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With a little bit of variation and some easy-to-implement changes a business blog post can be transformed into a unique, creative and more MARKETABLE reading experience Read More

What's In A Name?

Avatar Posted by ShawnHessinger under Startups
From http://wep.wharton.upenn.edu 5303 days ago
Made Hot by: roseanderson on May 24, 2010 4:17 am
What's in a name when picking one for your business. Quite a lot, say some entrepreneurs who fret over what to name their new venture during startup. Not only will the name you choose stay with you for a long time, but it will communicate much about your values and your business to customers. It will be a first impression but must also leave a lasting impression and with all of this said, here are some other thoughts from Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs Read More
Many sales managers try to badger their salespeople into performing by demanding that they achieve specific outcomes. Instead, they should create and manage a good sales process Read More
Today more than ever, companies are seeking to ensure that they will realize a valuable return on investment from their CRM system. To best achieve this, companies must first have a clear understanding of what information they want to gather and how the CRM system will be used to capture and analyze data to make further improvements in customer service. Read More
Typically, as a Small Business owner or manager, you don’t normally associate purchasing software to reduce costs. However, CRM software specifically has some cost reduction advantages that are discussed below Read More
#1 Keep giving and contributing more than the competition. Pay back will be huge.
#2 Every tweet, blog entry, comment and status update will be saved forever and is permanently part of your brand.
#3 Before permission to market comes permission to connect. There’s a lot of trust building in between.
#4 Make it easy for people to find you. While you’re out looking for business there is an entire market looking for you.
#5 “It’s not about B2B or B2C it’s about person to person marketing in social media” – @jeffbooth.
#6...... Read More
Earlier this year, we ran the Sugartone Sweet Blogging Contest across the two platforms which was a great success…..Now many of our Bloggertones are sucessfully using Bizsugar to promote their own content & to network online Read More
With the current economy in such a state of flux, here are some tips and tricks you can implement in your business. - via The Entreprenette Gazette & Sarah Sha Read More

How To Keep Your Customers Coming Back

Avatar Posted by ShawnHessinger under Marketing
From http://boss.blogs.nytimes.com 5317 days ago
Made Hot by: Portfolio33 on May 10, 2010 2:55 am
What can you learn from successful brands like Cracker Barrel about keeping customers coming back and always engaged with your product or service? As it turns out, some fairly simple steps keep customers engaged and not only coming back for more but staying longer once they do find you and visit. If loyal customers should be the goal of every small business than reading this post is key to finding success Read More
Kelly Cutrone, star of Bravo's Kell on Earth and founder of People's Revolution, talked to Inc.com about training the Gen Y workforce, learning the power of “no”, and dealing with coddled clients. In Read More
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