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This week I got an unsolicited telephone call from Google, which started me thinking. Why is Google, who is unquestionably the king of online marketing, engaging in telemarketing? What I discovered was surprising. Here are five marketing lessons small business owners can learn from Google.

Mother’s Day is Sunday May 13th, 2012, and is an excellent opportunity to build buzz for your business with some creative marketing! Here are 5 ideas to get you started!

Sometimes it is as important for business owners to understand what not to do as it is to know what they need to do. It is also important to remember that not every tactic or strategy is right for every business. What can turn out to be the worst marketing advice for one business may be marketing gold to another. Having said that, her are 6 marketing tips that qualify as the world’s worst..

You just spent a lot of time, effort and money creating an e-mail campaign. But when you sent it out, a ton of people unsubscribed, you received complaints and no one purchased your new product. It was a failure.
But don’t despair! Use this opportunity to learn from your mistakes, and to create a more successful [...]

Pinterest just happens to be the newest “big thing” in the social media world. So is Pinterest right for marketing your business? Here are 5 tips to find out.

It is common practice to set New Year’s resolutions in our personal lives, but how often do we do it for our business? Here are 28 Small Business Marketing Resolutions for the New Year that will inspire you to write your own.

The holidays can be one of the busiest and most profitable selling seasons of the year for small business owners. Here are 9 of the “best darn” holiday marketing ideas from small business owners across the US.

Recently I asked small business owners to share the “one marketing thing” that has made the most difference for their business. I received some fantastic responses that range from practical to creative. Here are 31 of the best marketing “things” that have generated the most customers and leads for these businesses.

Similar to our efforts on Twitter to claim the www.twitter.com/startupnation account name, we have now achieved something similar for www.facebook.com/startupnation.
As I wrote a while ago here in my blog about the Twitter squatter who was trying to extort StartupNation, there are definitely systems in place at the social media companies that support ethical companies and [...]

Most people are afraid to use YouTube to promote their business. But you shouldn’t be and here’s why: the most popular videos aren’t professional productions. They’re just a girl or guy, that gets in front of a camera and talks about what he/she knows best. No expensive equipment required.
Here are 12 of my favorite tips [...]