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If you’re in the restaurant business, you’re also in the cleaning business Sure, you may have a lot more passion for your wood-fired Neapolitan pizza Margherita…
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A social media content calendar is key to keeping your team organized and aligned on marketing moments. Follow these tips for success.

How To Create A Social Media Content Calendar

Your business’s social media content calendar can be created on a daily, weekly, monthly or even annual basis. It’s helpful to create an advanced, strategic view…
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The Best Way to Level up Your Social Media? Proactive Engagement

By Amy Gilbert, VP of Social Innovation at The Social Element One of the reasons I love social media is its community aspect—it’s a place where…
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Threads, Meta's "Twitter killer," has seen dwindling engagement, but that hasn't stopped brands from embracing it to build their communities.

Should You Use Threads? Tips and Lessons from Brand Executives

Thanks to a special partnership, Small Business Xchange is syndicating this article, which was previously featured on Retail TouchPoints. Some content has been edited and condensed…
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Collaboration with internal and external players can help unlock new ideas for growth strategy.

How Asking Questions Can Generate New Ideas — and New Sales

In this three-part series of articles, author Marshall Atkinson helps you generate new ideas to find and land new customers. The first article discussed the power…
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The Power of Brand Building for SMBs

European small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) sold 70 products per second on Amazon in 2021[i]. Let that sink in for a moment. That’s over 2.2 billion…
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AI Stats and Trends for Small Business Marketing

By Dave Charest, Director of Small Business Success at Constant Contact Small businesses (SMBs) are a busy bunch. On any given day, they might be fulfilling…
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Collaboration with internal and external players can help unlock new ideas for growth strategy.

4 Ways Random Objects Can Spark New Business Ideas

In this three-part series of articles, author Marshall Atkinson helps you generate new ideas to find and land new customers. The first article discussed the power…
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With consumer sentiment compelling a more thoughtful, critical look at labor and power structures, small businesses are prioritizing DEI.

How to Create a More Diverse and Inclusive Workplace

The U.S. runs on small business power. Employing nearly half the private-sector U.S. workforce (46%), small businesses with fewer than 100 employees accounted for 98% of…
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Mailchimp is embedding Gen AI into its platform in the form of a new virtual assistant designed to support marketing teams.

Intuit Mailchimp Embeds Gen AI into Platform to Support Small Marketing Teams

The vast majority (88%) of marketers believe their organization must increase its use of automation and AI to stay competitive in the current business climate, according…
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How to Handle Rising Costs: A Guide for Small Business Owners

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