Featured Report: What Are Small Businesses Doing Wrong During the Holidays?

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What Are Small Businesses Doing Wrong During the Holidays?

Nov,24,2014
Matt Winn
As more holiday shopping shifts to the e-commerce space, online businesses have an opportunity boost their bottom line and make this year a big success. However, online small businesses face a unique set of challenges that introduce potentially big barriers for them to have their fruitcake and eat it, too holiday readiness report from Volusion, online small businesses indicated that their top challenges this holiday season include determining the right marketing mix and competing with big-box retailers, such as Amazon.With tighter budgets and limited staff, how small business owners invest their marketing dollars is paramount to achieving a profitable holiday season.Read more

e-Marketer

Is Twitter Driving Your Holiday Sales?
Nov,20,2014
by: Staff
Retailers hoping to find their next best lead for the holiday season might want to consider Twitter, if they haven't already. Data from a study DB5 conducted on Twitter's behalf unveiled the ways in which Twitter influences its users to purchase gifts over the holiday season. Over half of the 2,100 Twitter users ages 13 and older who were surveyed said that the promotions they learned about on Twitter motivated them to purchase an item they otherwise may not have. Fifty-two percent also reported learning about a product they later purchased for the first time on Twitter. Read More

Entrepreneur.com

For Service-Based Entrepreneurs, Here Are 9 Holiday Marketing Tactics to Boost Sales

Nov,21,2014
Kelsey Humphreys
If you’re a service-based business, I would be willing to bet you have been so busy working on your clients’ fall and winter needs you’ve completely forgotten your own brand. Service-based businesses tend to struggle with promotions and a holiday push may feel forced (unless your service is gift wrapping). Or you think you’re too late to begin holiday marketing for your brand. You’re wrong. Here are some last minute things you can do for your own brand to bump up your bottom line in December. Read More

INC

3 Ways to Turn the Tables on Your Customer
Nov,22,2014
by: AJ Agrawal
When it comes to sales, there are certain customers who will do whatever it takes to delay closing the deal. It's quite odd. In the beginning, they love your company and give you the verbal commitment. You have a few more meetings and they're ready to get started. All a sudden you find yourself in their office heading back to square one. "Can we talk about price again?" "I still don't understand this." "Tell me more about your features."  Read More

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