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Study Identifies Free Shipping As Likely Sales Booster

Small business owners who have rejected the idea of offering free shipping may want to rethink the situation once again.  A survey's found that consumers love free shipping in a way that's not entirely proportional to the minor expense it represents.

Compete, YouTube Plan Webcast About Brand Engagement

Compete's a fairly well-respected data-gathering firm in the vein of comScore and Hitwise.  YouTube is popular to the point that defining it would be a waste of everyone's time.  So small business owners may want to pay attention as these two entities put on a webcast about brand engagement.

Positive Holiday Predictions Issued

The holiday season is a relatively long ways off; small businesses need to navigate their way through the back-to-school rush, Halloween, and Thanksgiving (at least) first.  Still, we thought you'd like to know that a new report makes some positive predictions concerning December 2009.