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Get Referrals from Your Email Marketing

Getting more customer referrals through your email marketing is a great way to increase business. But how do you ask for referrals without feeling uncomfortable or pushy? Try these easy ways to get more referrals from your opt-in email list without wrecking your relationship with your subscribers. When was the last time you saw a […]

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Better Design for Your Business

If you want more customers, take an objective look at your company’s “design”: logo, colors, fonts, signage, website, the interior and exterior of any brick-and-mortar locations, etc. One thing is certain: your prospects and customers are looking! If your design doesn’t appeal to them, then people will walk away, often without your knowledge. Design is […]

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How Long Should Your Email Newsletter Be?

When you prepare to send an email out to your list, how long should it be? How many different articles should it have? How long should each article be? The cold truth is that shorter email marketing messages are generally the most effective. People receive an average of 147 emails per day.* Big emails are […]

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How to Monitor Your Competition Online

The game of marketing plays much like a professional sport in its wheelings and dealings. In any competition, especially between two equally matched parties, information becomes ultra valuable. No matter how wonderful your own offerings are, it pays to scout out the competition. This “counter-intelligence” gathering is just as important to forming a successful marketing […]

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Segment Your Email Marketing Lists: Dance Studio Example

Many businesses are unaware of the power of segmenting their email marketing lists. Segmenting means that you break your list up into pieces and send the right marketing message to each segment. This is easier than it sounds, and helps make your email marketing more successful. A dance studio, for example, might cater to different […]

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6 Signs that It May Be Time to Rebrand Your Business

Sooner or later, most businesses need to adjust – or completely redo – their branding. Below are six signs that it may be  time to rebrand yours:   Your logo was created based on the original owners’ favorite animal, child’s name, etc., and it just doesn’t make sense for your business. If there’s a bird, […]

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How to Use Google Alerts for Your Business

In business, knowledge is power. When important information is posted publicly online, knowing about it can make or break your company. Subscribing to newsletters, news sources, blogs, RSS feeds, important Facebook pages, and specific hash tags on Twitter can all be helpful. But don’t underestimate the power of Google Alerts to keep your finger on […]

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Invoicera

Invoicera, a leading SaaS electronic invoicing application, has integrated with ACH Payments to provide their customers with our robust payment gateway solution. This payment integration will now provide Invoicera customers the ability to utilize both ACH processing and credit card processing as payment vehicles. Invoicera customers also have to ability to utilize an existing credit […]

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How Can Engagement Marketing Help Your Business?

The latest buzzword in online marketing is “engagement marketing.” Can it help your business? Engagement marketing means bringing warm leads to your business via blogging and social media. It places the focus on drawing leads to you by engaging potential clients, rather than advertising at them or making cold calls. Existing customers can fan the […]

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Tools for Efficient Email Marketing

Most businesses value being efficient in everything, and this includes email marketing. Sending emails to your opt-in list is important for building relationships and making sales. It’s easy to get pulled into spending time on email marketing activities that could be automated. This riddle illustrates the point: “How many marketers does it take to change […]

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