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President's Pledge To Finding A Cure "In Our Time"

President Obama has pledged to conquer cancer "in our time." Obama's first proposed budget includes $6 billion for cancer research by the National Institutes of Health. That's in addition to the $10 billion provided by the stimulus package for 2009 and 20... Read >

New And Upcoming Treatments Give Hope During Breast Cancer Month

Today the chance of a woman being diagnosed with invasive breast cancer is 1 in 8. The chance of it killing her is 1 in 35. The National Breast Cancer Foundation says 2600 women will die from the disease each year. That's an average of seven people a da... Read >

How To Join The Fight Against Breast Cancer

During the month of October, you can't help but notice everything has gone pink. There are so many companies participating in raising awareness about breast cancer and finding a cure that it is easy for all of us to join in the fight. One specifically th... Read >

Tweeting For A Cure

Unless you've been living under a rock, you've probably already been clued in to the fact that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. The national and worldwide recognition of "Pink October" is largely due to Social Media and web-related promotions. Tw... Read >

Everyone Is Finding A Way To Invest In The Fight Against Breast Cancer

Throughout the month of October you will see more pink than Paris Hilton has in her wardrobe, but it's all for a cause well worth supporting. Breast cancer is the most widespread of the cancer groups of with billions of dollars being spent for various tr... Read >

Small Businesses Must Have Testimonials; Even Video Testimonials

If you're a small business owner there is one must-have in your advertising armor. Testimonials! They play a huge role in building credibility with potential customers. A good testimonial can close a deal. Potential customers are more apt to buy your ... Read >

Video Marketing: Where And Why To Host Your Business Videos

Video marketing is perhaps the greatest opportunity that the web offers the average small business website. By producing short promotional videos and commercials and distributing them throughout the web, you can get quality links to your site from powerfu... Read >

Attention Small Businesses: Be Nimble, Be Quick, Jack CAN Jump Over This Economy Candlestick

I know you are tired of hearing this so I will only say it once. The economy STINKS! So what does a small business do as their marketing dollars continue to dwindle? It's time for small business to be like Jack in the nursery rhyme. "Be Nimble and Be Qu... Read >

Social Media Study Forces Businesses To "Jump On The Internet Coupon Wagon"

Women love social media. They socialize, they review, and they blog. But a new study suggests women aren't influenced by brands present in those spaces. According to the "Women & Brands Online: 'The Digital Disconnect' Emerges", from ad:tech Chicago and ... Read >

The Marketing Power Of Video Search Engine Optimization

Take your mind out of a business role and just be a web surfer for a minute. When you perform a search on one of the major search engines; take a look at what you get. You get more than just search results...you get blogs, images, products, news and vid... Read >

Thrift Store Marketing Budgets Can Get Million Dollar Looks And Results!

In today's economy, it's no surprise the Association of National Advertisers surveyed marketers in early 2009, and found that 62% of marketer respondents had actually experienced budget cuts in the first half of the year. After a difficult first half, th... Read >

To Sell, Swap Or Trade: Best Options With Books

With today's economy, people are looking for new ways to continue their favorite hobby's without spending what they used to. When it comes to books, people are finding new ways to shop by swapping, buying and selling used books.' There are many ways to se... Read >

Advertisers See Opportunity With Twitters New Geolocation

Twitters announcement to let its users attach geographic coordinates to their messages has everyone in a tizzy about the endless opportunities. External developers are interested in how this functionality will open up avenues for their applications.' Twee... Read >

Making Social Media Bookmarking A Priority For SEO

Social media bookmarking is perhaps one of the least talked about SEO generators, but is a very effective tool.' It's one of the newer techniques to give your search ranking a little bit of a boost and is a must-have as part of your search engine op... Read >

Online Video Advertising; Another Marketing Line-Item Or Top Budget Priority?

A lot of research is being released these days about the rise of online video advertising.' Recent research from comScore and dunnhumbyUSA shows online advertising is as good as TV advertising, at least when it comes to supporting the marketing of product... Read >