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Posts: The Economy Is in Our Hands, We Just Don’t Know It (11-02-2011) If you believe the news, the future of the economy is in the hands of President Obama, Chairman Bernanke of the Federal Reserve, Prime Minister Cameron in Britain, Italian and Greek debt, the G5, BRIC, and everyone else but us.

Posts: The Economy Is in Our Hands, We Just Don’t Know It (11-02-2011)

The lead storyline is that until they do the right thing, nothing is going to get better. If you believe the economists, the well-being of our economy is best measured by looking at the GDP (how much money changes hands), factory inventories, new housing starts, retail sales figures, capital equipment backorders, the consumer confidence index, and of course, the big one, the percentage of Americans unemployed. The expert storyline is that until these numbers go up, nothing is going to get better. If those are the realities, which I believe they are, then where does that leave us? Well, if you insist on continuing to view the world as a consumer, you are in for a long, lonely, difficult winter.

The choice is to act like Citizens, not consumers ~ Peter ~ How to Create 200 Hours Worth of Marketing Content in One Night. Marketers don’t always have it so easy (wait ... do we ever?).

How to Create 200 Hours Worth of Marketing Content in One Night

Summer months are notoriously slow, holidays are difficult to work around, and even weekends take away from the steady flow of leads you want to generate. So how do you push past these obstacles and keep your marketing going strong through the rough patches on your calendar? Here at HubSpot, we’ve found that one of the best (and most fun!) Ways to prepare for a slow week, month, or season is to host a marketing hack night.

What exactly is a 'marketing hack night'? Great question. For example, HubSpot’s first ever marketing hack night, which we held at the end of June, was organized so multiple teams each created a marketing campaign that we could launch in July. Ready to give your marketing a boost, and incorporate some major company bonding while doing it? 7 Steps to Planning a Successful Marketing Hack Night Step 1: Determine Your Goals Step 2: Organize in a Meaningful Way Step 3: Decide on Incentives Step 7: Implement Your Work. How Trust Is Built in Peer-to-Peer Marketplaces. As the sharing economy continues to gain momentum, the importance of security and trust between users is becoming increasingly apparent.

How Trust Is Built in Peer-to-Peer Marketplaces

Not only the Airbnb incident in June 2011 or the shutdown of the luxury carsharing company HiGear have shown that peer-to-peer (P2P) marketplaces involve higher risks than business-to-consumer e-commerce. The key advocates of the sharing economy Rachel Botsman and Lisa Gansky have also identified “trust between strangers” as a necessary foundation for the functioning of P2P asset-sharing marketplaces.

While the existing reputation systems such as eBay’s rating system may have been sufficient for e-commerce, the newer P2P platforms, such as car or flat sharing, require more complex trust systems. Since acting anonymously is far easier on the Web than in real life, P2P transactions also call for some type of identity verification, that confirms that you are who you say you are. Here are some takeaways from my research: Who We Are. Luna Jaffe, CFP Luna Jaffe has never bought the common notion that one must sacrifice passion or forfeit creativity in order to get serious about money.

Teacher, artist, entrepreneur, life enthusiast, and visionary, Luna believes that true wealth embraces all your values, not just the numbers on your ledger. more >> Lynn Labasan is the client relations manager everyone dreams of having on their own team. Over the years many happy people have called to compliment Lynn on her attention to detail and the way she anticipates their needs. By attending to the small things, Lynn succeeds in gaining the trust of those around her. more >> Chief Comfort Officers , born Feb 5, 2009, is an Italian Chihuahua.

. , born Sept 15, 1999, is a pure-bred Standard Poodle.