How to use Holiday’s and Season’s to grow your Business

by Corrie Petersen

"...Halloween, Christmas, summer, fall, etc are perfect for businesses. What you need to do is create a marketing campaign specific to the holiday or season you choose and run with it...."

Read article here
http://www.wahm-articles.com/Article/How-to-use-Holiday-s-and-Season-s-to-grow-your-Business/9953

List of Free Marketing Resources

Presented by Internet Mastery Center

Variety of resources covering topics on: clickbank, affiliate marketing, e-commerce, writing, so much more

View complete list here
http://www.internetmasterycenter.com

Is Social Media Working for You?

by Biba F. Pedron

"As solo-entrepreneurs, it is very important to maintain a presence and give people the feeling that they see you everywhere. Your job is to appear as an expert in your field to gain more and more credibility. You can have the best product or program in the world, but if nobody can find you, you also have the best secret in the world as a result no one will buy from you..."

Continue reading here
http://www.bibapedron.com/2010/11/is-social-media-working-for-you-2

Email Marketing Tips for Small Business

Posted by Nathan

"...Your email marketing campaign starts with collecting names for your list. However, once you have a growing email database, what do you do with it? Here are a few tips to help you create a successful strategy with email updates."

Read tips here
http://blog.morebusiness.com/2010/10/email-marketing-tips-for-small-business

Tips and Tools for Building a Marketing Team

by Tiffany Black

When bootstrapping is no longer enough to promote your product and services, it may be time to hire a marketing team. In this guide, find out which positions are essential.

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http://www.inc.com/guides/2010/10/tips-and-tools-for-building-a-marketing-team.html?partner=newsletter_Startup

How to Build Personal Relationships with your Customers

by Lou Dubois

Companies in all industries and of all sizes understand that customers are perhaps their most valuable assets. Improving the overall customer experience is vital for continued success and survival, and always has been. Here’s how to manage those relationships.

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http://www.inc.com/guides/2010/08/how-to-build-personal-relationships-with-customers.html?partner=newsletter_Startup

Free Newsletter & Free Report

Sign Up for the Absolutely Free Newsletter and as a bonus, you'll receive special report, "The 8 Strategies SMART Business Owners Use to Attract More Clients"

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10 Ways to Support Your Best Customers

by Inc., Staff

"Even if you're not in the customer service business, there's one clear way to please your customers: act like serving them is your first priority. We've compiled tips from expert interviews and articles that have appeared in Inc. and on Inc.com to find the most poignant pointers for pleasing your most valuable customers."

Read tips here
http://www.inc.com/guides/2010/07/10-ways-to-support-your-best-customers.html?partner=newsletter_Startup

Get Ready for the Holidays: Making the Most of Your Online Marketing Data

by John McAteer

"...To make the most of your online marketing this year, it’s important to understand how traffic is getting to your website; a good way to figure this out is through a web analytics platform. If you do this well, you just may be able to snag a larger piece of the holiday shopping pie, or to more effectively reach a niche audience."

Read article here
http://blog.shop.org/2010/09/16/get-ready-for-the-holidays-making-the-most-of-your-online-marketing-data/?utm_source=Dynamic+Insights&utm_medium=Viralogy%2C+Inc.&utm_campaign=Shop.org+Blog

6 Tips to More Sales in Times of Economic Distress

by Patrick Valtin

Read tips here
http://www.site-reference.com/articles/Internet-Marketing/6-Tips-to-More-Sales-in-Times-of-Economic-Distress.html

Use Local Talent to Help Brand Yourself

by Melanie Nelson

Sharing tips on using local talent to help set up visual aspects to her networking and marketing platform.

Read her post here
http://www.bloggingbasics101.com/2010/09/online-presence-photography-by-kmr-photography-in-tulsa

The Art of Internet Marketing (Video)

This interent marketing video is a valuable resource of information and inspiration. It covers several internet topics to give you a solid outlook on internet, online marketing, search engine marketing and content creation for websites.

Video about Internet Marketing, Content Creation and Search Engine Optimization By the Commonwealth Club with Pamela Swingley

View details or to see video click
http://wecai.org/index.php/blog/70-announcements/212-art-of-internet-marketing-video?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=facebook

Stealth Marketing Series - Part 1, 2 & 3

This e-course is going to take you step by step through the process and show you exactly what you need to do and how to do it efficiently and effectively to consistently build your traffic and ultimately increase your sales.

Lesson #1 - the Internet is the "Information Highway".
http://www.uberarticles.com/Stealth-Tactics/stealth-tactic-1.htm

Lesson #2 - How To Submit Your Articles To Article Banks, Ezine Directories...
http://www.uberarticles.com/Stealth-Tactics/stealth-tactic-2.htm

Lesson #3 - the sheer power of "quality content and article submission."
http://www.uberarticles.com/Stealth-Tactics/stealth-tactic-3.htm


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6 Free Ways to Market Your Small Business on a Tight Budget

by Michelle Strassburg Co-Founder at Wood and Beyond

If you’re looking to market your small business online during 2010, like most small business owners you’re probably concerned by costs.

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http://www.deniseoberry.com/index.php/2010/02/12/6-free-ways-to-market-your-small-business-on-a-tight-budget/#ixzz0vvNb81uS

130 Social Bookmarking Sites

It seems as though one of the “hottest topics” nowadays in the Search Engine Marketing industry is social bookmarking. All the search engine marketers are talking about it now, and if you’re a search engine marketer–or just a marketer in general–or want to get more hits on your website, then you need to pay attention to social bookmarking, too.

http://www.billhartzer.com/pages/131-social-bookmarking-sites-for-search-engine-marketers

Why You Aren’t Getting New Business Referrals

by Ann Handley

There are two basic approaches to generating more business: The first is to focus on making your existing customers insanely happy, so that they want to tell others about how much they love you; the second is to simply be a resource, or be helpful, to those who aren’t customers yet.

Continue reading article here
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/marketing/article/why-you-arent-getting-new-business-referrals

300+ Social Media Statistics

Posted by Kipp Bodnar
May 13, 2010

Read his informative post here
http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/5965/The-Ultimate-List-300-Social-Media-Statistics.aspx

35 Quick Tips for Speakers

Posted by Scott Stratten,
President, Un-Marketing.com
Blog Archive, 5/24/10

"...I’ve done the “speak for free to five people in a room that holds 100″ thing (proof), I’ve been paid keynote fee’s and everything in between, I figured it was time to share what I’ve learned."

View his list here
http://www.un-marketing.com/blog/2010/05/04/30-quick-tips-for-speakers

73 Excellent Marketing and Business Networking Blogs

View the complete compiled list here
http://www.referralkey.com/small-business-blog/2009/08/26/marketing-and-business-networking-blogs

16 Tips for Successful Online Video Marketing

By Amy Porterfield

"...Online video marketing is attractive to many businesses today for numerous reasons. Making videos and posting them online is fairly inexpensive. Plus, online videos stay online forever. If you spend the money to record once, your video could still be getting views a year from now."

View tips here
http://www.socialmediaexaminer.com/16-tips-for-successful-online-video-marketing

The New Rules of Leadership

by By Inc. Staff | Mar 30, 2010

What does it take to be a great boss? We've talked to a new generation of CEOs who are tossing out the old rules in favor of a more modern set of values.

Read article here
http://www.inc.com/guides/2010/03/new-rules-of-leadership.html?partner=newsletter_Startup

Sales Tips From the World's Toughest Customers

By Kasey Wehrum
Apr 5, 2010

Entrepreneurs are beating down the doors to sell stuff to Corporate America. We asked corporate titans--Coca-Cola, UPS, Dell, Intuit--how you can move to the front of the line. Here's a hint: You may have more leverage than you think.

Read article here
http://www.inc.com/magazine/20100401/sales-tips-from-the-worlds-toughest-customers.html?partner=newsletter_Success

Sales Training Free Forum

SalesPractice.com is the definitive source for sales education on the Internet with the mission of making quality sales education and sales training resources freely accessible to everyone interested or engaged in the profession of sales.

To join or view forum topics, visit
http://www.salespractice.com/forums

31 Exceptional Strategies for Marketing to Today's Woman

Is it any wonder that I'm looking to businesses to offer real-life solutions to help me get through my day? By capitalizing on the real needs of today's woman, small businesses have a unique opportunity to grow and thrive amidst uncertainty. Read how others have made it work, and start speaking to us in our own language!

Read her comprehensive list here
http://www.openforum.com/idea-hub/topics/marketing/article/31-exceptional-strategies-for-marketing-to-todays-woman-linsey-knerl

10 Essential Rules for Brands in Social Media

by Taddy Hall

These days everyone seems to have advice about how to run your social media marketing program. There are so many tips floating around, it's hard to know what truly essential strategies you should follow to effectively use social media to build your business.

Read article here
http://adage.com/digitalnext/post?article_id=142907

Top 10 Internet Marketing Strategies of 2009

SEO, social media marketing and keyword research are tops on the list of the 10 best internet marketing strategies of 2009, according to a list released by SEO.com. In issuing the list, the firm said that the best strategies this year have been the ones that are directly related to establishing credibility, eliciting trust and directly targeting a desired demographic, writes MarketingCharts.

Read list here
http://www.marketingvox.com/top-10-internet-marketing-strategies-of-2009-045727/?utm_campaign=newsletter&