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PR: Ouch! Tells the Tale

PR: Ouch! Tells the Tale by: Robert A. Kelly 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 busi...

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CRM 101 Customer Relationship Management for Beginners

Customer Relationship Management, abbreviated “CRM,” is the term for a business strategy that is designed to improve customer service. CRM is also designed to increase customer satisfaction and gain new customers, thus increasing a business’ re...

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How to go forward and not backwards with your business.

When I was little and learning to walk, I had a problem... I couldn´t crawl forward, instead I did it backward. My parents told me that every time I tried to do it right, it went wrong! But, that was a long time ago, and, as you can imagine, I final...

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If one does not do any planning, one is planning to fail.

MARKETING STRATEGIESAn enterprise may adopt different marketing strategies dependent on the size and position of the business in its industry. The marketing strategy adopted may prove crucial to generate sales. These marketing strategies are often th...

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Getting A Handle On Your Telephone Time

Keep in mind that the phone will likely derail your schedule if you let it. Put the answering machine on during working hours. When you do choose to answer the phone (and remember, it's a choice, not a requirement), limit the time you spend on e...

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Think You Can’t Afford the Help You Need Think Again!

So many small business owners - especially those who work from home - are very pressed for time. After all, as an independent professional, you must wear the hats of: accountant, salesperson, customer service representative, marketing manager, distri...

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Why You Must Stop Setting Goals

My goal in life is to have no goals. They get in the way of true progress. Plenty of successful people swear by goal setting. They're praising the wrong behavior. Brain research tells us that the goals don't matterit's the intention th...

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Are You a PR Chowderhead

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 850 including guidelines and resource box. Robert A. Kelly © 2003...

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The Top 10 Reasons Why a Manager Would Want to Learn Emotional Intelligence

1. Managers are called upon to make decisions. Primitive emotions, unmonitored, automatic, powerful and not always conscious can “hijack” us making us react thoughtlessly to people and situations instead of thinking through a situation and respon...

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Student Health Insurance

Students often wonder if they really need health insurance. It seems like a reasonable question when you are young and healthy and seemingly invincible. After all, almost everyone who knows how to access the health care system is provided with basic ...

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