SOFTWARE: Think BIG with Web widgets

| Larry Kavanagh

Until recently, widgets were thought of as small programs that could add a neat effect to a Website, a desktop or a mobile phone. They were more about

B-TO-B: Are you ready for lead nurturing 2.0?

| Kevin Kerner

Lead nurturing is a great way for business-to-business marketers to make the most of every opportunity and lower the cost of sales. But the process has

Twelve Tips for Successful Tweeting

| Tom Funk

Engaging in back-and-forth dialogue and spreading the word about what others are saying are critically important parts of the Twitter ethos. But research in the 2010 Global Social Media Checkup study by consulting firm Burson-Marsteller indicates that too many companies are doing much more talking than listening.

Monks Close Abbey Press Catalog, Starting New Web Venture

| Jim Tierney

After struggling with declining sales over the past five years, the Benedictine monks of Saint Meinrad Archabbey that own and operate religious gifts marketer Abbey Press have closed its catalog and Website.

How to Convert Facebook Fans Into Customers

| MCM staff

Facebook is a great place for discovery, branding, promotion and consumer communications, but until now there has been no way to sell directly to Facebook users. But you can now sell directly from Facebook by turning a fan page into a storefront. Here are five tips on how to do this.