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  • Entrepreneurship During the Recession

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    Challenging economic times can serve as a catalyst for the entrepreneurial spirit and lead to the creation of much-needed new jobs: 69% more unemployed US workers started a business in 2009 than they did a year earlier, according to a report from TrendsSpotting.

  • Mobile Apps Market to Reach $17.5B by 2012

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    The global mobile applications market is forecast to reach $17.5 billion by 2012 and surpass the market for CDs (which is projected to reach $13.8 billion during the same period), according to GetJar.

  • An Email Marketing Upgrade for 2010: Are You In?

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    MarketingProfs blogger Stephanie Miller discusses three new truths of email marketing and deliverability.

  • Is Social Media the New Addiction?

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    Not only do social media consumers visit their favorite social sites throughout the day, but almost one-half (48%) of them check Twitter or Facebook during the night or as soon as they wake up in the morning, according to a survey from Retrevo.

  • 3 Actions to Battle Customer Experience Fatigue

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    MarketingProfs blogger Jeanne Bliss discusses how to battle customer experience fatigue.

  • US Ad Spend Down 12.3% in 2009

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    Total measured advertising expenditures fell 12.3% in 2009 from 2008 levels, to $125.3 billion, according to data released by Kantar Media (formerly TNS Media Intelligence).

  • Facebook Surpasses Google in US Traffic

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    For the first time, Facebook surpassed Google in the US to become the most-visited website of the week, accounting for 7.07% of US Internet traffic in the week ended March 13, 2010, up 185% from the same period a year earlier, according to Experian's Hitwise Intelligence.

  • Ad Spending Share by Medium, December 2009

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    Cable and Network television together accounted for nearly 44% of ad spending share in December 2009 , according to recently released data from the Nielsen Company. Television's share, when including local TV, constituted some 60% of ad spending for the month.

  • Booz: Consumer Frugality Here to Stay

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    A "new frugality" born of the Great Recession and evidenced by two consecutive years of declining per-capita consumption is now becoming entrenched among US consumers and is reshaping their consumption patterns in ways that will persist even as the economy starts to recover, according to a study from Booz & Company.

  • A Bill of Rights for Vendors and Consultants

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    I you are a marketing vendor, agency rep, or consultant, here's a Bill of Rights just for you. And if you hire vendors, agencies or consultants, read this with your own brand in mind. Negative word-of-mouth works both ways.

  • Smartphone Owners Ready for Mobile Coupons

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    Over one-third (36%) of smartphone owners say they want to receive mobile grocery coupons, but only 9% have received a location-based coupon, discount code, or text message on their phone in the previous six months, according to a survey from Compete.

  • Let Your Customers Guide the Way

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    MarketingProfs blogger Abe Mezrich shares a video about 1-800-FLOWERS.com President Chris McCann.

  • Media and Marketing M&A to Rebound in 2010

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    Fueled by optimism about the economy and business prospects in emerging media and interactive services, mergers and acquisitions activity in media and marketing is expected to rebound in 2010, according to a survey from AdMedia Partners.

  • Why Salespeople Don't Like Your Customer-Reference Program (and What to Do About It)

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    With most large corporate purchases, the only way to get new customers to sign on is to let them hear directly from current customers who can speak about their experience with your products. So why do salespeople often resist participating in your company's customer-reference program? For several reasons...

  • The Two Laws of Branding From the Inside Out

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    If your unique brand attributes aren't all bubbling to the surface vying to be the No. 1 attribute, then you don't have a branding problem, you have a business problem. In other words, it's your business—not the brand—that isn't offering anything of unique value.

  • Achieving Relevance: Understanding and Connecting With Constituents

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    Much more than just "your customers" or "your audience," your constituents are all the people for whom your work is meaningful—the internal and external populations whose interest, participation, and advocacy are important to your stability, growth, and long-term success. How do you connect with them?

  • Of Brand Hijacks and PR Nightmares: A Tale of Two Brands and One Flub

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    You've heard about recent well-publicized PR nightmares for two major brands (Heinz and Southwest). How could those situations have been handled differently? Here are some ways.

  • Digital Marketing Spend to Surpass Print in 2010

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    Spending on digital advertising and marketing is forecast to reach $119.6 billion in 2010, overtaking the $111.5 billion projected for print advertising during the same period, according to a study from Outsell.

  • Is Your Presentation Style Out of Style?

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    MarketingProfs blogger Helena Bouchez shares tips for a successful and dynamic presentation.

  • Android, iPhone Battle Over Blackberry Owners

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    Nearly four in ten (39%) Blackberry owners continue to prefer Apple's iPhone as their next smartphone purchase, but another one-third (34%) say they would switch to Google's Android operating system, according to a survey from Crowd Science.