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Seven Ways to Energize Sales
Seven ways to energize sales, according to Entrepreneur. In this highly competitive marketplace, it’s vital to keep your marketing campaigns fresh, new and on target. This fall, kick your marketing into high gear with this seven-point checklist
Nov 25, 2013
The Best-Selling Car In Every State
The best-selling car in every state, according to Business Insider. The auto industry has become so globalized, you can find the same Ford in Detroit and in Beijing. So it’s not surprising that Americans’ taste in passenger vehicles has b
Nov 25, 2013
Tips on How to Prepare for Google’s 2014 Algorithm Updates
Tips on how to prepare for Google’s 2014 algorithm updates, according to Search Engine Watch. It has been an incredibly eventful year in terms of updates from Google. Major 2013 changes included further releases of Penguin and Panda, Hummingbir
Nov 25, 2013
Tesla CEO Expects Feds to Clear Model S in Fires
Tesla CEO expects feds to clear Model S in fires, according to The Detroit News. The leader of upstart automaker Tesla Motors says he is confident that its Model S electric car is safe and will be cleared by a federal investigation into two battery f
Nov 25, 2013
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November Mid-Month Update: Used Vehicle Depreciation Slows Considerably
November mid-month update from NADA. After diving by 3.5% on a prior month basis in October, used vehicle depreciation eased up substantially over the first half of November with prices falling by 1.2%, a figure in line with NADA’s full-month targe
Nov 22, 2013
Infographic: The History of Hashtags
From Ragan.com, infographic: the history of hashtags. Hashtags are everywhere. They’re on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Pinterest. They’re even on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.” But hashtags weren’t always so ubiquit
Nov 20, 2013
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Advertisers Should Just Quit. Nothing Will Ever Top This Volvo Commercial
The latest Volvo commercial is going viral for good reason. Action star Jean-Claude Van Damme takes his 53 year-old body to the next level to showcase Volvo’s Dynamic Steering System. The stunt is in fact real. A Volvo rep confirmed that the sp
Nov 20, 2013
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Millennials: Harder To Reach, More Impressionable
According to Marketing Daily, millennials are harder to reach and more impressionable. Reaching Millennials is harder than other generations — what with all their multitasking and connected devices — but the payoff for actually getting th
Nov 20, 2013
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Technology and Herding Cats
Supervising the accounting office was my least favorite tasks as a CFO/controller. I’d rather create a new spreadsheet or write a report on our DMS system. I used the phrase “herding cats” to describe the difficulty involved in coor
Nov 19, 2013