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Hubspot gets you thinking on which social media networks may work best for your business. TD Canada Trust gets you to explore the opportunity of marketing your business on daily deal sites with a free online webinar featuring advice from real business owners that share their experiences. In the spotlight, a Canadian success story - Ranjith Kamaran founded YouSendIt, recently founded PunchTab and is distinguished charter member of the C100 - recognizing the Top 100 Canadian entrepreneurs primarily based in Silicon Valley.

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Are Daily Deal Sites Right For Your Business?
February 14, 2012 @ 12pm EST,
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Deal sites or Group buying sites (such as WagJag and Groupon) are growing in popularity with consumers and businesses alike. This webinar will explain how these sites work and discuss the potential benefits for your business — such as gaining new customers through effective and cost-efficient marketing,how to determine if the group buying approach is right for your business, potential business challenges to be aware of — for example, fulfillment issues and strategies to maximize the effectiveness of this tactic.

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Stay on top of business and industry trends with the Rogers Business Series App for iPhone

The app was designed specifically for business customers to help you gain insight, information and tips quickly from the latest industry news. To ensure quality content, Rogers partnered with PROFIT to provide you with daily updates and weekly videos on:

  • Business news, leadership tips and strategies from PROFIT’s Editor-in-Chief, Ian Portsmouth
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To download the app, visit www.rogers.com/businessseriesapp or search for “Rogers Business Series” in Apple’s App store.


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Is LinkedIn The Best Social Network for Lead Generation?
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Social media can be a huge contributor to a company's lead generation efforts in both B2B and B2C. But how efficient are the various different social channels in directly driving leads? In a recent study of over 5,000 businesses, HubSpot found that traffic from LinkedIn generated the highest visitor-to-lead conversion rate at 2.74%, almost 3 times higher (277%) than both Twitter (.69%) and Facebook (.77%). Source: HubSpot Blog

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Whether you are just starting a business or growing a successful one, you’ve got enough to do to fill your days and likely your nights. We’ve all heard “work smarter not harder” yet too few Entrepreneurs figure out how. The “Key” is to have a disciplined focus on what really matters. Time spent now will save all kinds of time later because your destination will be clear, you’ll know exactly how to get there, and you will be far more productive and profitable.  Guaranteed!
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In The Spotlight

A Canadian success story!

Ranjith Kumaran, Co-founder of YouSendIt & Founder of PunchTab


Raised in Ottawa, YouSendIt co-founder and PunchTab founder, Ranjith Kumaran, is a distinguished C100 charter member - the top 100 accomplished Canadian entrepreneurs primarily based in Silicon Valley.

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YouSendIt is the first cloud collaboration service to offer an integrated approach for sending, sharing and signing documents online with over 20 million register users in 193 countries. Kumaran recently launched PunchTab in 2011, the world's first instant loyalty platform which now reaches over 7.2 million consumers every month across thousands of websites. PunchTab allows you to simply add a loyalty program to your blog, brand, or business - instantly.

Kumaran received a bachelor of engineering degree in computer engineering from McGill University and is an active member of TiE Silicon Valley.

Congratulations Ranjith!

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February 14 12pm EST
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Feb 2012: Smart Small Business Seminars
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Feb 11: 8 Keys to Startup Success
Feb 16: 10 Do's and Don'ts of Web Success
Feb 25: Intellectual Property Protection

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Feb 10-11
The 2012 World Outlook Financial Conference
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