All About Moms - [read]
Retailers trying to influence moms should get comfortable with the Web and be willing to offer freebies. According to a new Retail Advertising and Marketing Association survey, women with children at home are more likely to use Facebook, MySpace and Twitter than average adults. Half read blogs, the survey found, and more than 15% maintain their own blogs. - nrf.com

Lessons from a Lipstick Queen - [read]
When you enter Poppy King's world, you're privileged to capture a glimpse of one woman's life-long affair with lip color. From playing dress-up with her mother's lipsticks, to her search for the perfect matte lipstick, to launching a successful brand at eighteen, to penning a book documenting her auspicious, rollicking journey, King's passion for beauty is infectious. - huffingtonpost.com

Get Inspired by Kevin Murphy this October - in Portland! - [read]
We have an opportunity for you to meet and learn from the master himself. Kevin Murphy will be in Portland on Thursday, October 22nd at the stylish Ace Hotel to demonstrate looks he developed for Melbourne Fashion Week, at which he has served as the Creative Hair Director for the past six years.  Click to view event details – this one will sell out fast!

Add a Service You'll Never Sell - [read]
Add a service you may never sell, remove the dollars signs and more pricing advice from a menu engineer. - gigaom.com

3 Ways to Speed up Profits Now - [read]
Small-business owners should not let themselves get so caught up in day-to-day activities that they fail to set goals for where they want the business to go. Here are three things to do now to speed up profits and accelerate growth.  - businessweek.com

This Holiday Season, Put Your Clients to Work - [read]
As we ramp up for the holidays, client reviews are predicted to be among the most persuasive ways to promote product sales. See how some companies are using customer reviews this fall to provide their most persuasive selling messages. - mediapost.com

Why Your Advertising Isn't Working - [read]
About nine out of 10 respondents in a recent poll said their attention was rarely -- if ever -- engaged by the ads they see each day. Ads fail for seven reasons, including being dull, obnoxious or safe. Ad problem No. 6 may be especially relevant to hands-on entrepreneurs: Ads that appeal to business owners instead of customers.- businessweek.com