How many times have you gained new business because you did something unusual? Here's a list of rarely used but very effective networking techniques that will help you boost business.
What characteristics do great service companies have in common? Most of them share common beliefs about the importance of culture, behaviors, people and relationships. Here are six points that define those companies' approach to service excellence.
From the demanding, abrasive buyer to the individual who never seems to make a buying decision, we encounter challenging people on a regular basis. Part of the reason this happens is due to the disconnect we have because of conflicting
The town of Greenwich, Connecticut, has denied Russian businessman Valery Kogan permission to build a 5,000 square metre mansion, after local residents submitted a petition against the project, reports Bloomberg.
Traditional landline phones, once the bedrock of communications in the USA, are quickly going the way of eight-track tapes as consumers go wireless or choose Internet-based phone calling.According to a report due to be released today by the National Center
Hackers often harness the combined power of thousands of virus-infected personal computers to pump out spam e-mail or disable targeted servers by overwhelming them with Internet traffic.Now an Air Force colonel is suggesting the U.S. military build its own "botnet,"
Unless you're looking carefully, you'll likely miss the fact that the new Asylum Web site for young men is a creation of Time Warner Inc.'s AOL. Same for WalletPop on personal finance, Spinner on indie music and StyleList on fashion.The
Google's online filing cabinet for medical records opened to the public Monday, giving users instant electronic access to their health histories and worrying a privacy advocate.Called Google Health, the service lets users link information from a handful of pharmacies and
Lawyers on both sides of a shareholder lawsuit over Yahoo Inc.'s board's handling of Microsoft's $47.5 billion (EU30.37 billion) takeover offer are accusing one another of turning it into a public relations battle.A Delaware judge weighing the shareholders' request to
Russia's Olympic city of 2014 has been hosting events to draw attention to the country's infrastructure problems. Transport Week, a railway business forum and a transport exhibition have all been held. Top managers from Russian companies met to discuss what
The mayor's job in Carbondale is considered a part-time position and is paid as such. However, the city's current mayor, Brad Cole, works at the job full-time. In addition, he donates his part-time salary to charity every month.
Quiet often these days I get asked to explain the core components in the Duct Tape Marketing small business marketing system. The key word in that last sentence being system - yes marketing is a system just like making it,
