Justin Petruccelli

KISSmetrics Founder Neil Patel has made a name for himself helping big companies make more money online through search engine optmization. He stopped by Entrepreneur’s Winning Strategies for Business Conference to share some of his secrets. If you weren’t lucky enough to see his presentation in person, we were there to live blog it for […]

Tonight at Angels Stadium in Anaheim, Derek Jeter of the New York Yankees will take the field as the starting shortstop for the American League in the 81st annual Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Jeter’s $22 million annual salary makes him one of the highest-paid players in the game, thanks in large part to his […]

Bethenny Frankel has leveraged her reality TV stardom into a string of thriving businesses.

Tom Stemple's startup personalized millions of digital gadgets. Now he wants to do the same to your ride.

We talk a lot around here about how important branding is to the success of your company. But good branding’s not enough. These days, you have to be just as vigilant about maintaining that brand and monitoring what people say about it. If you don’t believe us, ask the folks over at the AriZona Beverage […]

Craig Newmark talks about how things have changed at the internet's oldest open marketplace--and how they haven't.

After all the talk about this iPhone killer and that iPhone killer, it’s Steve Jobs who’s out for blood now. Apple filed a lawsuit today seeking a permanent injunction against HTC on the basis of 20 alleged patent infringements. The injunction would prevent HTC from importing or selling any phones that use the features patented […]

For Adam Carolla, comedy is a business--and business is good.

It seems unlikely that a business would be well-established enough to offer its employees a pension plan or 401(k), yet not be modernized enough to use e-mail or even be connected to the internet. But if you’re out there, the Department of Labor is looking for you. In an attempt to make itself mostly paperless, […]

It’s not enough to just be online anymore. If you really want to survive in the modern small-business world, you–and your business–have to become part of the two-way conversation between you and your customers. Media strategist Starr Hall tells us how it’s done–and how it’s not. Top Reasons Why Social Media Is an Effective Marketing […]

Do you dream about rubbing elbows with Richard Branson on his private island? Ivan Misner’s done just that–and he owes it all to his networking expertise. He shared a few of his secrets Monday as part of our Growth 2.0 conference in Miami. Visibility, Credibility, Profitability. They make up the core foundation of effective networking–but […]

For real estate and design mogul Jeff Lewis, success is about longevity--sprinkled with a touch of control.

Gamefly's Sean Spector gives us a peek inside his game-rental empire.

For these action sports entrepreneurs, the term 'daily grind' has a whole new meaning.

We know you all have amazing stories to tell–it’s the reason we exist in the first place. And we want to help you tell them, but you have to help us by learning the art of the pitch. Because most of you out there are serving as your own PR machines, learning to pitch your […]

When Pete Wiltjer offered me a front-row seat to the rebranding of his company, I didn’t realize it would also be a front-row seat to a catfight. But that’s what seems to have broken out in the wake of his crowdsourced logo project. Since Wiltjer chose his new design last week, our blog comments have […]

Last week, Pete Wiltjer had just begun to test the crowdsourcing waters in the search for his company’s new logo. By the next day, he was surfing a tidal wave of more than 250 submissions. The high response rate was no accident–Wiltjer even got a pat on the back from the guys at CrowdSPRING for […]

It’s been said that a lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client. But does the same logic apply to marketing? It’s a great rhetorical question. But it’s even better as a real question–and we’re going to do our best to get a real answer. After buying out Ben Bradley, his partner of […]

Spencer Brown's already proven he can sell his environmental products to consumers. Now he's taking the philosophy behind them to Capitol Hill.

This system's best franchisees are tech-savvy, yet sociable.

For an entrepreneur looking for no work and all play, it doesn't get much better than this.

The folks over at babycenter released this year’s list of most popular baby names, and it’s the usual train wreck–desperate parents deluding themselves into thinking their children are unique and special snowflakes. So what does this have to do with small business? Well, businesses and even ideas are entrepreneurs’ babies. Now think about how many […]

Steve Astephen's turning cult heroes into household names--and his philosophy can work for you, too.

During the presidential campaign, a lot was made about what each candidate would or wouldn’t do for small business–so much so that a guy whose name wasn’t really Joe and who wasn’t really a plumber became a national figure by asking how Barack Obama’s tax plan might affect the hypothetical small business he couldn’t afford […]

If you need a break from worrying about the economy, I have a solution for you. Not for the economy (though I promise to share if I figure that out), but at least for the worry. How about replacing it with a little good old-fashioned outrage? A story released this week by Bloomberg News reveals […]

When it comes to recession-proof businesses, vice is nice.

His accomplishments are inspiring, but it's his methods that are truly legendary.