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How Small Businesses Can use Mobile for Marketing

Reblogged from npersona's Blog: NOTE: This was first published in February of this year. Tomorrow we are launching our new video series designed to help small businesses learn from experts in startups, small business and marketing.  We are excited that … Continue reading

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How Positive Psychology is Changing Product Marketing

Recently, I have been doing research on the topic of positive psychology.  The essence of positive psychology is to focus on strengths and virtues.  Traditional marketing focuses on the customer problem–the negative.  Businesses bring a solution to the problem–the positive.  Positive psychology advocates focusing … Continue reading

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How to do effective business networking

Networking is a vital part of doing business nowadays.  However, many people are still intimidated by the idea of walking into a room full of strangers and “networking”.  Often, an image of a pushy, sleazy “used car” sales man comes … Continue reading

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Artomatic! More than just art—its magic & marketing

After a long hiatus, Artomatic is back! If you have not heard, Artomatic is Washington, DC’s largest art festival.  The organization takes an empty building and fills it with art! This includes visual art, dance, music, poetry and everything you … Continue reading

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Facebook IPO, Over Valuations & the Tech Bubble

This has been an exciting week to watch Silicon Valley.  The much anticipated Facebook IPO is looming over much bigger questions–Is the company over valued? Are we experiencing a “tech bubble”?    The question of value has become even much … Continue reading

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How to create customer profiles to increase profits

As a marketing professional and entrepreneur, I understand the value of targeted marketing.   The practice of targeted marketing allows you to concentrate your resources, which in turn, allow you to save time and money.  A big part of being … Continue reading

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Entrepreneurs & Passion

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Guerilla Marketing Tips!

For those of us who want to get out there and start making an impact! Guerilla Marketing can be an innovative and fun way to market our companies.  It takes imagination and creativity to get out there and do the … Continue reading

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How to become the best sales person ever!

As an entrepreneur (or if you work in a small business), you have to wear many hats.  One of the most important is sales.  You may not think of yourself as a sales person but at the end of the … Continue reading

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How to increase traffic to your blog

The npersona blog is seeing a rise in traffic.  April 2012 was the best month yet.  I wanted to share some tips that have really helped increase traffic.  The most important and obvious is to write compelling content.  It is … Continue reading

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