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Is your product a vitamin, painkiller, or cure?

Your product/service likely falls into one of three categories. Blogger Laura Schmitz breaks down how each category will impact your marketing efforts and what you should be doing to ensure success.
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What business are you in?

Are your sales promotions missing the mark? Blogger Jason Mueller tells you what may be wrong and offers a few tips to get you back on track.
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5 hot meeting spaces for small businesses in the cold of winter

Winter storm Rex, the 18th named storm of the 2013-14 winter storm season, is bearing down on the Midwest. Blogger Dawn Mentzer offers five hot meeting space ideas for small businesses in the cold of winter.
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Olympic memories

Have you ever wondered what it's like to be an Olympian? TDS Telecom's resident Olympian, Nicole Joraanstad, talks about her experience at the 2010 Vancouver games!
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5 PR tips for small businesses

Sometimes it seems like there are just not enough hours in the day for small business owners. As a result, public relations (PR) activities are left on the back burner. Blogger Stephanie Reed has five PR tactics every small business should be doing.
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The winter-storm-who-must-not-be-named and how business should plan for a repeat

This winter has been brutal. Now winter storm Pax is threatening to disrupt business in the South and along the East Coast. Blogger Delora Newton explains how you can stop bad weather from hurting your bottom line.
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The cure for “cold call reluctance”

Blogger Jody Glynn Patrick has the cure for "cold call reluctance." Here's a hint: It's NOT more cowbell!
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Under pressure

We love bringing you our products. But it is hard work. In this video blog post from Barclay Pollak you'll see what it's like to be a contractor for TDS Telecom.
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Will your retail business exist in the next five years?

Finding efficiencies in your store will allow you to spend more time working on your business not in your business. Blogger and entrepreneur Melody Campbell explains.
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