On March 12, 2010

SBB Small Spark Contest 2010: Flex Your Writing Muscles through Guest Blogging

Writing is one of those activities that only get better with practice. Maybe you are a fair enough writer for your online content or blog, but you can always improve. Writing about a variety of topics for others gets those…

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On March 12, 2010

Weekend Links: A New Web Apps Directory

The Small Business Web, a network of integrated apps from dozens of companies that play well together, just launched a directory, Simon Mackie reports at WebWorkerDaily. (My story from last summer on the group here.)

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On March 12, 2010

Target the Right Executive for Your Next Sale

When navigating any complex client organization you can usually identify multiple executives who exert power and influence over buying decisions. However, for each sales opportunity there is typically one executive who is most relevant to your success.

Identifying that relevant…

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On March 12, 2010

Apple Limits iPad Quantities to Boost Consumer Demand and Sells 25,000 an Hour

Apple limits people to pre-ordering only two iPads each - and sells 25,000 an hour.

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Merck’s Troubled Cholesterol Drug Vytorin Awaits Rescue — Three Years Too Late

In the silent movie era, a damsel would often be tied to the railroad tracks by a villain only to be rescued in the nick of time by the hero. At Merck (MRK), a tortured version of that scenario is

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Three Steps to Make Your Next Speech Your Best

In my experience of over two decades of coaching executives in their public speaking, I rarely run across one who has both the time and the inclination to do what it takes to deliver a great speech. Most of them…

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On March 12, 2010

Shopping for a Bank, Part II: The Regional Bank

As I recounted in Shopping for a Bank, Part I, I hate math, numbers, accounting, the whole shebang. Since the March Grow Smart Business theme is small business finance, I was not sure what I would write about, as my…

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On March 12, 2010

Google’s New Mobile App Lets Shoppers Peer Into Retailers’ Stockrooms

Google has introduced a mobile version of its Product Search tool that lets users check on a product's availability in local participating stores. Product Search for mobile with local inventory lets a user see if, say, a

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On March 12, 2010

U.S. Car Sales Have Spring in their Step

The idea of better weather inspiring a "spring selling season" for autos is a little old-fashioned, since people today shop on the Internet. Nevertheless, auto sales do pick up a bit in the spring.

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Starwood Learns a Hidden Camera is Worth $3 Million

A baker for the Westin Times Square Hotel was awarded $3 million when a federal court ruled that Starwood Hotels & Resorts was guilty of unlawful retaliation when it installed a spy camera at his workstation. Instead of taking Moises

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