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Turn Negative Company PR Problem into a Positive Branding Opportunity
Good handling of a bad customer experience or product problem can transform a bad public relations situation into a chance to build your business credibility,...READ MORE→
13 Ingenious Advertising Ideas and Marketing Tips
Simple yet effective ways small businesses can advertise and market their business without spending a lot of money As a small business owner, you are...READ MORE→
LinkedIn or Leaked-in: How Much Should You Share with Business Connections?
LinkedIn group discussions and status updates can be a great place to network, but be careful about disclosing confidential business plans or information to competitors in...READ MORE→
Free and Affordable Apps That Will Get Your SB on the Right Track
Smartphone and technology apps that will help keep your small business productive and organized with integrated services to maximize your time Most sales and customer support teams will...READ MORE→
Book “PR Tools to Toot Own Horn” Wins in 2013 Small Business Book Awards for Marketing
SBMarketingTools.com Founder Diane Seltzer Wins Top Category Award in Marketing for Small Business Public Relations Book March 30, 2013 – “PR Tools to Toot Your...READ MORE→
Manage Your Projects Off-site and On: 4 Apps to Complete Projects Quickly
Project management apps to help your small business team manage stay on track Organizing teams, strategies, ideas, concepts, meetings and communication can be a lot...READ MORE→
How to Set-up a Simple WordPress Website or Blog with Custom Domain
Step-by-step directions for registering a custom domain name, signing up for web hosting, installing WordPress, choosing a theme and setting up widgets and plugins to...READ MORE→
Facebook Page Promoted Posts for Businesses – Good or Bad?
Why paying for Facebook Promoted Posts on brand pages is both a good and bad feature for small businesses… and how promoted posts can work...READ MORE→
PR Tools to Toot Your Own Horn Book Overview
PR Tools to Toot Your Own Horn gives small businesses low-cost strategies, ideas and resources to easily manage their own public relations in-house Whether you...READ MORE→
Building a Smart Annual Marketing Plan Budget to Spend Less Money
Create a small business marketing budget for your annual marketing plans and goals that maximizes your investment while tapping into low-cost marketing ideas and tools...READ MORE→
Make Sure Your Start-Up Can Stand Up to Any Disaster
How cloud computing solutions can help back-up data and eliminate downtime for your business When hurricane Sandy made landfall in New York and New Jersey...READ MORE→
How Your Small Business Can Prepare For The New gTLD Gold Rush
Securing a generic top-level domain name for your website with new URL extensions can help identify your business by industry type, location and more Choosing...READ MORE→