It was a short week due to Labor Day (huzzah!). As such, we don’t have a full top 10 from this week. You’ll just have to soak up a little extra from each post to compensate. Hope you all had a great Labor Day weekend and said goodbye to summer in style.

5 Tips on Designing Your Non-Profit Email Newsletter

In these hard economic times it’s not always easy to get people to donate to a non-profit. Pry those wallets open with these 5 Tips on Designing Your Non-Profit Email Newsletter.

Extrapolated Open Rate: An Alternate Email Marketing Metric?

Hal’s using big words like extrapolated and doing math. Wake me up when you’re done reading his post on Extrapolated Open Rate: An Alternate Email Marketing Metric?

Small Business Marketing Tools: Webinars vs. Webcasts

It’s the battle of the century. Or at least this week. On our blog. Regardless, call Michael Buffer. Check out these Small Business Marketing Tools: Webinars vs. Webcasts.

Celebrate Grandparents Day with an Email Marketing Template

Anyone who has even been in the same room with me would never confuse me for a mama’s boy. Much like the hilarious movie, I am a grandmas’ boy. So much so that I apparently declared it publicly on our blog. See why I think you should Celebrate Grandparents Day with an Email Marketing Template.

6 Mobile Marketing Layout Tips for Your PTA Newsletter

Parents have to be on the go. Help them out with these 6 Mobile Marketing Layout Tips for Your PTA Newsletter.

Calendar Systems Take Center Stage in Innovative Marketing

True story: it took until me leaving work on Tuesday to realize it wasn’t Monday. Thanks, Labor Day! So that’s why I make great use of the calendar on my iPhone. Otherwise I wouldn’t know where to be and when. I’m not the only one like that. See why Calendar Systems Take Center Stage in Innovative Marketing.

The 3 Best Ways to Manage Your Company’s Online Reputation

Not all of you can have my happy smiling face in your office every day. I know. I’m sorry. That’s why you need to learn The 3 Best Ways to Manage Your Company’s Online Reputation.
Author Bio:

by Andy Shore

Andy Shore found his way to Benchmark when he replied to a job listing promising a job of half blogging, half social media. His parents still don’t believe that people get paid to do that. Since then, he’s spun his addiction to pop culture and passion for music into business and marketing posts that are the spoonful of sugar that helps the lessons go down. As the result of his boss not knowing whether or not to take him seriously, he also created the web series Ask Andy, which stars a cartoon version of himself. Despite being a cartoon, he somehow manages to be taken seriously by many of his readers ... and few of his coworkers.