Responsive web design (RWD) is more than just a web design trend, it’s become a web design requirement. In order for your website to be properly experienced by every segment of your target audience, you need to design for the devices they use. This means creating websites that optimize for smartphones and tablets of nearly every size. great RWD uses flexible images, fluid layouts and media queries to achieve a great design and user experience no matter how it is sized. Here are 10 great example of RWD from across the web. Starbucks. Microsoft. Disney. Harvard University. Smashing Magazine. MORE >>

'by contributor | Tweet this Today’s blog post comes courtesy of Phil Donaldson , Director of Marketing at PropelGrowth , a B2B financial services marketing firm in Princeton, NJ. He provides marketing strategy and tactics that drive content marketing programs for companies seeking to provide value to their customers. Phil is also a composer and musician who will use any opportunity he can to create music. Video presents another unique challenge in content marketing, and B2B marketers are discussing and blogging on the topic with increasing fervor. Now, that’s efficiency! This does not work. MORE >>

'According to  Jonathan Alter’s new book,  The Center Holds , it was Barack Obama’s young geek volunteers who crushed Mitt Romney ‘s “ Mad Men ” campaign out of the 1960s in the 2012 election. And while much of their success had to do with their collective beautiful mind, it also had to do with something that Mr. Alter said as a matter of fact: they got “over the fear of being annoying.” As you may well know from my blog posts, I am fully on board with pushing a little hard. ” and any number of other attempts at getting our attention. MORE >>

Indisputably the largest business-oriented social network, LinkedIn has emerged as a crucial site for professional networking, B2B marketing, hiring and job seeking. LinkedIn now boasts more than 200 million members across 200 countries, and adds two new members every second; what’s more, 35% of LinkedIn members use the site daily. Furthermore, due to its multiple sharing options including buttons, apps, personal updates, company updates, and industry-focused group discussions, LinkedIn is often among the top three or four traffic sources for B2B blogs. ” Looking for a new job? MORE >>

'Exceeding your Summer Quotas. Now is the time to act.  In this blog I wanted to give you some specific tactics to deploy immediately to assist you during the typical summer slow times, while I always  consider that an excuse, there  are proven sales leadership actions you can  take  now that will make a difference in your cash flow this summer. Not only will it pay off this summer, but your third and fourth quarters will amaze you. First: if you have not performed an A, B, C analysis of your customer base do it.  Drop those lines. Second: Develop a plan of attack.  Fourth, ask for referrals. MORE >>