Earth Day is here. Check out these 22 ways you can you make your office a more green environment not only today, but EVERY day.

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Tags: Business, Ecological footprint, Environment, Fluorescent lamp, Green building, Incandescent light bulb, Recycling, Waste management
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This month, we got to sneak a peek into David Werth (IDEAS Design, Inc.) and Ron Gallagher’s (ROAT.com) businesses. Both David and Ron have a wide breadth of knowledge to share that can only be delivered by truly seasoned pros. Pop in to see what they had to say.

Filed under: A Newtek Minute With..., Smart People by Libbie
Tags: CrystalTech, customer loyalty tips, David Werth, IDEAS Design Inc, Newtek Minute, newtek technology services, ROAT.com, Ron Gallagher
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When it comes to SEO, there’s a lot that plays into the equation, but only 5 things that really matter. Pay attention to these and your efforts will pay off.

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Tags: Evo Terra, Google, newtek technology services, search engines, SEO
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Building customer loyalty is a core goal for anyone marketing a business. Recruiting brand loyalists can be a grueling pursuit, but one that can pay dividends. We’ve provided a few ways you can take things even further by making your customers your friends.

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We recently spoke with Newtek’s President of Business Lending, Peter Downs, about small businesses and the state of small business lending. This is the conclusion of the two-part interview.

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Tags: business lending, Newtek Business Services, Peter Downs, SBA 7A, SBA loans
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We recently spoke with Newtek’s President of Business Lending, Peter Downs, about small businesses and the state of small business lending. This is part one of a two-part interview.

Filed under: small business by Libbie
Tags: access to funds, Newtek, Newtek Business Services, Newtek lending, non-bank lenders, non-bank lending, Peter Downs, Recovery Act, SBA, SBA loans, Small Business Administration, small business lending, unemployment rate
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For this month’s Technically Speaking column, we spoke with Drew Mehl, Principal and Creative Director of Binary Pulse. Check inside to see what Drew had to say about social media and marketing integration, the emergence of mobile marketing practices and…corneal implants??

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Tags: B2B marketing, Binary Pulse, integrated marketing, marketing, mobile marketing, multimedia, newtek technology services, search engine marketing, SEM, Social Media, social media initiatives, Technically Speaking, technology marketing, viral video
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We always knew we had some incredibly talented customers, and it becomes more and more evident with each new interview. This month is no different. We spoke with Tom De Bellis of 906 Interactive and Paolo Mugnaini of SmartLite Software, who shared some insight into their unique businesses, and some of their own personal tips for success.

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Brian Solis is one of the top thought leaders in the world of new media. I had the opportunity to sit in at his session at SXSW, and synthesized my thoughts, boiling some of his most brilliant insights down to the best tips and soundbites.

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Tags: Brands as media, Brian Solis, Comcast Frank, Converstaion Prism, CRM, customer relationship management, Dennis Crowley, Engage!, Foursquare, Frank Eliason, Jeremiah Owyang, new media, Social Media, South by Southwest, sxsw, sxswi, web 2.0
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Lyle Lovett probably isn’t the easiest connection to make when it comes to considering the traits of highly successful brands, but there’s a lot to learn from this legendary showman. He certainly has some key traits worth emulating…

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Tags: Brandi Carlile, cayamo, Emmylou Harris, John Hiatt, Lyle Lovett, Music, SMB
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