| 1551 | Do You Make Your Prospects and Customers Jump Through Hoops? Preview: Picture this: Your prospect has just learned about one of your products or services, and is now ready to buy from you. How you handle the next critical step can make or break the sale. Always keep in mind that most consumers are understandably wary. They won't hesitate to abandon an intended purchase if they encounter doubts or inconvenient snags... (more) Published By: Marty Foley Submitted: 08 August,2002 |
| 1552 | Cost of Rework Preview: Quality Magazine conducted a survey to determine how much manufactures plan to spend during 2001 on new test, measurement and inspection equipment, software and services to increase manufacturing efficiency, and decrease cost. Discrete manufactures plan to spend more than $4 billion on quality assurance. The article also states that surveyed manuf... (more) Published By: Bernard Lichvar Submitted: 09 August,2002 |
| 1553 | Manufacturer for TFT LCD TVs,MONITOR for car Preview: 2",3",4",5",5.6",7" TFT LCD TVs, MONITOR for automobile, security monitor,home video. Good quality, very competitive prices About the Author We are leading manufacturer for TFT LCD MONITOR,TVs in China.... (more) Published By: LILLIPUT ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. Submitted: 21 August,2002 |
| 1554 | How to Avoid Nasty Business Surprises Preview: Conducting business in the 21st century often requires quick decisions. This often leads to sound data being replaced by perception as the basis for making important resolutions. The risks in this approach are clear: business decisions made without a solid grounding in reality can lead to disaster. Last week, the former head of collapsed Austral... (more) Published By: David Brewster Submitted: 21 August,2002 |
| 1555 | 3 Simple Filing Guidelines Preview: 3 Simple Filing Guidelines by Maria Gracia One of the most basic ways to find papers when you need them is to retrieve them from an effective filing system. A good filing system will allow you to find what you're looking for in 10 seconds or less. Here are 3 simple filing guidelines that can help: 1. CATEGORIZING. A filing system is only effect... (more) Published By: Maria Gracia Submitted: 22 August,2002 |
| 1556 | Emotional Intelligence: The Geek We Know & Love Preview: Love & EQ--The "Geek" we all love.... You know one...you might have one working for you....you may even be in love with one...or, maybe you is one.... Affectionately, we call them geeks, nerds or techies. Yet, any of us can fall into this category when we're stressed, spending too much time in our heads and particularly in the left hemisphere of ... (more) Published By: Brenda Smith, EQ Coach Submitted: 22 August,2002 |
| 1557 | Too Busy? Take a Vacation. Preview: Too Busy? Take a Vacation. Do you know what the most productive day of the year is for the typical business owner or manager? Mondays? Maybe for some. Pay day? No. Labor Day? Just kidding… It’s the day before you take vacation. This little known fact has actually been researched and documented. Why is this so? I just returned from my family’s ... (more) Published By: Tim Fulton Submitted: 23 August,2002 |
| 1558 | How To Get Massive Sales By Increasing Your Brand Preview: How To Get Massive Sales By Increasing Your Brand Have you ever noticed that in any given market there are names you hear over and over again? They appear on discussion groups, email lists, online newsletters, web pages, reviews, other people's products, and in a variety of other publicity venues. What you really want to know is how do you bec... (more) Published By: Jeff Smith Submitted: 27 August,2002 |
| 1559 | Coping With RUDE Customers Preview: Coping With RUDE Customers by Laurie Rogers Have you ever heard this before? "My ad copy has nuthin' to do with those results, it's all YOUR fault, because you're NOT doin' your job properly! And I want my freakin money back and if you don't give it to me - I'm reporting YOU to every agency there is"! Instead of getting angry you may just want ... (more) Published By: Laurie Rogers Submitted: 29 August,2002 |
| 1560 | YOU Call Yourself a Professional? Preview: YOU Call Yourself a Professional? by Laurie Rogers Sometimes I wonder where on earth people actually get the NERVE to call themselves a "Professional". Let alone a "business person". Maybe their idea of professionalism is based on being rude, arrogant and egotistical. Maybe it's because we are online and they "think" they can get away with it. ... (more) Published By: Laurie Rogers Submitted: 29 August,2002 |
| 1561 | How to Win Friends and Influence People Preview: How to Win Friends and Influence People By Grant McNamara Read any book about business and a core element of business success will be communication. Communication is always vital in any aspect of commerce in a similar way that communication is vital to a healthy personal relationship. We buy from people with whom we feel comfortable. The ability... (more) Published By: Grant McNamara Submitted: 29 August,2002 |
| 1562 | Hide and Seek? Preview: Hide and Seek? by Laurie Rogers There is absolutely nothing worse than trying to find out WHO the person is that owns a web site. I'm sure you all know what I'm talking about. Doesn't that just drive you NUTS? It drives me especially crazy when these "people" have the nerve to call themselves a "professional". Yeah ok, I thought putting all your ... (more) Published By: Laurie Rogers Submitted: 29 August,2002 |
| 1563 | 5 Low Cost and Successful Methods For Independent Professionals To Get Clients Preview: 5 Low Cost and Successful Methods For Independent Professionals To Get Clients Copyright 2002 by Paul Bednar It goes without saying that clients are the lifeline of every independent professional. You sure won't be in business long without them! There are many marketing methods used to get clients. Some methods, such as magazine advertising, are ... (more) Published By: Paul Bednar Submitted: 05 September,2002 |
| 1564 | How To Follow Up A Consulting Proposal Preview: How To Follow Up A Consulting Proposal Copyright 2002 by Paul Bednar After submitting a proposal, many consultants wait a short period of time--maybe a few days or one week, before contacting the potential client. The purpose is to find out if the proposal has been accepted, rejected, or if modifications are necessary. Contacting the potential cl... (more) Published By: Paul Bednar Submitted: 05 September,2002 |
| 1565 | 3 Traits for Success Preview: The other day I was conducting a group interview at one of my off-line businesses. I was addressing about 15 applicants for an office position and going over the three basic character traits that I require. I've talked about these same principles with every applicant since I started hiring help for my businesses in 1976 and have since hired hund... (more) Published By: Bill Phillips Submitted: 06 September,2002 |
| 1566 | How To Offer Individual Praise Without Undermining Team Efforts Preview: by Carole Nicolaides © 2002 http://www.progressiveleadership.com A lot of discussions lately are centered around teamwork and leadership. This is especially an issue after all the leadership scandals that have been brought to light in corporate America this past year. Due to major layoffs, and the loss of exceptional brainpower, there is a huge ... (more) Published By: Carole Nicolaides Submitted: 07 September,2002 |
| 1567 | How To Write An Effective Letter of Complaint Preview: You're so mad you could spit. That #*^$% company got your order wrong again. You're gonna fire off a letter that'll make made their head spin. Nobody's gonna treat you like that! Sound familiar? If it does, you're not alone. We've all been there. The difference is that some of us write letters that get results. Others write letters that get us ig... (more) Published By: June Campbell Submitted: 07 September,2002 |
| 1568 | Debt Collecting Q & A - Issue 5 Preview: Editor: The following article is offered for free use as long as the Resource Box at the end is included in the release. Debt Collections Q & A – Issue 5 By Jim Finucan © Tiare Publications 391 words DEBT COLLECTIONS Q & A - #5 Jim: My question is simple. I don’t like to mess around so I just hand my delinquent accounts over to an attorney w... (more) Published By: Jim Finucan Submitted: 10 September,2002 |
| 1569 | Recouping losses and Cutting Expenses Preview: Many businesses go under simply due to a combination of high overhead costs, taxes, poor investment strategies and failure to recoup losses. To ensure your business will survive into the next decade consider ways to reduce costs and losses while recovering revenue gains. Cutting Overhead Costs Among the seemingly necessary perks of networking i... (more) Published By: Mark Askew Submitted: 13 September,2002 |
| 1570 | 8 Reasons To Get Your Local Business Online Preview: If you're a local business owner, you've probably been wondering what to do about the Internet. Maybe you already have a website, sitting out in cyberspace, dead as a doornail. Or maybe you're thinking of getting your business online, but you've heard it takes too much time and money. It's tempting to ignore the issue and hope it goes away, but... (more) Published By: Sharon Fling Submitted: 15 September,2002 |