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Visualizing your business plan can provide additional focus. Knowing the direction you are looking to move forward can strengthen operations leading to growth, even in this economic downturn. Read More

The Internet is not just changing the way people live but altering the way our brains work with a neuroscientist arguing this is an evolutionary change which will put the tech-savvy at the top of the new social order. Read More

Facebook is the social media site of choice for many US online retailers, judging by an August 2008 study by Internet Retailer and Vovici. Nearly one-third of responding businesses said they had a Facebook page, compared with 27% that had a MySpace page and just over one-quarter that had a page on YouTube. Read More

Saturation mail is a way to reach all the households in a given area at a low postage rate. In its whitepaper, Saturation Mail: A “Best Kept Secret” No More, Melissa DATA's experts explain the benefits of saturation mailings, including lowering your cost per lead by 70 percent, mailing to a targeted audience in the community, and saving 24 cents o Read More

Being a sales manager is one of the most difficult jobs on the planet. It requires a thorough knowledge of virtually every aspect of the business. And it suffers from a high turnover because the sales manager is ALWAYS the scape-goat when things goes wrong. Given that the job is so difficult, I thought it might be helpful to provide some advi Read More

Bank loans have been harder to come by, but that doesn't mean companies' need for funding has dried up. To get cash, small and medium-size businesses have increasingly turned to firms that get them money they are owed more quickly. The firms, known as factoring companies, say they are seeing an uptick in the quantity and caliber of businesse Read More

Marketing executives and entrepreneurs alike have rushed to China in the last decade. Yet, today, India offers an excellent, although somewhat misunderstood, alternative Read More

The traditional demographic definition of “youth” is no longer applicable in today's society, and marketers should target consumers based upon their engagement and participation in youth culture rather than on their chronological age. As people worldwide delay the onset of adult responsibilities and stay emotionally and physically younger for l Read More

The economy pretty much stinks right now, doesn't it? But no matter what the economy is doing on any given day, your small business will not survive if you have more money flowing out of it than you do coming in. You must have a cash flow strategy for your business if you plan on staying in business. Here are some tactics to help you keep yo Read More

Some salespeople and managers think they'll keep clients happy by not ruffling their feathers with uncomfortable questions -- but customers can't solve problems they don't acknowledge. Here's how to show clients the bigger picture by asking them the right kind of probing questions, leading them to a happy new year of booming business. Read More