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Seven in ten Americans either 'strongly' or 'somewhat' agree that when companies call a product "green" (meaning better for the environment), it Read More

When Amanda Raab started online jewelry business PurePearls.com in 2004, she was excited, motivated and energetic. Less than two years later, she was just plain exhausted.

Like many entrepreneurs, Raab learned the hard way that she needed to maintain a more healthy balance between the work she loved and the personal life she neglected. Many bu Read More

Over the past 12 months I have spent hours in conversation with some of the most inspiring individuals in business and education to pinpoint the exact techniques and strategies these men and women use to inspire others to follow their vision. TFA Founder Wendy Kopp was one of them. Her story is amazing. Kopp developed the idea based on a Princeton Read More

Too often, new products are created without adequate feedback and buy-in from prospective customers. That's the gist of the popular book “The Four St Read More

A new global study of consumers found that the most popular forms of Internet advertising score at the bottom when it comes to consumer trust. Nielse Read More

Anyone who has worked with me over the past 25 years knows my mantra has always been: “Benefits, benefits, benefits.” Benefit headlines — benefit copy — benefit subheads — benefit captions — anything to hammer home the customer benefits. Benefits still are a vital key, but today, copywriting needs much more than just benefits. To sell the most, co Read More

Are you making the most of your "welcome" emails to customers? The Email Experience Council and the Direct Marketing Association announced the release of its second annual Retail Welcome Email Subscription Benchmark Study, examining the welcome emails of 118 of the top online retailers to identify best practices and benchmarks in the areas of me Read More

The results of two interesting social science studies relevant to PR and marketing professionals are out this week. Imagine that when you were small, your mother consistently criticized some aspect of the way you performed or presented yourself. Later you grew up and decided (perhaps after years of therapy) that your mother was, how do we say this Read More

Who needs Tony Robbins when you can motivate yourself? Overcoming the emotional hurdle to get stuff done when you'd rather sit on the couch isn't always easy. But unless calling in sick and waking up at noon have no consequences for you, it's often a must. For those of you who never procrastinate, distract yourself or drag your feet when you shoul Read More