There are a lot of things you could with a crystal ball. Identifying the next Super Bowl champion or Microsoft comes to mind as profitable possibilities. What about predicting traffic? Auto traffic....
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Every industry and every role and function in every business has buzzwords. How 'up' on yours are you? Let me 'tee-up' an 'initiative' that you can implement 'enterprise...
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When I first started my career in sales, the business suit was the uniform of the day. It was taboo to visit a client with anything less than a suit and tie, sport coats were forbidden. Soon that...
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Can a service business grow too big? I had a customer today ask me if I planned to add additional writers to my staff. Now, I have a long term plan which includes office help for non-writing tasks,...
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Ok, you want to advertise online and you need some banner ads designed, now what do you do? I turn for help. So you've done your research into your target audience's in technical...
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I think the linked article is one of the most informative and insightful articles I have read in a long time. I didn't have the understanding that only a portion of the cost of production delta...
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Sponsored Post Camtasia Studio 3.1, which allows individuals with no programming or multimedia expertise to combine the best of Flash and video technology to quickly create professional software...
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There's no business point to this post. And no real lesson to take away and personalize. Well...that may be wrong. Unfortunately, there may be a couple of you that need this advice. See the...
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So you think your cool, (you read Bizinformer you must be) you've got an iPod, you listen to podcasts, you can multi-task with audio, a computer and probably other people. But, do you have the...
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It is a crowded business world out there. We are all fighting for our prospect and customers attention. We scour the planet looking for strategies that can help us to break through a new growth level,...
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Did you know that right now the three top performing industries are transportation, pipelines and trucking? And the worst performing are Precious metals, home construction and tires? Check out Big...
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Reading a post at ePbublishingDaily raised a few thoughts worthy of sharing. Here they are: ePublishingDaily. eBooks don't need to be 200 pages, 80 are fine. The idea is to cover your topic in a...
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You say your in a Business to Business marketplace and why should branding matter to you? Well, who buys from you in the businesses you serve, is it people? Do they buy multiple items, is anyone else...
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Filed in archive Insurance
by Jim Logan on June 28, 2006
As home owners, renters, and drivers, most of us know a thing or two about insurance. Mostly, we know it's something we ought to have. And we know it's not cheap. Insurance is one of those...
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Filed in archive Strategy
by Jim Logan on June 27, 2006
Are you a teacher? Ever need help formulating a lesson? Want to make some extra money? If so, here's a site you may find interesting: http://www.teacherspayteachers.com Of you're familiar with...
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Earlier today the NFL announced it added amphetamines to its list of banned substances - starting in 2007. ...in 2007, amphetamines will be tested for on a regular basis. A first positive test will...
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In this month's edition of Inc. Magazine, a company called Spot Runner was featured. Spot Runner offers a simple solution to creating and airing spot television commercials. A 30-second commercial...
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While we're ruining our business's reputation and destroying customer loyalty, let's go all the way and wipe our pipeline of future sales as well. This one is even easier. All you have to...
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Filed in archive Marketing
by Jim Logan on June 27, 2006
An absolutely fantastic way to kill customer loyalty and build a terrible reputation is to use a caveat. Here's all you need to do. Just make an offer. Better, make an outrageously large offer....
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German-born Thomas Reiter, 48, will be one of Discovery's seven crewmembers when it makes its planned liftoff on July 1. And his presence goes beyond mere symbolism since the flight, in many ways,...
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It's a virtual version of "Dear Diary". It's a new type of free mass media. It's a Blog, short for "web log", and it is the integral part of the "Blogosphere"...
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Filed in archive by Steve Rucinski on June 27, 2006
Are you a user of a phone conferencing service if so you might want to check out this new feature offered by the service I use. Setting up a call is easy to do and with this new feature you......
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In crisis lies opportunity. That's the theme of this year's FSB 100, the sixth annual ranking of the fastest-growing small public companies in America. While drivers curse $3-a-gallon gas and...
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We all know words are important. And we all know bland writing is lesser read when compared to writing that grabs our attention and excites us. The problem isn't knowing this, that's the easy...
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