Selling is a skill that you can learn. It is an essential skill if you want to build a successful business. It is a MUST if you want to have a team of highly motivated and inspired people that will help you reach your goals and objectives. Believe it or not, we are all in…
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Are you still wasting your valuable time trying to figure out what Google wants? Forget it. The search giant will constantly change its algorithms and release new updates. Start writing for humans. The following SEO copywriting tips will help you entice your customers while optimizing for robots. Gone are the days when internet marketers were…
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YouTube continues to be the go to platform when it comes to watching videos online. What surprises most people is how international the content and consumers are. 60% of YouTube’s 1 billion monthly viewers comes from countries where English is not the primary language. Who would have thought, right? One last number before we dive…
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What does Word-Of-Mouth Marketing (WOMM) look like today? Has the Internet changed the effect of the most credible form of marketing? Technology has revolutionized the way we do business but has not weakened the power of recommendations. Quite the opposite is the case. Let’s start our journey with a simple example to showcase the power…
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How often do you shop online? When was the last time you purchased something on Amazon? Whether it’s books, electronics, tools, or goods, the eCommerce industry is booming. And so does the online retail giant Amazon. Nevertheless, there are a few items people won’t buy on Amazon. The Internet has changed the way we communicate,…
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Twenty content marketing stats you need to know now that we’re halfway through 2014. The way content is delivered has shifted the focus from outbound to inbound marketing. It’s the era of creative content creators. Blogs, images, videos, and podcasts are conquering the world. Traditional marketing (push marketing, outbound marketing) where you push products and…
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Last year mobile opens surpassed the 50% mark thus highlighting the importance of mobile emails looking flawless across multiple devices. Other major shifts such as Outlook.com replacing Hotmail, or Google introducing Gmail tabs makes you wonder what happened to the most popular email clients in 2013. How many emails are flooding your inbox every single…
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Last week, LinkedIn published the results of an in-house research, in which some of the top women in sales shared their insights about the representation of female professionals in certain roles and industries. The entire discussion started after LinkedIn has released its workforce diversity data report revealing that 61% of employees are male. Reflecting on…
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Facebook image dimensions keep changing all the time thus making it quite difficult for entrepreneurs and small business owners to keep up with the latest design. But there’s hope on the way in the form of a handy infographic. What’s the new size of the cover photo? What is the recommended size for app images,…
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Readers are leaders. Successful entrepreneurs and small business owners love to expose themselves to new ways of thinking which is best achieved through reading books, listening to audio tapes and networking. Today I’d like to share with you a list of five must-read marketing books for small business owners. Prior to my corporate career I…
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