Facebook’s employees may soon get a special payday that goes well beyond the normal end-of-the-week routine. A new report indicates the company is raising $150 million in order to buy out workers’ shares and effectively give them a pre-IPO reward.
Jaw-Dropping, Salary Raising…Quantitative Variables?
I’m teasing of course. I don’t expect to raise anybody’s salary with a discussion of quantitative variables (or anything else).
But I do hope to explain one of the more important differences between web analytics and most of the traditional BI marketing analytics that has been done in the last twenty years. In addition, I’m going to make the case for why a new tool from WebTrends is a lot more important than you may be inclined to think. Along the way, you just might get a little richer – in understanding if not in take-home pay!
Raising Startup Funding Without A Plan Or A PowerPoint
Before we get too deep into this, let me clarify two things. When I say without a “plan”, I mean without a formally written business plan – not that you should be clueless about what you want to do. And, when I say startup funding, I’m talking more about early stage seed funding via angels (though most of these tips should apply to VCs as well).
Girl Power: Raising a Female Entrepreneur
I was born in the ’70’s. Yes, I was raised on Sesame Street, seeing that Maria could work at the hardware store and Burt and Ernie shared the domestic chores.
Raising Awareness Through Social Media
Global relief agency Oxfam brings us an interesting case study on social media relations’ ability to raise awareness.
Raising the Perceived Value of Your Website
Perception is everything. Right now, most senior managers do not perceive that content delivers significant value.
The Most Overlooked Principle To Raising Your Prices
Finding customers isnt usually the hard part of selling. Its “closing” that can drive you crazy. You know the excuses.
Raising Capital for Your Business How Long Does it Take?
Most companies vastly underestimate the time commitment necessary to successfully complete a financing.
Fed To Continue Raising Rates at Gradual Pace
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan told Congress yesterday in a semi-annual testimony, that the Fed should continue to raise interest rates as the growth outlook in the U.S. remains positive.
Small Business Marketing: Raising Your Business Profile
Whenever you communicate a message you are inevitably felling a story about your business. The media has an insatiable demand for stories; without them they would have very little to write about.