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Advanced email marketing (email marketing 2.0) means tailoring the message to your prospect and not sending information to them they can't use or don't want Read More

1974: A family trip to Florida. A bad batch of milk lands us in the hospital and ruins the vacation. The hotel offers us $1.50 for three glasses of milk!!! A lesson in PR and damage control in this, the Internet Age Read More

Marketing describes a variety of different actions and materials that a company uses to attract customers. Including logos, business cards, letterhead, brochures, websites etc.. tradeshows, networking, conferences, events & cold calling, call center activit Read More

Claiming your venue on foursquare provides business owners with a ton of benefits. Access to foursquare Stats is one benefit. Do you use foursquare Stats Read More

It's been really difficult to find time to blog for the last few weeks, and I have a feeling it's going to get worse before it gets better. I'm taking a couple of evening classes that have turned out to be more time consuming than I expected, plus I've taken on a slightly larger role at work. Add in a little time for exercise (including the mountain bike I bought recently), and a very little time for relaxation, and I'm spent! I definitely enjoy blogging, especially when inspiration strikes, but lately it seems like I've been rushing through it so I can move on to the many other things I need to accomplish.. Read More

It struck me how similar customer relationships are to a marriage. Initially, there's the wedding - that exciting part when you land the contract and everyone is full of energy, anticipation and eagerness to please Read More

We're seeing from sources that the massive financial reform package passed recently by the U.S. Senate will not negatively impact investment in the small business and entrepreneurship community. Time will tell. Tighter regulation might certainly tend to further tighten bank lending but perhaps this isn't the best source of business financing anyway ... Read More

Just last year, I became a mother for the first time. My son just turned one (time flies, doesn’t it?) and after being a full time mom and performing various social media marketing tasks throughout, I’ve learned that there are many parallels that can be taken from parenthood that also apply to social media marketing. Read More

There are few things more valuable in business than a mentor – someone who’s “been there, done that”. The General Services Administration (GSA) offers a Mentor-Protégé Program that is specifically designed to encourage prime contractors to help small businesses be more successful in government contracting and enhance their ability to perform successfully on government contracts and subcontracts.

Read more and find out if your small business is eligible Read More

Social media marketing is evolving quickly and for your company to be successful you must understand the point of it. Much to the disappointment of company executives and sales representatives, social media marketing is about building a community, unlike traditional marketing where one of the main goals is to sell products and services. This most likely isn’t what you learned in school if you hold a marketing degree, but it’s a proven method Read More