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What Is Predictive Merchandising?
By business.com editorial staff | June 01, 2020

Learn the basics about predictive merchandising and what small businesses need to know.

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How to Judge the Success of a Marketing Campaign
By business.com editorial staff | June 01, 2020

Whether your campaign is analog or digital, there are ways to measure its success.

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Types of POS Systems
By business.com editorial staff | May 28, 2020

Here's what you need to know about various types of POS systems.

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Why and How Your Online Store Should Offer Loss Leaders
By business.com editorial staff | May 27, 2020

Here's how you can implement the loss leader strategy for your e-commerce business.

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How to Repurpose Your Blog Content for Improved Engagement
By Syed Balkhi | May 21, 2020

Your blog is one of the most important parts of your website. We are going to show you how to repurpose your posts so you can get even more engagement and sales.

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Use Role-Playing to Engage Your Sales Force
By business.com editorial staff | May 20, 2020

Sales skills can be taught, and role-playing is a great way to improve them. Here are five tips to incorporate role-playing into your sales training.

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What Is Direct Mail and Is It Right for Your Business?
By Kent Moon | May 14, 2020

Direct mail has significant advantages for the right business. Could it become a complementary part of your marketing strategy?

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5 Tips for Delivering a Remote Sales Demo That Converts
By Victor Snyder | May 13, 2020

Remote sales demos are your opportunity to show off all of your digital product's bells and whistles and close the sale. But even with cutting-edge virtual demo solutions, not every demo ends in...

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Expanding Distribution Channels
By business.com editorial staff | May 12, 2020

Increase sales and brand awareness while reducing risk.

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That Was Easy: How to Make Payment Effortless for Clients
By business.com editorial staff | May 08, 2020

The ideal payment processes are rooted in the preferences of your customer – not those of your staff, or even your ideal business model.

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8 Ways to Use Social Media to Grow Your Sales
By business.com editorial staff | May 06, 2020

If you sell products online, you can't afford to ignore social media as a marketing tool.

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10 Need-to-Know Tips for Selling Your Business in 2020
By business.com editorial staff | May 06, 2020

It's important to follow certain steps to ensure the sale of your business is successful.

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The Psychology of Sales
By business.com editorial staff | May 05, 2020

An overview of buyer behavior in the sales process.

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Born to Sell: What Makes A Successful Sales Personality?
By business.com editorial staff | April 29, 2020

How do you rank above your competition if you have the same education, willingness, and resources provided to you as every other sales representative applicant?

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Selling to Other Businesses: 8 Sales Promotion Methods for a B2B Market
By business.com editorial staff | April 28, 2020

B2B marketing is different from selling to consumers. These are some ways you can do it.

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Sell for Tomorrow
By Dr. Cindy McGovern | April 27, 2020

Sales may be few and far between today, but smart business owners can spend their downtime laying the foundation for "sales for tomorrow."

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How to Sell on Instagram: Emerging Trends and Platforms
By business.com editorial staff | April 22, 2020

Master the skill of social selling with these emerging Instagram trends and tools for business owners.

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3 Misconceptions About Account-Based Marketing
By business.com editorial staff | April 22, 2020

Don't fear changing your marketing strategy. Learn how ABM can help you.

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7 Simple Digital Marketing Tips That Work
By business.com editorial staff | April 22, 2020

Reinvigorate your marketing plan by implementing these strategies.

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Ways to Pay: Credit Card Processing Tools All Small Businesses Should Use
By business.com editorial staff | April 22, 2020

Small business owners compete with their peers for customer dollars. Here are credit card processing tools you should be using.

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5 Reasons Why Emotional Intelligence Matters in Sales
By business.com editorial staff | April 15, 2020

Emotional intelligence is a valuable skill in any career but even more so in sales.

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How Curbside Pickup and Other Coronavirus-Related Tactics Are Changing Retail
By Andrew Martins | April 15, 2020

To keep their businesses afloat, brick-and-mortar retailers are looking for new ways to reach customers in their homes.

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What to Say When People Ask What You Do for a Living
By business.com editorial staff | April 14, 2020

You don't always have to give a literal answer. Instead, give them a more interesting answer that leads to a longer, more memorable conversation.

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Entrepreneurs, Take Note: 7 Trends in Online Purchasing Habits
By business.com editorial staff | April 14, 2020

Whatever product or service you sell, stay on top of consumers' shopping behaviors.

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Should Your Business Hire an SEO Expert?
By business.com editorial staff | April 14, 2020

You can try to go it alone, but it's worth it to improve your revenue through better SEO.

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The 10 Largest E-commerce Markets in the World by Country
By business.com editorial staff | April 14, 2020

E-commerce is a global phenomenon, growing at a healthy rate in almost every country. These are the 10 countries seeing the most e-commerce success.

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Super Sales Strategies: Quick Tips for Upselling and Cross-Selling
By business.com editorial staff | April 09, 2020

Improve your site revenue by upselling and cross-selling like a pro. Here are quick and easy tips to help you boost your sales.

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How Computer Vision Can Boost Your E-Commerce Conversions
By Jared Atchison | April 08, 2020

Managing images is one of the most important activities an e-commerce site has to carry out. Let's explore how computer vision and digital asset management can boost your e-commerce conversions.