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The world's population is "greying!"

Seniors now represent the fastest growing demographic. People are living longer and spending more on goods and services.

Is your 21st Century business prepared to do business with Granny and Pappy Read More

What is this list?  195 (and growing) Tools and Solutions to help you measure and analyze your Social Media efforts.
Special thanks to  Infusionsoft (Email Marketing 2.0 experts) for generously supporting our work to help other small and midsize businesses. 

I normally don't post my own links, but this list has gotten so much attention I couldn't help sharing it. Read More

Closing the sale is about taking “the next natural step” in the process. Of course, sales people want that next step to happen as quickly as possible. So… why do we do things that slow down our sales cycle? Here are a few examples Read More

How to Write a One Page Business Plan. Businesses can do well without planning, many do. However, to become a high performing organization, to grow rapidly, a company really needs a planning and monitoring process Read More

BP gas station owners are turning towards marketing to help commuters better understand that their money isn't going towards the large oil company responsible for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Gas station marketing has always been a strategy filled with opportunity because there are so many independently owned units Read More

I’ll never forget that coffee mug. It was the second year of my sales career, and I had finally submitted a proposal that got me invited to “present and defend” in front the powers that be in the executive conference room of one of my key customers. It sat in the middle of the table. Papa frog, mama frog and baby frog, smiling happily under that goofy slogan Read More

Do you try and get the keywords in your tag line into your....key words? Sometimes the words that the SEO experts are telling us to use aren't the ones that we want to present as our tag line. So, how do you know which way to go....with the branding tag line or the SEO keyword Read More

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Contributors and staff alike have so many stories to tell and so much wisdom and advice to impart!

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Are you using LinkedIn? It still surprises me when I hear people say they haven't opened an account on what I consider to be an essential tool for business. Read this post to discover some fun facts and essential ways LinkedIn improves my business. If you're still not convinced? Have a read and discover what makes LinkedIn different from the other social networking tool Read More

A great story I found on FoxSmallBusinessCenter.com

Verizon Wireless and the Verizon Foundation, in conjunction with the New York State Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence (OPDV), today announced the launch of the Verizon Domestic Violence Entrepreneurship Grant Program, which will provide grants to domestic violence survivors to help them successfully develop small businesses Read More