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60+ Creative Marketing Ideas for Small Business

Writtent Blog

To compete on the same level but with a smaller budget, you have to market smarter. Write a book or ebook. Books have more value than most other types of content and establish your expertise. If you win, you get a badge on your website and a lot more sales. Want to showcase your professional competence?

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Gaming Mindfulness

Janet Fouts

It works particularly well with problem-solving where badges or scores indicate competency. Just like merit badges in the scouts, or checking in on Foursquare to earn points. Her book and game cards help develop focusing skills, sensory awareness and encourage kindness, generosity and to recognize and regulate our own emotions.

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Marketing Fit Interview: Christopher Penn, Vice President of Marketing Technology, SHIFT Communications

Justin Levy

In this Marketing Fit interview, Chris covers everything from his top productivity tip to what he’s learned self-publishing two books to what tactic he wants to banish from marketers’ toolboxes. Where does fitness fit into the list of competing priorities? You have self-published both of your books. That is heroism.

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Marketing Fit Interview: Christopher Penn, Vice President of Marketing Technology, SHIFT Communications

Justin Levy

In this Marketing Fit interview, Chris covers everything from his top productivity tip to what he’s learned self-publishing two books to what tactic he wants to banish from marketers’ toolboxes. Where does fitness fit into the list of competing priorities? You have self-published both of your books. That is heroism.

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Marketing Fit Interview: Christopher Penn, Vice President of Marketing Technology, SHIFT Communications

Justin Levy

In this Marketing Fit interview, Chris covers everything from his top productivity tip to what he’s learned self-publishing two books to what tactic he wants to banish from marketers’ toolboxes. Where does fitness fit into the list of competing priorities? You have self-published both of your books. That is heroism.

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Why Critics of Klout Are Missing the Big Picture

Convince & Convert

Other than signing book deals, the favorite sport of the social media punditry these days seems to be bashing Klout. The pugilists are plentiful, and appear to be trying to win a merit badge for dismissiveness. Disclosure: Klout sent me a bunch of free T-shirts we used as a giveaway for our book launch.

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Blog Design for ROI Rule #3: Shower Attention and Appreciation On Your Community

ProBlogger

This guest post is by Gab Goldenberg, author of The Advanced SEO Book. Awards, badges, and recognition. When I was in high school and really into hiphop, I used to frequent a forum, NobodySmiling, that did a good job of this, placing badges (in the shape of various trophies) for various achievements alongside members’ posts.

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