How This Entrepreneur Who Lived in the Ghetto Built a $20 Million Coaching Empire By Logan Kugler, March 2016 <Article Source> Tom Ferry was living in the slums of California's Orange County with a bullet hole in his bedroom window, purple hair on his head and a penchant for punk rock and picking fights. He was…
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7 Ways to Attract Millions of People to Your Brand
7 Ways to Attract Millions of People to Your Brand By Daniel Ally, February 2016 <Article Source> Would you like to build a brand that reaches millions of people? Whether your brand is about you, your company, or both, you can draw the attention of millions of people. Depending on how you've positioned your brand, you can have a deep…
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100 Podcasts That Will Make You Smarter, Better, and Wiser
100 Podcasts That Will Make You Smarter, Better, and Wiser Listen to these 100 podcasts and you will become wiser, smarter, and better at business and life. By Lolly Daskal <Article Source> Podcasting is a great way to learn and be inspired. It's a new use of technology that hearkens back to the original social medium, storytelling. If you…
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How Two Brothers Turned a $300 Cooler Into a $450 Million Cult Brand
How Two Brothers Turned a $300 Cooler Into a $450 Million Cult Brand When two frustrated fishermen set out to reinvent the cooler, they didn't expect to upend an industry. By Bill Saporito, February 2016 <Article Source> Ryan Seiders handles a fishing rod like Harry Potter does a wand. We're floating down the Colorado River near Austin,…
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Meet the $250 Million Startup That Wants to End Customer Service Calls for Good
Meet the $250 Million Startup That Wants to End Customer Service Calls for Good LivePerson's Web chat lets companies reach out to their customers online. By Liz Welch, February 2015 <Article Source> When Robert LoCascio started surfing the internet back in 1993, he thought, "This is awesome--but where are the people?" They were chatting in forums with…
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5 Ways to Succeed with Digital Marketing in 2016
5 Ways to Succeed with Digital Marketing in 2016 These tips will help you stay ahead of the digital marketing game in 2016 By Springboard Enterprises As we start off 2016 and lament how quickly time seems to be moving, it's clear that this acceleration is no longer just a figment…
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Making Content Marketing, Email and Social Media Work in Harmony for Your Small Business
Making Content Marketing, Email and Social Media Work in Harmony for Your Small Business By VerticalResponse, November 2015 As a small business owner, you wear multiple hats, and some of them probably fit better than others. It’s not uncommon for small business owners to feel uncomfortable in their role as chief marketer.…
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10 Quick Tips to Help You Create Facebook Ads That Work
10 Quick Tips to Help You Create Facebook Ads That Work By Kim Walsh-Phillips, November 2015 In their book No B.S. Guide to Direct Response Social Media Marketing, business coach and consultant Dan S. Kennedy and marketing strategist Kim Walsh-Phillips show you how to use direct response marketing principles…
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The Jewish Marketer’s Guide to Christmas: Marketing for a Holiday You Don’t Celebrate
The Jewish Marketer's Guide to Christmas: Marketing for a Holiday You Don't Celebrate By Melanie Nathan, November 2015 It’s that time of year again — the time when marketing seems to take on a life of its own. Morphing into a larger and grander incarnation of itself, this seasonal form…
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11 Free and Creative Customer Support Tools for Startups & Small Businesses
11 Free and Creative Customer Support Tools for Startups & Small Businesses By Brandon Landis Last week, two startup employees were asked to help streamline the onboarding and educating of new users into their company’s software product. They started researching which tools similar businesses were using to help…
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Simple Steps to Optimizing Your Email Marketing Campaigns
Simple Steps to Optimizing Your Email Marketing Campaigns Four Tips for Developing Engaging Emails That Result in Increased ROI By Joseph Brady, October 2015 As the world of business increasingly focuses on mobile marketing and social media, email marketing has come to be viewed as somewhat "old school." Even so,…
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Why Your Business Should Publish eBooks (And How To Do It Effectively)
Why Your Business Should Publish eBooks (And How To Do It Effectively) Publishing eBooks is an easy way to build authority, credibility and thought leadership By Jawad Khan, October 2015 eBooks have been around for almost 20 years now. However, it wasn’t until the smartphone and mobile revolution that the eBook…
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22 INCREDIBLE NEW TOOLS FOR ENTREPRENEURS & STARTUP FOUNDERS
22 INCREDIBLE NEW TOOLS FOR ENTREPRENEURS & STARTUP FOUNDERS By ListHunt, October 2015 A while ago we started a new ListHunt series that finds the best new tools for startups and founders from the past week. The main driving force behind this new series was that we…
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4 Things Businesses Need to Know But Often Don’t About Facebook Advertising
4 Things Businesses Need to Know But Often Don't About Facebook Advertising By Kim Walsh-Phillips, October 2015 Businesses should be measuring their social media activities, but many still don't. According to this year's Industry Report from SocialMediaExaminer.com, only 42 percent of businesses surveyed said they were able to measure their social activities. …
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We’re At The Beginning Of A Venture Capital Revolution
We’re At The Beginning Of A Venture Capital Revolution By Ross Baird, September 2015 Backers of startups worldwide are looking for the next “disruptive trend” that can overturn industries. Ironically, the venture capital industry has begun to resemble markets that investors themselves are looking to disrupt. (more…) Contact Us
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