[ad_1] Reader Resource Join Entrepreneur’s The Goal Standard Challenge and make 2017 yours. Learn more » Recently a friend of mine held a productivity summit with 20 or more experts. The content shared came to more than 20 hours.  When he told me about it my eyes glazed over. He noticed. …

[ad_1] Visual content is just as important for your business as Dr. Watson is for the Sherlock Holmes story. Can Sherlock cope without Watson? For sure. Would the story without John be funny and engaging? Not so much. Images and videos are the most direct, cost effective and simple way …

[ad_1] New state-sponsored retirement savings plans proposed in seven states could be in jeopardy before they even begin. Congress took the first step Wednesday to roll back an Obama-era rule that paved the way for such plans. California, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, Oregon, and Washington have all approved plans …

[ad_1] As the CEO of a boutique digital marketing firm, I am often asked my opinion on all things relating to my field. Frequently, I am solicited for my expertise regarding how to find and select the best digital marketing company for businesses of all sizes. Now, of course, I’m …

[ad_1] Having a personal brand is a lot of work. When your personality and your professional life come together, the challenges of maintaining both can be a great deal of work. However, if you are able to master the specific art form of maintaining a personal brand, you can utilize your …

[ad_1] Do you have 99 problems and your significant other is all of them? Maybe. But when is the last time you took the time to understand how they felt appreciated and loved within the relationship? Have you clearly expressed your needs and expectations and worked on them together? Let’s …

[ad_1] This story appears in the October 2016 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe » Reader Resource Join Entrepreneur’s The Goal Standard Challenge and make 2017 yours. Learn more » It has become a symbol of success when your startup opens its first office across an ocean. But the difference between crushing …

[ad_1] Persuasion is a powerful tool to make your message stick with an audience. But, the effectiveness of your argument is just as much about how you deliver that message, and when, as it is about what you’re saying. Yale University psychologist Carl Hovland, one of the first to study techniques of persuasion, started by …

[ad_1] Tesla, Virgin Galactic and Oculus all have something in common: They build sexy products and the media loves to give them coverage. Most businesses are more mundane. They lack the flash and sizzle inherent in an industry such as space travel. Because these companies don’t have a built-in marketing advantage, they companies have to …

[ad_1] The following excerpt is from Michael Glauser’s new book Main Street Entrepreneur. Buy it now from Amazon | Barnes & Noble | iTunes There are always ways to produce big results with small means, which is critical to an entrepreneur’s long-term success and sustainability. The entrepreneurs I have interviewed over the past 20 years and …