted the first play, and only then because it happened to be quiet. The reason was that a few male friends had mentioned gaming strategie Read More

Review of John Jantsch's The Referral Engine. 112 Online Links to Case Studies, Examples, Resources, and Tools John shares to help your small business marketin Read More

After reading Ivana Taylor's post, The Referral Engine: Teaching Your Business to Market Itself, I decided to start a new open thread meme post on Mondays. I joined a BNI (Business Network International) chapter in Gothenburg called Quality Hotel Panorama team on April 30. Please give your referrals in the comment section Read More

Choosing the right marketing tactics to action can be tricky. After all there are just so many to select from. If you choose the wrong marketing tactics then you will not get the sales you want and need for your business to grow. Continue using the wrong ones and the results will not look pretty.
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Time is always a factor in business so speed becomes a competitive advantage. Are you and your company optimized for speed? Overcome the cost of missed opportunity by making “No one is waiting on me” a key strategy. Here’s how to make speed of response or delivery into a client benefit. Your job may depend on it Read More