Believe it or not, (the businesses bumper stickers have advertised, proved to be more far-reaching to the consumers than the advertisements elsewhere. The reason is simple. As more people own cars and spend more time on the roads than leafing through paper or flipping channels on TV, it is quite likely that they would often find themselves stuck in heavy traffic. In such scenarios, the only form of entertainment available is site-seeing and it...more
How can you tell if your business needs an anti-depressant?Its easy:Your customers come into your business. They look around. Maybe they even try out a few of your goods and services. They politely nod their head to you. Possibly they talk with one of your sales associates.And then...They leave your store and buy whatever they came in for somewhere else.Is this happening more and more today?You betcha. In fact, all you need to do is look at...more
According to the latest Sensis e-Business Report, 95% of Australian small and medium businesses (SMBs) are Internet-connected and 34% do online procurement. Other research shows that they allow their employees to work from home and are highly mobile, with 34% of the staff spending more time away from the office than in it and 46% using smartphones with e-mail and Internet access. The Dynamic Business reported how digital technology has changed the way SMBs do business. They asked Dr. Hugh Bradlow, Telstras chief technology officer, his predictions for this years information and communication technology for SMBs; to which he replied: unified communications, faster networks, videoconferencing, cloud computing, and mobile comparison shopping. Information Weeks latest report:most data centers are not fully upgraded to the higher-speed networks ... networks bring a bit of unpredictability to performance depending on their own level of congestion. Here are a couple of solutions to the networking latency problem. One is to build a private server-to-server network that integrates storage at an extremely high speed. The other solution is to establish another tier of storage, a server-based...more
There are dozens of ways to market your business, but there are some ways that prove to be more effective than others. Here they are:Strive to be the best in your niche. Let"s face it - the ones who are considered pillars in the industry are the ones who get more business. These people, however did not just take a nap and find their expertise on...more
Dont arrive at a business trip or holiday without your luggage! 50 Million travelers each you do exactly this.Never before in the history of travel has it been more important to secure luggage identification to your luggage with now an estimated 50 million pieces of luggage going missing each year. In fact lost luggage is one of the biggest...more
Landing in front of the clients is probably one of the most difficult tasks of marketing and advertising people. They can create a lot of campaigns to make their brand and company known. They can craft ways to create a good online presence. But, ideas on how to attract new clients don't just pop out of nowhere. It needs careful planning and deliberation, and proper implementation. You must know the best approaches on how to entice potential customers to talk with you, through online or offline means. Needless to say, you should be targeting the right decision-makers in the first place.I bet you have bright ideas on how to generate fresh sales leads. You may consider direct mail or email marketing programs. But before you even start running any activity, you should double check whether you do have enough resources. This includes manpower, expertise and business mailing list. There is little doubt that you can have the first two assets. But, the first one can be harder to get considering two reasons. First, you may not have yet started building your own leads list. Second, you can't afford to appoint your existing employees to be busy with a non-core function. Even with these...more
The World Wide Web is a device that every companies ought to be taking advantage of in order to make sure its getting its name out there and selling more products than ever before. However, it isn't as easy as tossing an internet site up on the web...more
A great name is the beginning of a great brand. It should be memorable and create a certain feeling when heard. Heres a quick how-to on creating one and making sure its not already used. Fortunately, theres no magic to naming. This means anyone can...more
There are many benefits of using business intranet. It is essential for many employees who are using it. In addition to being reliable and secure, it also enhances productivity. It is very cost effective and a highly efficient system. It does not...more
The service incapable individuals of the United States are supported to live an independent life by conducting their own business ventures. SBA the small Business Administration, an independent agency of the country is tasked to support such small...more
One of the best ways to increase your revenue for your online business is to increase your advertising. But the advertising you choose need to be effective otherwise you are simply wasting money. Here are just a few online advertising techniques that...more
You are running an organization on a large-scale and have employed various personnel to handle various departments. But have you given a second thought as far as the security of crucial documents is concerned. If not; this is the right time to deploy...more