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Retarget Your Customers Creatively: Bring Them Back!

Retarget Your Customers Creatively: Bring Them Back! - http://www.smbtrendwire.com Avatar Posted by stillwagon428 under Marketing
From http://www.smbtrendwire.com 5440 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 5, 2009 6:45 pm
Arjun Dev Arora, Founder of ReTargeter, joins host Anita Campbell and co-host Brent Leary, to share strategies to increase your businesses sales, bolster your brand - and bring your customers right back to you. Read More

What Is This Recession Here to Teach You?

What Is This Recession Here to Teach You? - http://blogs.openforum.com Avatar Posted by roseanderson under Strategy
From http://blogs.openforum.com 5440 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 5, 2009 6:05 am
The reports of diving revenues and continued economic downturn have many businesses rethinking any visions of growth projections. The hot phrase these days is, “flat is the new up.” And that may indeed be your most prudent short-term strategy — focus on ways that allow you to hang on and retain the business you currently enjoy rather than flitter Read More
There is a cliche that many people often share about history, and how it is written by the victors. The conquerors across the world, for the most part, are the ones who transcribed the history for others to read. We have terms like "revisionist history" to account for the fact that we realize the truth may be quite a bit grayer than those histor Read More
This post is the final part of a four-part series on credit card reform. In the three previous posts, I discussed the possible affect of the credit card reform bill that was passed by the US Senate earlier this month. The bottom line for consumers and small businesses is that this new legislation will probably not have the desired affect its suppo Read More

Layoffs: Who Stays, and Who Goes?

Layoffs: Who Stays, and Who Goes? - http://www.entrepreneur.com Avatar Posted by mariajoe under Strategy
From http://www.entrepreneur.com 5440 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 5, 2009 5:08 am
Assess what makes your company profitable, and who makes it happen. Read More

The Key to Hiring the Right Employees

The Key to Hiring the Right Employees - http://bigthink.com Avatar Posted by andynew under Human Resources
From http://bigthink.com 5440 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 5, 2009 2:25 am
The best hires are those eager to become part of something greater than themselves, says Cliff Schorer. Read More

Green Online Marketing: 5 Ways to Repurpose Content

Green Online Marketing: 5 Ways to Repurpose Content - http://www.toprankblog.com Avatar Posted by andynew under Online Marketing
From http://www.toprankblog.com 5440 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 5, 2009 5:02 am
With the importance of content in online marketing, many businesses are hard pressed to come up with original articles, blog posts, videos, images, presentations, etc on a regular basis. There's a myth that once you publish something, that all who matter will see it. That's simply not true. Read More

7 Ways to Be Happier at Work

7 Ways to Be Happier at Work - http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org Avatar Posted by mariajoe under Employee Benefits
From http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org 5440 days ago
Made Hot by: GPorter on June 4, 2009 5:11 pm
A recent report listed the happiest nations in the world. Guess what? The US didn't even make it into the top ten. So much for the American dream. Why are we so unhappy? Let's start by looking at the origin of the word. Happy is derived from the Icelandic word happ, meaning luck or chance. Is happiness then, by its very definition, elusive due Read More
What are your customers and competitors saying about you and your business/brand online? Could an employee be intentionally/unintentionally divulging private details about your company? Are you on top of the latest industry news, research, and trends that would influence decisions you make about your business? Read More

A Tale of Two Stores, in 2 Stories

A Tale of Two Stores, in 2 Stories - http://zanesafrit.typepad.com Avatar Posted by ZaneSafrit under Customer Service
From http://zanesafrit.typepad.com 5441 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 4, 2009 2:44 pm
These are the best of the stores, these are the worst of stores. 2 tales of 2 competitors, with the small business, the one that cares, the one that provides solutions for the customers' needs...being the winner. (That's the way it always is...) Read More
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