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Your Small Business News Roundup 8.21.15

Avatar Posted by PASAngelique under News
From http://articles.bplans.com 3381 days ago
Made Hot by: PMVirtual on August 24, 2015 7:14 am
Bringing you the latest news on small business and more—this week we’ve got trouble at Amazon, more paid leave for workers, and the benefits of using cloud-based software.

http://bit.ly/1Nr3CFz Read More
How much do you know about the cofounder of Google, Inc. and the CEO of Alphabet? Learn about computer scientist and internet mogul Larry Page in Tek Shouts' Innovator of the Month series. Read More
In the contractor, on-demand economy, have you misclassified your workers as 1099 contractors when they should be classified as employees? Read More
There is an emerging trend for higher impact gift options: promotional products which are more substantial and of a higher quality. Why do they matter? Read More
There is one thing we never run out of us – news.

There is always something happening in the world, and there are always marketers looking to capitalize on it.

After all, going viral is one of the best ways to generate traffic.

Enter Newsjacking. Read More

How to Blog to Support Your Sales Cycles

Avatar Posted by lacylu42 under Online Marketing
From http://lacyboggs.com 3392 days ago
Made Hot by: SimplySmallBiz on August 13, 2015 12:10 pm
Once you understand what your sales cycle is, you can easily build your blog posts to support and promote that cycle. How will YOU put sales cycles to work for your blog? Read More

EGO Interview with Ivana Taylor [podcast]

Avatar Posted by lyceum under Social Media
From http://egonetcast.com 3395 days ago
Made Hot by: advertglobal on August 13, 2015 12:26 pm
I recorded my conversation with Ivana Taylor with Call Recorder and Samson Meteor USB studio microphone, on August 6. Show notes:

00:00 Ivana Taylor's Twitter profile @DIYMarketers.
00:01 Anita Campbell of Small Business Trends.
00:05 [Editor's note: Paper falling on the microphone…]
00:05 TB Read More
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