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Retail Businesses Thriving with New Mover Direct Mail Programs

The most recent Census reported that 40 million Americans move each year, forcing millions of folks to find brand new “go-to” retail options. After moving to a new area, potential clients are actively seeking replacements for their favorite pizza shop, neighborhood hardware store, and family pet store they trusted in their former town. They need help locating reliable retail business owners who can help them get on track.  What tools exist to help small businesses make a lasting impact on these impressionable movers? Read more...

Why Small Businesses Should Conduct Market Research

The biggest thing to be learned from market research is “what information buyers need so [a company] can tailor products at their target market,” says Max Traylor, director of Client Services for Innovative Marketing Resources, located in Waltham, Mass. He also urges small business owners to “have goals for market research in mind before embarking on it.” Read more...

Optimism Falls Among Small Businesses

According to the Chicago Tribune, small business optimism is at its lowest level since March of 2013. The results of the National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Optimism Index for October showed optimism had fell 2.3 points to 91.6 for the month. Read more...

Face to Face: Has Technology Replaced the Customer Visit

Technology has changed the way that small businesses do everything these days. Literally, almost everything in the business world is being "optimized" by technology. One of the biggest changes that technology has made is the way that small businesses handle business travel. But just how is technology changing business travel? Read more...

Earn Your Search Results - Why You Need Quality Web Content

Everybody is looking for SEO. Every company,no matter big or small, wants to be at the top of the search results, and wants to attract more people to their website. However, a lot of business owners overlook one of the most important ways to get to the top of the search results: quality content, consistently. Read more...

Email With Mobile Users in Mind: Make it Mobile Friendly

Did you know that nearly half of all emails are now being read on mobile devices? That is a huge number. Think about that for just a minute. That means at least half of your marketing emails are being read by users on smartphones. What does this mean for your marketing campaigns? Take a look at this really useful infographic here for a closer look at mobile email marketing and how it is impacting business today. There is also a really detailed look at mobile email marketing here if you are interested in taking a look at some really in-depth statistics. Read more...

Online Event Marketing Tools

For business owners, planning an event can sometimes be a real pain. You have so much to do. There is the planning stage,as well as the ticket sales stage, the registering stage, the promoting stage, and more. It can be really overwhelming, especially if you don't have a lot of experience doing things like this. Not to worry, however, there are a ton of online event marketing tools out there to help you out. Most of these tools are new to the market, and they are really revolutionizing the way that the business world plans and markets events! Read more...

No more coupon clipping: How to create mobile coupons

It's no secret that customers are busy. However, these days they are busier than ever before, and most of them just don't have time to clip coupons anymore. Think about it- clipping coupons can be a hassle. Customers have to find the coupons, clip the coupons, sort the coupons, organize the coupons, carry them with them, remember to use them, and discard them when they expire. It's just not worth the trouble for many customers.. If only there were a better way... Enter the world of mobile coupons. Never heard of them before? Wait until you hear how easy they are to use! 

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Get Social With Your CRM: CRM Programs with A Social Focus

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Sometimes, when you are considering or choosing a CRM for your small business, you might need or want one with a more social focus. Social CRM takes regular CRM a step further, and helps small business owners utilize social media techniques and tools to better connect with their customers. Whereas regular CRM is basically a tool for small businesses to organize all of their customer data, social CRM shifts the focus to the customer.

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What's Your Message? - Deliver It Effectively

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When it comes to advertising, less is more. Many small business owners don't understand that and It's easy to get carried away with your advertising.

When you're paying for something, especially when you are on a tight budget, you want to make sure you get your money's worth. A lot of small business owners think that means trying to squeeze a million things into one ad campaign, and that is just not the case. The best way we have heard it described is "the more you say, the less your customers will remember". That is why it is important to develop a core message and convey it quickly to your customer in your advertising campaign.

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