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Chaitanya Sagar's posts in Small Business Trends and SMBCEO.  More...
Given present economic realities, most IT executives we talk with these days are far more interested in ways to achieve short term cost savings via unified communications then they are in the promise of UC to improve productivity, or even to apply UC to improve business processes for top line revenue improvement. Sure it's still fun to talk about  More...
Lead lists and business contact data are an integral need of almost every marketer or sales person in some form or the other. Whether you need to build a list of target customers or you simply need to locate one decision maker within your target account along with contact details, here are some sources you should take a look at to find what you ne  More...
Twitter can be a great marketing tool. But keep in mind: Twitter is a social network. Therefore, you have to treat Twitter like a social network if you want to make it work for your business.  More...
Are there ways you can further strengthen your customer relationships, or do you think you already know everything there is to know about them? "Why" questions give you invaluable insight into the motives behind your customers' actions, letting you probe deeper into what really motivates them and what they truly value in doing business with yo  More...
After the success of last year's list we are ready to release the list of the Top 50 Marketing Blogs to watch in 2009. We searched all around the Internet looking for the best marketing blogs in a number of different categories. We've sorted them into nine different areas and if you're looking at building your marketing presence in 2009, these  More...
This fabulous article is by Mark Tewart, whose websites include: www.marktewartlive.com,superstar www.marktewart.com and www.howtobeasalessuperstar.info He’s on a virtual tour for his book, How To Be a Sales Superstar. 1. Manage things and lead people Processes should be defined and managed daily. People should be lead by example daily.  More...
Here are the results from our most recent Young Entrepreneur poll asking you: “Who is your business role model?”  More...
Puck has never been one for pretensions. Despite being a gourmet chef who caters to the who’s who of Hollywood and many of America’s other elite, Puck has refused to succumb to the glitz and the airs of many of the other top chefs.  More...
We have literally bludgeoned the poor social media ROI horse to death recently. There’s a lot of sage discussion that’s happened around the topic, but it all seems to boil down to a few things, an ROI credo of sorts: 1. We agree that having some kind of gauge for success is critical if you’re to learn anything from your efforts. 2. We embrace the  More...
Six valuable lessons business marketing and PR pros can learn from the U.S. Presidential election campaigns  More...
Pay per click budgeting is not a topic I thought you could devote a whole blog post to, when I first started doing PPC in 2004. But I was wrong. Here are the five most important budget-related topics in pay per click advertising:  More...
This is a collection of random thoughts about writing, prompted by someone telling me today that "all you know how to do is write". They were attempting to reduce my price for an SEO project. You inspired me! Cheers!  More...
Tis the season for socializing at the annual office holiday party. As you attend the affair keep in mind that the company sponsored office party is still a business event. It is an extension of the workplace and provides social interaction at the business level. Below are some tips for using the company sponsored party to your career advantage. En  More...
Most people dislike negotiation. Perhaps it is because they do not like confrontation or because they lack the necessary negotiation skills. This can cause problems in business and everyday life.  More...