Archive for April, 2011
Digital Peace of Mind
If you’ve ever had trouble transferring photos from your Blackberry to your PC, or connecting your work laptop to your WiFi at home, you’re not alone. With all of the latest technological gizmos and gadgets available on store shelves, even the least tech-savvy folks can experience a level of connectivity unimaginable a decade or two [...]
How is Risk Determined?
Why don’t things go wrong more often? Well, each object in your home has been designed by engineers, and engineers don’t just design things to work.
Recipe For Retirement: Mix Savings & Work, Bake as Long as Possible
Planning for retirement is like baking a cake. The financial plan is the recipe, your savings vehicles are the ingredients and time is your oven.
Building Leaders for the Greater Good
Good leadership is like the game, Jenga — shaping and adapting the organization in ways to improve it—without damaging and, even better, while enhancing, the whole.
Momma Knows Best: Social Media & Clean Underwear
Did your mom ever tell you to “always wear clean underwear in case you got in an accident?” That was one of my mom’s famous sayings — it ranked right up there with “stop making that face or it will end up staying that way,” and “you’re the oldest, so you should know better,” and “don’t make me stop this car.”
Grow Sales & Profits with Social Media
As the economy continues to slowly expand, businesses are seeking new media to reach their customers. In addition to traditional print, radio and online advertising, marketing directors are often required to create and implement a social media strategy. According to Forrester Research, three out of four Americans currently use social media.
Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have [...]
5 Free Tools for Collaboration
You don’t have to be a tech geek to work smarter in and out of the office; there are some straightforward, free software programs that will help you connect with colleagues for conversation and collaboration.
Let technology simplify your work life with these free software programs. Each offers the ability to get work done on your [...]
Branding Like a Superhero
Isn’t it amazing how much brand recognition the average person has when it comes to superheroes? Any self-respecting, red-blooded American capitalist’s heart beat speeds up just a bit at the thought of having that kind of visibility for their brand.
With a bit of creativity and a dash of marketing savvy, we can take the lessons [...]
Last Minute Tax Tips: Record Keeping & Amended Returns
Tax day has arrived! Whether you are ready to file away your paperwork, or file an amended return, following are some tips you may find helpful.
Success Story: From $50 to Staff of 500
Arriving in the United States 20 years ago from Ethiopia with just $50 in his pocket, Henok Tesfaye is now running a successful business of nearly 500 people.
Henok Tesfaye’s dream to be a parking operator all started on one of the most historic and prestigious streets in the country. U Street in Washington D.C. is [...]
Guaranteed Media for Companies in Need
Rather than rushing to buy expensive newspaper advertisements or sponsorships, many companies are placing a premium on reliability, seeking marketing and advertising methods they can count on for quality and value.
Credit-Care Game Plan Offers Route to Better Finances for Gen Y
America’s Gen Y — 87 million people age 18 to 34 — are stressed out over finances, according to Western Union Payments MoneyMindset Index survey.
From Burnt Out to Behind the Burner
Forced from longtime positions in some of the nation’s largest industries, men and women alike are making the jump into the world of professional cooking as they trade pinstripes for chef whites.
Melted Rabbit Marketing
Easter always reminds me of a particularly funny story from my childhood – in reminiscing about it this year, I realized there was a marketing parallel that I’d previously overlooked.
A Typical Kid — With a Healthy Chocolate Addiction
I’ve always been a bit of a chocoholic, so it should come as no real surprise that when [...]
New Study Shows Americans’ Dependency On Digital Communication
More than ever before, people rely on digital communication, such as email, instant messaging (IM) and texting, to stay connected and get things done.
How to Get More Work Done In More Places at Once
Many believe one key way in which business culture is changing is that work on a specific project can now be conducted from various locations—in some cases simultaneously.
As a result, businesses are looking for ways to become more flexible and agile. Agility, in this case, refers to a business’s ability to collaborate either with distributed [...]
Harnessing the Power of Language
With practice, anyone can master the three key principles of good communication: listening, distinguishing and creating.
