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    Write to Benefit Your Customer

    BySmall Biz Survival April 20, 2009January 2, 2018

    [You can download the ebook of this series in our Subscribers’ Vault.] By Denise McGill If you can answer this one question in your sales materials, “How will this product make my customer’s life better?” you have a formula for a successful promotion. Whether your product is hardware supplies, medical supplies, quilts or rustic furniture,…

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    Write to Generate Sales

    BySmall Biz Survival April 15, 2009January 2, 2018

    [I’m pleased to introduce a new series of articles by Denise McGill, of Naples, ID (pop. 600). Denise is here to help us all write better in our businesses. You can download the ebook of this series in our Subscribers’ Vault. – Becky] By Denise McGill Whether your small business is located in the Smoky…

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    Dipping Your Toe Into the Social Media Pond

    BySmall Biz Survival February 25, 2009October 16, 2023

    Guest post by Mark Hayward In this hyper-connected world in which we presently exist, I am still amazed at just how many small business owners have been hesitant to embrace new technology and marketing methods. To be sure, small business owners find themselves in a very unique situation, in fact, most of the business owners…

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    Internet marketing for small town businesses

    BySmall Biz Survival February 2, 2008January 2, 2018

    Editor’s Note: April Groves mentioned on Twitter that she was working on an article about internet marketing in small towns. Although she wrote about Bryan County Georgia, her thoughts could apply in any small town. She was kind enough to grant us permission to reprint that article here. Internet Marketing in Bryan County By April…

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