Where To Turn For Small Business Answers

February 26, 2009

Small business, entrepreneurs and start-ups are all an extremely critical part of the American economy. No, it’s much bigger than that. They’re all a big part of the global economy. It’s estimated that small business represents more than half of the American workforce. Clearly, small businesses provide an enormous amount of jobs for people who [...]

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When A Small Business Needs To Apologize

February 18, 2009

Things happen. In fact, sometimes things go wrong in a very bad way and in a hurry. All around us today we see examples of people and companies that flat out mess up and everyone knows they messed up. Examples include several of the large banks that scammed people out of money through the housing [...]

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When Should You Do PR?

February 18, 2009

A friend of mine who owns a small business recently sat down with me to talk about the new PR Toolkit. He understands how PR can help him get more exposure for his business. He’s even seen immediate results through increased traffic in his store with customers saying they read about him in the newspaper.
But [...]

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How Customer Loyalty Repels Recession

February 12, 2009

During this recession, the most important thing you must do is protect your existing customers. Small business has plenty of obstacles to deal with, such as staying on good terms with your bank, finding new customers, having to cut staff (but hopefully not) and, of course, healthcare issues.
But your existing customers are yours. You must [...]

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How PR Makes Your Company Look Bigger

February 10, 2009

A leading reason why so many small businesses decide not to attempt to get publicity for their company is because they feel they’re too small to participate in a news story. Most small business owners feel there is no reason why a reporter would be interested in speaking to them. It’s good to have some [...]

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Finding Followers on Twitter

February 9, 2009

Recently I agreed to do some blog writing and social marketing for a new client who sells natural supplements. So I decided to create a Twitter profile for this client to promote their blog and product. Before I got started however I needed to come up with a Twitter Strategy. Don’t worry this isn’t like [...]

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