SBA Warns of Fraudulent Attempts to Obtain Bank Account Information from Small Businesses AIM Custom Media News: Small Business Association – SBA/Feb. 18, 2009/Press Release/WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration issued a scam alert today to small businesses, warning them not to respond to letters falsely claiming to have been sent by the SBA […]
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Weekly Briefing – digital AIM
Website Trends & Tips What we think of as a website has changed. Long gone are “static” brochure like websites with infrequently updated content; replaced by dynamic, automated marketing machines. Read more at Aliza Sherman’s blog, Are Web Sites Obsolete Yet? Static verses Dynamic websites: Website Essentials for Small Business Owners Here’s an article we […]
SCORE Launches Ask an Expert Blog for Business Owners
AIM Custom Media News/SCORE PR/Washington, D.C.—SCORE “Counselors to America’s Small Business” announces the new “SCORE Ask an Expert Blog” at the SCORE Web site, www.score.org. Five SCORE experts offer their tips, insights and answers to questions from entrepreneurs across America. Comments and questions from blog visitors are welcome. The blog Web site address is http://askanexpert.score.org. […]
Google’s View on the Future of Business
The “Top Interviews of 2008” was the subject line in an email newsletter I frequently read. After opening the newsletter I found a link to 10 excellent interviews conducted in 2008 by the publishers of the McKinsey Quarterly. Here’s one that caught my eye – I enjoyed reading it and I think you may as […]
Marketers on the Move to Retain Market Share
Online marketing ad spends continue to trend up as target audiences spend more time on the Internet. Marketers are responding by shifting their marketing budgets to retain market share. According to recent findings by the European Interactive Advertising Association (EIAA), the Internet has more than gained traction, it is the place to attract new customers […]
Virus Affecting YouTube Videos Today
TechCrunch alerted us to this aggressive virus that is targeting certain embedded YouTube videos. We thought you might like to know so here’s the warning from TechCrunch: Apparently some sort of relatively aggressive virus is affecting certain embedded YouTube videos. Some are saying it affects IE and Firefox users, while others say it’s only going […]
First Time CEO's Recession Survival Guide
TechCrunch has a post you might enjoy, First Time CEO’s Recession Survival Guide. Here’s an excerpt and link to the full story: Editor’s note: The following guest post [on TechCrunch]is written by Glenn Kelman, the CEO of Redfin, an online real estate broker. His industry went into recession a year ago, so he’s had a […]
Small Business Marketing Focus is Online
When times get tough, the tough get smart. A recent article from the “Independent Street” section of the Wall Street Journal pointed out the trends – online marketing is no longer a second thought for small business owners. According to the article, hard economic times are forcing more small businesses to become smarter marketers. Is […]
Opportunities Abound During Tough Economic Times
Contrarian view? Absolutely not. The best time to strike is while your competitors are off guard. While they gather in their conference rooms to complain about the economy, use this golden opportunity to reach out to your existing customers and find new prospects. Far too many business owners absolutely take the wrong approach. They hunker […]
Hissing Computer
Earlier this morning I received an email from one of my clients – she is also a friend of mine. The email indicated that there was a problem with her computer. What kind of problem? Her computer was making a funny hissing sound, it smelled weird and it was smoking a little in the back. […]
AIM Custom Media GeoTargeting
Now more than ever, when your prospects look for products and services locally they are turning to the web. About 75% of US households use the web when seeking products or services locally. 54% of search users no longer use the phone book. Approx. 4 billion searches were conducted on Google in one month (July […]
Quick Connection to Local Businesses 411
Who needs the Yellow Pages? Nobody, if the word gets out about Google’s 1-800-GOOG-411 service, which is free. From any phone, dial 800-GOOG-411, name the business and you’re connected. And, in more ways than one. The service will also text message local area info to you as well. Here’s the promo video from Google: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN0q8SvlQAk[/youtube] […]