Two of the dominant trends of the Internet over the past decade, social media and e-commerce, have overlapped very little and without much success. Retailers have tried to cultivate communities of shoppers with similar interests on their sites, without much uptake. Plenty of brands set up Twitter and Facebook pages, only to find that marketing to c
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Does social media sway online shopping?
Posted by aliciatrinidad under Social MediaFrom http://www.businessweek.com 5344 days ago
Made Hot by: ShirgieFulgencio on September 2, 2009 3:12 pm
Managing Personal Stress in Business
Posted by latiera under Self-DevelopmentFrom http://www.evancarmichael.com 5345 days ago
Made Hot by: HeatherStone on September 2, 2009 3:12 pm
Managing stress in the workplace successfully needn't involve powerful medications. Managing stress requires taking an active role and to take responsibility for your own thoughts, feelings and behaviors. We cannot escape every deadline or every assurance, so, rather than trying to eliminate stress entirely, we need to attempt to manage stress as
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Recession Cures: What & What Not to Do
Posted by TonyJohnston_CNi under ManagementFrom http://blog.tonyjohnston.biz 5349 days ago
Made Hot by: ShirgieFulgencio on September 4, 2009 3:16 am
Do you know what the majority of business owners have as their preferred recession fighting response? Learn what it is along with what and what not to do. Businesses will be much better off for it—.
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Photos: Social media facts businesses cannot ignore
Posted by andynew under Social MediaFrom http://www.computerweekly.com 5352 days ago
Check out these photos w/c represents facts on why businesses should take social media in a serious consideration as part of their strategy.
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The Five Biggest Mistakes in Measuring Social Media
Posted by andynew under Social MediaFrom http://www.clickz.com 5358 days ago
Made Hot by: biancaaquino on August 19, 2009 3:37 pm
I know: You feel like you're already taking social media seriously. You're Tweeting and posting, blogging and following. You've got accounts on every site that allows you to share and you've got them all linked together. You're out there and you're social.
Big deal.
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The Gap Steps Up To Social Media
Posted by andynew under Social MediaFrom http://community.zdnet.co.uk 5358 days ago
The Gap, once famed for its funky TV commercials, is promoting its new line of denim wear not on television but on Web advertising and social media. The new ad campaign, titled “Born to Fit,” includes no TV commercials and places a greater emphasis on Web advertising and social media — Facebook, specifically — than any effort in the retailer's his
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Improving Customer Experience Using Social Media
Posted by andynew under Social MediaFrom http://community.zdnet.co.uk 5358 days ago
I've just read a really interesting article in PR News about how listening to and engaging in social conversations online is the key to customer relations success. I totally agree with the argument and am constantly telling my clients that tapping into potential and existing customers' 'thinking' is one of the most powerful pre-sales tools you can
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Socialnomics: 'Social Media is bigger than you think'
Posted by andynew under Social MediaFrom http://news.cnet.com 5358 days ago
The Socialnomics-Social Media Blog has compiled a comprehensive list of stats from all kinds of sources to prove that "Social Media Is Bigger Than You Think."
Watch the video after the jump.
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Small business finance: Understanding the numbers
Posted by ShawnHessinger under FinanceFrom http://www.5min.com 5359 days ago
The key to small business finance is understanding the numbers. What are your profit margins? What are your labor costs compared to the money you're bringing in? Does your business continue to have enough money to pay its debts? From an international wine appraiser to a fast food restaurant to a theatrical lighting company, effective small, or la
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Ebook Internet marketing for small business
Posted by ShawnHessinger under Online MarketingFrom http://www.5min.com 5359 days ago
Ebook Internet marketing for small business, whether the ebook you create will be sold as a product or used for marketing purposes, begins with locating search engine keywords appropriate to the topic in which you are interested. To get started, Scott Brooks of HowToWriteEbooks.net has created this video showing how to use the "Ask" search engin
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