Why Small Business Trends Matter

If you expect to be relevant in the small business community tomorrow, it is essential that you study the trends in the small business environment today.  This means you have to apply critical thinking to everything that is happening around you, and especially on the trends associated with this social Web. The social Web is […]

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Consistent Social Networking Sells

Oops!  I used the word sells within the context of social media.  I should duck before the social media gurus take a shot at my indiscretion.  How dare I use that word on the sacred social media grounds?   It is interesting how this word elicits a response from most people, and often a negative […]

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Garden Center Blog Ideas

This morning my wife and I finally got around to visiting several garden centers to get our vegetable and flower gardens happening.  Indeed we are slightly behind schedule, but up until now our son's high school graduation has been the top family priority. A Vancouver Garden Center – (click to enlarge) Our experience at all […]

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The Emerging Intersection of Social Search

My high school drivers education teacher was passionate about safe driving.   I'm sure he would be pleased to know that over 30 years later I cannot drive through an intersection without thinking about him. Why? Because his number one rule was that you NEVER change lanes at an intersection. Better to stay in your lane […]

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Small Business Marketing Talk – #7

This week’s Small Business Marketing Talk is a slight departure form the norm.  Why?  Because my interview with this particular green industry company produced more insights than I can cover here today, and because we will be getting together later this summer.  I’ll circle back to do a sequel at that time, and I hope […]

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Extend Your Small Business Blog with a Free iPhone App

Welcome to National Small Business Week.  Actually, this blog is written for small businesses and entrepreneurs every day of every week. So, if this is your first time at JeffKorhan.com and you are a small business owner or manager, plan on hanging around for a while!  In addition to daily posts for helping you with […]

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The Seesmic iPhone Social Media Power Tool

It isn't often that a social media tool comes along that I feel compelled to dedicate a post to, but the new Seesmic iPhone app deserves it. To be perfectly honest, I was wondering why Seesmic did not have an iPhone app.  Months ago I suspected they were working on one.  After a while I […]

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TypePad Blog or Website with WordPress Blog?

A few years ago I predicted that blogs would replace Websites. That is precisely why I anchored my Web marketing to this blog.  I am confident I will look back on that decision as one of the best in my career.  And I have no doubts that I will feel the same about my decision […]

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How to Rewrite Your Life Story with Social Media

Lately I have been reading several books that have helped me to gain new insights into storytelling. And lately many of us have been commenting about the latest trends in social media, most of which pertain to privacy.  After the initial outrage over the loss of privacy through such technologies such as Google Buzz and […]

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Everybody Deserves a Day Off

Today I got out of bed at 3:30 a.m. to work on two article deadlines before attending a special ceremony at 6:30 a.m. that honored my son Zak and 19 other Naperville high school students that were chosen as student leaders from the 4,400 student body. This was a proud moment. I worked the rest […]

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