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Entrepreneur

How to Extend Your Brick-and-Mortar Holiday Sales Beyond the Holidays

(This column originally appeared in Entrepreneur) Key Takeaways Many small businesses rely on a good holiday season to support them through the entire year, but this…

Gene MarksNovember 27, 2025

Philly.com

How Philly-area businesses are making the most of Small Business Saturday

(This column originally appeared in the Inquirer) Small Business Saturday, a promotion-turned-tradition created by American Express in 2010, is on Nov. 30, and many are hoping that sales…

Gene MarksNovember 19, 2024

Philly.com

How small businesses can make the most out of holidays like Mother’s Day

(This column originally appeared in The Inquirer) Mother’s Day, which is on May 12 this year, is expected to generate more than $33 billion in spending…

Gene MarksMay 6, 2024

Entrepreneur

To Maximize Your Profits This Black Friday, You Need to Collect More Than Your Customers Dollars

(This column originally appeared in Entrepreneur) Black Friday — the day after Thanksgiving — is the biggest shopping day of the year and the…

Gene MarksNovember 14, 2023

Philly.com

How local business owners are scaring up profits this Halloween season

(This column originally appeared in The Inquirer) Many businesses see the holiday as a way to run special promotions, but to truly leverage the…

Gene MarksOctober 24, 2023

Entrepreneur

Was This the Worst Sales Promotion in the History of Sales Promotions?

(This post originally appeared on Entrepreneur) Want a great idea to increase your sales? Go no further than the promotional idea

Gene MarksAugust 30, 2019

promotions

How to Extend Your Brick-and-Mortar Holiday Sales Beyond the Holidays

How Philly-area businesses are making the most of Small Business Saturday

How small businesses can make the most out of holidays like Mother’s Day

To Maximize Your Profits This Black Friday, You Need to Collect More Than Your Customers Dollars

How local business owners are scaring up profits this Halloween season

Was This the Worst Sales Promotion in the History of Sales Promotions?

Is an influencer promoting your business? Sign an agreement – or risk getting burned