Anyone who has taken a business course has probably seen the acronym CRM. CRM stands for Customer Relationship Management and refers to ways of keeping track of interactions with customers. However, it is much more than that. Bain.com does a nice job of defining...
The following is a list of the estimated value of some of the top companies in 2011. They are listed in order of highest to lowest value. Apple – TechCrunch recently reported that Apple’s value is now worth as much as Microsoft, HP and Dell combined. Valued at over...
via google.com As Twitter grows and develops, so does the need to understand how to use Twitter as an effective marketing tool. Companies and individuals that still have confusion with understanding hashtags, obtaining followers or how to remove annoying followers,...
Is investing in an initial public offering (IPO) a good idea? With the recent LinkedIn and Pandora IPOs and talk of future IPOs with Twitter and Facebook, this is a question that many investors may be considering. Imagine getting in on the ground floor of a giant...
via google.com Today Facebook announced its new integration with Skype that will allow video calling and group chatting. Zuckerberg is touting “ease of use” as one of the key benefits of this system. Facebook can now compete with Google+ and their video chat service...
Prezi is a presentation software similar to Powerpoint. Check out this very interesting use of Prezi “Future Proof Your Education” from Maria Andersen where she explains “How do you prepare for uncertain career paths where technical knowledge doubles every two years?...
via google.com The typical entrepreneurial personality has the drive and ambition for success. Like anything in life, though, it is always harder to do something the very first time. This can discourage many new entrepreneurs from taking that initial leap and to...
Arizona State University is just one of many major universities that have started to increase the number of online courses they offer. Within the next decade, ASU expects that 25% of their students will be exclusively taking virtual classes. ASU and other schools...
We’ve all seen the areas on Youtube, blogs, and other news areas where people make their anonymous comments about the topic at hand. It has become very easy for people to make comments that they might not otherwise have made should they have had to have their name or...
You probably have seen QR codes and don’t even realize it. Perhaps they were on a marketing ad or a flyer someone handed you. You might have seen them on a promotional piece or on a poster at a local store. It may have looked so under-stated that you probably...
Many take for granted the convenience of placing orders online and receiving them at your doorstep right away. This is why running an Amazon business these days can bring you huge profitable opportunities. But most people are doing it wrong, and they end up selling...
You need a thriving mindset if you want to get through disruption and adversity. When you have a fresh new idea, embrace it. Turn adversity into opportunity. Companies like Kodak resisted technological change because of their fear of innovation, and look where that...
There are two things in a company, be it a startup or an established business, needs to survive and thrive. They need the vision to innovate and great leadership. In this episode, Dr. Diane Hamilton gets into a conversation with Stanford University Lecturer and...
The entire world is going through two pandemics: one is biological, and the other is occupational. A burnout epidemic hit most industries exponentially in the last couple of years. However, the drastic shift also accelerated the need to address these issues. Today’s...
Emotional intelligence and empathy are two things we often forget in today’s fast-paced world, yet these remain important not just in our personal lives, but in our professional lives as well. In this episode, Dr. Dianne Hamilton talks to business strategist,...