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Building a Business

How to Acquire Customers Without a Marketing Budget (Infographic)

The old adage 'you have to spend money to make money' doesn't always apply to marketing.

Building a Business

5 Ways to Put Your Customers First

By John Joseph

Thought Leaders

What It Takes to Be a Small-Business Owner (Infographic)

By Geoff Weiss

Thought Leaders

The Secret to Winning Customers and Growing Your Business

By Steve Tobak

Building a Business

How Customer Service Reps Should Answer The 3 Most Common Questions

In spite of the popularity of online shopping, most people still prefer talking to a live customer representative when they have questions or complaints.

By Seth Bailey

Building a Business

6 Tips for Finding the Right Prospects and Getting in Front of Them

Seeking introductions has evolved to be leaner, but people's attention is ever more scarce.

By Alex Iskold

Building a Business

Build Your Brand With These 5 Sources of Face-to-Face Interaction

Getting to know people isn't as easy as it used to be. But without the customer connection, there is no business.

By Jeff Boss

Marketing

6 Benefits of Mission-Driven Marketing — And How to Do It Right

By buying from a company that's actively doing something praiseworthy, affluent consumers feel they're helping out as well-without having to do anything other than make a purchase they were going to make anyway. Find out how you can align your company with a cause they'd like to support.

By Dan S. Kennedy

Building a Business

Here Is How to Get Customers With Limited Funds

Your customer-acquisition strategy doesn't need to cost an arm and a leg to be successful.

By Thomas Hansen

Building a Business

5 Ways to Improve Customer Service for Seniors

Tailoring your customer support to seniors' unique needs will help you build customer loyalty and position your business for success as the demographic continues to grow and change.

By Seth Bailey

Building a Business

Learn Nontraditional Ways to ‘Know Your Customers’

Take steps to prevent fraud, like checking the quality of your payment-processing provider.

By Peter Daisyme

Building a Business

How to Perfect Elevator Networking

The traditional elevator pitch may be a thing of the past, but elevator networking is the wave of the future.

By Stacy Stemen

Marketing

How to Create a Successful DIY Video on a Budget

This guide for beginners will help startups and entrepreneurs create a high-quality video at a low cost.

By Jennifer Jager

Building a Business

The Often-Overlooked Value of Cold Calling

Even if you run a scalable Internet business, you should still look beyond online channels for product validation and sales strategy support.

By David Chait

Building a Business

How to Remain Customer First in the Digital Age

By using new technology to create innovative product, design and communication, it can be easier than ever for brands across all industries to remain focused on the customer.

By Lane Gerson and Ariel Nelson

Marketing

5 Tips for Finding Your Ideal Customers Instead of Waiting for Them to Find You

Heat up your cold calling by focusing on the companies that most need your product.

By Aman Naimat

Marketing

4 Steps to Building Lifetime Value From Expensive First-Time Customers

When you look at how much a customer is worth, you need to focus on more than a single purchase.

By Craig Simpson

Building a Business

5-Star Customer Service Should Hurt a Little

Wowing your customers is a powerful tool, but when it's done right, it also should hurt a little.

By Norm Merritt

Building a Business

4 Networking Essentials to Build Your Client Base

The learning curve doesn't have to be steep. Use these tactics when approaching people whether online or in the real world.

By Deborah Mitchell

Building a Business

To Grow Your Customer Base Focus on EOA: Early, Often and Always

When your company is small and new, it's the first customers to sign on who can make or break your business.

By Sarah Haselkorn

Building a Business

Becoming Indispensable to Your Customers

Your approach to value creation must begin with, be in partnership with and end with the customer

By Adrian Davis

Building a Business

4 Ways to Find Your First Customer

Build your web page, button hole strangers, offer deep discounts, whatever it takes to make that first sale is worth doing.

By John Rampton

Building a Business

6 Things They Don’t Tell You When You Leave the Big Corporate World for Your Own Business

Here's the valuable advice people often don't mention until the entrepreneur has already set up shop.

By Ambareen Musa

Building a Business

3 Ways to Boost Word of Mouth and Referrals for Your Business

Learn how you were able to get someone to notice your good work and bring it up in conversation so that the magic happens.

By Brian Barquilla

Building a Business

7 Ways to Turn Your Everyday Customers Into Extraordinary Brand Advocates

Acquiring customers is nice. Keeping customers is how you stay in business.

By Heike Young

Building a Business

3 Ways Your Current Customers Can Help You Acquire New Ones

For a startup, immediately identifying and building relationships with your happiest and most outspoken customers can pay huge dividends.

By Aaron Goodin

Building a Business

What to Do When a Prospect Is Blowing You Off

If we're going to succeed as entrepreneurs, it's essential to figure out what's going on, address her concerns and either make a deal or cut your losses.

By Dorie Clark