October 2, 2012 | Rising gas prices, a still-shaky economy and the uncertainty of an upcoming presidential election aren't dampening big retailers' expectations for the holidays. A Hay Group survey says, of 14 major U.S. retailers, 75 percent expect an increase in sales compared to last year. How can your small business compete with the big-box ramp-up? Here are some ideas. |
What's New | Lisa Barone - October 02, 2012 Let's face it - this is what we're all striving for, right? We want to be acknowledged as an expert in our field. We want customers to recognize our expertise… |  | | | Annie Pilon - October 01, 2012 Crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter have already become widely used to help startups and individuals fund new products and initiatives. But now online ticketing startup Picatic is offering a similar… | TJ McCue - October 01, 2012 After reading Lisa Barone's incredibly useful and popular post “25 Questions Your Site Must Answer ,” I felt compelled to look at my site and my client's sites to see… | | Ann Smarty - October 01, 2012 Long gone are the days when “Googling” yourself was enough to monitor your online reputation . Things have gotten more complex: there are much more Internet-savvy customers who blog… | Scott Shane - October 01, 2012 As you no doubt know, employee compensation is a nontrivial part of small business costs. But what you might not realize is how much that cost varies across industries. I… |
What the Smartest Voices Have to Say | Brent Leary - September 28, 2012 Everyone loves a good story and not just one told in print. Story telling in video can have a big impact on the videos overall success and also bring benefits… |  | |
Blast From The Past: What Was Hot One Year Ago? | Tyler Garns - October 06, 2011 Small businesses advertising in their own local market often operate under the "big local lie." It’s common to see small business owners who have tricked themselves into believing that they… |
Featured Expert Each week we feature a Small Business Trends expert author. Join us as a guest author and maybe it can be you! | | | Brent Leary is a Partner at CRM Essentials and organizer of the upcoming Social Business Atlanta conference taking place on February 3rd, 2012. Brent serves on the advisory board of The University of Toronto CRM Center of Excellence, writes the Social CRM column for Inc.com's technology site, and blogs at BrentLeary.com. More |  | | Find Us Online
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