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Brian is great at what he does. Brian is your controller—he manages all of the accounting for your small business. He keeps all of the company's expenses properly documented, finds all of the tax deductions, manages payroll, pays all the bills, negotiates for better rates on the company's health plans, and keeps a sharp eye on all of your accoun  More...
Anyone in today’s workplace knows what’s wrong with business presentations and the software of choice for 99% of those giving them. Just about everyone has experienced Death by PowerPoint, and based on statistics, you have probably committed it on more than one occasion.  More...
In my opinion, most sales teams are so focused on getting those sales that they don’t take the time to inspect their sales processes and determine where they might be losing a disproportionately large number of leads.  More...
The market focus diagram is useful for quickly explaining who your target market is to members of your organization, investors, or potential partners. However, it’s really the process of creating the diagram which benefits small business owners and managers.  More...
Apple's announcement of a $199 iPhone that supports critical enterprise features like Microsoft Exchange indicates a windshift away from Apple's traditional market skimming price strategy towards a market penetration price strategy.  More...
From the page: "If you were to start a new marketing campaign with the objective of educating small business owners, executives, and managers on the benefits of your product, whatever it is, will most of them turn deaf ears to a blog marketing medium just because it's a blog?"  More...
From the Page: "The root of the problem is not the media or the creative professionals coming up with slick ads to gain your attention and approval. Competition is the problem. So many people are out there shouting and blasting messages at us that for many consumers, it has outlived its cycle of effectiveness."  More...
I have to admit, this might be a little risque for BizSugar, but I thought it was both amusing and contained some decent advice.  More...
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."  More...
From the Page: "Advertising and promoting are important marketing tactics but they are not nearly as crucial as the process of understanding your market. Marketing is like hunting - advertising is a lot like firing your gun at your target, but just '"firing your gun' doesn't do you any good if you don't know where the game is."  More...
From the page: "Trackur is an online reputation monitoring tool that has been developed for companies and individuals wanting to take a serious look at what is being said about them in the blogosphere. I can also see the possibilities for using this tool for higher end bloggers who want to track what’s being written about them and/or their niche  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...
From the page: "I'm going to presume that most startups would like to be found online by people (you know, like potential users or -gasp- customers) . People try really hard to get their internet marketing "right" so as to increase their chances of being found by the right people online. There's a whole industry based on this need. I shoul  More...
Getting a round of funding from venture capitalists is not really "success". Sure, it demonstrates that some really smart people think the opportunity is big enough to invest money in it, but it's not success. Sure, it provides some credibility that will help recruit employees, get customers and sign-up partners -- but it's not success.  More...
My background is primarily in software development and like most modern forms of work it's very much a project-driven field. Software developers are notorious for always delivering their projects late and over budget. Why? Because project managers don't fully scope out all of the tasks that must be done, and then they assign arbitrary times to t  More...