Doug Rice

Doug Rice is the Small Business Storyteller, a writer who helps small business people develop content for web pages, blog posts, newsletters, white papers, and more. He is an avid reader, a coffee snob, and a lover of all things business and marketing. On his blog, Doug writes regularly on issues related to small business marketing.

Doug Rice's Posts:

12 Most Dangerous Biases to Consider When Making Business Decisions

Posted by on Feb 7, 2013 in Blog, Business, Communication, Education and training, Inspiration, Relationships, Sales & Marketing, Talent & Professional Development | 4 comments

You can’t be in business without making decisions. You probably make hundreds of decisions every day, most of which are made quickly...

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12 Most Lethal Ways to Kill Employee Morale

Posted by on Dec 28, 2012 in Blog, Business, Character & Ethics, Communication, Education and training, Inspiration, Professional & Personal Development, Relationships, Talent & Professional Development | 2 comments

Recent research in organizational behavior suggests that there is a point at which salary stops mattering so much to workers and more...

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12 Most Vital Types of Content to Turn Businesses into Publishers

Posted by on Oct 22, 2012 in Blog, Digital & Online, Media, Social Media & Blogging, Technology | 4 comments

We’ve all heard the phrase. It’s well-passed cliché by now. “Content is king.” There’s even been some backlash, because people...

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12 Most Profitable Ways for Salespeople to Leverage Social Media

Posted by on Oct 8, 2012 in Blog, Business, Communication, Networking, Professional & Personal Development, Relationships, Sales & Marketing, Talent & Professional Development, Technology | 16 comments

The marketing department owns social media. At least it seems that way, doesn’t it? In the business world, the marketing people set up...

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12 Most Powerful Ways to Use List.ly for Getting Customer Feedback

Posted by on Sep 24, 2012 in Blog, Creativity & Innovation, Digital & Online, Media, Social Media & Blogging, Technology | 27 comments

Steve Jobs is famous for his unapologetic disregard of market research. “People don’t know what they want until you show it to them,”...

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12 Most Damage-Controlling Tools to Monitor Your Brand Online

Posted by on Sep 18, 2012 in Blog, Branding & Design, Digital & Online, Media, Social Media & Blogging, Technology | 18 comments

Business often approach social media in one way: as an opportunity to broadcast marketing messages. If they can build a following on...

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12 Most Easy-Peasy IFTTT Recipes for Business Bloggers

Posted by on Sep 11, 2012 in Blog, Digital & Online, Media, Social Media & Blogging, Technology | 10 comments

  If you haven’t gotten into it yet, If This Then That (IFTTT) is an amazing platform for automating all sorts of activity on the...

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12 Most “I Need People Skills” Books on Communication and Building Relationships

Posted by on Sep 4, 2012 in Blog, Business, Communication, Customer Service, Education and training, Inspiration, Networking, Relationships, Talent & Professional Development | 6 comments

Your career. Your faith. Your hobbies. Your art. Your family. Your life. There is one thing that all of these pieces of you have in common:...

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12 Most Appreciative Ways to Thank Your Customers

Posted by on Aug 28, 2012 in Blog, Business, Communication, Customer Service, Entrepreneurship, Home-based business, Networking, Relationships | 11 comments

This may come as a shock, but people like to be shown gratitude. They may not say it. They may not even expect it. But deep down inside,...

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12 Most Against the Grain Leadership Lessons from Dystopian Literature

Posted by on Aug 21, 2012 in Blog, Business, Character & Ethics, Inspiration, Leadership & Management, Professional & Personal Development, Talent & Professional Development | 12 comments

Fiction is a mirror for reality. It helps us to more fully understand ourselves and others. For aspiring leaders, it’s essential...

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