The Marketing Bureau

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United States : Challenging economic times can serve as a catalyst for the entrepreneurial spirit and lead to the creation of much-needed new jobs: 69% more unemployed US workers started a business in 2009 than they did a year earlier, according to a report from TrendsSpotting. Read more >>

...in Five Easy Steps
by Laura Patterson

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Earlier this year, BtoB ran a story on the top anticipated trends for 2010. Once again, marketing accountability was high on the priority list. According to the article, "while proving ROI on marketing performance is nothing new, the recession increased the emphasis on accountability and analytics, and this will continue even as a recovery gets under way."  Read more >>

In a small or medium sized business where resource can be scant and expertise limited, marketing is often avoided as a concept that is best suited to the corporates. In reality, marketing is a vital concept, philosophy and practice in any business of any type or size. The following 10 Tips are not the complete picture but should get you thinking about some of the things that really do matter in your business.

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Segment Migration: Where Your Customers Were, Where They Went, and Why
by Mark Klein, PhD

Understanding customer behavior is key to creating marketing campaigns that generate high response and revenue.  Mark Klein shares his knowledge and insights into this key aspect of marketing planning that deals with the core element of marketing practice – analysing, understanding and responding to human behaviours.

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