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The CEO of Mahalo has gotten more press than any entrepreneur could dream of and has never had a public relations firm working for him. Calacanis's philosophy of PR is summed up in six words: be amazing, be everywhere, be real. You don't need a PR firm, you don't need an in-house PR person and you don't need to spend ANY money to get ama  More...
Finding the latest trends in the media can clue you in on ways to make your business newsworthy. Becoming newsworthy is an entrepreneur's first step towards growing their business through publicity and public relations.  More...
Initially, pre-during-post iPhone’s 3G launch, we were being constantly bombarded with publicity which went off on how great the revamped version was and how wonderful its functions were; which resulted in massive, massive demand for the cool apparatus. Now, much trouble has arisen due to sporadic application removals from the AppleStore.  More...
Employees don’t generally quit without a great inner debate. At what point did this person begin looking to leave and what can you learn from them to benefit the rest of your staff? Here is a brief collection of resources to help you with this question:  More...
Ever dream of leaving your middle-management job and striking out on your own? For a lot of people, the glamour of the start-up is tempered by the very real danger of losing your safety net — especially at a time when most folks are hoping the economic slowdown doesn’t claim the job they already have.  More...
Sales professionals receive a lot of advice to pay attention to the other person, focus on their needs, subordinate our own ego, and so on. But many have a hard time squaring that with honesty. After all, they're in business to make money. This article explores how successful sales people resolve the tension between putting customers first while  More...
Join leading CEOs, entrepreneurs, business owners, angel investors, venture capitalists, and bankers at this one-day summit on July 11th in New York City. The NYC 2008 | Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership Summit offers a unique immersion in entrepreneurial leadership, management, innovation, business development, and entrepreneurial financing  More...
Guy Kawasaki offers a guide to taking advantage of free buzz from bloggers. Start by making sure you mind your manners and follow the code of conduct.  More...
Here’s the secret, and whisper it to all your sales and marketing folks, to all your service people, to anyone whose work will somehow touch and impact the customer’s experience: As customers, we are absolute suckers for authenticity.  More...
To err is human. But to persevere is a feat that often separates the successful from the mediocre. In business—as in sports, politics, and the arts—many of the greatest and most influential leaders share a history of failure. Automaker Henry Ford and animator Walt Disney both stumbled badly with early business ventures. Early in his career wit  More...
One of the most common mistakes I see being made by folks who are new to search engine optimization is a lack of focus on attracting deep links. These people will work hard to gain new links to their sites by submitting to directories, joining organizations and filling out profiles on social networks, but they often fail to focus on getting good q  More...
From the page: "An entrepreneur recently asked me why startups fail. Startups fail because they run out of money. You're probably thinking, 'Tell me something I don't already know!' Read on and you'll see that statement is deceptive in its simplicity."  More...
Businesses are big winners in the economic stimulus package signed into law earlier this year. They may not be getting rebate checks, but they are getting showered with $45 billion in tax breaks designed to spur them on to purchase more equipment, cars and other assets sooner rather than later. Congress boosted the limit on first-year expensin  More...
Be wary if some of your clients are getting slow on payments. More businesses filed for bankruptcy in April, 2008, than in any month since new bankruptcy laws took effect in 2005, according to a company that tracks federal court filings. The numbers show a 49% increase in commercial bankruptcies over last year, with an average of 235 daily fil  More...
You see it everywhere, that constant checking of email. In the office, email is often allowed to intrude at any time throughout the day and is given priority over the current task. Outside the office space, those PDAs, like the Blackberty and Treo, pop up at meetings, lunches, soccer games, and even the dinner table. The purported reason is to sta  More...