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Generations Divided: Making the Differences Between Gen-X and the Millennials Work for Your Business
By Marisa Sanfilippo | February 20, 2016

Understanding the differences between Gen-X and Millennials will help you hire better.

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Reach Your Community: 5 Ways To Use Facebook Ads For Local Advertising
By Ryan Stewart | February 18, 2016

Facebook's local ads are a great way for small businesses to reach hyper-local customers using a small budget ad spend.

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Facebook Lead Ads vs. Landing Pages: Which is for you?
By David Reimherr | February 15, 2016

I sat down with Facebook advertising guru, Jon Loomer recently to discuss Facebook's new opportunity to collect leads with Lead Ads and the pros & cons vs. driving people to landing pages.

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Seeing Green: Tips for Turning Your Website Into a Selling Machine
By Jimmy Rodela | February 12, 2016

Your website should have something more to offer than just aesthetics. Here are 9 tips that can turn your website into a selling machine.

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Facebook’s User Base Is Getting Older: What Does This Mean for Marketers?
By Tommy Wyher | February 12, 2016

Does your marketing strategy need to change as the Facebook user base gets older? Find out what this means for your business.

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Don't Let It Happen to You: Avoid These Business Killers With a Prepared Marketing Plan
By Andrew McDermott | February 11, 2016

Most businesses aren't prepared for these marketing business killers. Learn how to prepare for success by avoiding them.

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Changing the Game: How Deal Desks Are Shaking Up Sales Organizations
By Michelle Seger | February 10, 2016

There are untapped opportunities to leverage this function to drive sales engagement, performance, and results.

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Business and Boomer-nomics: Marketing to Younger Generations
By business.com editorial staff | February 09, 2016

Many costs of living the Boomers may take for granted are too expensive for Gen Xers and Gen Yers, even adjusted for inflation.

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Fake E-Book Reviews: A Legal Guide to Understanding & Navigating
By Dan Warner | February 08, 2016

We review the legality of fake Amazon e-book reviews and ancillary practices. How to spot one and what not to do.

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Tips From Closers: 8 Pro Techniques Top Sales Professionals Use When Selling
By Doug Dvorak | February 05, 2016

Learn the skills of becoming a top sales professional in any industry. True sales professionals always do certain things that others miss.

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Mobilegeddon Again: How to Survive Google AMP and Facebook Instant Articles
By Silvio Porcellana | February 05, 2016

With Google’s Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP) and Facebook Instant Articles, you can now access news on mobile in milliseconds.

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Go Live: 4 Tools To Reach More Customers With Live Streaming Video
By Mari Smith | February 04, 2016

Four awesome tools to use live streaming video to grab the attention of customers who were once out of your reach!

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Selling on Amazon and eBay: How Can Online Marketplaces Help You Bring in More Revenue?
By Angela Ruth | February 04, 2016

Bringing in additional revenue through the online marketplace

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A Gesture You Can't Refuse: 8 Power Moves to Help You Sell
By Kade Call | February 04, 2016

Demand their attention, take control of your audience, and own what you're selling. Here are eight power moves that are guaranteed to pay.

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5 Reasons Why Your PowerPoint Presentation Failed Miserably
By David Gilman | February 02, 2016

Are you familiar with the 5 biggest reasons why most PowerPoint presentations fail miserably? If you are doing one of these, you may need to rethink your presentation.

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One Size Fits All: How Responsive Web Design Helps Get You More Conversions
By Keith Schilling | February 01, 2016

Since April 2015, Google's algorithm have been incorporating the mobile friendliness of a website into its ranking factors.

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Build Better Ads: 7 Ways to Improve Your Facebook Ad Campaign
By Jerry Low | January 28, 2016

Social media advertising is a low cost, high impact option. Here are tips and tricks on how to improve your Facebook Ads campaign.

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Male vs. Female Voiceovers: Which One Is Really Better for Your Video?
By Matt Byrom | January 27, 2016

We look at the real facts to help you decide which voiceover you should use to represent your brand: male or female.

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The Name Game: Strategies for Naming a Company and Picking a Website
By Tommy Wyher | January 27, 2016

Picking a name for a business or website can make or break a business before it even starts. Before you play the name game, read this.

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Baked to Perfection: The Secret Recipe for a Successful Customer Loyalty Programs
By Megan Totka | January 26, 2016

Research shows it costs businesses an average of five times more to acquire a new customer than to market to an existing one.