Category Archives: Business

How to Network Effectively in the 21st Century

The 21st century world is a crowded place, as many people do business on a global scale now. Gone are the days where you would exist inside a small circle of contacts, as relationships with people across the country and around the world are taking on an increasingly large importance. Despite being middle-aged, Peter Benedict St Andrews understands this,

Three ways to keep your business one step ahead

Interested in keeping your business at the top of its game? Innovation and adopting progressive techniques are both a must, but there are also core business practices that sometimes get put in the backseat when growth takes priority. Here are three key ways to help you ensure success and keep your business one step ahead of the game. Improve customer

Why Is it So Hard to Make it in the Music Industry and How to Overcome the Challenges

It seems that not a day goes by without a new song being released. Many of us miss the days of old, where we looked forward to hearing a new song once a month, and the hype and buzz that came with that. A key problem is that so many people think that because they can make music, since the technology is readily available to them, they are capable of making

Bad Systems Beat Good Ideas Every Time

There are a number of things that are going wrong in organizations the world over, and that are stopping these organizations from being innovative and thereby moving forward. One of the key issues is that people have given up. However, they haven’t given up because they don’t know how important their system is. Rather, they have given up because they

Avoid Leaving Your Business a Sitting Duck

As you sit back and reflect for a moment on your company’s success up to this point and time, would you consider yourself lucky? That luck would be referring to the fact that you have not suffered a data breach up to now. For those businesses having dealt with such major issues like identity theft, data breaches etc. the damage can turn up on several

Useful Leadership Advice From Female CEOs

It is no secret that leaders earn lucrative incomes as a result of their ability to transform organizations. This is especially true for female CEOs who are paving the way for future leaders. Great leaders are not born; they are developed. If you want to reach your leadership potential, you must heed the advice of current leaders. Here is some useful leadership

Small Business Distribution Myths You Need to Ignore

Distribution is one of the biggest challenges faced by businesses today, regardless of size. It’s particularly problematic for small businesses, many of which lack the proper resources for distributing their products in a streamlined manner. There are plenty of distribution myths flying around, too, and they don’t make things any easier for those who are

Top 5 Ways to Fix the Relationship with Inactive Email Subscribers

Relationships with your customers should always be your prized possession, but sometimes that relationship can seem to dwindle over time. With much of our correspondence and marketing these days dependent upon email, those relationships can become harder to hold onto, but with these simple ideas, you can fix those relationships with email subscribers and

Are Your Writing Skills Preventing You From Winning Clients?

If you want your business to grow, building your customer base is essential. Although online marketing tactics will help you to attract prospects, there will come a time where you need to directly sell your business to a client through either a face to face meeting or a bid. When you make a formal bid, you will be putting why your business should win the

Marketing Your Law Firm When Competition is Great

In order to get your law firm to stand out among the crowded field of available legal services nationwide, your marketing message must not only be relevant, but it needs to be persistent. For some law firms, they unfortunately do not get the fact that consistency is one of the keys to bringing in and retaining clients. They think that a little marketing here,