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5 Augmented Reality Campaigns We Love

Augmented reality allows brands to interact with consumers in a new and unique way. Here are five campaigns that got our attention.  View slideshow

How Would You Sell Bacon and Beer Cupcakes?

Four entrepreneurs suggest marketing strategies for Butch Bakery.  Read more

Should You Advertise on Search Engines?

A new study suggests there's only one place worth doing it.  Read more

How to Create an Effective Company Facebook Page

You've created a company Facebook page. Now what? Here are four tips, from the experts, about how to build a great fan page.  Read more

Save the Yellow Pages

Small-business owners are fighting to preserve the old-fashioned phone book. Plus, Groupon gets sued, and the rest of the day's news.  Read more

Outsmarting Mother Nature

As weather technology advances, businesses are starting to make better business decisions based on short- and long-term weather patterns.  Read more

7 Tips on Boosting Post-Holiday Retail Sales

Small business owners give advice on how to keep sales up after the holiday buying wave has passed.  Read more

A Groupon Gaffe?

Did the group buying site cross the line with its mock-PSA Super Bowl ads? Plus Obama's challenge to American businesses and the rest of the day's news.  Read more

The New Rules of Writing a Memorable Slogan

Want to come up with the next "Got milk?" We've asked industry pros for their most creative tips for creating a sticky, meaningful tagline.  Read more

Why Digital Ads Are the Way to Reach U.S. Hispanics

U.S. Hispanics have about a trillion dollars in purchasing power—and they're far more likely than the general population to buy something after seeing an o...  Read more

Consumers Wary of Location-Based Services

Nearly all users think location-based services like Foursquare and Facebook Places are useful, but more than half are concerned about privacy.  Read more

How to Use Humor in Advertising

Thinking beyond your product and more in terms of humor and entertainment can maximize your advertising effectiveness. Here’s how to pull it off.  Read more

How to Know if Your Product Is Infomercial-Worthy

Sure, they can be cheesy. But they can also make you rich. Does your product have what it takes to make it in the world of direct-response TV?  Read more

Google eBooks Is Here

Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today: ...  Read more

How to Get Your Products onto the Beauty Pages

The secrets to getting your products in to some of the top fashion magazines.  Read more

How Would You Sell Custom Stuffed Animals?

Four entrepreneurs offer marketing strategies to a start-up that sells custom toys.  Read more

10 Eye-Catching Ambient Ads

What ads did you see on your way to work this morning? Trouble remembering? Here are 10 smart advertisements and marketing campaigns that generated buzz and ...  View slideshow

How Would You Sell Temporary Wallpaper?

Four seasoned entrepreneurs offer marketing strategies for Tempaper.  Read more

How to Buy TV Advertising on a Budget

For small businesses, here's the reality of TV -- the medium can be an affordable messenger.  Read more

8 Ideas for Rocking Fashion Week

We've tapped the strategies of some of the best young companies trying to get noticed by the style-makers and influentials at New York's Fashion Week.  Read more

7 Secrets to Getting More from Google AdWords

Everyone knows that Google's Adwords service, and other key-word based advertising, works something like an auction. But in fact, it's not that simple. Raisi...  Read more

How to Buy Radio Advertising on a Budget

Video may have killed the radio star, as the old pop song goes, but advertising on the AM and FM airwaves could be an affordable savior for small businesses.  Read more

An Ad Man Who Had a Very Good Year

Entrepreneur John Most describes how his ad agency quadrupled in size between 2008 and 2009.  Read more

How to Blow Up an Armored Truck in 12 Steps

Looking to pull off a brash PR stunt? Here's how to engineer an explosive marketing campaign in 12 easy steps.  Read more

Facebook Takes on Foursquare

Social media giant's entry into location-based services could help the market go mainstream -- and give small businesses a better way to target advertising.  Read more

Facebook May Be Popular, But Not Well-Liked

Privacy concerns, frequent design changes and aggressive advertising earn the social-networking giant low marks on a consumer survey.  Read more

On-Air Endorsements

The radio pitch makes a comeback.  Read more

Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: AArrow Advertising

How an 18-year-old kid took $500 and built a guerilla marketing agency with franchises in 30 cities and $4.5 million in revenue.  Read more

Facebook Juggernaut Rolls On

The social networking site has topped Yahoo to become the web's biggest ad publisher.  Read more

The Truth About Who's Using Twitter

A new report reveals some surprises about who's using the microblogging service, why they love it, and how Twitter can affect your brand.  Read more

Could You Market Chocolate Filled With Air?

John Scharffenberger and other entrepreneurs offer advice to Bubble Chocolate.  Read more

Online Ads That Follow Your Customers

Scottevest uses behavioral retargeting to bring customers back to its website.  Read more

Behavioral Retargeting for Small Business

How services from AdRoll, Fetchback, and Google keep tabs on your website's visitors.  Read more

How to Make Your First Advertising Buy

A look at smart ways to get your feet wet in print, broadcast, and online media.  Read more

How Facebook's New Features Could Help You

Facebook's latest offerings allow users to see what their friends like as the pals shop, read the news, and listen to music online -- all information you can...  Read more