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Retail Reimagined: 9 Trends for the Future of Physical Retail

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Before the pandemic hit, Minnesota brand TC Running had two brick-and-mortar stores and zero ecommerce presence. Even opening a location inside of another store can be a great opportunity to connect with a new audience. Having a strong sense of your own audience and that of potential partners (i.e. Brian Berger. Image source ).

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How One Family Started a Successful Online Halloween Business

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The Fallenstein family started making and renting a dozen Halloween costumes from their Minnesota garage, and the small business sparked a lot of interested in the little town of Mankato. HalloweenCostumes.com is located in North Mankato, Minnesota with a surrounding population of about 55,000.

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Advertorials Can Work—If You Get It Right

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Advertorials are long-form paid ads, presented as informative articles—hence the name, a blend of “advertisement” and “editorial.”. Executed well, advertorials provide value to the target audience while also selling a product or service. Find the right site for your target audience. A loophole to get past ad blockers.

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10 Tips for Startups and Small Businesses on Naming Your Company

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This is a problem because for most startups and small businesses, word-of-mouth advertising is the most successful form of marketing. One great example is Minnesota Manufacturing and Mining. Initially, the name worked because the business was focused on Minnesota. (Examples: Apple, Google, Virgin, Southwest).

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Top Social Media Measurement and Tracking Tools

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Audience Development. ADVERTISEMENT. ); ); ); Home » emedia and Technology. Digital audience developers and executives discuss their favorites. Here, digital audience marketers chime in on the ones they’re using now, and why. Leslie Ellwood, Executive Director, Audience Development, American Media Inc. Search Jobs.

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CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers

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It was the wrong audience. And, the audience that did actually read it likely has none of the people he is complaining about in it. This is why I loathe interviews – way too many idiots advertising for programmers out there. I live in Minnesota. It is ironic. And, you call yourselves programmers.

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