I found this Internet Marketing Mind Map over at SEOBook a New Chapter everyday. It's worth printing to get a good view of all the detail. If you are looking to create an Internet strategy, this...
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The major network television stations have all announced their lineup for the fall season. Some surprises, but mostly the shows that have been successful continue and the new ones proposed are some...
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I have a table in my office that is covered in piles. And then there are more piles on my printer and one next to the copier and two on top of the file cabinet. I know what is......
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I just watched The Secret for the first time today. Have you heard of it? Oprah had a segment on it last week with a follow-up this afternoon. The response has been unbelievable. I'd heard of the...
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America's manufacturing sector does not have to "race to the bottom" to win against overseas competition. Training the workforce to fill highly skilled, well-paying jobs, and then...
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Thanks to Chief Executive Magazine Tech support, financial services and retailing led the wave of business services increasingly being sourced overseas. But the offshoring effect is now rippling...
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Yesterday I read an article about Wendy's International - the square burger that made Dave Thomas famous. They've decided to go back to the basic burger. Over the years Wendy's has...
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by Jim Logan on September 26, 2006
Pretend for a moment you're not part of your company, instead, you're an anonymous member of your target market. Now look at your business and your competitors. Be objective. Given all the...
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I don't post a lot on the subject of blogging. Although I blog quite a bit, certainly far more than I ever thought I would, I don't dip my toe into the blog on blogging space very often. There...
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by Jim Logan on August 19, 2006
Thinking of starting a business? Some of the most compelling of all reasons to start one stem from the dreams of freedom - working when you want, making the money you deserve. Nice thoughts. And...
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by Jim Logan on August 18, 2006
I don't want this to sound trivial. It isn't. And I'm serious in this statement - the difference between success and failure in business is execution. I know, we all heard that before, but...
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by Jim Logan on August 08, 2006
I was recently asked what I believed to be my biggest failure in my professional life and what I'd do different were I to get another chance. What would I do again if I could go back in time...
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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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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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by Jim Logan on July 20, 2006
John Jantsch offers a great tip to get a referral. It's probably a tip you haven't heard before. If you haven't read it, you should. It's a great tip and tactic. Related, I have a...
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by Jim Logan on July 18, 2006
Step One: Focus. Don't try to be everything to everyone. I call this the duck approach to business - ducks can run, walk, fly, and swim...none of them world-class. In an animal world decathlon, a...
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by Jim Logan on July 17, 2006
I have been thinking about hourly billing - billing for one's time. This has to be one of the colossal stupid of all money making and money spending approaches to business, a holdover to...
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by Jim Logan on July 12, 2006
I've been thinking about websites lately. I know...I should get out more. But I really have been thinking about them. Business websites. Other than selling something, supporting something or to...
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Windmill technology has come a long ways in a very short time. Today alternative energy businesses are a hotbed for entrepreneurs. This is one example of a successful entrepreneur idea with successful...
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by Jim Logan on July 10, 2006
I look at what the phone company does and do the opposite. Craig Newmark, Keynote Speech, SXSW 2006 Founder of Craigslist.org (1952 - ) That's actually not a bad strategy. Never... ...hide your...
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Talk about business model impact, consider the following facts on the movie industry, from production to theaters of the following factoids: 18 BILLION, is the number of videos streamed online in...
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Just imagine if water could become fuel, for vehicles, welding, and other combustion needs. No need to imagine. In the linked video clip you can see an inventor with a solution that is already being...
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