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8 Social-Media Blunders to Avoid
Are you still making these major social media mistakes? Here's how to stop, or at least control the damage. Read more
How Virgin Atlantic's Marketing Nails It
Virgin Atlantic is a small airline with a big personality. This is how it lures customers from the big guys. Read more
4 Reasons Why Big Brother Is Your Friend
With Mr. Big Data watching your every move, it will be increasingly more important for small businesses to manage their own customer information. Read more
4 Keys to the Future of Social Web Marketing
Blink and you've missed a development on the social Web. GrowCo speaker Howard Tullman breaks down what marketers need to know to connect. Read more
3 Profit-Killing Beliefs About Selling
If your beliefs about selling are broken, your company will fail, sooner rather than later. Read more
6 Reasons Marketing to Hispanics Makes Sense
Here's why budgeting to target a Hispanic market is important, especially now. Read more
Online Marketing Success Gone Wrong?
This is one entrepreneur's story on how a magazine article about his company was more than he bargained for. Read more
How We Got Funded: Visual Revenue
When bootstrapping didn't cut it, the founders of Visual Revenue went out and raised $2.2 million. Read more
7 Secrets of YouTube Marketing
Culled from data on 30,000 businesses, here's what works--and what doesn't--on YouTube. Read more
3 Ways to Plow Through a Rough Patch
As your business grows, so do the challenges you face. Three ways to power on through. Read more
Rule No. 1: Get to the Point
If you've got something to say, say it in as few words as possible. Read more
6 Free or Cheap Ways to Protect Your Online Reputation
What happens on the Internet, stays on the Internet. Don't let your reputation go undefended. Read more
What Your Business Can Learn from the NCAA Tournament
How would your company fare in a March Madness-style competition? Here are a few tips on how underdog companies can compete against even the biggest competit... Read more
How to Eliminate Sales Commissions
There are serious problems with the sales commission model. So why doesn't anyone get rid of it? Here's the story--with some fiscal results--of a software co... Read more
When Bad Things Happen to Good Presentations
It's hard enough to prepare for a speech. When the technology won't cooperate, you have to be ready to go to Plan B. Read more
How to Sound Confident (Even if You're Not)
Give your great ideas the verbal boost they deserve with these six tips. Read more
The Disciplined and the Divine: An Unlikely Partnership
This might be the least likely partnership in business. It's turning a little jewelry maker called Alex and Ani into a very focused--but still very groovy--p... Read more
The Deepest Source of Motivation
Forget the carrot and stick. Motivation and innovation come from a desire to help. Read more
'I Don't Think We've Figured Social Media Out Yet' 
William Cyr, the CEO of Sunny Delight Beverages, talks about how social media has changed marketing to teens. Watch video
You're On Facebook and Twitter. Now What?
Got friends and followers? Now you have to figure out what to do with them. 3 steps to take social media to the next level. Read more
Why Give Away Free Service? Because It's Worth It
Sometimes it makes good business sense to give away a product or service. Here's how it worked out for Zane's Cycles. Read more
Why I Love My Angriest Customers
Complaints are super helpful. Suggestions? Not so much. Read more
Easy Ways to Up Your Social Media Game
Sprout Social CEO Justyn Howard explains what it takes to truly engage customers--and build better relationships via social media. Read more
Become a Great Negotiator: 5 Steps
The trick to achieving a "win-win" is to collaborate rather than compete. Read more
Forget the Phone, Facebook. Just Charge Users
Zuckerberg reveals the much-rumored Facebook phone. The problem? It's likely banking on the same old revenue strategy--ads. Read more
How to Cope with a Sales Slump
Sales slumps are like bad weather; keep your head down and soldier on. Read more
Report: Who's Using Social Networks
Gain a deeper understanding of where your target audiences are spending time on social networks. Read more
A Guide to Corporate Gifts
How to send corporate gifts that will make an impression-- and won't end up in the garbage Read more
9 Silly Mistakes That Marketers Make
If you want your marketing to increase sales, don't make these all-too-common blunders. Read more
'Create a Bond Between a Customer and Your Product'
A.G. Lafley, the former CEO of Procter & Gamble, explains how customers can help you define your start-up strategy. Watch video
6 Steps to Host a Successful LinkedIn Group
It's easy for neglect, spammers and poor practices to devalue a LinkedIn Group. Get back on track with advice from some pros. Read more
Tiger's New Nike Ad...Too Soon?
The new Nike ad proclaims "Winning Takes Care of Everything." But does it? Is this ad too much, too soon? Read more
How to Torpedo a Competitor
If another vendor has gotten to the account first, you'll need to play a defensive game. Read more
Why Generosity Is the Most Powerful Networking Tool
A Skimmer's Guide to Give and Take: A Revolutionary Approach to Success , by Adam Grant. Read more
