This is the week that New Hampshire celebrates Manufacturing Week, and takes the time to acknowledge this important sector of our economy. While the recovery in manufacturing has been slow since the...

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What is the Appeal of Ello?

Seriously? Another social media site? In a word, yes. It is Ello, and it is exploding in popularity. One report cited an astonishing growth of 30K new members an hour at peak times, up from only 90...
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Martha Stewart and Her Recipe for a Successful Business

Martha Stewart was one of the keynote speakers at HubSpot's Inbound14 this year. I was curious to see how she'd be received by the Millennials and Gen Xers who made up the vast majority of her...
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Unlocking the Dirty Secret of Negative SEO Services

Put yourself in the place of a small business owner who has launched a new website. Everything about it is better than their competitors. It's a responsive design, with considerable attention given...
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Why Digital Marketing Software is So Important

As I was heading out to attend HubSpot's Inbound14 conference, my third in as many years, I wondered, 'What else could they possibly talk about?' When you think about inbound or digital marking, it...
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What's Next for HubSpot?

In March of 2011, Google Ventures, Salesforce, and Sequoia Capital collectively invested $32M in HubSpot. By partnering with the Cambridge firm, these investments set HubSpot up to become the leader...
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CommonPlaces Named Best Drupal Design Agency in U.S.

CommonPlaces was selected by BestWebDesignAgencies.com as the Best Drupal Developer in the United States for the month of September. CommonPlaces' consistent high ranking in this survey is an...