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Has technology made us better communicators? What if they merely changed our expectations of output volume, but the quality remained the same.  More...
True to its title there are 10 charts showing behavior expectations for social media audiences. You can deduce the ROI of any investment directed at them.  More...
It's a review of the book "Predictably Irrational", explaining why we as consumers are predictably irrational. And hopefully that explains the failure or success of business marketing.  More...
Looking for some powerful (and free) SEO tools? Anita Campbell at Small Business Trends offers a few of her favorites.  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...
We’re in the midst of a boom in devices that show where people are at any point in time. Global positioning systems are among the hottest consumer electronics devices ever and cellphones increasingly come with G.P.S. chips. All of these devices churn out data that says something about how people live. Such data could redefine what we know abou  More...
Just recently Google Trends decided to go a bit beyond the usual keyword platform and instead has adapted it a bit more towards SEOs, webmasters and site owners by launching its new feature, the Google Trends for Websites. Its a useful tool that allows you to see how popular your favorite site is, by giving you the estimate number of visitors over  More...
Looking for a community that's discussing the latest social marketing trends, tools, and techniques? Check out this thread at Social Marketing Central.  More...
Biometric fingerprint payments, intelligent shopping carts, holographic sales assistance, and interactive dressing rooms are among the top shopping-experience innovations foreseen by shoppers, finds a TNS Retail Forward study.  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...
Preconceived notions about the Baby Boomer generation abound, but many are merely myth, according to the third Quarterly Boomer Report from AARP Services and Focalyst, titled “How Well Do You Know Boomers? Counting Down the Top 10 Boomer Myths.” “Contrary to many common assumptions, Boomers are making retirement obsolete, are very savvy about  More...
From the interview: Taken a look at BizSugar? It's a place for business owners, managers and entrepreneurs in small and midsized businesses to discover, share and vote for the best business tips, trends, news and strategies on the Web. The idea: If you find a business story, tip or video that you like, give 'em a little sugar!  More...
US households with $100,000+ in income are the fastest-growing segment of the population according to US Census Bureau data, up from 19.7 million in 2005 to 22.2 million in 2006, an increase of nearly 13%, said Unity Marketing.  More...
Morgan Stanley’s Internet Trends report from last month takes a big turn from previous reports - the focus is nearly 100% on social applications and how they are taking over the Internet  More...
Take a look around your business unit, listen to your associates and customers, keep abreast of market trends and your competition, and never stop asking yourself, “Is there an opportunity to convert and deliver this or any process in the operations and sales functions to an express service module?”  More...