We know customer service is important in marketing your small business. It is one of the key elements that can help you compete successfully against many larger businesses. However, in certain circumstances it can be a big waste of your time and money.
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When Excellent Customer Service Can Be a Waste of Time
Posted by m4bmarketing under MarketingFrom http://www.m4bmarketing.com 5571 days ago
Made Hot by: CindyKing on August 24, 2009 1:43 pm
Social networking helps some businesses gain customers
Posted by ferdinandtan under Social MediaFrom http://www.victoriaadvocate.com 5571 days ago
Made Hot by: shanegibson on August 24, 2009 2:45 pm
A black and pink sign stands outside Trendy Nails in Victoria, advertising the pedicures, acrylics and other services the shop offers. But potential clients can also grab up info online, through the business' tweets, status updates and online profiles.
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5 Common Mistakes When Measuring Social Media ROI
Posted by williswee under Social MediaFrom http://www.penn-olson.com 5571 days ago
Made Hot by: aliciatrinidad on August 24, 2009 2:40 pm
The biggest mistake you can make in social media marketing is failure to measure these returns. We have seen how to measure social media ROI but what are some of the common mistakes that people make when measuring social media performance?
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5 Mistakes I Made When I Started My Business & How to Avoid Them
Posted by RickMick under Social MediaFrom http://smallbizbee.com 5571 days ago
Made Hot by: Jed on August 25, 2009 2:38 pm
Interview with Rieva Lesonsky, CEO of GrowBiz Media, candidly sharing the top 5 mistakes she made when starting a business, and how you can avoid the same errors.
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The Multiple Facets Of International Sales Preparation
Posted by CindyKing under SalesFrom http://cindyking.biz 5572 days ago
Made Hot by: jnelson on August 27, 2009 6:18 pm
International experience and strong cross-cultural skills are key to successful international sales, but the right preparation is just as important. Good preparation gives you the tools you need to stay focused as you take in all of the information around you— even when cultural differences pop up and you need to adjust your sales strategy.
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How Do You Use Social Media For Business?
Posted by CindyKing under Social MediaFrom http://cindyking.biz 5572 days ago
Made Hot by: Jed on August 25, 2009 8:34 pm
This is the story of how I got over my initial reluctance to join Twitter and used a business focus to find how to use social media to develop my business. Other businesses can use this same process to find out how to use social media for their business needs.
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How to Solve a Biz Problem
Posted by TonyJohnston_CNi under ManagementFrom http://www.the123of.com 5572 days ago
Made Hot by: shanegibson on August 24, 2009 9:57 pm
When things aren't going well, business can be awfully tough. So, if your situation is one that's not much fun, maybe you have 'a problem'. Is this you? Don't despair, almost every problem has a number of reasonable and workable solutions if you only...
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How to create an effective marketing strategy | Duct Tape Marketing
Posted by ducttape under MarketingFrom http://www.ducttapemarketing.com 5573 days ago
Made Hot by: tiroberts on August 22, 2009 2:23 am
Small business owners resist creating marketing strategy like many resist getting their teeth cleaned.
Over the years, I've discovered why this is:
An effective marketing strategy requires understanding who you are, choosing to be different than everyone else, and committing to one simple way of doing, acting and creating — to the exclusion of
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Failure to Lend
Posted by BizBox under NewsFrom http://bizbox.slate.com 5573 days ago
Made Hot by: DebMark on August 22, 2009 12:46 pm
BizBox's Anonymous Banker explains how the federal government's small-business lending program has utterly failed, and which banks are to blame.
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NEW: Twitter Tags Location to Your Tweets
Posted by Sarah_Chong under Social MediaFrom http://www.penn-olson.com 5574 days ago
Made Hot by: ritchelalms on August 21, 2009 3:49 pm
Twitter is planning to tag location to your tweets more accurately.
Tagging location right now depends on users to fill in their current location manually. With people putting their location as “at the top of your mind!” or “in your heart”, it doesn't really make up to reliable location data.
This new API will allow developers to add latitude an
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