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How Customer Delight Will Keep Them Coming Back
By Donna Fuscaldo | July 20, 2026
Customer delight is a standard that goes beyond satisfaction to compel customers to stay with your brand. Learn why it matters and get tips for achieving it.
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How to Calculate Your Customer Retention Rate
By Max Freedman | July 20, 2026
Knowing your customer retention rate and some strategies to improve it can help boost your bottom line. See the calculation and get tips here.
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How to Develop a Customer Survey
By Sean Peek | July 20, 2026
Discover the benefits of customer surveys, learn how to develop a customer survey and decide how often to conduct customer surveys.
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8 Ways Pokemon Go Can Work for Your Small Business
By Adam Uzialko | July 20, 2026
You can take advantage of the mobile game Pokemon Go for your small business. Here’s how.
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Customer Service Lessons From Luxury Brands
By Kiely Kuligowski | July 20, 2026
Luxury brands offer quality products and follow it up with excellent customer service. Learn how to implement high-end service practices in your business.
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Why Your Company Should Offer Online Coupons
By Isaiah Atkins | July 20, 2026
Online coupons are digital codes that let customers redeem offers and promotions. Learn how to use online coupons to attract and retain online shoppers.
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Marketing to Millennials: How to Capture Gen Y Consumers
By Mark Fairlie | July 20, 2026
Follow these successful marketing techniques and strategies to engage with and sell to Generation Y, also known as millennials.
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Guide to Building a Sales Funnel
By David Gargaro | July 20, 2026
A sales funnel is a marketing term for the customer journey as they move toward purchasing. Learn about the sales funnel stages and how to build one.
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How CRM Benefits Marketing Campaigns
By David Gargaro | July 20, 2026
CRM software is an excellent tool to streamline marketing campaigns. Learn about six CRM features that improve marketing efforts and how to choose a CRM.
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5 Practical Ways to Incorporate QR Codes Into Your Marketing Plan
By Casey Conway | July 20, 2026
QR (quick response) codes redirect scanners to online information. Learn five simple ways to use QR codes as a marketing tool to promote your company.
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How CRM Analytics Work
By Jeremy Bender | July 20, 2026
CRM data analytics can help you track sales and service performance and improve your methods. Learn about the types of CRM analytics and how to track them.
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Why Word of Mouth Trumps Traditional Advertising
By Max Freedman | July 20, 2026
Word-of-mouth referrals can be more effective than traditional advertising if you know how to encourage them. This guide explains how you can do it.
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A Guide to Managing Customer Relationships
By David Gargaro | July 20, 2026
Improving the customer experience is crucial to business success. Learn how to build positive customer relationships and keep your customers long-term.
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Making the Most of Yelp: A Small Business Guide
By Mark Fairlie | July 20, 2026
In this guide learn what Yelp is, how to make the most out of business listings and how best to handle bad customer reviews.
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6 Mobile Marketing Solutions for Small Businesses
By Jessica Poorée 1 | July 20, 2026
Most consumers have smartphones, making mobile marketing effective and inexpensive. Learn about mobile marketing platforms that make the process easy.
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What Is Customer Segmentation?
By Adam Uzialko | July 20, 2026
Dividing your audience into segments helps you deliver focused messages that resonate with each customer. Learn why and how to segment your customer list.
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13 Ways to Grow Your Business Quickly
By Sean Peek | July 20, 2026
This guide offers tips to quickly grow your business and thus improve your ability to generate leads and make sales.
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10 Ways to (Really) Know Your Customers
By Sammi Caramela | July 20, 2026
Customer engagement is vital for building brand loyalty and driving repeat business. Learn tips and tools for improving your customer engagement strategy.
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Customer Retention Strategies for Small Businesses
By Katharine Paljug | July 20, 2026
Many businesses are so focused on new clients they ignore current customers. Learn strategies to grow your business while keeping your current customers.
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Google for Business: A Small Business Guide
By Sammi Caramela | July 20, 2026
Google offers several tools for small businesses, many of them free. Learn how to use tools like Google Business Profiles, Google Analytics and Google Ads.
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6 Tips for Creating a Great Business Marketing Plan
By Sean Peek | July 20, 2026
These six tips can help you create a small business marketing plan that works to keep your audience engaged.
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Customer Loyalty: How to Build a Rewarding Loyalty Program
By Sean Peek | July 20, 2026
Customer loyalty is important if you want to build recurring business. This guide explains the best way to make your customers loyal to your brand.
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Local Marketing Strategies for Success
By Adam Uzialko | July 20, 2026
For many businesses, marketing efforts must reach a local audience. Here are some local marketing strategies for small businesses.
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How to Start Selling on Amazon
By Matt D’Angelo | April 24, 2026
Selling your product on Amazon can expose your company to a big audience. Here’s how you can set up and promote your pages to this online market.
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9 Smart Tips for Reaching New Customers in Different Markets
By Sammi Caramela | April 24, 2026
Find out how to expand your target audience with these marketing strategies.
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6 Reasons Your Company Could Benefit From a Brand Ambassador Program
By Andreas Rivera | April 24, 2026
Having a brand ambassador as part of your marketing campaign can boost brand awareness and drive sales. Learn how to find and utilize brand ambassadors. 
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How (and Why) to Become Fair Trade Certified
By Ross Mudrick | April 24, 2026
By passing third-party auditors' evaluations, your business can access the marketing and sustainability benefits of the Fair Trade label.
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7 Video Apps to Revolutionize Your Social Media Posts
By Elizabeth Veras | April 24, 2026
Brands today should use videos to expand their social media content. Check out some of the most popular video applications for content creation.
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4 Ways to Improve Communication With Customers
By Adam Uzialko | April 24, 2026
This article explains the importance of communicating well with your customers, as well as offers tips for how to improve your customer engagement.
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Advertising vs. Marketing vs. PR: What’s the Difference?
By Max Freedman | April 23, 2026
Marketing, advertising and public relations are related but distinct. This guide explains the differences between each and how each can grow your business.