A lot of industries are fretting the worst. There are a lot of legitimate reasons to worry, but the biggest risk is letting our concerns distract us from the opportunity before us. Read more from Behance Founder Scott Belsky.
The recession is a fantastic time to strengthen your business—and ultimately be more successful. However, to make use of t
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Embrace The Restraints of Recession
Posted by aliciatrinidad under StrategyFrom http://bigthink.com 5445 days ago
Made Hot by: DebMark on June 5, 2009 6:17 pm
Why Word-of-Mouth Should Be Core to Your Business
Posted by DotGirlMoms under MarketingFrom http://smallbiztrends.com 5445 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 8, 2009 2:22 pm
Word of mouth ideas.
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How to Solicit Testimonials Without Being Annoying
Posted by ZaneSafrit under SalesFrom http://smallbiztrends.com 5446 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 5, 2009 1:54 pm
Referral-based marketing is one of the most cash-flow positive, sustainable, cost-effective marketing plans for any business. And seeking testimonials from customers is a great source of innovations to keep your company growing. How? Well, during the conversation the customer will tell you what they like and don't. You can build future solutions
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Need a new strategy? What about...collaboration?
Posted by ZaneSafrit under StrategyFrom http://zanesafrit.typepad.com 5446 days ago
Made Hot by: GPorter on June 5, 2009 6:57 pm
The power of small business rests in large part on its ability to inspire and connect its greatest asset: its employees. Why not expand that to include customers, vendors and partners?
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Automobile Franchise Agreements To Be Terminated? But How?
Posted by franpro under FranchisesFrom http://www.thefranchisekingblog.com 5446 days ago
Made Hot by: dreamwithdeadline on June 5, 2009 6:57 pm
Just how will 2,000 automobile franchises be terminated?
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Make the Most of the Tech Revolution
Posted by stillwagon428 under Online MarketingFrom http://bigthink.com 5446 days ago
Made Hot by: salesevangelist on June 5, 2009 6:45 pm
By daring to become an early adopter. Social networking in particular is one realm into which many businesses were loath to venture a few years ago, but its appeal for marketing—especially in a sour economy—is undeniable.
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What Is This Recession Here to Teach You?
Posted by roseanderson under StrategyFrom http://blogs.openforum.com 5446 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
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The Credit Card Reform Bill: Expect Many to Try Credit Card Alternatives
Posted by kimmendrez under FinanceFrom http://www.fastupfront.com 5446 days ago
Made Hot by: on June 5, 2009 6:23 pm
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
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Green Online Marketing: 5 Ways to Repurpose Content
Posted by andynew under Online MarketingFrom http://www.toprankblog.com 5446 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.
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7 Ways to Be Happier at Work
Posted by mariajoe under Employee BenefitsFrom http://blogs.harvardbusiness.org 5446 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
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