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November 2, 2009                                                 

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A major test for businesses right now is how well they adapt to changing market conditions, utilize new technology, and combat price-slashing competition. One company that has lead the way with innovation and change is Google, and while they continue to flourish another advertising giant - The Yellow Pages - appears to be heading in the opposite direction. Find out why in this week's issue.... 
 
Also this issue: Want the sale? Offer a test drive, The top 7 sales blunders and how to avoid them, To beat the recession, reinvent your business, How to make your business plan flexible, and more...
  
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Want the sale? Offer a test drive
Businesses who give customers the opportunity to experience what it might be like to actually own the product or experience the service are the ones who are going to get the sale. Customers aren't parting with their money so easily these days, and they're making extra sure that when they do, they're getting exactly what they want.
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Top 7 sales blunders
Even the most seasoned sales professional makes mistakes from time to time. Avoid these blunders and increase the likelihood of closing the sale.
Business plans must be flexible
Marketplace changes, new competition, and the incessant demand to develop new products and services mean that many small businesses are revisiting the business planning process. But like almost everything else in business today, the planning process is changing and entrepreneurs who ignore these changes do so at their peril.
To beat the recession, reinvent your business
The downturn has spurred small companies to become more innovative than ever, and many are finding ways to survive - and even thrive - by reinventing themselves.
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10 things Google has taught us 
What makes Google so revolutionary? The author of a new book on the company shares his insights on why it's uniquely successful and what that means for the rest of the media world.
Debt-laden Yellow Pages searches for growth
No less a voice than Bill Gates was already ringing the Yellow Pages death knell in May of 2007. "The Yellow Pages are going to be used less and less," Mr. Gates said. "Yellow Pages usage among people below 50 will drop to zero - near zero - over the next five years."
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LB Communications is hosting an upcoming seminar for entrepreneurs hoping to avoid many of the pitfalls that are common in business today.
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