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On July 14, 2010

How to Kill an Ad Agency in 2 Easy Steps

Agency.com -- the online ad agency whose name screamed "mid-1990s!", when everyone thought a successful business should have the ".com" suffix -- is dead. Don't mourn. Learn. Parent company Omnicom (OMC) killed Agency.com even though it still apparently had about


On July 14, 2010

Can This Sales Career Be Saved?

A Sales Machine reader needs a serious attitude adjustment. I provide one that's probably way too harsh.
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On July 14, 2010

Retail Sales Numbers Mixed In June

Consumers aren't exactly emptying out their savings accounts, but spending trends might still be headed in a direction that'll benefit small businesses, according to the latest info from the National Retail Federation.  The NRF found that June retail sales were…


On July 14, 2010

10 Critical Questions To Ask A Web Designer

Building web sites is not rocket science, but it is job that requires many skills you can’t learn overnight. Not if you want a good looking, yet functional and efficient web site. It is certainly a full time job on


On July 14, 2010

Calling the Carried Interest Bluff

The National Venture Capital Association just released a report suggesting that the business of investing money in fast-growing start-ups is on the ropes:

The uncertainty and potential impact around many of the policies that have been discussed in Congress in