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3 Quick Ways to Build Buzz and Sales

  If the economic crunch is starting to hurt your business, it’s time to act fast to increase sales. Here are three cost-effective publicity activities you can do now to help build buzz: 1. Team Up With a Bigger Organization. Find a business or charity with a big name that compliments your products and services. […]

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Financial Help for Small Business Owners

If you are worried about the current economic turmoil and  want some help with your  small business financial worries, check out these sites: DebtSteps.com http://www.debtsteps.com/financial-stress.html Fortune Small Business http://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2008/10/01/toc.html Free Management Library http://www.managementhelp.org/finance/fp_fnce/fp_fnce.htm SBA http://www.sba.gov/services/financialassistance/index.html SCORE http://www.score.org/index.html SuzeOrman.com http://www.suzeorman.com/igsbase/igstemplate.cfm?SRC=MD012&SRCN=index&GnavID=84&SnavID=20   The more informed you are, the better off your business will be now and in […]

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How to Pitch the Media-Part 2

  On Tuesday, I shared some quick tips on how to pitch media members. Here are some additional pointers: 5.    Be Succinct. Reporters are on deadline. Get to the point fast. Practice what you are going to say in advance. Then, speak clearly and succinctly. Mention the most important benefits of your story angle […]

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How to Pitch the Media

Via my previous and articles, I’ve provided a lot of information and websites for your small business press releases and publicity efforts. But if you don’t know how to pitch a reporter once you get through, here are some quick tips to help you through the media process: 1.    Know Your Targeted Media Members. […]

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