Are You Failing Your Employer by Resisting Measurement? by Merry Elrick, CBC A recent Wall Street Journal Europe article claims, “Many marketing managers are failing their employers.” (“Ambidextrous Marketing” by John A. Quelch, October 12, 2005) The reason? According to the author, right-brained marketers lack quantitative skills, show little interest in the … Read more
by Jack Pyle, Fellow PRSA No leadership skill is more important than the ability to be persuasive; to speak with confidence and competence. The same statement could be made for all professionals, but it is especially true for managers. You must be able to be persuasive and credible if you are to … Read more
Ah, to make money blogging. It’s one of the holy grails of the Internet community. We write, therefore we are–but we would rather our loquacious posts pay the bills too. Really, is that too much to ask? Want your words working for you? Here are a few ways to help your articles … Read more
Most people’s attention span is a fraction of what it was just a few years ago. The onslaught of digital tools has made us ‘skimmers,’ just as you may be doing right now. As our brains act like a sieve, creating engaging content in any industry can be a challenge. Creating engaging … Read more
Having a home based business sounds great. In theory, it is wonderful to stay home, raise your children, and also support them with your business. However, it can be very challenging. Many people struggle to find a balance between work and family (whether they own a home business or not). Because you … Read more
by Jamie Kiley If you’re in the market for a new website, one of the first things you’ll need to do is hire a web designer. As in any field, there are good web designer and bad web designers, and it’s important to know how to determine which is which. Here are … Read more
So! You’ve decided to push off into the seas of high adventure and being your own home-based business, eh? There are numerous benefits to owning your own business, especially one that allows you to work from home. If you’re interested in starting a home-based business, you have a lot of things to … Read more
Eighty percent of small business owners receive late payments for services rendered, a 2011 survey by PaySimple found. When money is late coming in, it directly affects the small business owner’s cash flow and can negatively impact inventory, and the ability to pay operating expenses and make payroll. Of course, it doesn’t … Read more
Media Bistro says 33 percent of the 200 million Twitter users follow at least one brand, and the top reason they follow brands, which could include your small business, is because they want discounts and deals, updates, exclusive content and customer service. Yet Forbes.com reports more than 60 percent of businesses surveyed … Read more
Chris Lema, VP of Software Engineering at Emphasys Software is a WordPress advocate. He maintains an informative, engaging blog at chrislema.com where he regularly discusses the in’s and out’s of WordPress development, best practices and client engagement. In his post Two Kinds of Customers, He describes two common scenarios in the web … Read more
(Subtitled: Beware the $5 Traffic Gurus) I thought I was being smart. I thought I could pay someone five bucks and they would work their magic and funnel all sorts of traffic to my new blog. Of course, I was experimenting, but I had no idea what kind of a fail to … Read more
by Lucy Beer A low bounce rate is often cited as a hallmark of a good website–40% or lower is typically heralded as the goal–signaling that visitors are engaged with your site and finding useful content. A high bounce rate is often assumed to mean that your site is not doing its … Read more