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Is your social networking strategy working? Are you keeping up with the latest social media best practices? Jennifer Abelson joins Jim Blasingame talk about how to integrate social media into your traditional marketing strategy.

Will the so-called economic stimulus bill be good for small business? Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to talk about this bill, the "Card Check" union bill, and the new Republic National Committee Chairman, Michael Steele.

What is REALLY in the stimulus package for small businesses?Giovanni Coratolo talks with Jim Blasingame about the good the bad and the ugly part of this legislation for small business. Unfortunately, it's mostly bad.

What is your small business doing to reach prospects over the new media? Gordon Plutsky joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how small businesses should be adding social media tools and applications to the company's overall marketing strategy.

How do small business retailers deal with the challenges of this recession? James Dion and Jim Blasingame talk about tips an best practices that will help a retailer not only survive but actually thrive this year.

When the economy is off, do you cut back on marketing and advertising? Stephanie Hobbs joins Jim Blasingame with research that shows why marketing is critical to survival, especially in a recession.

The so-called "stimulus bill" is mostly pork but not much for small businesses, according to Jim Blasingame, who compared this behavior to what happened after 9-11. That Congress piled a lot of pork onto legislation that was titled national security. This one is doing the same thing in the name of economic stimulus.

Is the government's approach to stimulating the economy really going to do that and will it be good for small business? Tony Paradiso and Jim Blasingame talk about some of the details and explain why the bill is more pork barrel spending than stimulus.

How can a small business use e-learning strategy to train employees and build better customer relationships? Anita Rosen joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how to develop an e-learning program and strategy.

What's the most important thing to remember when talking to customers - especially in a recession? Mike Stewart says it's discovery as he talks with Jim Blasingame about classic sales practices that are also important survival strategies.