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The 3 C’s of Driving Sales: Connect, Convince, Collaborate
By Adam Uzialko | December 01, 2023
Discover how you can use essential strategies to boost your brand’s sales, profits and customer engagement.
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13 Ways to Prepare Your Small Business for Holiday Sales
By Kiely Kuligowski | November 30, 2023
The holiday season can be hectic and profitable for small businesses. Learn how to get your business ready for a successful and busy holiday season.
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Responding to Online Reviews Can Help Your Business
By Tom Anziano | November 20, 2023
Responding to both positive and negative reviews can help your business. Find out why and read tips on the best ways to reply to online comments.
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Email Marketing List Management Best Practices
By Jamie Johnson | November 20, 2023
Email marketing is most effective when based on an up-to-date and accurate email list. These tips will ensure your address list is up to the task.
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How to Connect With Customers
By Sammi Caramela | November 20, 2023
Follow these tips to connect better with your customers. Learn what they want from your brand by gathering feedback and using customized interactions.
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What Is Sales Force Automation (SFA)?
By Marisa Sanfilippo | November 20, 2023
Find out how sales force automation can benefit your business, as well as the tools and software you should be using.
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What Is Opt-in Email Marketing?
By Jamie Johnson | November 03, 2023
With opt-in email marketing, customers choose to receive – or not receive – email marketing messages. Learn how opt-in email marketing works for business
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Simplicity Is Key to Effective Online Advertising
By Max Freedman | November 03, 2023
Online ads are important for attracting customers. But you have only a moment to get your audience's attention. Learn why simplicity is key for online ads.
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5 Strategies to Build and Track Audience Engagement
By Shayna Waltower | October 27, 2023
Audience engagement is essential for successful marketing. Use these five strategies and other tools to boost and track your target audience's engagement.
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How to Market Your Business With Video Livestreaming
By Hannah Tayson | October 27, 2023
Learn what livestreaming is, how to create livestream videos and the marketing benefits of streaming – with examples of successful livestreams.
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7 Ways to Improve Your Business Blog
By Katharine Paljug | October 27, 2023
Regularly updating your blog can help your company in numerous ways. Here are seven tips to boost your content marketing results.
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Negative Customer Review? Turn It Into a Positive Opportunity
By Nicole Fallon | October 27, 2023
Negative customer reviews are common, especially in public-facing businesses. Here’s how you can adapt your business processes and generate customer loyalty from negative customer reviews.
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The Pros and Cons of Outsourcing Marketing and PR
By Bennett Conlin | October 26, 2023
Can your business and in-house team handle marketing and PR alone? Learn how to decide whether to outsource these initiatives.
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Tips for Hiring a Marketing Company
By Adam Uzialko | October 26, 2023
Hiring a marketing company is a risk that may pay off or fail. Here's how to hire a marketing company to ensure your next marketing campaign's success.
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Text Message Marketing: Tips, Tools and Services
By Kiely Kuligowski | October 26, 2023
These tips can help small businesses make the most out of their text message marketing campaigns.
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SMS Marketing Best Practices: Text Message Marketing Do’s and Don’ts
By Kiely Kuligowski | October 26, 2023
: Text message marketing helps businesses communicate effectively with customers. Learn best practices for text message marketing and some mistakes to avoid.
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How to Run a Successful Text Message Marketing Campaign
By Sammi Caramela | October 24, 2023
Text message marketing is an integral and effective part of mobile marketing. Here's what you should know about running successful SMS marketing campaigns.
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How to Reach Your Target Customer
By Katharine Paljug | October 24, 2023
Knowing your target audience helps you reach the people most likely to buy your products. Learn tips for identifying and reaching your target customers.
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Google Ads Secrets: What Works for Small Businesses
By Matt D’Angelo | October 24, 2023
Creating an effective Google Ads campaign can be difficult, but there are tips and strategies to maximize its results. Learn to use Google Ads effectively.
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Conversion Tracking 101
By Max Freedman | October 23, 2023
Conversion tracking can improve how you engage with customers by helping you understand what prompts them to convert, whether that means clicking an ad, engaging with web content or making a purchase.
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Big data and CRM: How Can They Help Small Businesses?
By Adam Uzialko | October 23, 2023
Learn what big data and customer relationship management systems are — and how the connection between them can best be leveraged.
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Your Guide on How to Plan a Corporate Event
By Paula Fernandes | October 23, 2023
Learn how to plan a corporate event that will help grow your business, attract customers and strengthen customer relations.
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Invasion of Privacy? What Consumers Think of Personalized Online Ads
By Neil Cumins | October 23, 2023
Consumers have mixed feelings about personalized ads. How can businesses take advantage of their effectiveness without turning off customers?
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Choosing the Right Email Marketing Service for Your Business
By Simone Johnson | October 23, 2023
Get informed with this guide to choosing the right email marketing software or agency for your business's needs. See key features, pricing and benefits.
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Best April Fools’ Day Brand Pranks
By Joyce Walsack | October 23, 2023
April Fools' Day presents itself as the perfect opportunity to get creative and experiment with your marketing strategy. Learn how to capitalize and draw attention to your brand this April Fools’ Day.
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7 Ways to Improve Your Sales
By Kiely Kuligowski | October 23, 2023
Do you need help improving your sales and building better relationships? Try these seven strategies.
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You’ve Got Mail: 4 Tips on Using Direct Mail for Business
By Andrew Martins | October 23, 2023
Recent studies show that direct mail is still an essential marketing tool. Find out how your business can best use direct mail to target customers.
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Does Sex Still Sell? What Marketers Should Know
By Sandra Mardenfeld | October 23, 2023
Magazine ads featuring sex get attention, but the strategy won't work for all brands or industries. Learn why sex is used in sales and when it won't work.
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How to Encourage Buyers to Make Impulse Purchases With Your Business 
By Shayna Waltower | October 23, 2023
Consumers often make spontaneous buying decisions. Here's how to make your products one of their purchases.
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How to Get Your Product Into Celebrity Hands
By Sean Peek | October 23, 2023
If you can't afford an agency, there are still ways to get your products to celebrities. Here's how.