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As I tried to reassure people that social media is merely a set of tools that allowed people to communicate, much like pen & paper & e-mail, one analogy used for social media that particularly struck me was that of the old corner shop Read More

How To Make Your Own Google Super Bowl-like Commercial For Free includes ideas and steps to make your own Google Search Story Read More

Whether you realize it or not, many of your potential clients are Googling you. In case you don’t know, that means they are searching your name on the Internet to find out who you are within your industry and the more professionally placed content they find when Googling you, the better Read More

I am a Biz Sugar "Groupie". Like others I come every day looking for tips and advice for my small business. And to VOTE! What does it take for YOU to get MY vote? You might just be SURPRISED Read More

A couple of weeks ago I admitted in a post that I don't see the value of location-based social media. There were some great comments posted on this blog and in LinkedIn discussion posts. Some had examples of effective location-based marketing campaigns (like Starbucks discounts given to Foursquare "mayors"). Many others recognized that while there may not be apparent marketing benefits yet, location-based media is fun and therefore relevant.

It looks like Yahoo! agrees that location-based media has great potential.. Read More

Have you noticed how expensive viral marketing seems to be getting these days? About 6% of marketers’ digital budget is invested into viral campaigns. To be honest, I feel that this sum is ridiculous; given that it’s not a sure-fire way that the campaigns will takeoff successfully. Read More

Whilst communication is key for success as it always has been, it is not the only area that you need to consider when marketing your brand. To market your brand effectively there are a number of elements. If you get them wrong then no amount of excellent communication will result in success.
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Very inspiring examples for small biz owners to study. Cool.

The official agenda at National Small Business Week is now over. And the winners are ... Waymon Armstrong, of Engineering & Computer Simulations Inc. Read More

On the weekend as it was raining and cold I decided to do a bit of a spring cleaning with my web browsers. As I doing this I discovered all these pages I had bookmarked to read later and perhaps take action. As it would have taken hours to go through them all I deleted them. Here is what I do now to take action Read More

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In this short video Scott Fox shares strategies and new statistics on how to raise venture capital, including his suprising advice that you don't need VC money to start a new business online today.

This is an 8:22 video clip from Scott Fox's ClickMillionaires.tv Show. Read More