Thursday, May 31, 2012

Small Business is the Business of the World

Small Business is the Business of the World: Small business expert Steve Strauss argues that a series of trends like new markets, new attitudes and new technology are creating the greatest opportunity for small business in human history, not only in the US but around the world.
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Putting things into perspective. (Taken with instagram)

Putting things into perspective. (Taken with instagram):

Putting things into perspective. (Taken with instagram)

Top New Marketing Methodology’s Today

Top New Marketing Methodology’s Today: By Peter Jovanovich – ”The Methodical Marketing Man!” If there ever is a time to introduce the top new marketing methodology’s today … that time is now … today! Why? Because ever since my marketing methodology’s became public sixteen months ago, the marketing experience for myself and for thousands of online and offline business owners [...]

The Art of Delegation

The Art of Delegation: One of the most common pieces of wisdom quoted by coaches to owners of small busineses is to "work on your business not in it." This nearly always leads to a discussion about delegation - one of the key skills for any business owner.

Wikipedia defines delegation as 'the assignment of authority and responsibility to another person (normally from a manager to a subordinate) to carry out specific activities.'

Delegation will do three things for you:
1. Free up your time for longer term thi...

Sunday, May 27, 2012

Jangan kecil hati mulai bisnis dari nol

Jangan kecil hati mulai bisnis dari nol:
GRESIK, kabarbisnis.com: Calon pengusaha hendaknya tidak takut memulai bisnis skala kecil. Karena dengan memulai bisnis dan perusahaan dari skala kecil, para calon pengusaha bisa mengetahui problem dan cara mengatasi masalah yang muncul.

Monday, May 21, 2012

Wall Street Strategists Are Getting Wishy-Washy

Wall Street Strategists Are Getting Wishy-Washy:
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With global economic uncertainty elevated, it has gotten increasingly difficult to find a Wall Street strategist willing to make a call with any conviction
This morning, UBS's US Equity Strategy team led by Jonathan Golub published a report titled Cautious But Constructive.  That's Wall Street-speak for "we kinda like stocks, but we're also scared to death of them."
His note included a bearish point, a somewhat bearish point, a bullish point, and lukewarm-ish bullish point.
The four bullet points from the cover of UBS's report:
  • Expect Continued Near-Term Volatility
  • Credit Shock Most Likely Avoided
  • U.S. Fundamentals Remain Solid
  • UBS Economic Insights Support Our Constructive View
As you can see, there's not a whole lot of conviction.
It's worth noting that Golub's team sees the S&P 500 ending the year at 1,475.
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012

DATA: Google Totally Blows Away Facebook On Ad Performance (GOOG)

DATA: Google Totally Blows Away Facebook On Ad Performance (GOOG):
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"No one ever got fired for telling clients to advertise on Facebook." That's the sarcastic mantra making its way round the digital advertising world right now. But is Facebook actually an efficient vehicle for marketers compared to the other digital ad giant, Google?
A comparison of the two companies from WordStream, a search marketing management company, suggests that Facebook is a much less effective ad medium than Google. (The caveat here is that WordStream is, obviously, rather more dependent on Google than Facebook as a medium.)
Facebook has less reach, and its individual ads are less effective, than old fashioned web advertising, according to WordStream's numbers, which it delivered—naturally—in the form of an infographic.
Most alarming for Facebook: The average click-through rate for an ad on the internet generally is just 0.1 percent. At Facebook, it's even lower: 0.051 percent. Google's CTR is 0.4 percent.

Monday, May 7, 2012

Obama and Democrats Spent $21 Million on Web Ads So Far

Obama and Democrats Spent $21 Million on Web Ads So Far: Original ClickZ analysis: GOP spent less than half on digital ads through March.

Using Social Media for Brand Awareness

Using Social Media for Brand Awareness: Cost-effective and powerful, social media is changing the way companies network. That’s because many businesses today are finding that connections made on sites like Facebook, Twitter and blogs are allowing them to better communicate with customers, more effectively draw in new leads and, over all else according to a July 2010 survey, increase customer awareness [...]

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Japan’s mobile gaming industry faces a ban on lucrative ‘kompu gacha’ games

Japan’s mobile gaming industry faces a ban on lucrative ‘kompu gacha’ games:
Japan’s online and mobile games industry could soon need to generate new revenue streams with the Consumer Affairs Agency (CAA) reportedly aiming to shut-down a lucrative but controversial practice that monetises games.
“Kompu gacha” (complete gacha) is a system that incentivises gamers to buy a range of virtual items based on the premise that they could win a ‘grand prize’, or rare item, for their efforts.
However, as The Yomiuri explains, it could fall foul of national law, which forbids sales that use lottery-style incentives:
The law on unjustifiable premiums prohibits a sales method called “cards combination” for systems that offer prizes by lottery. Under this method, a business sells cards whose content is unknown at the time of purchase. After the consumer collects designated cards, they can trade them in for a prize.
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012

4 Strategi Bisnis yang Wajib Diketahui Pengusaha seperti Anda

strategi bisnis pengusahaMemiliki strategi bisnis untuk usaha yang hendak dijalankan amat penting. Sebab setidaknya anda tahu bakal dibawa kemana usaha yang anda akan rintis ini. Dengan memiliki strategi pula, anda minimal sudah menyiapkan plan for the worst, hope for the best, bersiap menghadapi kondisi terburuk, dan berharap yang terbaik.

4 Strategi Bisnis yang Wajib Diketahui Pengusaha seperti Anda:

Bagaimana Cara Kaya Seperti yang Dilakukan Orang Kaya


Bagaimana Cara Kaya Seperti yang Dilakukan Orang KayaSaya yakin anda sudah banyak membaca banyak baik buku, artikel, atau mungkin bahkan ikut seminar cara kaya. Anda sebetulnya sudah banyak tahu apa yang harus dilakukan untuk menjadi kaya. Hanya persoalannya mungkin satu: seringkali apa yang sudah dipelajari itu tidak berujung sampai menjadi tindakan, menjadi ACTION!

Bagaimana Cara Kaya Seperti yang Dilakukan Orang Kaya:
Untuk mengingatkan anda kembali, berikut cara-cara yang dipakai orang-orang kaya agar mereka menjadi kaya.