Laptops: How Thin Can You Get?

With people going gaga over tablets in 2011, what has happened with the laptop? For one thing, it’s getting thinner and thinner. With Apple leading the way, look for new laptops to really shed the pounds in coming months. We’ve got some tech reviews and some other cool gadgets you may want to check out with your business’s next laptop purchase.

Apple Leads Thin Revolution

MacBook Pro will be thinner than ever. Get ready for the new 15-inch MacBook ProRead More

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Laptops: How Thin Can You Get?

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Is Your Brand Helping Or Hurting Your Small Business? Chat Recap

Didn’t get a chance to participate in the FedEx Office Twitter chat on May 15? No worries – we have a recap of the highlights below.

The topic was branding:  Is your brand helping or hurting your small business?  Let’s take a look at some of the responses and comments on this topic.  The Twitter handle of the person who said them, follows:

1.       What exactly is a “brand”? Is it a name, a logo – or more?  – @FedExOfficeRead More

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Is Your Brand Helping Or Hurting Your Small Business? Chat Recap

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Google Launches Knowledge Graph, ‘First Step in Next Generation Search’

Three new Google Search features are part of their “next generation search” project, Knowledge Graph. Info boxes, segmented results based on query context and suggestions based on popular queries negate the need to even click off the SERP for info…. [...]

Small Business Owners And The Estimated Tax Payment

For new small business owners, meeting your tax obligations is a big adjustment – particularly when you’ve been used to having an employer take out income tax withholdings with each paycheck. When you have your own business though, tax time isn’t just once a year; rather you have to make estimated tax payments throughout the year.

Estimated Tax Payment

If you’re not sure if you need to pay estimated taxes for your business, read on to learn moreRead More

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Small Business Owners And The Estimated Tax Payment

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The “Belong Subscribe And Engage” Marketing Plan

A sound and holistic marketing plan has always  combined these areas:

Marketing Plan

  • Advertising: any paid form of communication through  mass communication
  • Sales promotion: any short term incentive to encourage trial purchase
  • Events and Experiences: sponsored events or activities
  • Public Relations and Publicity: non paid ways to promote image and reputation
  • Direct Marketing:  one-to-one  communication such as mail, telephone, e-mail and Internet selling
  • Personal Selling: face-to-face interaction with one or more prospective customers
Using these marketing areas

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The “Belong Subscribe And Engage” Marketing Plan

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