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4 Companies to Watch at SXSW 2013
These start-ups could steal the spotlight at Austin's big tech show. Read more
SEO Strategy: Link Building Gets a Facelift
The search game has changed, and success by simply building a high number of links is an SEO relic. Read more
New Ways to Advertise on Social Media
Can't keep up with all the updates from Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube? Read on for latest changes you should know about. Read more
Oops: 10 Common Mistakes on Twitter
Even advanced users make basic mistakes on Twitter. Don't be one of them. Read more
Make Your Slogan Ring True
How many times have you heard a company's tagline and thought, "yeah, right!" Here's how to avoid that fate--and make a promise to your customers you can act... Read more
Top 10 "How to Sell" Books of All Time
These classic sales books should be in every business library. Read more
6 Ways to Be More Compelling
Everyone has to sell something, most often themselves. Most pitches fall flat or offend. Here are six ways to make your offering compelling. Read more
Be a Customer Service Hero on Social Media
You don't need a call center or a team of agents to provide the best customer service to your customers. All you need is a Twitter account and a cell phone. Read more
The 5 Hardest Jobs to Fill in 2013
Fast-growing start-ups are waging a war for top talent. But among even the most difficult positions to slot, a few emerge as the most challenging of all. Read more
Selling in the Post-Internet Age
The Internet has utterly transformed the way that companies buy and sell. Read more
Protecting Your Online Reputation from Trolls: 8 Tips
Some customers have legitimate complaints. Others are just itching for a fight--or a refund. How to respond. Read more
Hard Truth About Search Optimization
Search is key to online marketing, but it can't do everything for you. The fact is, most clicks from search go to a just a handful of websites. Read more
Perfect PR and SEO Relationship: 3 Tips
Collaboration between PR and SEO teams can lead to new content, better publicity, and even new business. Here's how to make it work. Read more
Train Your Brain to Be Optimistic
Optimism isn't always automatic. Sometimes you must create it for yourself. Read more
How My Site Gets Tons of Traffic From Pinterest
My company, Greatist, is the fastest growing health-and-wellness site on the Web. We wouldn't have that label without these tricks for using Pinterest. Read more
Content Your Customers Actually Care About
Offer expertise and knowledge to help customers--don't just sell to them. Read more
The Fashion Week You've Never Heard Of
The runways in New York, Paris, and Milan may get all the attention, but most of the industry's business happens at a different event. Read more
Would You Get Naked With a Customer?
In some cultures, getting naked with customers is just part of doing business. Read more
The Real Reason Your Marketing Doesn't Work
You may have a bunch of demographic stats, but do you really understand how your customers feel? Read more
Create Your Own Active Online Community
Google+, Facebook, and LinkedIn can provide a lucrative opportunity if you can attract an engaged audience. Here's how to do it. Read more
Big Presentation? Imagine It's Open Mic Night
Successful comedians are deft presenters. 8 comedy lessons to apply to your next business presentation. Read more
4 Ways You Discourage Customers From Buying
The relationship between buyers and sellers has changed. In the process, these four tactics have become major turn-offs. Read more
Business in Trouble? Tell Your Customers
When this café ran into financial trouble, the owners did the only thing they could: They asked customers for help--and help they did. Read more
5 Ways to Tame Your Email Beast
These five methods and applications can get the email monkey off your back. Read more
Does Facebook Work for B2B Marketing?
Some firms have had success, while others say the social network does little for them. Inc.com talks to Facebook's small business director to learn more. Read more
How to Sell Anything to Anybody
Whether you're selling products to customers, ideas to your boss, or yourself to an employer, we're all in sales. Here's how to get the deal done. Read more
13 Habits of Extraordinary Bosses
Extraordinary bosses use these habits to bring out the extraordinary in those around them. Read more
Turn Your Toughest Customer Into Your Biggest Fan
These 7 tips will help you transform your most difficult clients into big marketing victories. Read more
Customer Service, Holistically
Two online platforms that help small businesses respond to customer commentary. Read more
A Few Times a Year We Get the Call, 'The White House Needs Cookies' 
Chef Allyson Ames, co-founder of Wonderland Bakery, describes how her cookies became President Obama's favorite--and were ordered for both the 2009 and 2013 ... Watch video
7 Ways to Tell Stories (Truthful Ones) to Sell Online
Want to make social media work for you? Tell a story. A personal, honest one about you, or an employee. Not effective? Try again. Read more
Why You Need Marketing Automation Software
Don't know what marketing automation software is? This sales tool will help you turn prospects into buying customers. Read more
Silver Lining for the Broken-Down Carnival Cruise? Praise for the Ship's Crew
How Carnival employees handled a filthy, smelly fiasco in the Gulf of Mexico can teach you a thing or two about top-notch customer service. Read more
Make Your Writing Pop: 8 Tips
With email and social media, everyone writes all the time now. Are you any good at it? Here are eight ways to improve. Read more
