In response to dismal sales predictions, publishers of some print directories are turning the page on their business plans, adding new services and retraining staff to sell more ads — in print and online, according to a recent Wall Street Journal article and blog.
Still waiting for that small business stimulus plan? Help is on the way from Washington, just in time for the holidays, but it's coming from the state, not the capital city, and it's not money but invaluable business tips.
When you want your customers to sound off, don't scare them away with complicated questions and surveys that eat up too much time or cover too many topics.
Just when you couldn't read another market-crashing, stock-plunging headline, two online media sites offer just the antidote to the drumbeat of doom: blooms.
The global economic crisis is putting a squeeze on some Latin American nations, including Ecuador, according to Nov. 4 article in The Washington Times.
The recent passage of California's Proposition 8 has frustrated the expectations of some local wedding professionals who had anticipated a substantial injection of cash from same-sex marriage ceremonies.
To increase local sales, raise brand awareness and reinvigorate designers, Cactus Flower Florists, is asking customers one simple question: "What do you want?"
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