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Marketing Ideas for Small Business Online Marketing Campaigns

A small business or startup company looking for a proven method to compete for the attention of prospective customers, can get marketing ideas and find niche sales opportunities by gathering competitive intelligence about their ...READ»

Ask Google Who's Stifling the Information Revolution

"Damn the Man!" Ask.com is figuratively shouting at its customers across the pond -- the Man being Internet giant and search engine competitor, Google. Ask.com is trying to appear hipper and more anti-corporate than Google in new ads ...READ»

The Secret's Out!

It's not every day you read about corporate espionage. CNN.com has a story about the woman convicted of trying to sell Coca-Cola secrets to Pepsi. It is the kind of thing that often appears in films or books, but seems to be rarely ...READ»

Trendspotter Trail Mix

For years, Richard Watson has been collecting treasure troves of pop culture trends under banners like "Brainfruit" and "What's Next." Eclectic assortments of witty speculation and hard data, his lists are trendspotter trail mix - ...READ»

Grassroots Competitive Intelligence

In a recent Fast Company poll, 52% of FC Now readers surveyed indicated that they go online for answers. That's more than twice of those who turn to colleagues. Seems we Google before we engage coworkers! Turning to the Web for ...READ»

Chairman of the Dashboard

This afternoon, I received an email alert about a new online information service that may interest FC Now readers. The Business Intelligence Network is a new project undertaken by Powell Media to offer industry-based content focusing ...READ»