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PUBLIC MARKS from ferrancastella with tag marketing

31 December 2006

Investment Advice: Follow these Tips to become a Successful Trader

Many people trade in stock market with high level of knowledge to analyze the market movements. But they don't earn much return, why? Because, they can't control themselves; In other words, they don't know how to control their emotions. If you learn these tips and use them truly, you'd be more successful than before.

19 December 2006

Reducing Turnover: Creating a High-Retention Culture

Many small to mid-sized companies are burdened by high employee turnover. Here's an approach to solve this problem.

17 December 2006

Business success strategies - Get Beyond The Lies to Recovery

As a recovering workaholic/perfectionist, not to mention having delusions-of-superhero syndrome, I'm first to tell you the road to recovery isn't easy. But it is worth it. Here are 3 tips to get you started. But I'm also here to tell you that it DOES get

14 December 2006

How 'Effective' Were You Today? | Business Management | Sappiens.com

Okay, you believe you had a great day at work today; that you accomplished a lot. And maybe you did. Then again, maybe you didn't do as much as you might think

11 December 2006

Why We Resist Change

Change is a fact of life and as such, we must either learn to adapt to it or perish. In fact, it is our duty to change, to aspire, to progress, to seek perfection and evolve. Change is natural.

10 Tips for Improving Social Intercourse

Social intercourse is a two way street. Make sure you are driving on the right side

10 Best Reasons to Move

To make the best remodel or move decision, it is important to understand all the reasons that you have to remodel and all the reasons that you have to move. This article reviews common reasons to move. As you read each of these reasons, consider how much

How do we Manage?

"Management is more of a benevolent dictatorship as opposed to a democracy."

Get Yourself Spring-Loaded

An e-mail arrived with a fragmentary phrase that absolutely caught my attention. The writer referred to many upset customers being "spring-loaded in the pissed-off position".

05 December 2006

Are You a Real Professional?

The customer was just leaving the service counter and said to the young man who had helped her, "You are a real professional. Thank you". The young man blushed. To be called "a real professional" is a very powerful compliment. It's not easy to achieve.

04 December 2006

Speaking of Motivation for Security or Business Success

We all know that you can't buy your way to happiness. Every guru and every religion teaches that: often right before they pass the collection plate. But we all keep trying. There's certainly nothing wrong with achieving financial security. But is that all

01 December 2006

Strategic Business Planning - Don't Plan to Fail By Failing to Plan | Business Management | Sappiens.com

Developing a Strategic business plan is a crucial element in determining your ongoing business success. You can maximise business growth and minimising risk through effective strategic and contingency business planning. Plans do not have to be set in conc

29 November 2006

In the Spirit of Service

The "Spirit of Service" Award is given to uniquely deserving teams and individuals who go way beyond the call of duty to serve, aid or comfort the heart of another human being. One worthy winner is an unnamed night nurse in the maternity ward of a nearby

27 November 2006

What is it like today to get a customer service person to answer a simple question?

In general most of us have extremely fast paced lives with no time to waste. Therefore if a service or product we rely on has a problem, we need that particular company to provide us with excellent fast customer service. Is this the type of service we are receiving? Is this the type of service we are receiving?

23 November 2006

Finding the Right PR Just Got Easier | Public Relations | Sappiens.com

Here's how easy it is to make the changeover from PR tactics like that to PR strategy where the payoff is much richer, namely, nothing less than those managerial objectives of yours

PR: Here's What Works | Public Relations | Sappiens.com

When it comes to public relations, what can work best for you as a business, non-profit, government agency or subsidiary manager, is doing something meaningful about the behaviors of those key outside audiences of yours that MOST affect the department, group, division or subsidiary you manage.

PR: Here's What Works | Public Relations | Sappiens.com

When it comes to public relations, what can work best for you as a business, non-profit, government agency or subsidiary manager, is doing something meaningful about the behaviors of those key outside audiences of yours that MOST affect the department, gr

22 November 2006

Co-Pay is a Win-Win-Win | Cultural management | Sappiens.com

My first book, UP Your Service!, hit #1 on the national bestseller list within three weeks of release. Thousands of copies have been purchased by individuals and companies around the world. Where are all these books going!?

Managers: You Know YOUR job, But What About Public Relations? | Public Relations | Sappiens.com

Sure, you're a business, non-profit, association or government agency manager specializing in activities like sales, human resources, distribution, finance, program management or any of many other operating functions.

21 November 2006

Want to Light a Fire Under Your PR?

Yes? Then do something positive about the behaviors of those important external audiences of yours that MOST affect your operation.

How to Create Quality PR Results?

For many of us, the word quality is closely related to our expectations. When we receive the public relations results we planned for, we feel, understandably, that we have generated quality results.

What Are We Teaching PR Students? | Public Relations | Sappiens.com

How to do brochures, throw parties, talk to reporters and write press releases? Or, are we teaching them what PR's fundamental premise says we should be teaching them?

Maybe You SHOULD Worry About Your PR? | Public Relations | Sappiens.com

Especially if your public relations budget is all about tactics like brochures, special events, talking to reporters and press releases.