Archive for June, 2008
Monday, June 30th, 2008
A few days ago I had a little spare time and I sat down and *gasp* read an actual magazine. I wanted to feel smart, so I read The Atlantic, which is kind of like The New Yorker, only with pictures. The articles tend to be in-depth, and ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Did you fall asleep reading the title? If not, read on....this gets more interesting.
Everything we do in marketing and sales is based on marketing theory. Strategies, advertisements, etc. are all based on our assumptions of how people behave and what makes them decide how to buy. One ...
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
Did you ever wonder if you could use video to improve your company website and give visitors something a little more interesting to view? I've wondered that myself. In fact, I've been doing quite a bit of research on if and how we should use video on our site. The ...
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Monday, June 23rd, 2008
Over the last few weeks, in the world of high school distance running, all eyes have been on a high school senior from California named German Fernandez. OK, I admit it. I am something of a track-nut, and yes, I pay attention to distance running from high school through professional. ...
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Thursday, June 19th, 2008
This week, marketing guru Seth Godin had an interesting blog entry. He writes a funny little blurb about how the vast majority of people think they are smarter than average, and probably think they are righter than average, too. Customers have a very hard time admitting they are ...
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Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
The two powerhouses of web browsing are in the midst of new versions. Firefox 3 is now officially released, and Internet Explorer 8 is in Beta - slated for release later this year. There's also been alot of talk on the Internet lately about the shift toward ...
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
On Monday mornings, I’m often reminded of the movie “Office Space.” When one of the employees expresses some anger and frustration, a boisterous female co-worker says “Looks like somebody has a case of the Mondays!” Those of us who own our own businesses should never have a case ...
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Thursday, June 12th, 2008
We have all been to those presentations. A sales meeting, a seminar, or even a church service. The presenter used powerpoint and put everyone to sleep. How can this happen? Isn't PowerPoint supposed to make presentations exciting? Aren't the visual queues supposed to keep the ...
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Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
In small business we often miss the boat on data security. It's probably because we're "small", and maybe we think small means nobody will bother trying to gather anything from us. Well, in fact, it is quite the opposite. Small can mean vulnerable.
Think about sensitive information that ...
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Monday, June 9th, 2008
Skybus Airlines had a short life. They came on the scene quickly and were flying all over the country in no time. Infinitely more abrupt, however, was their decent into closure. On April 5, they simply stopped flying altogether. Employees were told they no longer had ...
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