Generating Leads Through Surveys: Taking Another Look

(Tue Jul 28th, 2009, by Frank Lucer)

When people visit your website, there should be a mechanism in place that allows them to enter your marketing funnel. The purpose of this funnel is to introduce new customers to your company's products and services. As visitors travel deeper into the...

People Leave Managers Not Companies

(Tue Jul 28th, 2009, by Ryan Scholz)

Over the last twenty years the Gallup Organization has conducted an extensive study of workplaces in an attempt to determine how companies can find and retain key talent. They interviewed over a million employees, asking each employee hundreds of que...

Organizational Alignment

(Tue Jul 28th, 2009, by Ryan Scholz)

Stephen Covey has a very dramatic demonstration that he uses to illustrate organizational alignment. In a large room with hundreds of people, he asks everyone to close their eyes. Next he tells everyone to raise there arm and point to true north. He ...

Using Surveys to Evaluate Training Effectiveness

(Tue Jul 28th, 2009, by Frank Lucer)

Decades ago, an employee was trained by the person to whom he or she was expected to report. In most cases, a manager or senior representative would train newer staff members. As new tools grew in complexity and flexibility, companies identified a ne...

4 Ways in Which Companies Can Use Surveys

(Tue Jul 28th, 2009, by Frank Lucer)

Surveys used to be the exclusive domain of large companies who had a sizable budget. They would use questionnaires to identify branding issues in their marketplace, customer perceptions, sales potential for new products, and similar elements. Over th...

4 Tips About Using a Dollar Store Expert to Start a Dollar Store

(Tue Jul 28th, 2009, by Bob B Hamilton)

The reality of the situation is that many who start a dollar store have no prior experience going through the start-up process.  They don’t know all the right steps to take.  And worse yet, they aren’t really sure of the right order to take the...

How To Effectively Manage Your Workers

(Mon Jul 27th, 2009, by Regie Macalam)

In a business, your people is as much important in keeping your business running. Even if you are self employed, you would probably need to hire at least one or two people to assist you. Thus, in order to have them perform more efficiently, you need ...

Circumventing Drug Tests: Yesterday’s News

(Mon Jul 27th, 2009, by 10x Marketing)

hair drug testinghas become the number one resource to assess the level of abuse a person is participating in. It’s important to recognize the abusiveness of someone’s lifestyle before hiring them because of the repercussions it will have on your...

Why CPAs Must Keep in Touch With Clients and How

(Mon Jul 27th, 2009, by Salim Omar, CPA)

As the owner of an accounting business, you know that finding clients is an important task, but retaining those clients-especially once you've started to tap your ideal market-is just as important. You can have the best marketing system in the world...

Improve Plant Productivity Through Time and Attendance Software

(Mon Jul 27th, 2009, by Daniel Marcus Manson)

Manufacturers face unique challenges when it comes to managing their workforce. Unlike some other sectors, positions can require intensive training, making ramping up the workforce to meet increased order volume both time-consuming and expensive. The...