Greeting Card Etiquette: 4 Tips
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6 Ways to Get Customers to YES!
Influence your customers to buy from you using these six easy methods. Read more
Distill Your Message to as Few Words as Possible
Your customers are constantly being bombarded with new information. Simplicity has never been more powerful. Read more
Retail Forecast: Lots of Good Cheer
Infographic: This season, shoppers will be out in full force. Here's a look at just how much they're planning to spend. Read more
JJ Ramberg: Turn No Into Yes 
Even when a customer says no is the final answer, you can turn that around. JJ Ramberg, host of MSNBC's Your Business, explains how. Watch video
5 Myths of Video Marketing (& How to Overcome Them)
Are you making the most of your online video program? Here are five big misconceptions you should avoid along with effective remedies. Read more
2 Tools That Turn Customers Into Cheerleaders
Incentivizing current customers to buy more and bring in new business is a huge opportunity you can't miss. Read more
4 Ways to Take Advantage of Facebook Mobile Ads
You're a few clicks and a few dollars away from reaching customers on Facebook mobile. Here are four simple ways to do so. Read more
Secret to Video That Drives Traffic (& Business)
Don't just produce a video about your company executives, says Alison Provost, founder of video company TouchStorm. Do something else entirely. Watch video
How to Bring Real-World Experiences Into Your Social Media
Jen Rubio talks about how Warby Parker, where she's head of social media, enlists customers to post pictures of themselves wearing Warby Parker glasses. Watch video
4 Magic Questions That Create Success
These questions, answered in this order, transform you into an irreplaceable resource. Read more
What Should My Marketing Goal Be?
Brian Halligan, founder of HubSpot, answers questions about marketing in the new digital age. Watch video
Do You Give Good 'Push'?
Here's how to use push notifications to engage your mobile customers and build brand loyalty. Read more
How to Get the Perfect Marketing Hire
Brian Halligan, founder of HubSpot, talks about his simple guide for hiring the next generation of marketing employees. Watch video
A New Way to Think About Your Customers
Brian Halligan, CEO of HubSpot, talks about how to reach customers and keep them coming back to your company site again and again. Watch video
The Marketing Playbook Has Changed
Brian Halligan, founder of HubSpot, talks about the challenges within the changing landscape of marketing. Watch video
Be Honest: How Good Is Your Company Website?
Brian Halligan, founder of HubSpot, talks about how creating good content and getting links back to your site can boost your business. Watch video
Seth Godin: 5 Ways to Grow Your Market
The world's top marketing guru explains how to innovate your sales and marketing. Read more
How Online Reviews Make (or Break) Your Business
Reviews matter more--much more--than you might think. Here's how to use the feedback to your advantage. Read more
Inbound Marketing Is Simple. Show Your Customer Some Love
Brian Halligan, founder of HubSpot, gives a 101 on inbound marketing and its benefits. Watch video
Tell Stories & You'll Boost Sales (Because of How Human Brains Are Wired)
Storytelling appeals to how the brain processes information. Here's five ways to make that work for your business. Read more
Modern Marketing: Turn Your Company Into a Magnet
Brian Halligan, founder of marketing software company HubSpot, says you should toss out the rules of traditional marketing, and embrace a new philosophy. Watch video
6 Sales Lessons From the Election
The recent election teaches important lessons about what really works in sales and marketing. Read more
Reality Show Goes Inside the Place Memes Are Made
I Can Has Cheezburger and FAILBlog are (in)famous for making memes. Now they have a new reality series. Founder Ben Huh talks about letting Bravo's cameras i... Read more
How to Be a Great Radio Guest
You may be a great speaker. But do you know how to shine on the radio? Read more
Don't Sabotage Your Social Media: 6 Sure Ways
Here's a basic checklist to quickly make sure your social media tactics are on the right track. Read more
Where CEOs Spend Their Time (& Money) on Social Media
A new survey shows that more small business owners are not only using social media but they are willing to pay for help. Read more
5 Deadliest Marketing Sins
Sometimes your marketing messages can do more harm than good. Are you guilty of any of these mistakes? Read more
Sell Like a Pro: 6 Easy Rules
Top sales guru Jeff Thull, in his book Exceptional Selling , offers some unique perspective on closing the sale. Read more
How to Handle a Manipulative Employee
The five warning signs that a employee is trying to manipulate you... and what to do if they are. Read more
How an Entrepreneur Became the Go-To Spokesman for U.S. Manufacturing
Drew Greenblatt, president of Marlin Steel, routinely gets covered in the media, testifies before Congress, and writes and speaks nationwide--and could be an... Read more
Become a World-Changing Thought Leader
Inc. editor-at-large Leigh Buchanan interviews Clay Christensen's publicity advisor about how entrepreneurs can be thought leaders too. Read more
7 Secrets for Hiring Great Employees
The most successful bosses share their secret hiring techniques. Read more
How to Make Your B2B Content Sexy
Don't dismiss the power of great content. You could be missing tons of new traffic to your website and the sales it will surely produce. Read more
Explore a Seemingly Unrelated Industry for a Day
Where will you find your next powerful idea? It might just be when you take a close look at a different business. Read more
