On November 30, 2010

Getting Past No—and Getting to Yes

By Karen Axelton

No matter what stage your business is in, as an entrepreneur, a big part of your role is selling. The problem is, many entrepreneurs don’t have sales experience, and have to learn on the fly as they…

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On November 30, 2010

WinPhone 7 Woes

Sales are sketchy. App developers are grumpy. And, the cheeriest news, at the moment, is that there might be a big update coming in January. You know; the month when everyone is broke and burned out from holiday shopping!

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On November 30, 2010

3 Online Tools That Will Send Your Marketing Efforts to the Moon

I am the first to admit that staying on top of near-constant changes in social media—from platforms and tools to plug-ins and apps—is nearly impossible. So while I was at the Grow Smart Business Conference at the beginning of the…

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On November 30, 2010

How Social Media Can Rev Up Revenue

Social media helps local businesses better engage customers and boost revenue. Here's how to make it do the same for yours.No tags for this post.

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On November 30, 2010

Over-Stimulated and Under-Productive

Exit the inbox, turn off the screen and silence the ringer. Machines are robbing you of your ability to focus.No tags for this post.

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On November 30, 2010

Top Tips for Managing Stress

How to turn a frazzled day into fuel for your business.No tags for this post.

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On November 29, 2010

If Google Buys Groupon, It’s Doing so to Fend Off Facebook

Google's reported acquisition of Groupon for $2.5 billion gives the search giant a weapon with which to bash Facebook's nascent "Deals" function for advertisers.

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On November 29, 2010

(Only) You Can Do It!

As the economy recovers, as it surely must, there are going to be a lot of workers being tapped for executive positions for the first time—and hopefully many others that reenter the workforce in leadership roles. And, for…

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On November 29, 2010

Drug Lobbyists Argue Kickbacks Lower the Cost of Healthcare

The drug industry's lobby group is arguing in federal court that kickbacks are legal even if the cost of them is footed by the taxpayer.

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On November 29, 2010

Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Other Imaginary Sales Figures

At this time of year, you hear of multiple studies that say how well retails sales did over the Thanksgiving weekend. There's just one problem: much of the data is completely undependable.

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