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Don't just track web analytics - report on the data in a way that is meaningful to stakeholders and provides insight for success at the strategy table Read More

LONDON - The head of Barclays' small business unit has criticised the idea of industry-wide government targets for lending to small firms. Steve Cooper told the Financial Times that it could result in banks agreeing loans to meet targets rather than on the merits of applications. Read More

For small businesses, lead generation is crucial. Here's why your local small business networks play an important role to maintain your small business success Read More

What is the main purpose you blog? Perhaps it is to make money. Or it might be to spread information. It might be to change people’s minds or just to rant. Or it could be to have fun. Even though your blog is serious business, it's time to put the fun back into blogging. Put on your smiles and follow these tips to being a more fun-loving blogger Read More

Not everything you try in sales will work the first time, nor will it work every time. And not everything that fails should be abandoned. It takes years of studying and learning the rules to know when and how to break them. And that only works sometimes Read More

Great team, great leadership, tremendous skill and a 1st place finish in the regular season. We had everything we needed to win the title this year, but we got knocked out in the semi-finals. What happened? We played well but still lost. Sometimes you can’t explain the dynamics of sports and just like in business things don’t always go as planned. So what next? What do we take from this failure? What’s most important is realizing that failure is “part of the game” and not to dwell on the “loss”. Instead it’s important to learn from these experiences, what you did well and what could be done better next time. It’s how you respond that matters Read More

University of Pennsylvania researchers confirm what many online (and offline) marketers know we need to do, but find so difficult to accomplish. Essentially, to get people to engage with and recommend our content, the content has to go beyond the mundane and capture imagination and awe Read More

People who start businesses and those who don't are more alike than you think. What they don't have in common and the difference between entrepreneurs and schmucks will surprise you. Read the full article for details Read More

Traditional security technologies are losing the battle against the black hats and malicious code writers, according to digital security specialists Symantec. Read More

For those of you who read us here weekly (and for those who don’t either), I thought that I’d follow up on a post from 4 months ago or so, on two new online entrepeneurs over at uncorkedventures.com, an online wine club and store. And a quick glance left shows you that yes, they’re doing swell as I’ve given their SEO Campaign two green arrows! So far, well done lads Read More