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Wow! Are your relationships important!

Berkonomics

And yet, such relationships properly used and never overused, can quickly and precisely help you cut through delays in government agencies, speed the process of product planning and ultimate release, aid in positioning in the market and help you avoid a myriad of mistakes that could prove costly in time and money.

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Two most powerful words: “Help me.”

Berkonomics

There is a bit of the teacher in all of us, and a request for help is a natural trigger to bring this out. And there should be an equal – if not stronger – bit of a student in each of us as well, allowing us to drop our egos a notch and actually ask for help when we need it. Email readers.continue here.]

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Rexter Named Part Of Microsoft Accelerator Class

socalTECH

Rexter''s software--which runs across mobile platforms, tablets, and PCs--helps consolidate and manage their contacts from across social networking sites and email, and helps users manage those contacts and activities. READ MORE>>.

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Need money? Read this!

Berkonomics

Friends, family and fools: [Email readers, continue here…] This term, although pejorative, describes the typical mix of early investors in a small, young growing business. Venture, private equity and more: Here we lump a large number of investor classes into one. These include Y-Combinator and TechStars, among others.

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Why should you explain WHY?

Berkonomics

In my early journalism classes, I was taught the five “W’s” of good news stories, and that most should be in the first paragraph at that. Remember the five “W’s?”. Who, what, when, where and why are the five, with sometimes a “how” thrown in for those followers of the macabre. Which of the five is most important for you?

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Tips to Help you Think About Sales at Your Startup

Both Sides of the Table

should you email before you call? 15:00 Hire somebody who will punch above their weight class. how much research should you do before a sales visit? Telesales versus field sales? how do you know when it’s OK to have telesales versus people in the field. should you have calls scripted for telesales? What tools do you use?

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Four ways to create marketing excellence

Berkonomics

Marketing is a science devised to help drive customers to your door. More we are taught in marketing classes. Use all the techniques you learn in marketing classes to drive demand. Email readers, continue here…] D=Decrease costs. First, let’s recall the four “P’s” of marketing.

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