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The Thyroid Hormone Solution
May 31st
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Traffic Marketing Videos – SEO Solution
May 20th
Finally, Real No-Bull Facts On Search Engine Marketing In A Video Course System That Is So Simple, Straight Forward & Quick – But It Works For Newbies. Do It Right And Start Driving Traffic From The Search Engines!
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Groping for a marketing solution: TSA and security theater
Nov 20th
There’s plenty of controversy about the new full body scanners that the TSA is installing at airports, and plenty more about the way some TSA agents are handling those that choose to opt out.
The heart of the matter comes from the fact that the TSA often doesn’t understand that it is in show business, not security business. A rational look at the threats facing travelers would indicate that intense scrutiny of a four ounce jar of mouthwash or aggressive frisking of a child is a misplaced use of resources. If the goal is to find dangerous items in cargo or track down Stinger missiles, this isn’t going to help.
Instead, the mission appears to be twofold:
1. Reassure the public that the government is really trying and
2. Keep random bad actors off guard by frequently raising the bar on getting caught
The challenge with #1 is that if people believe they’re going to get groped, or get cancer, or have to wait in line even longer on Thanksgiving, they cease to be on your side. Particularly once they realize how irrational it is to try to stop a threat after it’s already been perpetrated. (Imagine the havoc if someone had a brassiere-based weapon…)
And the challenge of #2 is that the cost of raising the bar gets higher and higher.
Smart marketers know how to pivot. I think it’s time to do that. Start marketing the idea that flying is safe, like driving, but it’s not perfect, like driving. If someone is crazy enough to hurt themselves or spend their life in jail, we’re not going to stop them, and even if we did, they’d just cause havoc somewhere else. So instead of spending billions of dollars a year in time and money pretending, let’s just get back to work.
The current model doesn’t scale.
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Search Marketing Solution SEOWebsiteHero Now Offers Customized Social Media Strategies
Oct 3rd
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EngageSciences Raises $750K in Angel Funds and Announces a New Solution to the Social Media Marketing ‘Elephant in the…
Sep 30th
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Duvys Media achieves Gold Status Solution Provider in the Constant Contact Partner Program
Sep 1st
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Looking for a Simple Bookkeeping Solution? Try Cashflow Manager
Aug 16th
Keeping accurate accounting records can seem a little daunting to many small business owners. It is one of those things that you know you should do but many don’t. So you either leave it up to your accountant or try to use a more sophisticated accounting software package that takes a while to learn.
Cashflow Manager is designed for those of you who have limited accounting knowledge and want to get control of your bookkeeping records. I have been using the trial version of the software and I found it very easy to use. The setup process takes just a few minutes, and the design of Cashflow Manager makes it very simple to see what information you need to put in and how to do it.
The software is an Australian product and helps small businesses get control of their accounting records using what is called the single entry method. Using the software helps you keep accurate records, which is vital for a healthy business as well as ensuring compliance with the tax office. This is important as the Australian Tax Office no longer offers e-Record.
You can just do the simple things like keeping track of your payments and receipts, reconcile with your bank statements and when you need to, you can export the data straight to your accountant. The software is ideally designed for small businesses who use the cash based Goods and Services Tax method and do not have any inventory to control.
What I liked about Cashflow Manager
- It automatically calculates your GST and even produces a report that you use to lodge your Business Activity Statement online. This is a huge time saver.
- When you set up your business you can align it to the software that your accountant uses. This means they can do their reports easily saving you money and your accountant’s time.
- It has videos that you can access from the software to help guide you through any of the different sections as well as a comprehensive user guide.
- The software is particularly suited to small service based businesses
- You can tailor the columns to suit your individual business. This means that you can just have the accounts that are needed for your business.
What could be better?
These are minor suggestions as the software is well designed for most small businesses.
- Although in the guide it has an explanation of the terms, it would be good to have these as pop outs on the columns in the software. For example if you scrolled over a column a definition and examples would be quicker for someone new to the software.
- You can add columns for different accounts. However they are only at the top level. It would be helpful to have the ability to add sub accounts that could then be totalled to the higher level.
Cashflow Manager is particularly suited to small businesses with simple needs regarding accounting record keeping. The product has a free trial and more information can be found on the Cashflow Manager website.
Editor’s note: This review was done of the Australian version of Cashflow Manager. For the U.S. version, visit the Cashflow Manager USA page.
Looking for a Simple Bookkeeping Solution? Try Cashflow Manager
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Aug 4th
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Fanminder: Mobile Marketing Solution for SMBs
Jul 27th
Mobile is all the rage, at least that what’s you hear from the media. The iPhone and the iPad are everywhere, and smart phones are changing the world. “Droid Does” but do you?
Keeping up with mobile devices is tough enough and keeping up with the mobile customer isn’t easy, either. Fanminder is a service to make mobile marketing possible for small business.
When you hear about mobile marketing, most of the time it refers to sending a text message (also known as SMS, for “short message service”) to someone’s mobile phone. To many this is invasive, but keep in mind that almost all mobile marketing is permission-based or opt-in. A customer gives you his or her cell phone number and asks to be sent appointment reminders, special promotions or simply news (sports scores are common). It is easy to scrape a site and capture someone’s e-mail, but much harder to harvest cell phone numbers.
The challenge for many of us is how to send a message to all the people who want to receive a text message. You certainly don’t want to try to send dozens of customer texts from your phone directly. And you may also be wondering about what you should send.
Here’s where Fanminder comes in: They manage the send part (to as many cell phone numbers as you want) from the Web. They also help you create the content with a step-by-step process that walks you through writing the short, 122-character message (they reserve some characters for opt-outs). You can add opt-in customers manually as well and manage your customer database from the Web. In addition, Fanminder has a terrific learning center. I signed up for the free 7-day trial for this review. (I should also note that the founder, Paul Rosenfeld, is a FoSBT, or Friend of Small Business Trends, in that he has been a guest author on this site previously.)
What I liked:
- It truly took less than five minutes to set up and send a simple promotional message out to a few customers (my test base was family).
- Fans use their phones to sign up automatically.
- Fanminder gives you ideas to create a marketing sign to encourage signups, but the best part is they offer to create one for you. All you have to do is call in to the support line.
- There is a nifty self-subscribe widget for your website.
- They offer a great tracking tool for managing your texts and customers (and allow you to segment them into groups, too).
What could have been better:
Not much, frankly. The only small weak point I noticed was that it took me a while to find the customer testimonials that I wanted to read as a newcomer to mobile marketing. I did finally find them under the Why Mobile? navigation tab under “Fanatics.”
The service seems to me to apply to many industries, but the site highlights six categories: health care, studios and classroom oriented businesses, retail stores, service businesses, bars and night clubs, and restaurants and cafes. The learning center offered sample texts in each of these business categories.
Overall, Fanminder is a great way to reach the mobile customer (and who isn’t a mobile customer, really?). Even though text messaging has been around for years, it is only recently that it has grown in the U.S. I appreciated that Fanminder dedicates a page to give the skinny on what’s real in mobile marketing and to explain the difference between social media marketing and mobile marketing with a page entitled: Mobile vs. Social: “It’s time for results, not chit chat.”
Learn more about Fanminder.
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Fanminder: Mobile Marketing Solution for SMBs
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Credit Union Lending: A Solution to Small-Business Capital Crunch?
Jul 11th
Some people think that higher limits on the amount credit unions can lend to small business will make a difference in easing the so-called entrepreneurial credit crunch. Others are not sure there even is a credit crunch. And to some, this is all about feuding between community bankers and credit unions. Let’s examine what’s happening, and you decide.
Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) is co-sponsoring a bill that would increase the amount of their assets credit unions can lend to small businesses from 12.25 percent to 25 percent, BusinessWeek reports. The proposal has been included in The Small Business Lending Enhancement Act, which is currently before committees in the U.S. House and Senate, and has bipartisan support in both chambers.
The Credit Union National Association believes raising loan limits could create some 100,000 new jobs and $10 billion in new loans. “More lending means more capital for small businesses,” John Magill, senior vice president for legislative affairs at the association, told BusinessWeek, “and that translates into more jobs at a time when job creation is a national priority.”
However, the concept faces stiff opposition from the Independent Community Bankers of America, a trade association for small banks. The association is battling the proposal, contending that it does not fit credit unions’ mission as tax-exempt organizations. Community bankers also say there’s no need to raise limits in the first place, since most credit unions haven’t come close to hitting the limits. Finally, the bankers argue, making smart decisions about business lending is harder than ever in today’s tough regulatory climate, and most credit unions lack the sophistication to do so.
According to the California Credit Union League in Ontario, U.S. banks’ business lending dropped by 15 percent over the past year, while credit union lending to businesses rose 11 percent in the same period. The average loan amount from a credit union was $210,000.
But one Southern California credit union president told a Press-Enterprise reporter that, while he supports the measure, he doubted it would not much impact on local businesses because demand for loans has dried up.
While community banks and credit unions may be battling each other on this issue, the real question remains how much impact this will have on small businesses. Undoubtedly there are small businesses that need credit, but not everyone agrees that lack of credit is a big problem facing small businesses today.
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Editor’s Note: This article was previously published at OPENForum.com under the title: “Small Business Lending Enhancement Act: Do Small Businesses Even Care?” It is republished here with permission.
Credit Union Lending: A Solution to Small-Business Capital Crunch?
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