Are you looking for a way to generate more sales?  Consider the advice given by Janet Meiners Thaeler in her most recent OPEN Forum piece, “How to Avoid the ‘Bah Humbug’ Spirit From Consumers This Holiday Season“.  Janet...
Topics: donations, giving back, holiday sales, Marketing, Sales

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Staff reductions are typical targets for controlling costs in tough economic times. This can be particularly challenging as you attempt to balance responsible fiscal management with fluctuating sales while maintaining customer expectations for quality,...
Topics: business processes, Entrepreneurs, management, operations, procedures

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Small Business Trends has recently begun to post small business contest and awards every two weeks.  One of the contests listed in Monday’s post really caught my eye.TCBY (The Country’s Best Yogurt) is giving away one of their franchise...
Topics: contest, Entrepreneurs, franchise, giveaway

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Twitter has become a great tool for not only meeting and communicating with people in your personal life but it’s also a great tool for business.  As I’ve shown you before, there are many Twitter apps you can use for marketing your small...
Topics: business brand, management, Marketing, networking, Social Media, twitter tools

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We’re heading full steam into the holiday shopping season.  With consumer budgets still pretty tight, now is the perfect time to gear up and entice customers to your small business.  This is especially important for online retailers, according to.
Topics: holiday sales, retailers, Sales, survey results

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