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You had them at the open. 50 Ways to Show Gratitude for the People in Your Life. “Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it.”
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I had a brand new baby and my life (like every new mother's life) was constantly on the verge of shambles. 10 Things That Good Bosses Do. 7 Ways To Craft Your Facebook Posts For Maximum Shares. Facebook recently changed the way users interact with content on fan pages: any user, including non-fans, can now post on fan page walls and like/comment/share fan page content.
How to Think Creatively - Tony Schwartz. By Tony Schwartz | 8:00 AM November 14, 2011 I grew up hungry to do something creative, to set myself apart.
I also believed creativity was magical and genetically encoded. As early as the age of 8, I began sampling the arts, one after another, to see if I’d inherited some gift. Eventually, I became a journalist. For many years, I told other people’s stories. The first hint I might have sold myself short came in the mid-1990s. 10 Tips for Better Startup Marketing. Scott Gerber is a serial entrepreneur, internationally syndicated columnist and TV host, and the founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council.
He is also an active angel investor and author of the book Never Get a "Real" Job. Many aspiring entrepreneurs foolishly believe that all they need to do is sign up for a Twitter account, blog about special offers, and hand out a flashy looking brochure, whereupon leads will come pouring in. This couldn’t be further from the truth. These are unfortunate social media fantasies and free marketing delusions. The mere existence of a market for your product or service does not guarantee anyone will listen to or care about your brand.
In order for your business to avoid getting lost among the glut of content already clogging direct marketing channels, your promotions and tactics must be highly creative, contain a quality message and fit the audience you are targeting. How to self publish to the Amazon Kindle Store using only free software. 5 More Handy Web Apps to Save You Time at Work. This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum, where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business.
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Small businesses are putting an increased focus on improving their websites this year, according to a recent report. With the slew of web design mistakes that small businesses are notorious for making, there is vast room for improvement. For small businesses looking to clean up their websites, here are six quick tips for improvement: Provide a succinct product description and purchasing instructions.Choose a web design that enhances content, rather than distracts from it.If you're asking users to interact with content, opt for a simple call-to-action prompt.Make sure the site is easy to navigate.Drive conversation by choosing engaging topics and asking interesting questions via a corporate blog.Put your service at the forefront.
12 things every business blogger should know how to do. Trying to navigate the blogosphere and find your own voice?
It’s easy to have an identity crisis as you work to create the persona of your dreams. I find that blogging isn’t that difficult until educated, professional, bright grownups begin to overanalyze things. Most know the basics; hell, we got through high school, college, and years of work. Suddenly we can’t put together some rudimentary thoughts on a topic we (probably) have been involved with for years. Be brave. Consider these 12 things—and related links—that every blogger should know how to do: The First Two Steps Toward Breaking Down Silos in Your Organization - Vijay Govindarajan. By Vijay Govindarajan | 11:35 AM August 9, 2011 Editor’s Note: This post was written with Mark Sebell and Jay Terwilliger, managing partners of Boston-based Creative Realities, Inc.
How Brands Should Think About Facebook: a Loyalty Program. What To Look For In A Company Board. At any company level, the board of directors has a direct impact on the organization’s product strategy, hiring, fundraising and much more. And startups have to be very selective in choosing board members who will advise the company in the right direction. In the big company realm, both the media and the company’s shareholders have questioned Yahoo’s board, which continues to employ a floundering Carol Bartz as CEO and supports a bizarre product and business strategy.
Then you look at Facebook, where founder Mark Zuckerberg has strategically assembled an all-star board to help the company grow as a public company and expand into new directions. Most recently, Facebook added Netflix co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings to its board, joining Marc Andreessen, Jim Breyer, Donald E. Graham, Peter Thiel and Zuck himself. As we saw with HP, even huge, established companies need to make changes in board structure as a company’s strategy shifts.
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