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Neuromarketing Ethics: How Far Is Too Far?

ConversionXL

One early researcher was Edward Bernays—Sigmund Freud’s nephew—who coined the term “public relations.”. A 2011 study suggested that the brains of obese people respond differently to nutrition labels. Plan accordingly. As the marketing industry developed, researchers dove deeper into buying behavior and buyers’ minds.

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2011 May be the Year of the IPO for Social Media

Startup Professionals Musings

It has been at least a decade since going public via an Initial Public Offering (IPO) has been considered a credible exit strategy for startups. If you have been giving stock options, employees will want you to be a public company, to exercise their rights to buy the stock and sell it at a profit. Do you have the horses?

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Twitter Link Roundup #62 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

5 Design Trends That Small Businesses Can Use in 2011 – [link]. How can crowdsourcing work for your business? crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: DressRush.com – [link]. crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: DressRush.com – [link]. Need a logo?

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Why A Woman Needs An MBA To Succeed In Business

YoungUpstarts

According to data collected by the Graduate Management Admission Council in 2011, women (23%) are nearly twice as likely as men (13%) to have considered pursuing any kind of master’s program, but men (61%) were much more likely than women (47%) to have considered an MBA. Contacts are everything in the business world.

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Weekend Favs May Fourteen :: Small Business Marketing Blog from.

Duct Tape Marketing

SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE AND AFFORDABLE SMALL BUSINESS MARKETING Home About Consulting Products Programs Workshops Blog Resources Contact Subscribe by RSS Subscribe to Duct Tape Marketing by Email Small Business Week 2011 Our winners! The Referral Engine – Teaching Your Business to Market Itself – by John Jantsch.

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How To Create Buzz Around Your Startup

David Teten

E nter into business plan competitions. For an exhaustive list of business plan competitions, check out MIT Global Startup Workshop’s list. Of course, keep in mind that business plans are a very poor predictor of a successful business. Contributed Articles Marketing Public Relations'

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The 4 Biggest Business Mistakes of All Time (and What You Can Learn From Them)

Up and Running

Do your market research and develop a business plan before you open your doors. When Ford’s public relations manager, C. But that all changed when the company hired former Apple retail boss Ron Johnson to take over as CEO in November 2011. The Takeaway: Don’t Ignore the Fundamentals. CASE STUDY #2: EDSEL.

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