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- Apple's Business Unit Strategy - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2011 from Young KimAdmiring Apple for only its well-designed products and clever commercials is only scratching the surface. Apple is actually a great case study on brilliant business modeling. Apple treats every product as its own business unit. What this means is that every product line could exist as its own ...
Views: 9932(4 votes) - 4 Benefits of Two Factor Authentication - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2013 from Tarun WigTwo Factor authentication is the latest advancement in information security systems. It works on the phenomenon of presenting two or more authentication factors or essentials to gain access into a secured system such as a web portal, computer device or online transaction. The different ...
Views: 9187 - Top 11 Ground Rules for Conducting a Strategic Planning Session - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2009 from Sharon MikrutConducting a good strategic planning session is critical to the success of a solid strategic plan; one that includes specific and measurable goals and objectives, providing a clear direction for the organization. To ensure that the actual planning retreat is as productive as it can be, ground ...
Views: 8722(8 votes) - 35 Questions to Check Your Commitment to Success in Life - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2011 from Billy ArcementI believe questions are the gateway to learning. I often use them during my training sessions to challenge audience members to think a bit more deeply about a point I’ve made. In my first book, Searching For Success, I posed lots of questions for my readers to ponder. One such group of questions ...
Views: 8209(1 vote) - Cheat Sheet for SMART Team Building Activities with Appreciative Inquiry and REVOLUTIONARY WORKPLACE System - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2018 from Tony DovaleREAL Appreciative Team Building Activities To Transform Office Teamwork REAL Appreciative team building is the new rage for smart business. Gone are the company days filled with silly games, people used to call "team building activities". The smart companies are now looking for ...
Views: 8008(3 votes) - *** 5 New Innovative Ideas to Attract More Customers - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2009 from Donna PriceCreating customers is the main goal of any business because they are the one who makes the business itself. Sometimes, providing time, money and effort in improving your products and services is important, but what counts a lot are the customers. They determine your success whether you are just ...
Views: 7494(10 votes) - The Best Cities to Start Your Business - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2009 from Powerteam InternationalFor various reasons ranging from all time low real estate prices to high volumes of capital opportunity, here is a list of the top ten cities to start a business today. Check it out: Las Vegas, Nevada: With real estate, cost of living, and employee wages as low as they’ve ever been, immense ...
Views: 6478(7 votes) - The Best Cities to Start Your Business - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2009 from Powerteam InternationalFor various reasons ranging from all time low real estate prices to high volumes of capital opportunity, here is a list of the top ten cities to start a business today. Check it out: Las Vegas, Nevada: With real estate, cost of living, and employee wages as low as they’ve ever been, immense ...
Views: 6478(7 votes) - Teleseminars - A Simple Formula For Developing Engaging Content Teleseminars - A Simple Formula For Developing Engaging Content - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2014 from Kathleen GageA huge part of your success with teleseminars is to create great call content. This should not to be taken lightly. Regardless of whether you offer a free or fee event is irrelevant. The quality of your content, in both free and fee teleseminars, is essential to building a loyal customer/client ...
Views: 6159 - ***The Importance of Communication Skills in the Entrepreneurial Marketing - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Donna PricePeople often neglect the significance of the four communication skills that should be developed in any entrepreneurial setting. The opportunity to make your small business grow faster is a stone’s throw away if these skills are utilized in the right process. Read on and find out how you can ...
Views: 5595(8 votes) - ***What Makes a Good Entrepreneur? - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2009 from Donna PriceThe path to becoming a millionaire in the field of business is a rough road. As anyone engages in business, they will tell you that it’s easier said than done. To be successful, you must develop certain distinctive qualities to make you a good entrepreneur. You may already have been equipped ...
Views: 5588(7 votes) - Strategic Plan Template - A Roadmap for your success - by Submitted on May 20, 2010 from Sushant ShuklaRoadmap leads you to the end of the road, in the same way Strategic plan Template leads you to the accomplishment of company goals. Planning is the most essential criteria either life or undertaking a business, if you are going as per the planning then there is constant likelihood of success, if ...
Views: 5240(2 votes) - Definition: Strategic Planning - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2008 from Douglas PakStrategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. Various business analysis techniques can be used in strategic planning, including SWOT analysis ...
Views: 4954 - What Makes the Best Decisions: Your Logic or Intuition? - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2009 from SelfGrowth.com ArticlesLife is all about decisions. The right choice can catapult you to great success, just as the wrong one can send you spiraling downward. So the question is, how do we take advantage of the power of logical reasoning or intuition to make better decisions? The worst decisions we make are often ...
Views: 4870 - ***Reading Tarot as a Business, the Sensitive Entrepreneur's Daily Practices - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2011 from Emily Erickson-SandstromLevels of skill in reading Tarot, or skill in other types of psychic insight, seldom lead to successful business ownership. In the first sister article to this one, the steps in developing the skill of reading Tarot are described, and some reasons that skilled professionals don't go into ...
Views: 4749(9 votes) - 2018 Mercury Retrograde Dates - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2017 from KG StilesAt the New Year 2018 Mercury is still in its Retrograde Shadow until January 10th when it reaches 29º Sagittarius, the degree where it Stationed Retrograde on December 2, 2017. This means the new upgrades in your attitudes and thought processes during Mercury Retrograde are still coming online ...
Views: 4516 - The Importance Of Setting Goals In Your MLM Business - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from L.R. HandThe secret to MLM success doesn't have to evade you. The top money earners have discovered goal setting in their MLM business is a major success secret. Don't skip this most influential step to getting started right. So get started today! Let's face it, we all know that building your MLM ...
Views: 4215(1 vote) - Vendor Verification – How to Prevent Vendor Fraud, Vendor Risks and Business Reputation - by Submitted on May 11, 2012 from Muhammad Saad KhanIn current economy, business reputation is the key factor to get recognized in the fast paced business arena. Every business who wants to reach the highest point of development is outsourcing their tasks to third party i.e., Vendors. According to a recent global study, corporate fraud ...
Views: 4211(1 vote) - Daniel Kertcher - Founder of Platinum Pursuits, Wealth and Stock Trading Education - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2009 from Glenn MaynardDaniel Kertcher is the CEO and Founder of Platinum Pursuits. He is well known as an expert within Australian wealth and stock trading education. Born in 1972 Toronto, Canada, he moved to Australia when he was 16. He completed his degree, Bachelor of Science at University of Queensland with a ...
Views: 4126(1 vote) - ***Phone Psychic--Accurate Answers, Your Part in A Good Reading, as the Caller - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2010 from Emily Erickson-SandstromCaveats about Integrity: This article begins with your call. It assumes you have done your homework choosing whom to call. Briefly re that: Integrity on both sides is a good thing. There is a world of dishonest psychics, and a pool of dishonest 'clients.' May they eat each other. Something ...
Views: 4010(11 votes) - What’s the difference between vision, mission, and purpose? - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Maria MarsalaVision – What am I creating? This would be from my standpoint (features, services/products, $, ideal client, etc.) Mission – How am I helping/servicing my clients? What are the end results from the clients standpoint? Purpose – What is it inside of me that makes me do or brings out the ...
Views: 3856 - How to Measure The Accuracy of a Sales Forecast - by Submitted on May 07, 2012 from Sench JohanssonIf you are a CEO or a VP of Sales, it is extremely important for you to know how to measure the accuracy of your sales and demand forecasts. The forecast processes most often used by companies today, as a fact, results in higher inventories, longer customer order lead times, and good customer ...
Views: 3817(1 vote) - Strategizing for Profitability: The Key to Business Success (Part 1 of 3) - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2011 from Barry FarrellThis is the first in a series of three articles about improving business profitability by implementing strategic measures for managing employees. This article introduces the idea of using a structured “leadership system” for building a competent work force to achieve business goals. Increase ...
Views: 3799(6 votes) - “You Can Always Sell More, If You Have Strong Competitive Awareness” - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2011 from Jim PanceroHow high is your competitive awareness? On a scale of one to 10…with 10 being strongest…pick a number you feel most represents your current level of competitive awareness. Most experienced sales professionals identify their competitive awareness level as around a seven to nine…what’s your ...
Views: 3773 - Are you an information hoarder? - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2010 from Carrie GreeneHave you seen the show Hoarders, Buried Alive? Many people are entranced by it. It’s reminds me of when you drive down the road and pass an accident… it’s hard to turn away. I’ve heard people say that they are amazed at how “those people” live. Can’t “they” understand the difference between ...
Views: 3741(5 votes) - *** The Top Ten Reasons People Don’t Live Their Dreams and How To Overcome Them - by Submitted on May 04, 2009 from Donna PriceWhy do people sit day dreaming instead of taking action and living their dreams? There are many excuses and reasons for not living your dreams, but there are also ways to move the excuses out of the way and move into action. Living your dreams is so much more powerful than day dreaming them. ...
Views: 3657(9 votes) - ***Reading Tarot as a Business, the Sensitive Entrepreneur—Marketing Yourself - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2011 from Emily Erickson-SandstromThis is the second article in a series designed to be a handbook on what is required to be the entrepreneurial psychic, the sole practitioner who owns his own successful psychic business. Service professionals can apply most of this information to their enterprises as well. Levels of skill in ...
Views: 3647(7 votes) - Preparing for the Strategic Planning Retreat – A Checklist - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2009 from Sharon MikrutEvery nonprofit organization should conduct strategic planning on a regular basis, as strategic plans outline what action steps the organization will take in the future to sustain and grow their operation, while adhering to their mission. Many organizations focus attention on conducting the ...
Views: 3637(3 votes) - Top 5 Factors to Consider When Crafting a Lead Generation Strategy - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2012 from Jam DwadeCreating a winning lead generation strategy is a key step to achieving your growth goals. As we know, attracting new customers to your business is a pretty daunting task. Doing it sans a well-documented, solid strategy will make the task even a lot more harder. Knowing your goals and ...
Views: 3606(1 vote) - "powering off" or "power on" - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2017 from Hotels Etc.comDo you take your laptop on vacation? Do you sometimes “hate” your cell phone or your Blackberry? Harris Interactive recently reported that one-third of vacationers take their laptops on vacation. During a Sunday meal at a restaurant recently, I observed a man sitting with his family talking ...
Views: 3403(1 vote) - The Invention of the Wheelbarrow Made the Great Castles and Cathedrals Possible - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2009 from Geoff Fickeby:Geoff Ficke Virtually every modern household has a basic wheelbarrow stored away. The use of the wheelbarrow is ubiquitous in construction and basic home chores. The design, form and function of the wheelbarrow has not appreciable changed for 700 years. And yet, this simple tool is one of ...
Views: 3387(1 vote) - 100-Day Action Plan for Large-Scale Change or Mergers and Acquisitions - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2010 from David NourWhy do you think most New Year resolutions don’t stick? In one of my keynotes, someone suggested that it is because you are drunk when you make them. Beyond that theory, would you agree that they often include no responsibility, practical expectations, or organized plan? It has been said, ...
Views: 3310(2 votes) - ***Marketing Plan Basics: Situation Analysis - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2009 from Paul KeetchTo write a truly effective marketing plan for your business, you must have the basics in place first. One of the most basic, yet often overlooked elements of a marketing plan is the situation analysis. This situation analysis will provide the context for the proposed plan of action and must ...
Views: 3244(21 votes) - 5 Steps to Ensure Successful Outbound Calls - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2011 from Matt HallaranCold calls were named appropriately because of the nature of introduction. But the call itself doesn’t have to be so cold when you take the right steps to execute it. Outbound lead generation is an art that companies have attempted to perfect. And through the many years of experience, we at ...
Views: 3236 - The Ever Increasing Trend of Ethical Consumerism - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2009 from Kevin LongEthical consumerism is all about buying products that have been made in a sustainable manner and don’t cause any harm to the environment. Consumers can extend their support to environmental sustainability, better working conditions for the workers, reduced greenhouse gas emission and upliftment ...
Views: 3125(1 vote) - 3 Steps to Effective Strategy Implementation - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2012 from Jenni Murphy-ScanlonDoes your organization have a strategic plan? If so, who implements it? One of the biggest problems with plans of any kind, and strategic plans are no exception, is failure to implement well. From new year resolutions to complex strategic plans, failure to execute makes the time and effort ...
Views: 3096 - ***Vision, Leadership, Strategy: Along The Path To Business Success - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2010 from Donna PriceA clear and compelling vision that inspires, drawing you into the future… like a magnet Why do we need a vision for our organization? Many business owners feel that their organization is too small to need a clear and compelling vision. But vision is what draws you to the future. It ...
Views: 3094(4 votes) - ***Wealth and Success: Your Individual Path There - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2010 from Emily Erickson-SandstromWealth and Success: Your Individual Path There Be very aware that making wealth and keeping wealth are not the same thing. People who are successes are doing both. This is like the difference between marrying Mr. Right, and marrying Mr. Right with the right relationship for you. Half a loaf ...
Views: 2969(11 votes) - What is the Purpose of Your Home Page? - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2010 from Carma SpenceNot all home or landing pages are created equal, nor do they have the same goal in mind. So, if you want yours to do its job, you need to know what that job is. Your home page can accomplish several different goals... just not at the same time. That's why most online business owners have ...
Views: 2936(2 votes) - Napoleon and Alexander the Great Are Innovative Role Models Even Today - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2009 from Geoff FickeDuring the 18th century the royal courts of Europe were starved for exciting and fresh entertainment formats. The staid choral recital, piano concerto, plays and opera had been standard fare in all of the great palaces for centuries. Each court strove to offer something more modern, more cutting ...
Views: 2862(3 votes) - ***How to Manage Employee Turnover and Retain People You Want - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2011 from Barry FarrellHow Much Is Employee Turnover Costing Your Organization? Employee turnover is much more costly than you might think. In fact, research shows that up to 80% of turnover costs are hidden. Because of these virtually invisible costs, most managers usually do not track turnover and are not alarmed ...
Views: 2840(9 votes) - Strategizing for Profitability: Are Your Employees Costing You Money or Making You Money? (Part 2 of 3) - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2011 from Barry FarrellThis is the second article in a series of three articles about improving business profitability by implementing strategic measures for managing employees. Find out why structured employment practices make companies more profitable and what ingredients are required in the “recipe for ...
Views: 2805(6 votes) - Before you start a fundraising campaign for a Nonprofit - by Submitted on Nov 20, 2009 from Norman OlshanskyThe Pre-Campaign Planning Study By Norman Olshansky: President NFP Consulting Resources, Inc. All too often, nonprofit organizations jump into fundraising campaigns without proper preparation and without a well thought out campaign plan. Initial volunteer passion and enthusiasm ...
Views: 2661(8 votes) - How to Turn an Ancient Scottish Peat Bog into Marketing Gold - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2009 from Geoff FickeHow to Turn an Ancient Scottish Peat Bog into Marketing Gold Many years ago, as a young entrepreneur seeking to launch my very first consumer product, I discovered the importance of having a Unique Selling Proposition (USP) to establish my brand’s niche. My partner and I had developed a very ...
Views: 2658(6 votes) - The Origins of Modern Banking Are Inter-twined With an Ancient Military Order - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2009 from Geoff FickeThe world is currently fixated on the international credit crisis and the role banking has played in this debacle. We take it for granted that commerce flows quickly and accurately across borders and frontiers. A resident of Maine can purchase a tank of gas at home, or in Italy with the same ...
Views: 2653(2 votes) - Internet Bigger Factor in $10.4 bill. Self-Improvement Market Business Holds Up Well, Despite Scandals & Recession - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2013 from Sam EtkinTampa, FL, December 26, 2012: Marketdata Enterprises, Inc., a leading independent market research publisher since 1979, has released the 8th edition of one of its best-selling studies, a 382-page report entitled: The U.S. Market For Self-Improvement Products & Services. This is the ONLY ...
Views: 2641(1 vote) - Ignite Growth in your Business - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2010 from James AllanIGNITE GROWTH (http://www.streethockeymillionaire.com/IgniteGrowth.pdf) How Businesses Can Grow Profitably JAMES ALLAN President, SHM Consulting TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 Introduction 3 1.1 Objectives 3 1.2 Action Plan 3 2.0 Growth Strategy 5 3.0 Growth Tactics 7 3.1 Product ...
Views: 2597 - Components of Strategic Planning - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2010 from Sharon MikrutThere are certain components of the strategic planning process that should be in place to develop, implement, and effectively monitor a strategic plan. This article provides a brief overview of the steps involved in strategic planning. The first component is preparing for the strategic ...
Views: 2584(8 votes) - Book Review: Simplified Strategic Planning: A No-Nonsense Guide for Busy People Who Want Results Fast! It Works and How to Make - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2008 from Douglas PakThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Strategic Planning. Strategic Planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. Donna Price is the ...
Views: 2520(2 votes) - There Is No Such Thing As Time Management - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2009 from Ann ShipleyWow! How many times have you been told that you need to learn to “manage your time better” or “time management is the key to success?” At some point we have all had those dreaded words thrown at us, from past teachers, mentors, parents, etc. I’m here to tell you that I believe they are all ...
Views: 2484(4 votes) - What is Your Ideal Vision? - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2013 from Mariano JaucoWhat is Your Ideal Vision What is your ideal vision of the very best person you could possibly become? How would you behave each day if you were already that person? Asking yourself these questions and then living your life consistent with the answers is the first step to creating yourself in ...
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