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Small Business Marketing Unleashed Again
By Chris Crum - Thu, 08/28/2008 - 1:09pm.
Back in April, we covered the Small Business Marketing Unleashed conference in Houston, and came away with a lot of useful advice from some professionals like Stoney deGeyter, Matt Bailey, Jennifer Laycock, Matt McGee, and others.
Interested in Some Word of Mouth Education?
By Chris Crum - Fri, 07/11/2008 - 10:17am.
I haven't written about any events in a while, and I stumbled across this one today that sounded pretty good. It's a word of mouth marketing seminar being put on by WoM guru Andy Sernovitz. I believe word of mouth to be one of the best ways to get customers because there is nothing like getting a testimonial from someone you trust. A customer is much more likely to visit your business if someone they know tells them good things about it as opposed to taking your advertisement's word for it.
Don't Let Customers Forget You
By Chris Crum - Fri, 06/13/2008 - 1:20pm.
You always want to keep your brand fresh in your customers minds and generate interest in new products and/or services that you are offering.Obviously this is the whole point of advertising, but it sometimes pays to think beyond ads, and this is easier to do with customers that have already done business with you once. An Effective Coupon
For Those Wanting to Start a Business in This Economy
By Chris Crum - Wed, 06/11/2008 - 10:11am.
There is an interesting sounding seminar taking place in Sherman Oaks, California this month called "Entering into Business Ownership in today's Changing Economy". It is a two-hour interactive workshop, put together by a panel of five entrepreneurs.
Business Education Opportunity for Wounded Veterans
By Chris Crum - Mon, 06/02/2008 - 10:00am.
There's a great-sounding event
SBA Wanting to Bring Big Businesses to Small Business Contracts?
By Chris Crum - Thu, 05/29/2008 - 8:27am.
The SBA (U.S. Small Business Administration) has announced that they will be holding public meetings to review small business size standards.
SBA to Answer Your Questions on Government Contracts/Programs
By Chris Crum - Wed, 05/28/2008 - 8:36am.
The SBA (U.S. Small Business Administration) will be holding a live web chat tomorrow (May 29) on "How to Do Business with the Federal Government" from 2:00 to 3:00 pm Eastern time. During the session, associate administrator for government contracting and business development Fay Ott will answer questions from the small business community. The chat is aimed at educating small businesses on government contracting opportunities as well as tools that have been developed by the SBA.
Get Some Helpful Business Tips From This Conference
By Chris Crum - Wed, 05/21/2008 - 8:47am.
Our sister site WebProNews has a video crew in attendance at the 25th annual ACCM (The Annual Conference for Catalog & Multichannel Merchants), and has been reporting some interesting takeaways including interviews with speakers. There is some good information coming out of the conference for small businesses to take note of, so I wanted to direct SmallBusinessNewz readers to it.Articles include:
Some Upcoming Small Business Events
By Chris Crum - Tue, 05/13/2008 - 9:54am.
Much like I did about a month ago, I wanted to provide you all with something of a roundup of upcoming small business events around the U.S. I will continue to add to this list as I learn about new events, and I would also like to encourage you to share other events in the comments, to try and help me make this as useful a resource as possible for people interested in attending or just learning about small business conferences, expos, etc.
Your Business and Taking Advantage of the Great Outdoors
By Chris Crum - Thu, 05/01/2008 - 9:03am.
Well, here it is, the beginning of May. It's about time we start seeing more consistently warm weather, as the summer gets closer. I talked yesterday about preparing for Mother's Day, which is getting really close, but you really need to be planning for the summer, particularly if you are a brick and mortar store.
