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It looks like US entrepreneurs are increasingly turning to microloans as banks tighten lending standards. To be sure, microlending is a tiny, tiny piece of small business credit in the US. Microlenders tend to be small nonprofits, and all their loans combined probably wouldn't be a blip on the portfolios of one of the big banks. That said, ther Read More

MySpace launched a beta version of its do-it-yourself advertising platform that's aimed at letting individuals and small businesses create their own ads that can be customized to specific users of the social network. The new MyAds service, which MySpace first detailed in November, will enable anyone to create customized banner advertisements u Read More

E-mail lead-nurturing programs that garner the highest clickthrough rates are those that send e-mails to prospects at least three to four times a month, compared to programs that send just one e-mail a month. Read More

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From Business Week, September 10, 2007: "A new study conducted by professors at leading MBA programs suggests that most negotiators don't realize how much they are leaving on the bargaining table." (Because they didn't aim high enough) Read More

Great effective negotiation tips. Read More

Here are ten cool links to free stuff that will benefit both bloggers and copywriters. Read More

Back in 1999 a lot of startups burned through all of their cash on crazy advertising programs and marketing stunts. Even though HubSpot recently raised $12 million in venture capital financing, that's not us. In fact, because we use mostly inbound marketing, we spend relatively little on marketing. So, I thought it might be fun to think about Read More

Content marketing is the art of understanding exactly what buyers need to know and delivering it to them in a relevant and compelling way. This extends way beyond product information into the realm of best practices, case studies, success stories, and more. Read More

For marketers, the most chilling piece of the Sequoia presentation is a slide on the advertising market. They show the total U.S. market beginning to shrink and growth of online advertising beginning to slow. Read More