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Recently, 24/7 Wall St. released a new list of brands that may disappear in 2011. This is the third report in a little over a year that has been published. Typically it would take a full year to compile a list of this nature however the current economic climate has accelerated this process as a majority of the brands on the first two lists are either gone, have been acquired, or have filed for bankruptcy. For a brand to be considered it is expected that it will either be gone by the end of 2011, or for its parent company to be sold or for the company to enter into Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Read More

What’s in it for the customer? From day one of a sales career, the necessity of thinking in that context is crystal clear. Everybody knows it. Everybody believes it. It’s intuitively obvious!!! BUT …sometimes the obvious is not so easy to execute Read More

The human resources department over at the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) may be "getting busy," in the next year or so. Real busy. They made need to hire more agents to start checking paperwork submitted by folks who've used a... Read More

LSD? You can listen to The Grateful Dead and wear a tie-dyed shirt while writing, but no mind-altering drugs here!

It's a formula I've developed to bring new creativity to your business writing and blogging Read More

I recently read a very interesting piece of research that highlighted how at least 30,000 businesses in Ireland should be online but are not. This same research suggested.. Read More

Repeat customers are so valuable to your business and your bottom line. Yet talking to a number of small businesses over the last couple of weeks many did not know how much of their sales come from repeat customers. A couple did and no surprise their businesses are doing well and their marketing efforts are paying off. Here are 4 benefits you will get by knowing why your customers keep buying Read More

You have a business and you are interested in hiring a manager who will be able to assist you in growing that business from the ground up. When you put out an ad for this position, you receive hundreds of resumes. Even if you narrow this bunch down to just the people who seem most qualified for the job, you're going to have to do quite a few interviews to make sure that you select the manager who is going to be most capable of growing your business. How do you know who that person is Read More

Online businesses need to embrace feedback - whether it's positive or negative. Turning negative feedback into positive results is crucial. These tips can help you along the way Read More

Have you experienced a social media attack by an employee? These tips will help you avert a crisis now and in the future Read More

My blogging goal for 2010 was to post 3 times a week: on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 6am. I typically write each post the afternoon or evening before it's scheduled, and when I get up the next morning I paste links into LinkedIn groups and on bizsugar.com. For six months I posted on time without fail, even while on vacation. My schedule had never been broken. Until today Read More