Staffing in service companies in Ireland represents 67% of all employment. Therefore it is particularly important where possible profit improvement and cost reduction techniques should be implemented to deliver higher revenue per employee. With the current economic down turn staffing figures have been drastically revised and the latest figures should be applied when hiring any new staff member today. All calculations should be based on current...more
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. And in the world of smartphones, there has been a whole lot of going recently.Apple has named the iPhone 4, which debuted June 24, 2010, the "most successful product launch ever" in Apple history. Google's newcomer, Android, an open-source operating system, has firmly ingrained itself in the smartphone operating system arena. Admob claims that the two platforms, iOS and Android, make up a full half...more
A very powerful online tool that every small business should be aware of is back links. This term refers to incoming or inbound links in a web page. These are links that web surfers click on to reach another website. These links serve two very important roles in marketing: first they drive more traffic to a website. Potential customers click on them and go to the website. Second: they are very useful for search engine optimization. Search engine optimization means creating web content that will get noticed by big search engines like Google.The big search engines monitor inbound links and record the number of times they are used. If a link is used a lot it is moved up in the search engine's ranking. This means that it appears closer to the top of the list that pops up when somebody runs a search. People are more like to click on the links that are close to the top of the list. This means that firms with higher search engine rankings can get more web traffic and more customers.Local Search Engine OptimizationThere are some methods of optimizing links so that local customers will be more likely to click on them. An excellent means of doing this is to place links in as...more
Marketing effectiveness is the quality of marketers to optimize their efforts and achieve the best short-term and long-term results. Marketing Effectiveness is related to Return on Marketing Investment (ROMI) and Marketing ROI which helps to describe the relationship between costs and the returns achieved either in form of profits or leads. It can...more
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Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. - SWOT Analysis company profile is the essential source for top-level company data and information. Assicurazioni Generali S.p.A. - SWOT Analysis examines the companys key business structure and operations, history and products, and provides summary analysis of its key revenue lines and strategy.Assicurazioni Generali (Generali) is one of the leading European financial services groups. Generali is engaged in the provision of life and non life insurance products. Additionally, Generali provides asset management services. Generali primarily operates in Italy, Germany, France, Spain, Austria, Switzerland, Isreal, China and India. It is headquartered in Trieste, Italy and employs 85,322 people. The company recorded revenues of E90,659.7 million (approximately $126,436.7 million) during the financial year (FY) ended December 2009, an increase of 28.5% over FY2008. The operating profit of the company was E2,168.4 million (approximately $3,024.1 million) during FY2009, an increase of 41.1% over FY2008. The net profit was E1,309.1 million (approximately $1,825.7 million) in FY2009, an increase of 52.1% over FY2008.Scope of the Report- Provides all the crucial...more
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Opt-in email has become a very efficient way of targeting your potential clients. Opt-in email is a marketing tool where a business owner avails the option of receiving emails. This may be in the form of newsletters, mailing lists or...more
We continue our daily look at factors affecting currencies allowing some insight into market conditions affecting exchange rates. Cash and income timing for UK Pensions and QROPS should be considered to maximise the Pension, QROPS and investment...more
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The laptop market has evolved considerably in the past few years. If we look back at the IT industry in the year 2004 for example, laptops weren't this popular and only few could afford one because of their prices. Nowadays the...more
Did you know that you can still monetize your blog if you've been running it for months or years? There are many bloggers who think they need to have a business blog to make money. This is not true at all. You can devote a few hours a...more