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Company newsletters are a great way for businesses to promote their products and services to customers. New company developments can be shared and employees can be highlighted for their accomplishments. Marketing the newsletter is important because preparing this promotional material takes time, so it is important to get the information out to the masses.

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The team at Boticca.com are not only the purveyors of beautiful, independently designed jewelry and fashion accessories, but they are somewhat social media savvy, too. With more than 25,000 fans on Facebook and over 30,000 Twitter followers, Boticca has really taken the online fashion world by storm.

Boticca is also one of the first brands to team up with social gifting service, Drop Gifts, which enables users to send their friends and family vouchers for their favorite e-commerce sites via social media. Fantastic!

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Starting up your own consulting business can be a scary and challenging thing to do, especially if you have always been employed by another company. Becoming self-employed throws up a huge amount of responsibilities and tasks you will never have had to deal with before, such as accounting and managing staff, and it can be a completely different animal to having a 9-5 job. Starting up a new business can be very costly and investment can run into thousands of pounds. However it is possible to start up without any initial layout and keep your business plan low risk.

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Beneath all the technical jargon and all the sales talk lies a trove of independent comments that either speak a case for or against any particular hosting service. Reviews are the best thing to sweep the web since search engines. Both are distant cousins, in that they help the decisions by providing information. In the case of the review, people with live accolades to vile rebukes will render a clearer picture.

There are two kinds of reviews that one should be on the look out for, the first is the ones that heap lavish praise on any particular service. The second is the one that is scorn directly from the Three Witches' cauldron. Both extremes may be amusing but should be discounted. It's the majority of opinions of any one service in a methodical business decision.

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If you are planning to take your business to another level, you might want to reach a greater audience. As online businesses are now industry standards, making transactions and keeping up with your targeted market is essential to all businesses and doing them online makes everything easier, so here are some tools that can help you maximize your online business capabilities.

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Regardless of what type of business you run, accounting will play a role in the process. You have to keep track of your business finances in some way and utilizing accounting software is a popular choice for most business owners. Accounting software can be a lifesaver and can make your job as a business owner a lot easier. However, if you're new to the business world, you may be unsure of which accounting software program to choose. There are, after all, a many choices to pick from. Before choosing accounting software program for your business, there are a few factors for you to consider.

With the widespread adoption of social media platforms, businesses are slowly forgetting the importance of company newsletters and the marketing potential they offer. Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn are great social networking platforms that help businesses connect and communicate with potential and existing clients. However, company newsletters should be incorporated into the overall social media marketing strategy, as opposed to being nudged to the side, and can assist in the broadcasting of company and industry news. This article highlights the importance of newsletters and how they can be utilized to drive traffic to business websites, increase sale conversions and build great business to customer relationships.

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Although most people who come across your blog have no idea what you actually sound like it is important to make sure they are able to understand your writing voice.  The voice of your blog comes through in various ways and here are a few tips on how to make sure that yours is being heard and more importantly that the voice you are using will help you to increase sales and help with the branding of your online presence.

Thanks to online faxing, businesses can send and receive fax messages without having to buy a fax machine or maintain a dedicated fax line.  Setting up online faxing services can be done in a matter of minutes; the crucial part is picking the right service provider who can furnish the perfect balance between quality and price.  In this post, we provide an easy step by step guide to setting up online faxing services.

People see or hear advertisements for deals and sales on television, billboards, posters, radio, among so many other advertising techniques. This is typical. But now, many are turning to Facebook and social media for advertising their local business, as well.

Why is it that using social media is suppose to be valuable to a local business marketing campaign? Some people say these networking sites won’t help gain leads or customers, so why bother?