In just 6 minutes, you’ll move from “branding is just for big companies” to “I can grow my brand with my customers.” And you’ll learn that even with a shoestring budget, you can build a powerful brand by keeping things simple and focused.Read More

Daily deals are one of the hottest new areas for local advertising and promotions, with Groupon, Living Social and more than 150 other players rolling out their own versions. At least two companies, Click-N-Shout and Deal Current, are targeting local media companies as partners. Basically, they’ll provide the technical and logistical know-how, and the media...Read More

Small businesses aren’t seeing recovery This just in from the Associated Press: Small businesses are still pessimistic about their economic future. Read more on Everett HeraldRead More

As reported in the New York Times and elsewhere, Twitter has taken a big step towards more substantial monetization with a new “Promoted Tweets” program. It’s essentially a form of search markeing, where sponsored tweets will take the top spot in Twitter search results. One promoted tweet will appear per search results page and include...Read More

Money-Back Guarentee Can Help Your Business Thrive In the current economy, with business harder to get and your prospects and customers holding even more tightly to their wallets and purses, you might find yourself tempted to make the obvious (but dangerous, unnecessary and ultimately harmful) choice to cut your prices in an attempt to kick-start...Read More