Every March, basketball madness infiltrates offices, bars, restaurants, and even a cable-channel wedding dress show. That doesn’t mean people are interested in every slam dunk, 3-point shot, or flagrant foul in the 61 games being played over a few weeks. Some of the millions who pay attention to the annual tournament are more interested in […]
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Running a successful business requires you surround yourself with constant sources of inspiration. You can be inspired by other entrepreneurs, changing up your mindset, or even stepping up your own healthy habits. Here are some tips from members of the online small business community for staying inspired and taking the next step in your small
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#1 Know your core competencies. For Grohl, this means music. He’s a self-taught musician and a natural behind both the mic and drum kit. He’s also an enthusiastic speaker, gifted at rallying crowds and engaging fans. Grohl is confident in his own shoes. He knows who he is, and that naturally extends to his “brand.”
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It’s easy to get caught up in the daily grind of running a small business and lose sight of the big picture. So sometimes you need to seek out inspiration to get you back to actually growing your business. There is no shortage of ways to find this type of inspiration. And they don’t have
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At CMI, we’ve always taken our mission of advancing the practice of content marketing seriously. And one of the best methods we know of when it comes to sharpening our skills and expanding our vision of what’s possible is to follow the examples set by some of the industry’s best and brightest practitioners. I’m sure
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Google has traded out its usual logo with a doodle to mark the Labor Day holiday. The Google doodlers behind today’s doodle took their lead from the Works Progress Administration (WPA) murals produced during the 1930s. Created in 1935, the historic WPA was a federal program providing economic relief for US citizens suffering during the
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When your business operates online, it’s surprisingly easy to lose steam on forward momentum. Your competition, peers, and even your products exist in a virtual environment–and there are not always tangible outcomes for your hard work. Because of this, inspiration and motivation can be hard to come by at times. Here are a few tips
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When it comes to excellence in content marketing, there are many things to consider – audience, intent, format, design, ROI, and more. We are excited to showcase excellence across these content characteristics from the winners and finalists in the 2017 Content Marketing Awards, which were just announced today. With over 1,100 entries across 93 categories,
Google is celebrating today’s Fourth of July holiday with a doodle inspired by the U.S.’s first National Parks Service Director and noted conservationist Stephen Mather. The red, white and blue logo leads to a search for “Fourth of July,” and includes images of deer, bears, moose and other animals you may find in one of
Looking to jumpstart your business? Maybe you could use a good dose of inspiration. Inspiration is important for business owners in any niche or industry. You always need to be able to think differently and get a little creative in solving problems or trying new things. But that inspiration isn’t always easy to come by.
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