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February 8, 2010                                                 

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This week: 12 simple ways to increase your sales, How to get customers out of a holding pattern, 3 must-have marketing tools for small business, Companies adapt & grow during recession, How to encourage small innovation, The great leader series, and more... 
  
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3 must-have marketing tools for small biz
Small businesses naturally gravitate to tools and strategies that quickly generate revenue without incurring significant costs. So it's no surprise that web-based marketing technologies have become a boon to small businesses because of their low cost and ease of use.

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12 simple ways to increase your sales
Tough economy got you - and your sales - down? It doesn't have to be that way. Here are twelve, highly effective yet simple ways to blow the hinges off your sales this year. 
Get customers out of a holding pattern
Getting customers to plunk down cash or credit cards remains a painfully slow process. And that's precisely why it's important - and always will be - to lure potential buyers with promotions. In fact, coming up with attractive promotions has become a bigger deal than ever.
Companies adapt & grow during recession
What works for some companies doesn't work for others. While some have laid off staffers, others never stopped hiring. While some have focused on long-standing core products, others are growing by developing new lines of business. Here are a few broad principles that have contributed to growth among the Fast 500:

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How to encourage small innovations
The announcement of Apple's iPad is turning many people's thoughts to the innovations behind big ideas. Innovations such as these play a critical role in a company's future, but companies often hinder themselves by focusing on finding the next big thing, when in reality, the next small thing might be more beneficial.
MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP
The great leader series: Ray Kroc of McDonald's
He did not invent the fast-food business or even the system for which McDonald's became famous. But Ray Kroc was able to bring to scale his operation in a way that few entrepreneurs could rival.
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Get back to running your business
With rare exception, the most important goals of any business are to find new customers, increase sales, and improve bottom line profits. And often that means functions like managing your books or computer systems support need to be delegated to someone else on your team - or outsourced altogether.
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