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Marketing in a Brave, New Multiscreen World

Do your ads easily move across different devices? That's what consumers do--and they won't wait for you to catch up.  Read more

3 Tips for a Smarter Mobile Strategy

Chaotic Moon has developed apps for some of the world's biggest brands. Here's what it has learned in the process.  Read more

When Kickstarter Campaigns Go Bad

What happens when supporters do their part, but you can't do yours? Here's how to avoid upsetting your new fans.  Read more

Ad Forecast: Online to Trump TV by 2017

A new report suggests the Web will eclipse TV advertising--and sooner than you think. Is your business ready for the big shift?  Read more

5 Tricks to Drive Traffic to Your Website

Your new site is slick--but what if it's a digital ghost town? Try a few of these tricks to flag down more visitors.  Read more

The Tricky Business of Lifetime Guarantees

Locking in long-term customers could mean a steady source of revenue. But at a start-up, very little is steady.  Read more

How One Start-up Aims to Save the World With Tubes

Meet a Chile-based start-up with grand ambitions: bringing fresh water to developing cities faster and more cheaply than ever before.  Read more

Conquer New Markets in 3 Steps

If you want fast growth, go beyond the comfort zone of your first customer base. Here's how to get started.  Read more

Video Marketing: Turn Viewers Into Customers 

Online video tips from Kay Koplovitz, founder of USA Network, and Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council.  Watch video

How Retro Prices Can Deliver Cutting-Edge Profits

Being the low-cost provider is never easy--especially when you're a start-up. But the Retro Fitness line of gyms beat the odds. Here's how.  Read more

Does Your Content Suck? Here's How to Tell

According to Twitter's co-founders, the Web is awash in bad content. Are you part of the problem?  Read more

7 Promotional Stunts That Work

Check out these simple and affordable ways to shine the spotlight on your business--no highflying gimmicks required.  Read more

What Makes Work Honorable?

Fancy titles, a big paycheck, name recognition? None of these convey a person's true dignity.  Read more

Inside a Risky Second Act

Two retirees decided to build an art-house cinema in a town of 16,000 people. Even crazier? Now they're expanding.  Read more

9 Questions for Ashley Madison's Founder

Noel Biderman built a business everyone loves to hate: a dating website for cheating spouses. Here's what you can learn from it.  Read more

Online Advertising: Surprising New Finding

Research suggests you might be using the wrong metric to measure the success of Web campaigns.  Read more

'That's a Terrible Idea...You Will Fail' 

When Josh Linkner, now CEO of Detroit Venture Partners, sought $1,000 to start his first business, he learned a lesson he will never forget.  Watch video

2 Kinds of Start-ups That Get More Valuable Post-IPO

A new analysis by a Silicon Valley venture capital firm identifies two tech business models that tend to stay strong.  Read more

New Crowdfunding Twist: Invest in a College Grad

Is it crazy or brilliant? An ex-Googler aims to help graduates follow their entrepreneurial dreams--in exchange for some of their future income.  Read more

CEO Secrets for a Worry-Free Vacation

Checking out completely (or almost) is not only good for you: It's better for your team, too. Use these tricks to delegate the right way.  Read more

Back-to-School Marketing: What's Your Strategy?

'Tis the season for back-to-school shopping. Here's a look at the spending forecast, plus tips for marketing to parents.  Read more

4 Signs You Should Say 'No' to a VC

Investor Brad Feld and entrepreneur Rajat Bhargava share what they've learned about making their 18-year partnership work.  Read more

7 Tools to Get More Out of Pinterest

If you're going to use the photo-pinning platform, turn those "pins" into sales. Here are a few tools that can help.  Read more

One Word That Defines a Great Personal Brand

Julia Allison, one of the Web's biggest self-promoters, explains how to define your brand before others do it for you.  Read more

Best Way to Achieve Greatness

Few aspiring entrepreneurs actually get a new venture off the ground. Even fewer go on to be great. Here's why--and how to buck the trend.  Read more

5 Idea Generators (& Idea Killers)

To get the most out of each brainstorming session, follow these tips for generating innovative ideas.  Read more

5 Tips for Turning a Problem into a Business

No one understands your problems like you do. But can you make money off them?  Read more

Facebook's Biggest Problem

The social network is making money--but not enough for Wall Street. Here's why small business, in part, is to blame.  Read more

How to Know if Your Marketing Firm Is Giving You BS

You want results, and all they talk about is "branding." What gives?  Read more

Where Zynga Went Wrong

It's official: The business is stalling, and Zynga's prospects don't look good. Here's what happened.  Read more

How 3 Top Brands Mastered Olympics Marketing

OK, so maybe you can't afford David Beckham. But you can still pick up tricks for hot Web videos from these top brands.  Read more

Secret to Outstanding Customer Service

Growth and scale are typically the enemy of great, personal customer service--except in this case.  Read more

Reinventing the Billboard

This Chicago start-up aims to remake old-school, outdoor advertising. Here's why Groupon and Clear Channel have already signed up.  Read more

What Marketing Will Look Like in 2025

If you think Google and other websites know a lot about consumers now, wait until a few years from now.  Read more

How Twilio Went to Market Without Investors 

Twilio, software for app developers, sought funding just as the 2008 financial crisis hit. Co-founder Jeff Lawson's response: "Screw it."  Watch video