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The Face of Your Brand: Product Label Design Tips to Help You Attract Customers
By Jan Lehigh | October 30, 2015

How can your product stand out amongst its competitors? Here are tips on label design that will be sure to attract more customers.

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5 Psychological Reasons Customers Say No To You
By Niraj Ranjan | October 29, 2015

Psychology and marketing go hand in hand. Marketers can benefit from the vast amount of surveys and research that psychologists have done.

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What Were They Thinking? The Worst Advertising Mistakes
By Carolyn Smurthwaite | October 28, 2015

We scoured the Internet, saw people's reactions and discovered how companies responded to provide you with this list of awful advertising.

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How to Create an Amazing Direct Mail Piece to Generate Holiday Sales
By Marc Prosser | October 26, 2015

Making a great holiday card doesn't have to be difficult or costly.

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25 People You Need to Meet at Money 20/20 in Las Vegas
By Brian Hughes | October 26, 2015

The Who’s Who of Money 20/20’s Top Financial Tech Innovators

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What is the Point of View of Your Business?
By Taylor Ellwood | October 21, 2015

What is the Point of View of your Business? Why you need to explore the point of view of your business from a marketing perspective

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Sales Coaching Is a Must: What to Consider and How to Execute
By Doug Dvorak | October 20, 2015

Important Factors to Consider Before Engaging in Sales Coaching

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Make It Memorable: Tips for Creating an Effective Brand Name
By Larry Alton | October 19, 2015

For a new business, creating and effectively marketing a new brand name is one of the most challenging aspects of starting a business.

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A Hand-Held World: The Future of Mobile Advertising
By Jacob William | October 19, 2015

The market for mobile advertising is evolving fast, and could soon present your largest opportunity. Here's how to make the most of it.

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Write Like a Pro: How to Improve Your Business Writing Skills
By Julie Petersen | October 16, 2015

Whether you are emailing coworkers or speaking with clients, professional communication skills are critical to business success.

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Get Found Faster: The Comprehensive Toolbox for SEO Marketing
By Shannon Evans | October 15, 2015

Don't have time to research all the SEO tools out there? We've compiled a great list of over 10 tools to get you started.

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Mobile App Marketing: How Apps Contribute to the Consumer Journey
By John Meyer | October 13, 2015

Regardless of the contributing factors, there is no denying the magnitude of digital commerce and the impact of mobile app marketing.

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Motivated to Sell: Proven Sales Compensation Strategies
By Doug Dvorak | October 12, 2015

How do you build sales compensation that drives both behavior and results? Here are the 4 approaches, and when they work best.

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The Write Stuff: 7 Award-Winning Company Blogs to Emulate
By Sherry Gray | October 09, 2015

While you understand the need and value of a blog, implementing one might seem a little overwhelming to a busy SMB owner.

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What's Not to Like? Anatomy of a Killer Facebook for Business Page
By Greg Shuey | October 08, 2015

Consumers expect you to be on Facebook, but that doesn't mean they want to 'like' your page. Here's the breakdown of an irresistible page.

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Bring on the Action: Utilizing Interactive Content to Grow User Engagement
By Zac Johnson | October 08, 2015

Industry stats, actionable tips and case studies on how interactive content marketing has helped grow small businesses online.

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8 Steps to Getting $8,000 Out of Your Free Yelp Listing
By Brian Sutter | October 07, 2015

Yelp has the power to change your business—for better or worse. Here are 8 creative ways to get more revenue out the platform.

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If You Build It, They Won't Come: 11 Truths About Online Traffic
By Melissa Thompson | October 05, 2015

These 11 truths about website traffic will set you free—from too little traffic that is. It's time to get real.

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PR Nightmares: How Businesses & Public Figures Respond After Scandals
By Anna Johansson | October 05, 2015

While there’s no concrete formula for dealing with PR nightmares, it can be helpful to study what others have done in the past.

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Why B2B is Really Becoming More Like B2C in the Marketplace
By Mikita Mikado | October 01, 2015

Changes in the B2C market are now bleeding over to the B2B market, too. Here are consumer trends that sales teams should be cognizant of.

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13 Ways to Develop Your Company’s Help Desk Best Practices
By Ron Avignone | September 28, 2015

Here are some help desk best practices that can be used when evaluating what your company is doing as well as what you should be doing.

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Logo Remixes: Are These Big Brand Logo Changes Hits or Misses?
By Traci Cox | September 23, 2015

Let's take a close look at big brand logo design successes and failures, plus key takeaways for your business.

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10 Must-Read Technology Blogs to Keep You In the Know
By Jonha Revesencio | September 21, 2015

We’re surrounded by technology on a daily basis, and yet most of the time, we don’t know how it works.