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Why You Shouldn't Make New Year’s Resolutions
A guide to how and what you should be planning on for technology and marketing. Read »
Celebrating Your Best Client On and Offline
On a recent flight from Chicago to San Diego, I reached gold status with Alaska Airlines. This means I fly a lot. The best part is that I didn’t reach Gold after my flight ended; I reached status while flying... Read »
The Case for Foursquare over Groupon
Most business owners have thought about Groupon and whether they should take advantage of this marketing medium. What they may not have considered is Foursquare as an alternative, or frankly, even know what... Read »
Why You Must Focus on Conversion
One of the partners at my firm always says, “I can sell $10 million worth of product right now if I can lose money on every deal.” And this is how most businesses are running their social media, online... Read »
SES Chicago Makes an Impact
Thousands of online technology enthusiasts converged on Chicago this week for SES, Search Engine Strategies. Since 1999, SES has served to educate webmasters, digital agencies, online marketers and corporate... Read »
How to Get Popular Blogs to Talk About You
Having a popular blogger talk about your products or services can have a huge impact on your bottom line. Here’s how to find the right bloggers and successful get on their radar. Read »
Fan Gating on Facebook: A Missed Opportunity to Grow Your Fan Base
The No. 1 request I get from people about building their Facebook fan page is always: “I want to get thousands of fans as fast as possible.” There is not enough room in one post to talk about proper social... Read »
How to Implement QR Codes: Guest
Jabez LeBret points out some common missteps and shrewd workarounds for embracing those funky-looking quick-response swatches. Read »
The Four Major Parts to Your LinkedIn Profile: Guest
Jabez LeBret helps make sense of Linkedin's profile essentials and explains how you can get noticed. Read »
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Spotlight: Guaranteed Rate
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CEO Spotlight: Enova's David Fisher
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Rahm Lauds Tech Incubator 1871
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Spring Clean Your Career
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Spotlight: Redbox Instant's Amy Gibby
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Ask an Owner: Work on Business, Not in Business
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Ask an Owner: Keep an Eye on the Money
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Ask an Owner: Have a Clear Branding, Marketing Strategy
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Ask an Owner: Why You Need to Delegate Tasks
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Ask An Owner: The Biggest Lesson Learned
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Ask an Owner: Share Your Idea
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Just One Drink: Chef Stephanie Izard
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Spotlight: Baird Capital Venture Partners
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Spotlight: Discover Card's Mike Boush
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CEO Spotlight: Threadless Founder Jake Nickell
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CEO Spotlight: kCura's Andrew Sieja
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Spotlight: Sertifi's John and Nick Stojka
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Just One Drink: Chef Fabio Viviani
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'Salsa Truck' Gets City's First License for Onboard Cooking
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Some officials have estimated the City of Chicago's dog population to be somewhere around 500,000. Add in all the cats, fish and birds and you've got yourself an industry just begging -- and barking -- to be...
Fashion
There are plenty of questions for a fledgling fashionista to answer. Never fear: We've got the goods.
Marketing
Good luck making a dent in the public conscience if you don't have marketing and branding plan to get your message out.
Food Business
Experts say 90 percent of new restaurants fail in their first year of operation. You want to be the 10 percent that makes it. But how?
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Authors
David Wolinsky
David Wolinsky is a freelance writer, lifelong Chicagoan, and reasonably handsome business-study scion.
Kim Vatis
Kim Vatis joined NBC5 News in 1997. She currently Anchors the weekend morning newscasts, is general assignment reporter and special projects reporter for the 10 PM newscasts.
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