Retailers face major challenges when it comes to sustainability. They source products made all over the world. They use lots of energy to keep stores well lit and comfortable. They sells products that could one day end up in landfills.
But a new report from the Retail Industry Leaders…
Wilmington, Del. (Press Release – January 26, 2012) – GetResponse, the leading email marketing provider, today announced they will conduct a series of video interviews with keynote speakers at the 2012 MarketingSherpa Email Summit, held in Las Vegas from February 7-10, 2012.
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Many of us love engaging with our customers, industry folks and like-minded individuals on Twitter. Some of us also believe that time spent on Twitter translates to more awareness for our brand, and thus more customers. But how do we measure if it’s working? Or how much time is too much…
Back in May we told you about Google Business Photos, an effort by Google to pair small business owners up with professional photographers to take high-quality images of their business for their Google Places profile. At the time the program was only available in select cities so we encouraged SMBs…
FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (Press Release – Jan. 24, 2012) – The 6th annual Staples National Small Business Survey found that seven out of 10 small business owners are optimistic about the future. Further, 52 percent of small business owners revealed they would grow their business through…
The tales of great entrepreneurs are what inspire us. They let us know what is possible and press us toward what seems impossible. Here are some incredible stories of real life smaller and bigger businesses that grew from nothing. Enjoy!
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Great tales of entrepreneurship. If you’re…
In 2011 I wrote a few business book reviews based on a couple of Kindle purchases. In addition to the business books, I picked up one of those $.99 Kindle Singles written by John Locke about a savvy CIA assassin named Donovan Creed. I got hooked on his engaging and entertaining stories and…
I heard this statement from a small business owner several years ago — “run your business lean and mean,” he said. But the difference between talking about it and doing it, you know, making the tough decisions to remove the fluff, manage the details and strategically market your message…
San Francisco, CA (Press Release – January 19, 2012) – TripIt, the leading mobile trip organizer from Concur, today launched a whole new TripIt for Business, bringing office travel into the 21st century for small businesses. Travelers, travel coordinators and colleagues have access to…
There are and will always be steps in the sales process. They actually have changed very little since 1865, when Mark Twain created what might be one of the first sales training manuals “The Successful Sales Agent.” He was not only an author but a very savvy businessman who understood…
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