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Facebook Finds a Number to “Like” for an IPO. And Other Hot Topics.
$38. That’s the price that Facebook has set for each of the 421,233,615 shares it plans to sell as part of the company’s initial public offering today. Normally, we would … [Read More...]
LinkedIn Buys Slideshare: Good News for Small Business? [Speakeasy #4]
What's in this episode? 16 minutes of social media awesome! 1. This week's news topic: LinkedIn Buys SlideShare: Good News for Small Business? 2. Questions/topics we … [Read More...]
5 Ways to Make the Most of National Small Business Week
There’s nothing like the excitement around National Small Business Week. It inspires you to reconnect with your network, jumpstart fresh campaigns and reach out to potential … [Read More...]
How Green Should You Make Your Event?
This is a guest post by Howard Givner, Executive Director, the Event Leadership Institute. Four years ago I attended an amazing keynote presentation at an industry conference by … [Read More...]
Ask an Expert: How to Get More Publicity in Just Minutes a Day
In case you haven’t heard, the media landscape is changing … and that’s great news for small businesses. But how do you take advantage of these changes to generate more … [Read More...]
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This Week’s Free Webinars: 5/21 – 5/25
May 21, 2012 By Heidi Tobias Leave a Comment
Have you been wondering how you can take your email marketing, event marketing, social media campaigns and local deals and kick them up a notch? If you’ve been looking for some tips, tricks and best practices, make sure to check out one of these live webinars! … [Read More]
Facebook Finds a Number to “Like” for an IPO. And Other Hot Topics.
May 18, 2012 By Ryan Pinkham Leave a Comment
$38. That’s the price that Facebook has set for each of the 421,233,615 shares it plans to sell as part of the company’s initial public offering today. Normally, we would have teased the number in the intro, but after a rollercoaster four months of hype and speculation, we thought you had … [Read More]
LinkedIn Buys Slideshare: Good News for Small Business? [Speakeasy #4]
May 18, 2012 By Dave Charest Leave a Comment
What's in this episode? 16 minutes of social media awesome! 1. This week's news topic: LinkedIn Buys SlideShare: Good News for Small Business? 2. Questions/topics we discuss: How do I use Facebook to influence people to contact me about my custom products? Are Facebook fans allowed to … [Read More]
3 Tips For Designing The Perfect Event Invitation
May 18, 2012 By Ryan Pinkham Leave a Comment
How do you plan the perfect event to help your customers plan the perfect day? That was the question that Joe Dusewicz of Green Gates Gifts, Furniture & Accessories, a gift boutique in Gloucester Point, Virginia, had to answer when he was planning the business’s annual Wedding … [Read More]
5 Ways to Make the Most of National Small Business Week
May 18, 2012 By Rick Jensen 1 Comment
There’s nothing like the excitement around National Small Business Week. It inspires you to reconnect with your network, jumpstart fresh campaigns and reach out to potential new customers and partners. Along with this, you have a mini marketing army, courtesy of the Small Business … [Read More]
Master Your Time with a Master Email Template
May 17, 2012 By TiAn Vetter 3 Comments
Throughout my first year at Constant Contact, I worked very closely with hundreds of our customers, and it didn’t matter if I was speaking with people who needed help with their very first email or if it was someone calling in who’d been doing this for years. Often, they’d ask me the same … [Read More]
How Green Should You Make Your Event?
May 17, 2012 By Mary Crogan 2 Comments
This is a guest post by Howard Givner, Executive Director, the Event Leadership Institute. Four years ago I attended an amazing keynote presentation at an industry conference by the head of marketing of Vitamin Water. Aside from being a charismatic speaker, he blew people away with some of the … [Read More]
Ask an Expert: How to Get More Publicity in Just Minutes a Day
May 17, 2012 By Ryan Pinkham 4 Comments
In case you haven’t heard, the media landscape is changing … and that’s great news for small businesses. But how do you take advantage of these changes to generate more publicity for your business? I sat down with Dave Gerhardt, communications specialist at Constant Contact, to discuss … [Read More]
Online Events Just Got Easier: Bringing Online Meetings and Webinars Under the Event Management Umbrella
May 16, 2012 By Christopher M. Litster 2 Comments
One of the great things about working at Constant Contact is that I have the regular opportunity of ‘getting out there’ to speak with owners of small businesses and directors of nonprofit organizations. It helps me understand what they are worried about, how they feel about various aspects of … [Read More]
How to Use YouTube, Email, and Facebook to Make $10,000
May 16, 2012 By Blaise Lucey 1 Comment
Have you ever wanted to see a trumpet thrown off the back of a car going sixty miles an hour? What about a trumpet holding up an entire car? Well, you can. http://youtu.be/RTh321lx7R8 More specifically, you can see just how well Torpedo Bags protect trumpets from this kind of trauma. … [Read More]
