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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
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Seth makes the point that a click on an ad doesn't cost a reader anything, but gives the writer a small reward for producing good content.
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It's known as Software as a Service (SaaS), or the idea that you can get your software delivered conveniently, and at a low price, via the Web. Unlike buying software the old-fashioned way, by paying a big licensing fee up front, you pay for SaaS—also referred to as on-demand software—in pieces, spread out over time.
But as with most IT innov
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Denny Hatch, direct marketing guru, describes his unpleasant Kindle moment.
"My Kindle arrived last week, and, in a word, Amazon’s fulfillment stinks."
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The best entrepreneur blogs – and often the most successful ones — do more than just promote the entrepreneurs or their projects. Star power can draw attention, but it won’t sustain it if the blog doesn’’t “give.”
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I have to admit, this might be a little risque for BizSugar, but I thought it was both amusing and contained some decent advice.
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I'm sure the title of this post is going to make a few folks upset. Don't worry, the content is going to really make you mad. Not at me, but maybe at yourself, and especially at whoever taught you how to split test.
That's because, for most Adwords advertisers, the title of this post is very accurate. Most advertisers are doing split testing
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From the Page: "Mr. Ranjbin, who said that amateur reviews can hurt his business, said some had misquoted him or called his employees names, but that Yelp had refused to take these comments down. Yelp rarely removes reviews, even when advertisers complain, preferring to let the crowd have its say."
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Let's explore a facet of social media that's often ignored -- B2B (define) social media. Last month, my agency ran a social media seminar at the New England Direct Marketing Association Conference. When an audience member asked about B2B social media, Bianca Garcia, one of our star media planners, jumped right in with a lot of good information.
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Selling B2B is “consultative,” but there’s a point where you need to turn the meter on.
The concept of “consultative” selling is that the sales professional should be adding value from the very start of the customer relationship. However, if that concept is taken too literally, you can end up providing free services to a prospect that never int
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For small businesses that can't afford a lot of marketing, the blogosphere offers a cheaper alternative. Businesses of all types and sizes are focusing on the power of bloggers as opinion shapers. But harnessing that power is particularly important for small-business owners who don't have the money to create name recognition with big marketing c
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From the page: "If you’re running a home based business, chances are your resources are limited. Your challenge is to get business and keep it coming. That’s where e-mail marketing can help without breaking the bank. E-mail marketing is a fast and easy way to do the following"
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If it seems like more people are flirting around the water cooler at your office these days, it may not be your imagination. Four out of 10 U.S. workers admit to being involved with another colleague at some point. But within a small business the possibility of increased tension and drama because of a tryst intensifies.
One of the problems for
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A new study shows that Mac users feel superior to those who use a PC in just about everything. Their purchases, preferences and habits are different, too.
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Microsoft this week unveiled Microsoft Online Services for companies of all sizes. Previously, and somewhat incongruously, MOS had been available only to companies with 5,000 employees or more. Now, it's out there for the audience that seems most likely to crave it, SMBs.
MOS consists mostly of hosted versions of Exchange and SharePoint serve
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