Latest Stories for August, 2009
Are You Getting The Most Out Of Yelp?
Don’t think there’s a Web savvy small business owner that doesn’t know about Yelp. It’s one of the most powerful and authoritative review sites on the Web. However, I was curious to know if SMB owners were really taking full advantage of the site or if there were avenues…
Credit Card Payment Security Goes Beyond PCI, Says ProPay
Lehi, Utah (PRESS RELEASE – August 19, 2009) – In light of recent security breaches and announced plans by other companies in the industry to address End-to-End (E2E) data security solutions, ProPay has been implementing an End-to-End data security solution over the past several months.…
11 Highly Useful Presentation Tools for Sales and Marketing
Computer slide presentations are one of the ways we sell in person. We create the slides, show them to a prospect and then leave them on our machines for the next time we need them.
Why let them go to waste? By hosting them online, we can repurpose them as marketing and soft sales pieces.
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AKA Media Inc. is one of the 5000 fastest-growing companies in America
Chicago (PRESS RELEASE – August 18, 2009) – AKA MEDIA INC., a Chicago-based video production, public relations and creative web services firm, has been honored for the first time on Inc. Magazine’s annual list of the 5,000 fastest-growing private companies in America.
The…
Tips for Building a Community on Your Site
Social media has shown us all how important it is to build an engaged community on your site. Having an active community behind you can increase sales, build your brand, and serve as your very own volunteer promotional army to help get your word out. But how do you go about creating one? How do…
5 Microbusiness Trends: MidYear Update
Crystal ball gazing can be a popular pastime at year end. It makes sense; we are all overcome by that Janus impulse to look at the year that is over and the new year that will soon be upon us, in a re-enactment of rituals of passage that are older than time.
All the experts weigh in with their…
Partnerpedia Now Offers Built-in Lead Management Capabilities
Vancouver, Canada (PRESS RELEASE – August 17, 2009) – Constructive today announced the availability of lead management capabilities for its Partnerpedia family of online partner community solutions. The new built-in features are part of the Partnerpedia Open Community and Private…
BizSugar: 7 Lessons in The First 60 Days
It’s been a little over two months now since my company, Small Business Trends LLC, acquired BizSugar.com, a site for small business news.
It’s been a learning experience, and it occurred to me that it might make a good case study about acquiring a Web business. So I plan to…
Teen Entrepreneurs are Jump-Starting the Economy
(PRESS RELEASE – August 16, 2009) – WhizVentures.com announces the launch of a new series of online interviews of young entrepreneurs from all over the U.S. They tell us how they started their business, how they are managing it, and how they are making money. Teenagers are doing amazing…
New Tools Help Smaller Franchisors Compete with National Brands in a Tough Economy
Atlanta, GA (PRESS RELEASE – August 16, 2009) — In today’s challenging economy, smaller franchisors face what seem like insurmountable barriers to growth. In normal times, between 75 and 100 franchisors go out of business each year, representing 3 to 5 percent of all franchisors…
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