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Why Small Business Must Turn to PR
Please feel free to publish this article and resource box in your ezine, newsletter, offline publication or website. A copy would be appreciated at bobkelly@TNI.net. Net word count is 670 including guidelines and resource box. Robert A. Kelly © 2003. Why Small Business Must Turn to PR If small bu. . .
How to Make Your Business Image Stand Out Above The Crowd
Traditional advertising methods are still being used for almost 90% of businesses today. The number one problem with this, is that all everyone else seems to be following the same old methods. No matter how expensive, does your advertising look and sound like a lot of other advertising? If you ta. . .
Addressing Terrorism and World Peace with Ideas: Global Commerce & Communication Announces Worldw...
Minnesota-based Global Commerce & Communication today announced a worldwide competition for new ideas. This competition titled "New ideas--Gateway to the future," is expected to stimulate the innovators and citizens of the world to generate new ideas in three areas: new technology ideas, new prod. . .
Hit The Jackpot With Customer Complaints
Our most powerful instinct is to avoid customer complaints, but they may be the best thing that happens to your business. Here’s why...Marketing research shows that only 1 out 50 unhappy customers take the time to complain... to you. They are likely to let 11 of their friends in on the fact that . . .
Increase Business Profits
How do you increase business profits? Answer the following questions carefully, and you'll have a good start. 1. Can you increase the average sale? A restaurant with 25% profit margins might make 50% on additional sales to existing customers (less labor to bag one large order than two smaller one. . .
Tips For The Accounting-Impaired Small Business
Perhaps if you lived on "Mysteria Lane", you could take your small business accounting system and toss it into a trunk and bury it in your backyard. Perhaps, you could also fire your accounting firm and record a message on your phone saying you'll call back once you strike gold. However, you ca. . .
How to Evaluate Load vs. No Load Mutual Funds
If you have been dealing with mutual funds for any length of time, you undoubtedly have faced the question of which is better: Load Funds or No Load Funds. If you are new to investing, "load" simply refers to the commission paid to the broker selling the fund. "No load" means there is no commissi. . .
Don’t Get Scammed When Repairing Your Credit!
If you are in trouble financially, then you may be tempted to answer an ad from a company that tells you that they can give you an entirely new credit identity, or remove bad marks from your credit report—whether or not they’re true.The truth is, there are no shortcuts to building an AAA credit r. . .
Being a Great Boss
Are you one of those bosses that people just love to hate? Maybe successful, maybe very intelligent, maybe organized and moving forward but just can't get along with people. Communication and other people skills are as important to the success of your business as your talent, knowledge and entrep. . .
The Sink Or Swim Approach To Leadership
Looking around in most corporate environments today you'll find mission, vision and values statements proudly displayed on the walls, in print materials and even engraved in granite. Often, they've invested a great deal of time; effort and expense in crafting just the right message to best descr. . .
Risk-Free Investing With Term Investments
(NC)—Are you a risk-averse investor? Do you fear losing any of your initial investment? Do you rely on your investments as a source of fixed-income? Do you want an investment that provides the flexibility to redeem it should the need arise? If you answered yes to any of these questions, term inve. . .
Five Reasons To Stay Committed To Your Retirement Savings
(NC)—As an investor working to build your portfolio, you face many day-to-day demands on your money. It's not always easy to determine what your financial priorities should be, or to stay committed to them – especially when markets are volatile.There's one priority, however, that should always be. . .
Cheap Insurance - Ten Tips
Cheap insurance? Auto insurance, life insurance, health insurance, liability insurance - whatever type of insurance you need, you can buy it for less. Try the following:1. Raise you deductible. Why have a $100 deductible if a $1000 deductible won't break you? It may hurt to pay the first thousand. . .
Fixing A Credit Report - Quickly
Fixing a credit report starts with seeing what's on it. You may get access for free online. Try a search for "free credit report." Alternately, when you are denied credit based on a report issued by a local credit reporting agency, you can request a free credit report from that agency within 30 d. . .
Storytelling - The Great Motivator of People
Storytelling - The Great Motivator of PeopleIn a data-driven world, facts and figures are the order of the day in sales calls, employee meetings, board rooms, and political assemblies. Traditionally, when a person is trying to convince someone else to do something they use the logic of benefits . . .
How to Maximize Your 401k Mutual Fund Returns
When it comes to 401k's there is an overabundance of sad stories. Here is one that at least has a happy ending—and it's getting happier all the time.Last year (in 2002) a friend of mine—let’s call him Jack—phoned and asked if I could help him with his 401k. Jack works for a large company as Senio. . .
PR: Ouch! Tells the Tale
Ever get the feeling that your public relations program isn’t doing much about the behaviors of your important outside audiences? Those audiences whose actions have the greatest impacts on your business? Chances are your PR effort is focused primarily on communi- cations tactics and not on the pr. . .
Social Security Denied: Should You Appeal?
Social Security Disability is not available for everyone who has an impairment. If you are under age 50 and are still capable of some kind of employment in the national economy then you probably cannot get Social Security Disability. What you can do is contact your state Department of Rehabilitat. . .
Getting the Universe to Work for You
Wouldn’t it be great to know that you have something as enormous as the Universe working in your favor? To know that such a force was pushing for your success would mean that success was only a matter of WHEN, not IF.The good news is that this support is easy to access by doing one simple yet ve. . .
Successful Small Businesses Use PR
It’s obvious when a small business has accepted the fact that its most important outside audiences need lots of care and feeding. They do something about it. There’s a sense of urgency and a recognition that those “key target publics” have behaviors that really impact the business, and that they . . .
How to Write a Credit Policy for your Business
The book, “Become the Squeaky Wheel,” by New Hampshire author Michelle Dunn, says the different ways people use and extend credit makes or breaks your credit policy and bottom line, which could result in less or more sales and money for your business.“Business owners all have different types of . . .
Benefits of an Air Mile Credit Card
An air mile credit card allows you to earn points, which you can redeem towards your travel expenses. An air mile credit card can help you get a free ticket. If you are a frequent flyer, you can use those miles to build your reward points quickly and be able to redeem them faster.You earn points . . .
Data Delivers Credibility
Over the past couple of days I've been setting up visitor counters, so people in another organization can accurately count the number of people who visit their event.They got the idea (and the counters) from an association I belong to, and they, too, are learning how data delivers credibility.I'm. . .
Using The Credit Card Balance Transfer Feature
Credit card balance transfer is an important feature for many credit card users. It allows them to transfer their debts from one credit card to another. This is significant if their new card has a lower interest rate than their previous one.Credit card balance transfer feature can be a great way . . .
Media Star Power Book Review
Media Star Power: ABCs to Successful TV, Radio, Print & Net InterviewsJudy JernuddMindShelf Publishing270 North Canon Drive, #1175, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 310-306-6999June 2003, ISBN: 0-9722398-3-9194 pages, $14.95http://www.MediaStarPower.comJudy Jernudd is a former newscaster and television. . .
A Guide To Buying A New Business Phone System
Buying a new business phone system is one of the most important purchases any business will ever make. The selection of a phone system can either bring a business closer to its customers and clients or, cause confusion and chaos amongst all that use or interact with it.It is therefore essential t. . .
The 5 Pillars of Sales Champions
Techniques and styles among the best of the best vary from one sales champion to the next. If you study sales at all, you’ll find that there are hundreds, if not thousands, of best ways. However, there are constants in our world. I once sat in on a conversation between two of the most successf. . .
Why A Collection Agency Is Your Small Business’s Best Friend
Does the term “collection agency” put you on edge? If you’re like many small business owners, the mountain of debt you accumulated during startup might have been enough to make you worry about collection agencies every time you answered the phone. But your feelings toward collection agencies are . . .
Cash Rebate Credit Card
Cash rebate credit card offers allow you to get a cash rebate every time you use your credit card. More and more companies are beginning to offer cash rebate credit cards, as customers like the idea of getting something back every time they make a purchase.Cash rebate is for those people who pref. . .
Buying Houses For Sale By Owner
Houses for sale by owner, also known as "FSBOs," are a unique case in real estate investment. Buying from an uninformed seller who thought he knew enough to handle everything by himself can be frustrating. It can also be very profitable if you are prepared.Why do people try to sell a house on the. . .
Build, Don't Blow, Your Annual Bonus
(NC)—More and more companies are incorporating a bonus structure into compensation programs. Bonuses are generally based on performance and are tax advantageous for companies.If you're one of the fortunate ones who will receive a bonus this year, what will you do with it?"The key to using your bo. . .
His And Her Finances
It’s difficult to learn how to manage finances together when you’ve been managing your finances on you own, for better or worse, up until now. But when you become part of a couple, many things change, and your finances are no exception! Some couples take the traditional path of blending all their. . .
Get you Business on the web
I can't think of any business alive today that couldn't benefit from at least a minor presence on the web. Now that I've made that statement, I'm sure someone will point out one. My point is, however, that having a web presence today is about as cheap as anything going and if you ever get one cli. . .
Budgets!
Budgets! There I've said it. For some the most hated and feared word in business. But it doesn't have to be that way. As a matter of fact, a well thought out and constructed budget can be the small business owners best friend. After all, a budget is just a laid out plan to produce profits and pro. . .
What Is Credit Counseling?
If you are in trouble financially, you have probably heard the term “credit counseling,” but do you understand what it is? Oftentimes this term is used in the same sentence as debt negotiation or debt settlement, but actually, it’s a completely different process. With credit counseling, you will . . .
Life Insurance Providing Little Protection from Terrorism
Recent statements by the City of London Police Commissioner James Hart that future terrorist attacks in London’s financial centre are, "a matter of when, rather than if", will increase already serious concerns over issues of personal and business financial protection. Mr Hart’s statement pointed. . .
What To Look For In a Credit Card Offer
When it comes to acquiring a credit card, there is a plethora of choices out there for any credit consumer. However this makes the process of browsing through the credit card offers and selecting the best one difficult for the average consumer.To choose the best credit card offer you have to deci. . .
A Recipe For Outsourcing Your Software Development
Outsourcing your software development can save you time and money if you know what you need. Too often US companies attempt to outsource without a good understanding of what their software should do, and this is the biggest cause of outsourcing failure. It is unreasonable to expect your outsourci. . .
Working With A Financial Adviser
(NC)—With a steadily increasing number of investment choices in the market, it's easy to become overwhelmed. Without a plan in place, or the guidance and discipline to reach financial goals, it's easy to be tempted by the latest hot market fad. But this can result in investment portfolios not bei. . .
Payday Loan: a Complete Overview
From different surveys, it is seen that the number of customers taking payday loan as well as payday lending companies are increasing frequently. If you are a person taking the payday loan for the first time or want to gather information regarding payday loan, then this article will be of great h. . .
Bartersville
Bartering will give you many advantages over your competition. It can save your business money. You can spend the extra money on a buying paid Internet advertising. It allows you to offer your products and services at a lower price than your competition. You can afford to get the higher priced go. . .
Instant Sales Anytime
Nobody's Visiting Today Sale Every online business has low visitor and sales day through the week. My days are Tuesdays and Thursdays.You could sell your products or services for cheaper to increase and sales on your slow days. You could have this advertised right on your web site. Time Of The Da. . .
Why PR Packs a Punch
Please feel free to publish this article and resource box in your ezine, newsletter, offline publication or website. A copy would be appreciated at bobkelly@TNI.net. Word count is 775 including guidelines and resource box. Robert A. Kelly © 2003. Why PR Packs a PunchDone right, it delivers the k. . .
Call Center Services - Keeping Up With The Growing Demand
Are your company's call center services all that they could be? Even centers that were state of the art a decade or so ago might be out of date and inadequate today. As technology expands, so do clients' expectations regarding communication. Nowadays, a client will normally expect to be able to c. . .
Shipping Is Big Industry Worldwide
Shipping has become a commercial enterprise for transferring or transporting of goods, cargoes and other materials from one location to the other through the sea by ships. Shipping is a vital part of the economy not only of certain countries but the whole world as well. Each country has its own s. . .
Managing the Human Resource Project
We obtain strategic results by aligning HR mission, vision and values. The following overview highlights a macro approach to project management. Seeking a stretch assignment, such as ownership of a major corporate HR initiative, we lead our organization by example. Strategic project management. . .
No Load Mutual Funds or Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs)?
If you are fed up with early redemption charges and ever increasing mutual fund management fees on top of bad-performing fund managers, read on. There is a quiet revolution going on in the no-load mutual fund industry and you, the individual investor, may benefit from it greatly.I am referring to. . .
Are You An MLM Casualty?
Do you know anyone that you can think of that decided to build an mlm business, was excited, motivated and tried to convince you to join? Do you know anyone that was once in ONE mlm, and then another or changed 3 or 4 times? Think of family and friends. Do you know of anyone that was once in the . . .
The Right Way To Credit Repair
If you have a bad credit rating, then you might find that your ability to get financing, loans, and even some jobs is greatly diminished. Once you have a bad credit rating, it might seem like there's nothing that you can do about it… but you don't have to believe that. It's not as difficult as yo. . .
Investing - It's a Whole New Language
What does the term Preferred Stock mean? Learning the Lingo of InvestingMany of us are involved in the stock market, sometimesindirectly. If you participate in a 401k or mutual fund,you are investing in stocks through a corporation.We hear a lot about the volatility of the stock market aswell as. . .
Free Debt Consolidation?
Chances are, when you’re reading this article, you’ve typed this particular set of keywords in the search box: free debt consolidation. And without a doubt, a number of articles came out as a result, this being one of them, or else you just happened to stumble upon this accidentally.No matter, th. . .
Contract Cleaners – A Guide For Businesses. Part 3
In this third part I will be looking at the remaining questions you should be asking of the commercial cleaning companies tendering for your cleaning contract.Will the cleaning be supervised and how often?If the contract only requires 1 – 2 cleaners then inspections should be carried out weekly. . . .
Contract Cleaners – A Guide For Businesses. Part 4
In this the fourth and final part of articles about how to obtain the best service from your contract cleaner I look at the remaining three questions, that can to some degree all be grouped together.Are your staff fully trained in appropriate Health and Safety practices? Can this be verified?Can . . .
Hedge Against Job Loss By Starting Your Own Internet Business
Globalization has reared its ugly head in the recent trade rows with China, the US and the EU. Many people have started to see their jobs being outsourced to these countries with low labour costs and lose their household income when that happens. This article gives you three reasons why you sho. . .
How (NOT) to Buy Mutual Funds
When it comes to mutual funds, there is a lot more to success than just finding a good one. Sad investment stories like the following are all too common. I hope my sharing it with you will help you avoid making the same devastating financial mistake one of my former clients made.This story begins. . .
An Overpowering Passion Creates Motivation and Success In Business
Why go into business? Is it for the money, the status, or just because it is inconceiveable to be an employee? Careful and serious thought stimulate the desire and commitment to pursue the initial processes in setting up in business. This involves risks, but the overwhelming desire to achieve, ou. . .
Nothing Happens Until Someone Sells Somthing
You can always tell a good salesperson, they are always on the look-out for opportunities to do exactly that. Every chance they get they'll promote whatever it is they offer. They are driven through their need to either make money, they're passionate about the goods and services they offer or bot. . .
I Can't Afford A PR/Publicity Campaign -- Can I?
It’s a phrase I hear over and over again from many entrepreneurs, small businesses owners and inventors: “I’d love to hire someone to launch our publicity campaign professionally, but we can’t afford it, so I’m just going to have to do it on my own.” Over the past several months, I have been cond. . .
Where is the Best PR Value?
Wherever the fundamental premise of public relations is practiced. Look at what it suggests. People act on their own perception of the facts before them, which leads to predictable behaviors about which something can be done. When we create, change or reinforce that opinion by reaching, persuadin. . .
Public Relations: Why it Works
Please feel free to publish this article and resource box in your ezine, newsletter, offline publication or website. A copy would be appreciated at bobkelly@TNI.net. Word count is 570 including guidelines and resource box. Robert A. Kelly © 2003. Public Relations: Why it Works The short answer is. . .
Don't Put Up With "Junk PR"
Please feel free to publish this article and resource box in your ezine, newsletter, offline publication or website. A copy would be appreciated at bobkelly@TNI.net. Word count is 840 including guidelines and resource box. Robert A. Kelly © 2003. Don’t Put Up With “Junk PR” In public relatio. . .
Outsourcing Problem Analysis
As an HR professional, you have responsibilities in several broad areas that have a significant impact on your company’s bottom line, directly contributing to the corporate return on investment. The outsourcing choices you make are critical decision points that affect both your employer and the . . .
How You Can Save On Conference Calling
In recent years, companies have recognized the need to expand their businesses in the international arena. Breakthroughs in communications and transportation have facilitated this move and have enabled these companies to trade in various countries all over the globe. It is now easier for company . . .
International business for small and mendium companies
Small business and medium size business. What can they do, and where can these businesses expand to? Is it real to go to international business stage? How it's possible? What regions are best for foreign investors? I will try to explain you everything.Our company works with small and medium size . . .
User Guide To Payday Loan Terminologies
Are you approaching towards a payday loan cash advance for the first time? Are you acquainted with all the terminologies or facts that you will be facing when you approach for the loan? Need not to worry. We have assembled a brief glossary and definitions to make you understand about payday loan. . .
Online Auctions: New Way of Shopping
Description: Online auctions operate on the same principles as the real auctions, but they have the mass appeal, which reaches out to the ordinary Internet users. They are an easy and fun way to buy a product of your choice.Hearing of auctions always used to bring up visions of a grand room, with. . .
“Future Plans” Job Interview Questions
This week’s topic deals with interviewers asking about your future plans. As we’ll see in addressing the question a subscriber wrote in with, interviewers use the “future plans” question to screen people out. Read on to find out how to make sure you’re not eliminated from consideration with a q. . .
10 Steps Toward Better Business Communication
Ultimately, no matter how high-tech your business tools may be, development and implementation of new initiatives will depend upon effective, productive communication between real live people.Why do some business meetings result in boredom and lack of focus, whereas others send attendees charging. . .
Getting Started: Creating A Business Plan
Your excited. You have a great idea for a profitable online business. Maybe it is an original idea that has not been marketed online before. Maybe you have come up with a new spin on the ordinary. Whatever it is that has influenced you to start your online business, be sure that you have a plan b. . .
Have You Hugged a Customer Today?
It all started a couple of weeks ago when a friend asked me if I could scan and print some of her slides. No problem, I said. Boy, was I mistaken.... As it turns out, I seldom use my scanner for slides. And no matter how many different 'Kathy' techniques I tried to get it to work, nothing. I e. . .
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