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Effective business networking is the linking together of individuals who, through trust and relationship building, become walking, talking advertisements for one another. Read More

The past several weeks I've been giving a lot of thought to the work associated with and the consequences of re-branding something. The process made me sit down, think about re-branding in general, and do some research. Here's what I learned. Read More

Twitter added a new feature recently called Lists. I have to admit, at first I thought this was no big deal. I use desktop twitter clients like TweetDeck and Seesmic Desktop to create groups and lists already, so what's the big deal. Once I started playing around with Twitter's List feature I quickly became hooked and think there are some grea Read More

How can a start-up with a few employees and a tiny marketing budget get its name out there? Here are some suggestions for entrepreneurs on how to market their startup using social media. Read More

During a recession, most companies are looking to cut costs. And the first thing they are likely to cut? Marketing costs. Read More

Health insurance costs and proposed legislation for future health insurance options are a continuing source of frustration and pain for millions of small business owners and entrepreneurs looking to grow their operations. As health costs rise for small business they may be faced with the unwanted task of laying off even more people to avoid the co Read More

According to Guy Maser, senior VP of marketing for GlobalSpec, it takes more than a good product or service to ensure a successful customer retention program and foster healthy long-term customer relationships. You must also pay attention to your customers' needs and meet them. Remember, customers will jump ship given any slight, perceived or real Read More

Thanks to social media, the role of branding has changed. All businesses—even individuals—need to recognize the importance of managing their brand online. If you don't manage it, others will manage it for you, which is never a good thing. Read More

Marketers today are caught up in a jumble of buzzwords that mean very little. It's a confusing time, but to get the marketing right, you need to start thinking about relationships first. "It's not about selling something anymore; that might be the end result, but to get there, you need to work on the relationship." Read More

In business, there are no guarantees. There is simply no way to eliminate all the risks associated with starting a small business -- but you can improve your chances of success with good planning, preparation, and insight. Start by evaluating your strengths and weaknesses as a potential owner and manager of a small business. Carefully consider eac Read More