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Email newsletters are coming back into style. Unfortunately when they originally began a few decades ago, they did not have the same challenges that they encounter today Read More

As a group, sales managers are not big on “managing by the numbers.” Only a very few use more than a half-dozen or so measurements to monitor the quality and effectiveness of sales performance. Most rely on two, revenue and profit. They are the ultimate indicators of success, right? Why would anyone need to know any more Read More

"I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take this anymore!" [...] In America today, corporate profits are high, and job creation is low. This is a potentially explosive situation. If fewer and fewer people are asked to do more and more, and then told to smile about it, their rage will grow Read More

In every conversation with Steve, he tells me interesting small business success stories that he has encountered as part of his research. Steve will be speaking at the GrowSmartBiz Small Business Conference, organized by Network Solutions and the Washington Business Journal, on Nov. 5 in D.C.
He also is involved with analyzing the Network Solutions Small Business Success Index, which is co-sponsored by the University of Maryland’s Smith School of Business. It surveys the competitive health of small businesses twice a year. The latest report to be released in September indicates that small business owners find marketing and innovation a challenge. I wanted to get Steve’s opinion on his experience researching small business innovation and on other new trends like co-working.


Read more: How are small businesses working through innovation challenges? - Washington Business Journal Read More

How to use the power of commitment to get customers to spend more at your online store and how these tactics increased our average order size by 29 Read More

Bloggertone and BizSugar would like to announce our second Sugartone Sweet Business Blogging Contest called: HP SugarTone: Making your business amazing. We are delighted to welcome HP onboard as sponsors for this event. In case you missed the last one, here’s how it will work with just a few small changes Read More

Jumping from one to another actually makes your marketing more complex instead of simpler, not to mention the time and/or money it takes. To take any confusion out of the decision here are a few questions to ask yourself before you dump what you are currently doing for another tactic: Read More

Learn why customer service is the real product lab for your business and why what most customers aren't saying desperately needs to be heard from the less than 1% who do Read More

While it’s tough to achieve widespread fame and popularity in the blogging world, it’s very possible to build a following, establish your reputation, improve your search rankings, and draw qualified traffic and leads to your site. The trick is to focus. Narrow your goals. Start small and build from there Read More

July 2010 saw flat unemployment rates across states and geographic regions. Clear direction for the jobs market -- and the economy -- may be a long time coming Read More