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You’re the general. So, make your strategic plan!

Berkonomics

Email readers, continue here…] Here are some example strategies from some of my companies over the recent years. Penetrate the Fortune 500 with at least five active accounts within two years. Create a hosted “software as a service” or “on demand” addition to our product line by end of (next) year.

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8 Strategies For Remaining Cool And Collected At Work

Startup Professionals Musings

Unfortunately, many of the business professionals I meet these days in my mentoring and consulting activities feel perennially stressed and out of control, versus calm and satisfied with their position. Find an activity to clear your head and refocus on the positives. Intentionally schedule at least one enjoyable activity every day.

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Think like a general! Create strategies and tactics now.

Berkonomics

Penetrate the Fortune 500 with at least five active accounts within two years. Create a hosted “software as a service” or “on demand” addition to our product line by end of (next) year. Expand into at least three new continents through new distribution channels.

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Communications Via Text Send Only Part Of The Message

Startup Professionals Musings

That means that people addicted to text messages, twitter, and email may be sending less than half the message, and receivers often misinterpret even that half. In addition, Twitter adds another 500 million messages per day, with over 160 million daily active users. As well, email volume just continues to increase. Hand-to-face.

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Good, cheap, fast. Pick any two.

Berkonomics

Email readers, continue here…] So, consider this: Make “fast” a tool for use as an inducement for particularly important customers or orders, or at times when resources are underutilized. One answer to this puzzle. There are other ways to describe this. He describes his choice as “cost, quality or scope. The post Good, cheap, fast.

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Delegate and empower! Regain control of your time.

Berkonomics

All of us are pressed for time, always attempting to balance the overwhelming demands of business with the basic wants and needs of family. Email readers continue here.] Now we get personal. Each of us makes many decisions each day as to where to spend the days’ time. Who knows?

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7 Ways Your Marketing Needs To Meet Today’s Customers

Startup Professionals Musings

Every business I know is intimately familiar with outbound marketing, or pushing your message out to customers through email, newspaper, and television advertising. The problem is simply that consumers now demand to make their own choices, with interactivity and input from friends, about the type of data they receive.

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