Amazon said shoppers purchased more than 375 million items during this year's prime day. That's up from 300 million last year. Home goods, fashion and beauty were among the top categories. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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When you establish thought leadership, you attract people. Many of those people become new buyers, new customers for your business, but you also do a much better job retaining customers that you already have, and those are the most valuable because you engage them. And when you engage your customer base with interesting and relevant information, that leads to sales. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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Marketers responsible for creating awareness and leads that a small business needs in order to ultimately enjoy sales are a good barometer of the overall state of small business today because they have direct access to data and metrics that allow them to benchmark and compare expected performance versus actual performance. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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Prime Day sales benefit Amazon, but also the small business community of sellers on the Amazon platform. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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The company's getting hit hardest by the reduced action in venture capital: It's the earliest of startups floating seed rounds. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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The biggest impact on the small businesses that experience a cyber attack was business downtime and loss of customer data. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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Who among us in Michigan's small business community will emerge one day to make times list of the most influential companies and leaders? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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The U.S. Customer Experience Index rankings are out and we've got the companies at the head of the class that are scoring big on customer experience and as a result, scoring big when it comes to customer loyalty and retention. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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A recent Harris poll commissioned by Omaha Steaks found 40% of Americans have cut back on other purchases, 55% are unwilling to sacrifice their summer grill outs with family and friends. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com

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