Every now and then, I receive calls from publishers asking me which books I would like to review for you.  Some of them I turn down.  But when I heard the title The Smart Swarm: How Understanding Flocks, Schools, and Colonies Can Make Us Better at Communicating, Decision Making and Getting Things Done , I quickly said yes and asked them to send me a copy.

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Don’t get so busy with the day-to-day hustle in your business that you forget to focus your marketing activities on keeping your pipeline filled.  To help you reach your monthly sales goals, I have created a list of 7 marketing techniques you should revisit in the fourth quarter of each year. They are designed to ensure that you focus on revenue-generating activities in your small business

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Search giant says there is no agreement allowing telecoms company Verizon to prioritise the order and speed in which it delivers content to users Google has dismissed reports that the company is in talks with US telecoms operator Verizon that could bring an end to net neutrality. In an article published yesterday, the New York Times said the two companies “are nearing an agreement that could allow Verizon to speed some online content to internet users more quickly if the content’s creators are willing to pay for the privilege”

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Small business in the Internet age is still about marketing. In this case much of that marketing takes place online

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Why Blog? Is it important to have a blog for your business? At 1 minute mark Tom Peters (In Search of Excellence author): “NO SINGLE THING IN THE LAST 15 YEARS PROFESSIONALLY HAS BEEN MORE IMPORTANT THAN BLOGGING. IT HAS CHANGED MY LIFE.” “Best Damn Marketing Tool by an Order of Magnitude I’ve Ever Had” I couldn’t have said it better myself! Thank you to my readers and my commenters! Let me know if you’ve just started your blog for marketing your company by leaving a comment with a link back to your blog!

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