More than 70 professionals from private and public organizations, academia and capital markets will gather today in Boston for a first-ever forum focused on the state of corporate venturing — an investment area emerging as a key component of innovation.
Marketing is a Long-term Investment
“Dig your well before you’re thirsty” is the title of a wonderful book by Harvey Mackay.
Protecting Your Software Investment in Case of a Merger or Acquisition
Critical work in your organization is directly tied to the fate of your software vendors. So when PeopleSoft buys J.D. Edwards or Oracle attempts a hostile takeover of PeopleSoft, you are understandably nervous. Your nervousness usually does not stem from your love of PeopleSoft, J.D. Edwards or Oracle, but because the future of the software products you use everyday to run your business is now questionable at best and in jeopardy at worst. The potential buyers reassure you with promises of long term support and future product enhancements. But would you bet your own money on these promises?
How to Research and Purchase a Good Investment Property
How much do you really know about investment property? Accurate research and professional expertise applied to the purchase of an investment property builds a solid foundation for financial success.
SEO – Sometimes you are a Bad Investment
You will find a broad difference in SEO talent within the industry that I would mainly categorize as the following: perseverance, trustworthiness, leadership, innovation, forward thinking, and teamwork.
No Load Mutual Funds: Investment Hype vs. Investment Help
With the internet such a huge part of our daily lives, many investors have access to a wide range of instant investment information.
Customer Service as an Investment Tactic
An undisclosed number of years back (seemingly before someone figured out that tires should be round) when our family car needed gasoline, we pulled into a ‘service station.’ The first thing that would happen was a friendly man dressed in a neat uniform magically appeared with bubble gum or suckers for the kids.
Buy and Hold: How to Perpetuate Your Investment Losses
A recent cartoon in my daily newspaper showed two guys sitting in a bar. One is saying to the other: “I did learn something from my broker…how to diversify my investment losses.”
What is Not Measured is Not Managed: Tracking the Success of your Brand Investment
Many companies acknowledge the importance of brands as assets that hold leverageable value and can build and sustain competitive advantage. But in the current challenging economic environment, investments require careful consideration – and measurable proof of return. If brands are to be considered assets, they should be held to the same standards of performance and measurements as other assets, such as real estate or financial investments.
Triple Your Investment Returns in Four Easy Steps
Whether you’re young and just starting out, you’re approaching mid-life and accumulating savings or you’re nearing retirement age, you can put a huge number of extra dollars in your pocket and in the pockets of your heirs if you just do a few things right.