Office gossip takes many forms, mostly bad, but it is the management that sets the tone for any good or bad outcome. At worst, office gossip is libelous with appropriate penalties from dismissal to being sued for civil damages. Certainly, spreading falsehoods is detrimental to people and workplace culture. Office gossip in any form is […]
Many companies that sell and distribute their own products these days started years ago as importers, bringing in products from the open Asian market, building a brand simply by putting their logo on products. They were not manufacturing, but simply buying a product in Asia, taking it across the ocean, and selling it in North […]
Thinking of starting your own business or joining an existing franchise? It’s all a bit overwhelming, but more than anything, it’s probably exciting. There is only one time when you can work for someone else, seeing things go wrong and knowing that you would do almost everything differently than it is being done. Frustrating. Instead, […]
Internet marketers have always known about buying and selling domains as a way to get some cash and profit. A very essential part of making a profit from the internet is having one or more of your own domain names. A domain name is your way to the World Wide Web. You can register domain […]
From September 2008 to March 2010, contract work increased 2% and part-time jobs increased 16%, while temporary, permanent and full-time positions decreased significantly (-19%, -36%, -4% respectively). Read on to find out why software engineering contract work can be a safer and smarter career path for you. Software engineer contract work offers many benefits over […]
While most people will invest in life insurance coverage typically to provide death benefits, life insurance policies have lately introduced some alternative concepts related to how policyholders can use policy proceeds when they are alive. This is known as the life benefits of the policy. Life insurance policies are no longer used only after the […]
Life is about opportunities and choices. The more opportunities you create for yourself in life, the more options you will have at any given time. Gaining control of your options and opportunities is the key to personal and professional success. Simply put, if you want to become the master of your own destiny, you need […]
Millionaires have millions of dollars but don’t have time to spend them. A common man has tons of time but doesn’t have the money to spend it. Every person on this planet is looking for strategies to maximize his wealth. But is there a better strategy to maximize your income? Everyone is on the hunt […]
Blog posts are just plain information glad. Research by Harvard University professor Dr. Gerald Zaltman reveals that emotion-driven content is even better at driving sales. More than 9 out of 10 purchases are driven by it. Pushing emotional buttons means happy persuasion. Using both approaches creates a double whammy for effective marketing. This presents a […]
The news says that everyone is worried about the economy and that consumers are spending less. Is this causing your product sales to decline? Consumers typically cut back on spending during tough economic times. So how do you counter product stagnation when the economy is in a recession or slowdown? The first thing to understand […]