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Strategies for Planning and Conducting Effective Meetings

Did you know that business executives spend about half their time sitting in meetings? In fact, 40 to 50 percent of their working hours are consumed by meetings, according to a study by the Annenberg School of Communications at UCLA and the Universit...

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Silicon Valley a parable

We have all heard about the “Silicon Valley” miracle. Not long ago, Silicon Valley found itself at the centre of the world, a job- and money-making machine fueled by the popularity of the Internet and technological innovation. Those days are a di...

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13 Free or Cheap Effective Advertising Methods

13 Free or Cheap Effective Advertising Methods by: Donnie Baird Advertising is the life blood of any business, no matter how big or how small. No advertising usually means no business. Large companies have an almost unlimited source of advertisi...

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10 Tips for Successful Ezine Advertising

ips for Successful Ezine Advertising by: Michael Southon If you're like most people starting out on the Internet,you've been along this well-worn path: You try free classified ad sites and get bombarded with spam by people trying to s...

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Creating Your Advisory Board

Just like everyone else, once upon a time - luckily well before having started my own gig - I too asked the question: “Why do I need advisors at all? I know what to do.” Then a mentor of mine asked me, “Tom if you know what to do, how to do it ...

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Taking Email Marketing To The Next Level

ng Email Marketing To The Next Level by: Karen Fegarty How to use the latest e-messaging strategies to increase profits. Many types of Internet advertising don't work as well as they once did. People have gotten used to banners and don&apos...

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Tune Your Writing For A Boom Economy

As the American economy emerges from recession, many businesses are now reexamining their marketing materials and realizing that their communications are outdated, ill-prepared for the return of a robust, competitive, growing economic environment. S...

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Children are People, Not Machines

Children are People, Not Machines by: Jeffrey D. Murrah, LPCWhen growing up, my father frequently reminded me to "pay attention to the details." That saying became very real to me in the area of parenting. While raising children, the details mak...

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The "F-Word"

The "F-Word" by: Kevin B. Burk Excerpt From The Relationship Handbook: How to Understand and Improve Every Relationship in Your Life by Kevin B. Burk I’d like to invite you to consider a powerful concept. This concept is essential—we must le...

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The Tyranny of the Good Girl, the Good Boy

The Tyranny of the Good Girl, the Good Boy by: Margaret Paul, Ph.D. Many of us grew up in households where our profound needs for love and safety were not met. We did not feel safe and loved in the face of disapproval, criticism, rejection, aban...

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