by Ivan Misner | Marketing
Business networking is much more than showing up at networking functions, shaking a lot of hands, and collecting a bunch of cards-networking is about being proactive. Networking is the process of developing contacts and relationships to increase your business, enhance...
by Andrew Miller | Business
Miriam-Webster defines efficiency as …productive without waste. In business, waste means money. So being efficient has a direct impact on your company’s bottom line. Is your company doing things efficiently? My guess is that there are opportunities that...
by Susan Friedmann | Marketing
Seminars, workshops, boot camps and other educational programming are very popular, with the public and with savvy entrepreneurs. We’re in an age where information is the ultimate commodity: our value is largely determined by how much we know and what we can do...
by Lisa Niederman | Business
Time is such an elusive topic and even more difficult to capture, to conform to your bidding. You know the familiar recant, here today and gone tomorrow. This can also be said about your favorite time management strategies, tools and books conveniently hidden in...
by Roberta Chinsky Matuson | Business
Think age diversity doesn’t affect your workplace? Before you respond, read the following situations and check off those that you’ve observed in your organization: Younger workers who move on without a moment’s notice (or in your case two...
by Winton Churchill | Marketing
Do you use white papers in your marketing? Are you happy about the new business they help attract? Many marketing executives are disappointed at the results from white paper lead generation programs. In spite of their high cost and drain on company brain power, they...
by Ivan Misner | Business
Many economic gurus are speaking the R word. . . recession. According to them, various economic indicators seem to show that a recession is on its way, if not here already. It’s been years since our last recession. For the most part, the economy has been strong...
by Roberta Chinsky Matuson | Business
For many companies who have experienced rapid growth, Human Resources is an after thought. You start out with two employees and before you know it, you’ve grown to over 25. Life in the office goes from being fairly simple to highly complex. When you are a small...
by Susan Friedmann | Business
You Tube? Best marketing tool EVER! If you’re in business, you absolutely, positively have to be on MySpace. All the best marketers have blogs…or podcasts…or streaming video on their websites… Sound familiar? It seems as if a day doesn’t...