from Mashable.com 10/09 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 9/13 4. Facebook is the other social networking giant you’ll want to be sure your business has a presence on. It’s another powerful tool for building relationships, raising visibility for your brand, and targeting your customer niche. With a robust and relatively low-cost …
from INC magazine 5/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 9/13 The “Square” Sells itself !!! Despite Square’s rapid growth, which recently earned the company a valuation of $3.25 billion, there’s not a single salesperson among its 500 employees. “The product sells itself,” Dorsey says. That fact was apparent at the Artists …
from My Magnetic Blog.com 7/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Can you imagine living a life where everything you ever start gets finished, gets noticed & succeeds? A life where you have enough time to get everything on your list checked off and done? In reality, Entrepreneurs think much faster than …
Courtesy of the National Science Foundation [NSF] thru Michigan Technical University 11/12 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 09/13 Validating the Market continued National Science Foudation’s [NSF] focus is on getting that work done up front.” NSF also stresses that the Lead Entrepreneur is the key player. “It’s not about whether a …
from Decision Making Solutions.com 7/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 9/13 Recent Research into the workings of our brain has stirred the debate with respect to the Intuitive decision making versus Rational [logical]. How much we should rely on intuition when making difficult decisions? In his book, The Power of Intuition, …
from IEEE [Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers & Computers+++] Global History Network 12 Sep 13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Overview: Ray Dolby invented several important technologies related to the recording & reproduction of sound for the studio, home, & theater during his lifetime – which just ended recently. Early …
How Exceptional Companies Think by Michael Raynor from Soundview Summaries.com 05 May 13 enhanced by Peter.CXO Wiz4biz The Three Rules: How Exceptional Companies Think by Michael Raynor is an important book which has applicability mainly to companies that manufacture products. The book spends little or no time on financial companies, …
from eHow.com 7/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz How many? According to a 2006 PRWeek [Public Relations] survey, about 62 % of CEOs rely heavily on “gut” feelings or “intuition” when making business decisions. The term “go with your gut” refers to this decision-making process and how sometimes your intuition leads …
Compiled by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 7/13 5b. Mission. Why do we exist? What business are we in? What product or service can we provide? Who are our Customers? What are their needs? How do we reduce their pain (anxiety, cost, failures, etc)? How can we increase their satisfaction (happiness, safety, success, …
from Linked in 13 Sept 13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz We are all in SALES 24/7. Selling ourselves Everyone in an organization spend minutes – in the average hour – trying to persuade, influence, & convince others to do something. We call it non-sales selling because it does not require …
from What Best Managers know &do.com 08 Sept 13 enhanced by Peter.CXO Wiz4biz What is a Manager? One element of being a manager that lures many to the profession is the idea of having some real “authority”, of being in control of something and of having the power to give …
from Blog Constant Contact.com 11 Sept 13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Are you trying to “aggressively” sell your product or services and finding that few prospective clients–even those who are clearly in your target market–are not buying? Or, maybe you’re struggling to find new Clients because you’re afraid that if …
from LA Times 5/12 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 9/13 Instead of marketing research or management presentations about product ideas, Intuit conducts 10,000 hours of what Smith calls “Follow me Home’s” each year, in which employees observe customers at home or at work. The goal is to understand their pain points, …
from 77 Success Traits 7/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Setting Priorities is very important to having an efficient life, but it doesn’t always have to be difficult. When you take the time to set your priorities, you’re more likely to reach your goals and reach them faster. Who wouldn’t want …
“You need to keep up or you’ll be left behind.” Compiled by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 7/13 7. Develop a long-term Commitment to your Customers. Your organization is more than just providing Customers with products or services. You’re solving their problems or meeting their needs. As their needs change, you need to …
You Don’t Have a Plan !!! from Linked IN 09 Sept 13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz That’s one of the more memorable expressions I’ve heard over the years, and it’s a great reminder to always have a Back-up Plan – for strategies for your Business. The theme was brought to …
Compiled by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 7/13 7. Ask Women, because men have one big funda- “mental” flaw (among many [Wiz4biz]. Most men don’t care about practical things and the long-term consequences. If something is active, men want part of the action – good or bad. They don’t investigate it that well. …
from iPlanner.net 6/13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz 9/13 Industry-Specific Risks The risks & challenges section of the Business or Project plan should discuss industry-specific risks. One of those challenges is industry competition. Although it is expected that competition will be mentioned as one of the risks, enterprise strategies for competing …
. . . to Reach our Goals by Author Heidi Grant Halvorson – who is a motivational psychologist and researcher. She writes about the scientifically-tested strategies we can use to be more effective reaching our goals at work & in our personal lives. She’s funny, smart, & down-to-earth. 04 July …
How older Silicon Valley companies are changing their Culture to attract more good workers. From SJ Mercury News 08 Sept 13 enhanced by Peter/CXO Wiz4biz Latest Perks in Silicon Valley Older tech companies are competing with Facebook, Google & young Startups for good talent. Here’s what they’re doing or offering …
Authored by John C Maxwell, enhanced by Peter Wiz4.biz 9/13 10 Traits are discussed, by Author John Maxwell, that an individual needs to focus on – in life – in order to become more effective in their leadership roles. Chapter 7 – Developing your Most Appreciable Asset – People No …