Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Top Work at Home Jobs for 2011 – 2012

Top Work at Home Jobs for 2011 – 2012: By Holly Reisem Hanna With unemployment on the rise, companies looking to get leaner and individuals looking to achieve better work-life balance, working at home is becoming more popular than ever. Even though the Internet has made it possible for more and more people to do their jobs from home, not all jobs translate well [...]

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5 Ways to Maximize Ecommerce Holiday Marketing

5 Ways to Maximize Ecommerce Holiday Marketing:
eCommerce holiday Say "Happy Holidays" to a shopper, and they'll most likely interpret it as, "Congratulations! Here's your giant headache. You're welcome." After all, what is a holiday shopping trip mean, anyway? Christmas music looped until you can't stand it anymore, a square mile of pavement around the mall with no place to park, and a million shoppers everywhere. To most people, this corresponds with a huge amount of inconvenience and frustration, which means that, if given the choice, most people will shop at home if they can, via the internet. For your ecommerce business, this can be nothing if not advantageous, at least if you're adhering to ecommerce holiday marketing best practices. Here are some tips for maximizing your potential this holiday season.

Top 10 ways to get greater value from music in your marketing

Top 10 ways to get greater value from music in your marketing: Music is a powerful communication tool, yet many agencies and marketers relegate it to the soundtrack of television commercials. Increasingly marketers are embracing the power of music to engage their audiences and to build communities around the brand. But here … Continue reading

No Time to Innovate

No Time to Innovate: We all know that when it comes to business, and life in general, that there are two major constraints we all face – and often trade off one against the other – those two constraints are time and money. How do companies balance the day to day operations with the need to innovate?

Nine Best Practices for a More Effective Elevator Pitch

Nine Best Practices for a More Effective Elevator Pitch: Whether you’re rallying support for a new innovation idea, seeking investors for a new business, partners to help sell your services, or new prospects to fill your pipeline, an effective elevator pitch is critical.

The Best-Kept Secrets Of Doing A Competitive Analysis

The Best-Kept Secrets Of Doing A Competitive Analysis: From Scott Gerber:
The Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) is an invite-only nonprofit organization comprised of the country's most promising young entrepreneurs. The YEC promotes entrepreneurship as a solution to youth unemployment and underemployment and provides its members with access to tools, mentorship and resources that support each stage of a business's development and growth.

When recently asked about their best-kept secrets to performing a competitive analysis for their brands, YEC members had the following to say.

1. Have an undercover ambassador

Performing your own market research for a competitive analysis, especially when you are publicly known among your competition, just doesn't work. Identify people who can act as an undercover ambassador on your behalf and go into the market to get firsthand feedback on how your brand is perceived and insight on your competition and how they are doing. Organic data points provide the most value.

Lauren Maillian Bias, Luxury Market Branding

Monday, October 24, 2011

Tips rahsia menulis email pemasaran yang berkesan

Tips rahsia menulis email pemasaran yang berkesan: pemasaran-email-berkesanPemasaran email merupakan salah satu teknik berkesan bagi menghubungkan kita dengan orang lain melalui internet. Ia sering digunakan untuk menyalurkan informasi seperti penerangan produk, program affiliate, berita tertentu dan sebagainya. Penulisan email yang betul mampu menarik minat penerima email sekali gus menari minat penerima tersebut membaca email itu. Salah satu perkara yang paling kritikal dalam penulisan email ialah isi kandung email tersebut. Adakah penerima email itu terus membacanya dengan penuh minat atau sekadar melihat sekali imbas lalu men 'delete' nya.

5 Best Practices to Improve Customer Service

5 Best Practices to Improve Customer Service: Your whole enterprise depends on them … but if your front-line service people feel like they’re on the low end of the totem pole, your customers are going to feel that way, too. It is never too late to change that dynamic! I believe that great customer service is the responsibility of every team and [...]

Program Managers and Project Managers: A Comparison

Program Managers and Project Managers: A Comparison: Want to step out of the PM role and become a program manager? Their roles can be similar but there are differences. Read on to find out what extra responsibilities program managers have and consider whether you have the additional necessary experience. Key Differences Although they have similar functionalities, program managers and project mana...