Latest Stories for January, 2011
Social Customer Relationship Management with Rapportive
Do you use Google Gmail and are you looking for an easy way to keep on top of your business contacts? Consider Rapportive.
Most CRM platforms demand that you be in their dashboard or application to see details about a customer. That means one more app to keep open on your desktop. Rapportive…
Are You Proud of Your Marketing? Get Featured in My New Book
I’m delighted to officially announce that I am co-authoring a book with David Langton of Langton Cherubino Group, to be published by Wiley this fall. The working title of the book is “Visual Marketing: 99 Proven Ways for Small Businesses to Market with Images and Design.”
The…
Traveling with New 11″ MacBook Air and Windows
As I write this, on a plane from Atlanta to Denver, I had opened up my fully charged two-week old 11-inch MacBook Air and noted happily that it said it had 7:45 hours of battery life in it. Which actually means something like five or six hours, I assume, because of the battery life indicator…
Google Testing Groupon Clone for SMBs
There was a time when online coupons were presumed dead. However, in 2011 they’re cool again, having established themselves as a trusted friend of local retailers and an ally in helping them attract customers online and in store. In 2010, coupons were named one of the five can’t miss mobile…
Intermedia Launches Policy-Based Encrypted Email Solution
New York, New York (PRESS RELEASE – January 25, 2011) – Intermedia, the world’s largest Microsoft hosted Exchange provider, launched policy-based Encrypted Email. Combined with its current user-level encryption product, the company now offers a comprehensive email encryption solution to its…
Small Business News: Best Practices
Lots of factors go into making your small business the best it can be. But a look at what will make your business work the best includes a look at not only how you configure your business, but also the best public policy and environment in which small businesses thrive. We thought we’d take a…
Red Wing Looking to Expand Store Franchises
Red Wing, Minnesota (PRESS RELEASE – January 24, 2011) – Red Wing Shoe Company announced plans to expand its Red Wing Shoe Store network by more than 20 percent over the next five years. The goal is to expand independent ownership of Red Wing Shoe Stores in key growth markets and bring the Red…
Women’s Business and Leadership Conference Event
The 6th Women’s Empowerment Series Conference begins on Saturday, March 5th, 2011 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. It’s a hands-on training that includes experts, keynotes, panels and dedicated Q&A , as well as breakout sessions designed to work on your skills, your goals and your…
Small Business Marketing and Community Service
We all have social and community issues that we care about. A green planet for some, children in need for others, disabled veterans, survivors of abuse … the opportunity to give back is endless. But what does that have to do with small business?
Well, social programs not only help people in…
Is Small Business Prosperity Just Around the Corner?
“Prosperity is just around the corner” is what Herbert Hoover told businessmen in 1932, at the depth of the Great Depression and close to a decade before prosperity returned. An optimist might say Hoover was right; it was just a very long corner.
I thought of Hoover’s famous quote when…
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