Marketing Trends and Analysis


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Inc. 5000 Applicant of the Week: Plus1 Marketing

How two brothers grew an online marketing firm from the successful strategies of their previous businesses.  Read more

Google Launches Online Marketing Challenge

Students will help local businesses create an AdWords online marketing campaign.  Read more

Yahoo! to Boost Online Marketing Services

The search engine is acquiring IndexTools, a Web analytics software firm for online marketing.  Read more

LivePerson to Host SEO Webinar

The event features search engine optimization and marketing specialists.  Read more

Leisure Pursuits [Audio]

Vacations – a time to relax, try new things, visit new places. And that makes them a perfect marketing opportunity. Senior writer Stephanie Clifford...  Watch video

Homaru Cantu's Culinary Trailblazing

Chicago chef Homaru Cantu's cooking straddles borders between science and cuisine. His concoctions rethink food in radically, offering new products and ma...  Watch video

Telanetix, CallSource Offer Business Phone Service

The service aims to boost marketing and sales efforts.  Read more

Website Pros, Deluxe Offer Online Marketing Package

Web services provider Website Pros (NASDAQ:WSPI) and small-business marketing company Deluxe (NYSE:DLX)  have teamed up to offer easy, affordabl...  Read more

How can I market inexpensively via the Internet?

Marketing and Advertising mentor Jay Conrad Levinson responds: Marketing on the Internet means more than having a Web site. It mea...  Read more

Maisha Walker, Inc.com Blogger and Entrepreneur

The president of MessageMedium, a New York City social media consulting company, shares her insights on online marketing.  Watch video

Lessons on Marketing Your Business from the Inc. 500

Brandt Anderson, founder of #2 Inc. 500 company uSight highlights the need to continually adapt your marketing strategy to the times. Hear from him and ot...  Read more

Meetup, OPEN Partner for Small-Business Events

Ideas for a Growing Business offers a six-month program for small business Meetup groups.  Read more

A Catty Remark

I read with interest your article on Belvin Friedson with the headline "I'm No Copy-Cat" (September). Mr. Friedson's marketing strategy must have changed...  Read more

How to Use Social Media for B2B Marketing

Tips for business owners on using sites like Twitter and LinkedIn to market your services and establish industry contacts.  Read more

Have I Changed My Mind About Multilevel Marketing?

I recently received an impassioned, well-written letter from a business owner named Jerry. Here it is: Hey Norm, I happened to find an...  Read more

Marketing on the Web

Marketing on the Web is an old game with new rules. It's a world of alliances, banner ads, e-mail marketing, and search engine techniqu...  Read more

Attention, Shoppers

Price-comparison ads help businesses lure consumers away from the sites of their rivals.  Read more

Attention, Shoppers

Price-comparison ads help businesses lure consumers away from the sites of their rivals.  Read more

The Peace Pop Puzzle

Owners of Ben Jerry's rethink their marketing strategy for a new ice cream pop product.  Read more

Business Bake-Off

To celebrate the new chapter in Inc .'s life , Inc. columnist an...  Read more

Internet Opportunities Small Businesses Overlook

The entrepreneurial edge. We've seen it in action and we know what it represents. The ability to respond quickly to opportunity. To see trends before the...  Read more

Marketing on the Web

Marketing on the Web is an old game with new rules. It's a world of alliances, banner ads, e-mail marketing, and search engine techniqu...  Read more

Small Businesses Shun Social Media in Favor of Traditional Websites

Companies seem more willing to invest in their website and in e-mail marketing than they do in social media.  Read more

Manufacturers Go Online to Boost Business

Jan. 31, 2005 --After wrapping up a healthy year, America's manufacturing sector is looking toward the Internet to keep the party going in...  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

Blinded by the Buzz

Everyone is chasing Internet buzz. But be careful. Online hype doesn't always deliver.  Read more

Does Google Enable Trademark Infringement?

What small businesses need to know about the legal risks involved with advertising online with search engines.  Read more

Trading Equity for Services

Why more companies are trying out a new kind of barter system.  Read more

Marketing - Keep it Brief

A movie magnate was once quoted as saying "If you can't fit your idea on the back of a business card, you don't have a clear idea." Brevity is popular the...  Read more

For Women Consultants, Business is Booming

Average revenue for women-owned firms has jumped 45% in five years, according to a new study.  Read more

Small Businesses Not on Google

In his most recent column in the Marketing Resource Center, Adam Hanft notes that small businesses ha...  Read more

The New New Media

In my recent post entitled "The Time for Change Is Always Now," I b...  Read more

Get Media Smart!

Almost everyone understands that positive news coverage is good for business. Positive news coverage can transform you from a hardworking local profession...  Read more

New E-mail List Manager

Nov. 6, 2006 -- New York-based online marketing firm MediaWhiz has launched a new suite of e-mail list management services, the company a...  Read more

Laptops, Shoes Top Online Sales

Nov. 7, 2006 -- Laptops and other consumer electronics are topping the list of holiday season online purchases this year, according to a ...  Read more

How to Make Freemium Work For You

Giving away your product or services isn’t as crazy as it sounds. Here are steps to get the most out of the strategy.  Read more

What's Next: Blinded by the Buzz

Everyone is chasing Internet buzz. But be careful. Online hype doesn't always deliver.  Read more

I Hear You're Interested In A...

A growing industry uses the web to help you find prospects who are open to your pitch.  Read more

Infusing Strategy into your Business Plan

Your marketing strategy outlines how you will offer your products orservices to your customers and what will entice them to buy, and normally involves tar...  Read more

Entrepreneurs Offered Online Marketing Tips

Internet business owners will have the opportunity to learn about successful online marketing techniques at a conference next month in Minnesota, organize...  Read more