Google AdWords vs. Social Networking for Small-Business Promotion

Discussing a case study from the New York Times about a small apparel seller’s experience with Google’s paid advertising platform versus free social networking methods

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Create a No Cost Marketing Blitz

I know there are many distributors out their who simply don’t get the whole Facebook thing, how it is useful, how it can help grow your business, etc, etc. Just how useful it can be to your business depends on how much you put it to work for you. Today may be your lucky day in learning what Facebook can do for your small business.

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Chocolate Inn and Nassau Candy Formalize Partnership

Freeport, New York-based, Chocolate Inn Ltd., the premier chocolate supplier in the promotional products industry, announced that it has finalized a strategic partnership with Nassau Candy Distributors Inc., the largest specialty confectionery distributor in the United States, a leading confectionery and snack manufacturer, and a leading gourmet foods importer and distributor.

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Kronex Global Adds Seth Thomas Clocks to Product Line

Suffern, New York-based Kronex Global announced the company added the full line of Seth Thomas clocks to its product line. “The name Seth Thomas is symbolic with value and excellence in craftsmanship,” said Andrew Goranson, MAS, vice president promo products division.

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Now That’s Good Coffee! Will Starbucks Profits Predict Economic Recovery?

Do you remember a few months back when I wrote about the Starbucks Index? The basic gist was this: “In his February 19, 2009 editorial entitled ‘Starbucks becomes a harbinger of the economy.”

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