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A great interview with former LucasArts (Star Wars) CEO about how to search for balance in the challenging life of the entrepreneur. Read More

An interview with the founder of biz Sugar, John Holsen

Avatar Posted by entrepreneur under Startups
From http://www.clubenetwork.com 6099 days ago
Made Hot by: on March 14, 2008 2:10 am
biz Sugar founder talks about why he launched the site and his tips for entrepreneurs. Read More
From the page: " Trendspottings does it right. By emulating their approach you can improve your eNewsletter results."

I've got to admit, the visual for this newsletter is really, really, really good. Read More

Why Your Business NEEDS a Blog

Avatar Posted by digitalsmash under Marketing
From http://www.betterforbusiness.com 6100 days ago
Made Hot by: on March 13, 2008 10:37 pm
If you are a business owner, you know how hard it is to connect with your customers on a daily basis. Learn how to connect on a more personal level, and create a culture around your business's brand! Read More

Partner your free offers with care

Avatar Posted by Becky under Marketing
From http://www.marketingprofs.com 6101 days ago
Made Hot by: on March 12, 2008 9:38 pm
Marketers often entice customers to buy a product by offering a free gift with the purchase. They might, for example, offer a free half gallon of milk with the purchase of Oreos or a pair of tickets to Disneyland with the purchase of an airline ticket. Research at the University of California, Berkeley, however, suggests this approach may not be s Read More

Office romance on the rise

Avatar Posted by Jenny under Human Resources
From http://www.reuters.com 6101 days ago
Made Hot by: on March 19, 2008 3:08 am
If it seems like more people are flirting around the water cooler at your office these days, it may not be your imagination. Four out of 10 U.S. workers admit to being involved with another colleague at some point. But within a small business the possibility of increased tension and drama because of a tryst intensifies.

One of the problems for Read More

The 7 Stages of a Referral Generation

Avatar Posted by JohnH under Sales
From http://www.ducttapemarketing.com 6102 days ago
Made Hot by: louienews on March 11, 2008 7:19 pm
Referrals happen, thank goodness, but for too many, they happen randomly, almost accidentally. One of the keys to tapping the systematic generation of referrals is to identify and address the customer touch points that add up to lead a customer to the logical and emotional decision that your organization is referable. Read More

Julie Aigner-Clark, Baby Einstein - Famous-Entrepreneurs

Avatar Posted by jrjr under Success Stories
From http://www.evancarmichael.com 6104 days ago
Made Hot by: on March 10, 2008 4:23 pm
Lessons from Julie Clark founder of Baby Einstein and her lessons for success. Read More
There's a brand new Google AdWords quality score metric, page load time. The new factor has just been added to the AdWords full dump of their help section. Page load time is the time it takes a web page to load in seconds. If the load time in slow, Google says it will impact your quality score. Why? Slow loading landing pages are bad for your use Read More

34 Online Reputation Management Tools

Avatar Posted by JohnH under Online Marketing
From http://www.ducttapemarketing.com 6105 days ago
Made Hot by: on March 8, 2008 11:58 pm
People, products and companies today all have two brands - online and off. The problem with this is that the online brand may or may not sync with their offline marketing messages. User generated media, blogs and discussion forums have changed the flow of information about your company forever. Here are some sites that can help you out. Read More
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