There is a lot to learn from watching others. Mistakes can be avoided, tips can be garnered, and lessons can be learned the easy way - through other's success and failure. Learning through others...
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Filed in archive by Deborah Brown on July 31, 2006
Scientists are saying that one way to stave off old age memory loss is to keep our brain active. The makers of Nintendo have a new handheld game that helps stimulate your brain and calculate your...
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Written by Mary Schmidt for The Microenterprise Journal In a recent committee meeting, we were getting bogged down, trying to come to consensus, considering all potential viewpoints, and so on. One of...
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Bizinformer is proud to be hosting this 15th edition of the Carnival of Business. Click HERE learn more about how you can contribute or host the Carnival of Business. Next weeks big show will be held...
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I found an article on Google today that is a wonderful example of creating a brand. The article tells the story of a homeowner in need of a plumber. Be honest when you think plumber you think, big...
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A critical element of being an effective leader is understanding or defining those TASKS that must be achieved to ensure that LEADERSHIP will occur. Then the next question to be asked is, "What...
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Tip of the Hat to Rich Brooks ofFlyte New Media! "My customers don't read blogs." I've heard this more than once. But let me ask you this: do your customers visit Web sites? Do they...
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I used to record Podcasts over a VOIP corporate network but about every fourth word would be unintelligible. This was probably due more to the ineffective IT staffs management of the bandwidth demands...
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Filed in archive Strategy
by Jim Logan on July 27, 2006
There is a ton of talk and good information on the Internet on winning new customers and growing business one new customer at a time. Every business needs a customer acquisition strategy and ongoing...
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A friend of mine Ron McDaniel, has helped his daughter start up a new business venture over the last year called Kid's Roar which the kids are making a vary transparent company online. For example...
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Today, my son sang our National anthem at the Indians vs. Tigers baseball game. No - not in the stands with 31,220 other fans, but right behind home-plate on the field. He wasn't alone. His rich...
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Tip of the hat to Jack Yoest. What were your high school dreams? Your Business Blogger is noticing a troubling trend in the hiring process. Lots and lots of personality questionnaires. Psycho-testing....
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I am reading the new book by Chris Anderson of Wired Magazine based on his earlier article called The Long Tail, Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More. As I am reading it I find myself...
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I'm somewhat amazed at how many businesses, large and small, don't offer multiple ways for a customer or prospect to reach them. And how few businesses offer and set expectations on their...
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This weeks Carnival is now available. Not familiar with a blog Carnival, someone hosts a number of submitted posts by other bloggers. Readers get aggregated access to a focus topical set of blog...
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Filed in archive Sales
by Deborah Brown on July 24, 2006
I just love entrepreneur magazine. There are wonderful little facts, tidbits and articles. In the cover article "30 Days to Sales Success" they discuss a 10-step action plan. Better yet - if...
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Looking for a way to drive more traffic into your business? Have you considered a one-day sales event? Okay, right off the bat I have to be honest - this is a workbook that I wrote. I spent almost...
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Filed in archive by Deborah Brown on July 24, 2006
Do you ever loose your focus? Life gets in the way and all of a sudden your creative juices dry up, the visionary perspective becomes blurry and you have trouble just completing the everyday tasks...
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In 1987, Jan Carlzon, the President of Scandinavian Airlines, wrote a book called "Moments of Truth." It is still available on Amazon.com and I highly recommend you read for the customer...
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Imagine you are competing to win a large RFP at a significant prospect and you save your copies of the proposal drafts on a Memory Stick, you are traveling to deliver the proposal in the morning so...
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I have lived in Cleveland now for the past 7 years having moved here from Chicago during the tech boom. This area is really struggling, the city has been shrinking for about 30 years, businesses have...
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Do you have a MySpace or Facebook account or a blog on which you post your thoughts, happenin's and opinions? Consider this: some employers are now using the Internet in their background check...
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In 2002 when Jeffrey Lubell began True Religion Brand Jeans out of Los Angeles, sales were slow to start and so he decided to give them away for free. WHAT? He provided the sales people, of trendy...
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Online software demonstrations are a very effective way to show customers how to use a product's features and functionality. futureLab, a Swiss company, discovered the power of online software...
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