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  • Small Business Owners Working Harder, but Happy

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    More than three-quarters of US microbusiness owners say they are very (42%) or extremely (35%) happy to work for themselves, according to Vistaprint's newly launched Small Business Happiness Index, which tracks the pulse of US microbusinesses. Moreover, 35% say they wouldn't even consider working for someone else.

  • The Power of YOU in the Customer Experience

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    MarketingProfs blogger Michael McLaughlin discusses the importance of asking the right questions to make sure you deliver the best experience to your client.

  • Knowing Where You Stand After a Tradeshow

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    Do you know where you stand after a tradeshow? Research suggests that very few companies measure the tradeshow results that have a direct impact on funding and strategy. Gain insight and close leads with these tips on collecting, analyzing, and applying tradeshow data.

  • Mobile Email Viewing Up 80%, Highest Toward Weekend

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    Though most email is still read via webmail channels, some 16% of email messages were viewed via mobile device in March 2011, up 80% (7 percentage points) from 9% six months earlier, according to study by Return Path. Such mobile activity occurred steadily during the early part of the week, with increased activity beginning on Thursday into the weekend.

  • 13 Tips for Creating a Top-Ranked Blog (Even If You Think Your Company Lacks the Time or Resources to Pull It Off)

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    MarketingProfs blogger Ted Page offer 13 must-do tips for improving the ranking of your corporate blog, based on his experience at Captains of Industry.

  • Is Social Media a Waste of Time and Money for B2B?

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    Though no one can deny the explosive popularity of social media, some hard-core justifications for its B2B use have yet to be laid out. Consider these four points before leaving social media out of your B2B marketing strategy.

  • Small Business Marketing: Social Surging, Email Still Most Effective

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    Though the use of social media among the nation's smallest businesses surged in 2010—a trend likely to continue in 2011—email and brand websites are still the two most effective marketing tools for small businesses, according to a survey from Constant Contact.

  • Shame on you, Burson-Marsteller!

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    MarketingProfs blogger David Reich discusses the scandal of allegations regarding PR giant Burson-Marsteller in waging a smear campaign against Google.

  • Do You Really Know Your Customers? Marketing to a Rapidly Diversifying Population

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    The 2010 census results will be released this summer, and marketers should expect major demographic shifts. To cope with these changes, I recommend adopting three approaches for your email, mobile, and social marketing.

  • Marketers to Boost Spending on Virtual Events

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    Fully six in ten marketers (60%) say they plan to increase spending on virtual events and environments in 2011, while 42% plan to decrease spending on physical conferences and tradeshows during the year, according to a survey from Unisfair.

  • 7 Reasons Your Blog Sucks (and What to Do About It)

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    MarketingProfs blogger Mark Ivey gives you the 7 main reasons why your blog sucks (it's the content) & offers ideas for making it an engaging, interesting read.

  • Four Facets of Strategic Storytelling

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    The corporate community has recently recognized the potency of using storytelling strategically—to position brands, transform business, and engage and align employees. Here are four distinguishing facets of strategic storytelling that'll help you better understand what it is and how it works.

  • Email and Search Still Sway Most Online Buyers

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    Email and search marketing still have the greatest influence on consumers' online buying behaviors, whereas social media, though it generates awareness, is rarely associated with direct revenue, according to a study by Forrester Research and GSI Commerce.

  • 5 Email Marketing Trends You Can't Ignore (& How to Take Advantage of Them)

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    MarketingProfs blogger Veronica Maria Jarski recaps Loren McDonald's class at MarketingProfs University about the top 5 email marketing trends & what to do about them.

  • The Price of Chasing the Next Shiny Toy

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    Marketers tend to race headlong, hell-bent after the next shiny toy. But at what price? I'd suggest at the price of our credibility. Here are five things to consider before racing to deploy the next new shiny toy.

  • Memorial Day Emails Drive Highest Holiday Transactions

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    Emails campaigns sent on Memorial Day are more successful at engaging audiences, driving higher transaction rates than other holiday-related mailings, including those sent on Valentine's Day, Black Friday, and Cyber Monday, according to a study by Experian CheetahMail.

  • Hello, Glamour, Glitz, and Bling: Hello Kitty!

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    MarketingProfs blogger Ted Mininni chats about the importance of brands to push into new categories of products in order to remain fresh, modern, and loved.

  • Data Doesn't Always Equal Intelligence

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    New tools are popping up each day to help marketers collect an abundance of data, but that data doesn't always translate to insight, let alone intelligence. Learn how to make the most of your time—and your data.

  • Facebook Driving Traffic to News Websites

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    Although Google is still the most important source of referred traffic to major news websites, Facebook is growing in importance, driving as much as 8% of total visits to some websites, according to a study by the Pew Research Center.

  • You Never Write, You Never Call: Some Advice from Mom to Johnson & Johnson

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    MarketingProfs guest blogger Gregg Lipman discusses Johnson & Johnson's current image problems and mishandling of vital information regarding their brands.