I’ve been involved in marketing and direct marketing since…my God! Am I that old already? Anyhow, over the years I’ve been asked to give tips on marketing along with my specific advice. Here’s a short list of some of my best tips.
After the Hack: How to Get Back to Business
More often than not, when your machine has been the victim of a cracker’s attack, the best solution is to completely reinstall the operating system, being sure to apply all relevant patches to the machine. In other words, go to your software vendor’s website and double-check all of the security announcements and patches… you may have been hit by a brand new exploit. I have many times been asked if a complete reinstall is absolutely necessary. The short and simple answer is “yes”.
Successful Small-Business on the Web
Stripped of all the hype and hard sell, it’s still realistic for the average small business to expect to make money by selling products or services on the web.
Business/Executive Coaching Is Emerging But All That Glitters is Not Gold!
Just as shamans, snake doctors and financial folks once freely dispensed unregulated advice and wares to the public, business coaching currently requires no specific training, experience or credentials. Any organization or individual, including your neighbor, bartender or hairdresser, can legally profess to be a coach.
Will You Get Top Dollar When You Sell Your Business?
Selling your business will probably be your biggest sale ever. But, to get the best price you’ll need to satisfy your buyer on two points. Firstly, your company should be showing good returns. Secondly, there needs to be a strong likelihood that this trend will continue.
Financing Your Home Business
So, you have a great idea for a business and, more importantly, the know-how to bring it into creation. The only thing you’re missing is the cold hard cash to get started. What are your options?
The Alliance Age: How Partnering Skills are Emerging as the Key to 21st Century Business Success
Few business leaders today would debate the importance of partnering for practical and strategic advantage. Yet understanding the value of partnerships is a far cry from successfully developing and sustaining these crucial alliances. In “Partnering Intelligence: Creating Value for Your Business by Building Strong Alliances” organizational consultant Stephen M. Dent shows how to develop the power of partnerships in any organization and take the lead in 21st century business.
Please Don’t Send Me Business Emails Like This
These are my pet peeves about emails. They’re everyone else’s pet peeves too, according to a recent survey I just conducted.
Partnering – People and Business Relationships are the Key Drivers of Corporate Success
Considerable intellectual work has been done in the area of “business integration,” which views the business enterprise as a holistic entity comprised of many parts. (Anderson consulting for one). When the connections and relationships among these parts are aligned and properly integrated, the idea is that the benefit to the organization is more than the sum of its parts.
8 Steps to Creating a Simple Business Plan for 2003
Your business plan is like a road map to long-term success. You may have been in a situation where you didn’t have a map to find your destination and ended up horribly lost wasting precious time and money. Well, the same can happen if you don’t plan out your business strategies.