Know Your Credit Card Foreign Transaction Fee BEFORE You Travel

Posted last week on CardRatings.com, here are some of my favorite tips for folks planning to travel outside the U.S. with a little cash and a lot of plastic:With new credit card rules squeezing profit margins at major banks, foreign travelers have … [Read more...]

Five Steps for Social Media Marketing Using Free Web Technology

Social media have become a powerful small business marketing technology for entrepreneurs who truly understand how to network effectively. Just posting ads or special offers won’t work on systems where viewers can easily tune you out. Follow these … [Read more...]

Five Decades of American News Radio History

It's been about ten years since I wrote for AOL's content team, and I'm excited to be back on their roster. Here's the first piece I did for the AOL Radio Blog:Although news reporting had been a regular component of American broadcast … [Read more...]

The Secret History of Used Cars

When we lived in Athens, Lori and I had fun times with a couple of used cars: a Honda Civic that my mechanic declared "an impossible perversion of Japanese engineering," and a Pontiac Sunfire that ran great and was almost absolutely a … [Read more...]

CRM Systems Thrive with Five Kinds of Data

First-time buyers of CRM systems often wonder what makes customer relationship management software tick. Effective CRM tools go beyond lists of names and addresses. They collect and help teams interpret five critical types of data...Read more on the … [Read more...]

CRM Software Helps Drive Customer Loyalty

A third of consumers make purchasing decisions based on the level of customer service offered by companies with effective CRM applications. Recent results from a British consumer survey suggest that retailers must do more than institute reward … [Read more...]