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Author and marketing consultant Michael Port’s website, based on his book of the same name, gives you not only tips from the book but access to his “Smarter Marketing Tools.” These tools can help with issues such as lead generation, e-commerce and various legal resources for small businesses. Port also shares his marketing know-how on his blog (michaelport.com/blog).
—Nigel Edelshain, CEO, Sales 2.0, LLC
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First Research is an industry intelligence company that provides streamlined profiles of various industries using information gathered from hundreds of sources. The firm offers timely e-mail notifications of industry profiles, updated quarterly, which can be a great tool for sales teams that serve clients in many different industries. Subscription fees do apply, but individual industry reports are available for $129 per report.
—Stephen Goldberg, owner and founder, Sun Mergers & Acquisitions
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Setting up a blog is a great way for businesses with limited resources to have a Web presence. Both Blogger and Wordpress provide free blogs with an interface that’s easy to use and rich in features. Wordpress also offers premium paid features, such as your own domain name and greater online storage space.
—Howard Greenstein, president, The Harbrooke Group
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Jott.com is a free service that converts voice messages to e-mails, text messages, reminders, lists and appointments. Once signed up, you can call Jott’s toll-free number and leave a voice recording that will be converted into text and sent to your contacts, groups, blogs or just back to yourself as a reminder. Contacts and groups are added to your Jott account via either e-mail or text message from your mobile phone. Once your account is set up, you can search for contact information remotely by sending a text message to Jott with the contact’s name.
—John Jantsch, author, Duct Tape Marketing
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The Edward Lowe Foundation, based in Michigan, provides information and mentoring services to entrepreneurs. Its website boasts many resources for “second-stage” companies — companies that have passed the start-up phase and are growing (typically between $1 million and $100 million in total receipts). It offers information on “economic gardening,” an innovative, entrepreneur-centered growth strategy, and an extensive library of online resources on topics ranging from communication skills to sustainable business practices in the “Entrepreneurs’ Resource Center” section.
—Craig James, founder and president, Sales Solutions
Author Information: Mike Jha is the Editorial and Production Assistant for The New York Enterprise Report. He can be reached at mjha@nyreport.com
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