When you break a personal branding rule, one of two things happen. Either you get nervous and immediately fall back in line, or you keep pushing, blow past conventional wisdom, and find yourself all alone on the other side of the personal branding rainbow. But, don't worry, being all alone just means you don't have [...]

SHEFFIELD, England, April 25, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Need help generating leads using social media? VOICE Marketing has outlined some useful tips to help make the most of Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.
While purchasing leads should form an important part of any lead generating strategy, utilising social media to build new contacts can also be [...]

8 do’s and don’ts of selling in the new world of mobile computer accessories

April 2012By Colleen McKenna

The Designears from OrigAudio come with a hard travel case, feature stereo sound with noise reduction and have a built-in volume control dial.

Electronics have officially gone portable. Children listen to music on MP3 players, teenagers text and tweet on [...]

The Amusing Stats Of Amusement Parks

400+: Number of amusement parks in the U.S.
300 million: Number of amusement park visitors annually
1.7 billion: Number of amusement park rides
$11.5 billion: Revenue generated by amusement parks and attractions
28: Percent of Americans who visited an amusement park last year
50: Percent who plan an amusement park visit in the next 12 [...]

Summer is America’s favorite season, with nearly a third of the population (31 percent) choosing it as their very favorite time of year, according to Rasmussen Reports. Spring came in second place, followed by fall and winter, respectively.
Luckily for the sun-loving majority, there are 99 glorious days of summer stretching from Memorial Day to Labor [...]

Statistically, if you’re reading this, you or someone you know received a tablet or e-reader last holiday season.

Both the number of adults who own tablets and the number who own e-readers nearly doubled during the period between mid-December 2011 and early January 2012. This raises the tally of Americans who own at least one of [...]

If you’ve been selling promotional products for a while, you’ll probably ace the brief quiz below:
1. Recipients of promotional products object to boldly imprinted items regardless of their perceived price. True/False
2. A buyer’s No. 1 consideration in selecting promotional products is the budget with which he or she has to work. True/False
3. In the minds [...]

Studies show that the number one issue facing small business owners today isnot having enough qualified prospects. Every small business owner would like to have more high-quality prospects, but most either don’t have the time, or just do not have the expertise!

In any given industry, there are a myriad of potential lead sources that can be used to supply [...]

Retailers are optimistic for 2012. Sure, concerns about the economy persist. But most retailers feel they’re better positioned to handle these uncertainties, and they’re starting to tap into the enormous potential of new digital retail technology. We’re entering a new era of innovation and information, and the outlook is bright –for those who recognize the [...]

Every business advances in part by offering a product or service better in some way than what came before.  But one nagging question confronts every would-be innovator:  Better how?

Obviously, any business would like to be “better” according to its customers’ preferences.  And eventually, someone inevitably says: “Why don’t we just ask the customers what they [...]