Employers are putting an increasing focus on employee personality to ensure that they can work within the team framework, and have a better understanding of the job requirements. An excellent write up in the SeattlePI goes in detail on the subject, and is something that I have noticed that more and more clients are doing. They want people who can
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Skills can be taught, personality is forever
Posted by jnelson under Human ResourcesFrom http://blogs.ittoolbox.com 5983 days ago
Made Hot by: on December 18, 2007 8:36 am
More businesses adding social networking to strategy
Posted by TerryJackson under MarketingFrom http://www.bizreport.com 5984 days ago
Made Hot by: on December 24, 2007 3:22 am
A new study has found that businesses are increasingly looking to social networking and user-generated channels to improve their levels of customer engagement. Ninety percent of respondents to the Annual Online Customer Engagement Report said that a customer engagement strategy was “essential” or “important” to business operations. The research, c
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Price Reductions Can Backfire
Posted by Becky under MarketingFrom http://www.marketingprofs.com 5985 days ago
Made Hot by: on December 17, 2007 11:49 pm
The goal of marketing promotions is to stimulate short-term sales. This dictum leads many marketers and small-business owners to reduce prices. However, as Michael Goodman explains, cost cutting is not always the best or most effective way to achieve this goal.
Sound counterintuitive? After all, if the goal is to increase sales, wouldn't cutt Read More
Sound counterintuitive? After all, if the goal is to increase sales, wouldn't cutt Read More
Seth Godin: Sliced bread and other marketing delights
Posted by JohnH under MarketingFrom http://www.youtube.com 5986 days ago
Made Hot by: Ideas2Deals on December 16, 2007 10:32 pm
This isn't a new video, but it's one of my favorites by Seth Godin, so I thought I'd share it for those of you who haven't seen it yet. It's about how the best ideas can fail if you don't know how to spread the word -- how to make the idea appeal to early adopters -- how to create an idea that's truly remarkable.
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Software License Fines Fall Hardest on the Smallest
Posted by ArmadaIG under LegalFrom http://www.midmarket.eweek.com 5987 days ago
Made Hot by: on December 24, 2007 5:24 am
Most small and midsize businesses aren't even aware when they violate a software license, according to software industry sources, but that doesn't stop the fines from piling up. Nearly 90 percent of the fines collected annually by the Business Software Alliance for software license violations falls on small and midsize businesses, many of whom h
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8 important consumer trends for 2008
Posted by Becky under NewsFrom http://trendwatching.com 5987 days ago
Made Hot by: on December 12, 2007 4:43 am
Here are eight trends to watch and capitalize on in the new year.
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Marketing Executives Identify Top Marketing Trends, Concepts in 2008
Posted by suzyQ under NewsFrom http://www.marketingcharts.com 5991 days ago
Made Hot by: on December 10, 2007 6:25 pm
Web and green marketing are hot; Boomers are still the most important demo, though women, Gen X and Y, and Hispanics are catching up; and marketing basics are more important than ever, according to (pdf) a new survey of marketing executives conducted by Anderson Analytics. The survey focused on top marketing concepts, buzzwords, global areas of op
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Why Customers Write Reviews
Posted by JohnH under NewsFrom http://www.bazaarblog.com 5994 days ago
Made Hot by: on December 6, 2007 1:04 am
Because reviewers want to help others—that's the short answer. We just announced the results of a study we executed with Keller Fay Research to understand the intentions and motivations behind reviewers. Overwhelmingly, the survey found, reviewers are motivated by goodwill and positive sentiment.
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Online retailers too focused on innovation rather than customers needs
Posted by Shelly under Online MarketingFrom http://www.grokdotcom.com 5994 days ago
Made Hot by: on December 7, 2007 11:27 pm
How Much Money Do Retailers Leave on the Table? A 2007 study clearly shows that online retailers are not capitalizing on the customer experience and are overly focused on innovation while ignoring the basics. With all the investments and improvements within the last five years in redesigns, usability, analytics, multivariate testing, and the incre
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Do Customers Come for Price or Convenience?
Posted by JohnH under NewsFrom http://www.emarketer.com 5997 days ago
Made Hot by: on December 6, 2007 1:04 am
Data from Nielsen Online sheds some new light on the matter that is so important to merchants—online and offline—during the busy holiday shopping season. In an online survey of nearly 1,000 shoppers, 81% indicated that the ability to shop anytime during the day was why they chose to shop online during the holiday season. With 77% of respondents, s
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