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Posted by martinzwilling under Startups
From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3880 days ago
Made Hot by: centrifugePR on September 6, 2013 6:07 am

Most businesses spend big money testing their brand logo, catchy marketing phrases, and demographics, but spend little time training and validating that their employees can and do deliver memorable experiences to their customers. The result, according to a recent Gallup survey, with 70 percent of U Read More

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How to use HootSuite to Curate and Share Content

Posted by mallton under Social Media
From http://www.thesocialmediahat.com 3881 days ago
Made Hot by: NolanGreen on September 6, 2013 5:43 am

We are continuing our series on How to Make the Most of Your HootSuite Account by reviewing how businesses can use HootSuite to find and share great content to their social networks. Read More

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Are You Selling Like A Child?

Posted by SellBetter under Sales
From http://www.sellbetter.ca 3882 days ago
Made Hot by: SJC on September 6, 2013 5:22 am

Children's lack of inhibitions, their curiosity and willingness to ask almost any questions make them great role models for sellers. Read More

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Yes, You CAN Compete with Amazon Selling Online

Posted by AngelBiz under Sales
From http://www.smallbizviewpoints.com 3880 days ago
Made Hot by: logistico on September 6, 2013 12:03 am

Retailers need to have unique strategy to sell online. Learn how to compete effectively with Amazon and increase sales. Read More

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What You Can Learn From These Innovative Marketing Campaigns

Posted by Kimberly721 under Online Marketing
From http://thesavvycopywriter.com 3879 days ago
Made Hot by: sundaydriver on September 5, 2013 11:54 pm

Innovative marketing campaigns may not always be easy to come across, but when you do, there is a good lesson to be learned. This post talks about what you can learn from past innovative marketing campaigns to amp up your creativity in marketing. Read More

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Would You Be Able To Deal With A Startup Failure?

Posted by martinzwilling under Startups
From http://blog.startupprofessionals.com 3879 days ago
Made Hot by: techmedia on September 5, 2013 11:43 pm

If your first startup fails, you are about average. Most entrepreneurs fail on at least one attempt. Investors agree that an entrepreneur who has never failed probably hasn’t pushed the limits. What investors look for is not that you never fail, but that you learn from the failure, maintain a posit Read More

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Hashtag Tools That Will Improve Social Media Exposure

Posted by CateCosta under Social Media
From http://socialmediatoday.com 3878 days ago
Made Hot by: LimeWood on September 5, 2013 9:56 pm

Tagdef.com will help you find popular #hashtags. You can enter a hashtag term and find out its meaning, date first used and related hashtags. This also lists what is popular, all time high, new tags and top users. I like to use the popular hashtags to see if my business can relate to any of those. Read More

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HD Video Coming to a Google+ Hangout Near You

Posted by danielzeevi under Social Media
From http://dashburst.com 3883 days ago
Made Hot by: maestro68 on September 5, 2013 9:38 pm

Google has begun rolling out 720p HD video to Google+ Hangouts, vice president of engineering at Google Chee Chew told GigaOM. Over the last few weeks a subset of Hangouts users have received the upgrade, and a complete rollout is likely to come soon. Read More

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Are You Optimizing for Search Engines or for Customers?

Posted by megantotka under Marketing
From http://www.chamberofcommerce.com 3883 days ago
Made Hot by: thelastword on September 5, 2013 9:11 pm

Any business with a website is optimizing their site for search engines. Most stop there and forget about the most important thing, the customer. Here's how to optimize your website for both the customer and search engines. Read More

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Why Business Is A Lot Like The Backstreet Boys

Posted by Sian Phillips under Strategy
From http://tweakyourbiz.com 3877 days ago
Made Hot by: PMVirtual on September 5, 2013 8:34 pm

By William Shuhaibar

I did something last week I feel guilty about — I attended a Backstreet Boys concert over the weekend with my girlfriend, some family members, and a group of friends. It was outside, the weather was great, and the music was catchy enough (and familiar enough) to enjoy. So, i Read More