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customer retention

keep your customers by avoiding common mistakes

in the competitive landscape of local business, where every customer...

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small business marketing

infographic: online marketing strategies that...

online marketing strategies that will impact your business infographic

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running a small business

email wars: google gets in the ring with zoho and...

email is essential to all small businesses. we use it for customer...

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customer retention

leave your customers wanting more

owning or even running a small business in today’s competitive...

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text message marketing

go mobile and go big

go mobile and go big: why and how to implement sms marketing into your...

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running a small business

the $5 marketing team: low cost small business...

let’s face it, as small business owners we’re as busy...

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small business marketing

testimonials & feedback & reviews, oh my!

easy to implement and effective ways to ask your customers for a...