Introduction The relevance of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) regional integration process emanates in part from the view that there is a trade-off between regional integration and integration with the global economic system. Whilst integration with the global economy could provid...

Have You Considered The Power Of Email Marketing Old vs. New If we consider that not so many years ago when we were selling products or services it was usual to make the phone call, engage the prospect in conversation then send a brochure. Even today most telesales people will tell you that they mak...

Creativity can be defined as problem identification and idea generation whilst innovation can be defined as idea selection, development and commercialisation. There are distinct processes that enhance problem identification and idea generation and, similarly, distinct processes that enhance idea sel...

So, you survived the downsizing. Your company did something that will probably show minimal, if any, return -- and will make your job as a manager a living hell. Your life has changed dramatically. People on your staff are frightened, fearful that they may be next to go. They will lie low hoping tha...

Easy invention ideas? Why easy? Sometimes it`s just too intimidating to think about building a new type of car, television, or other complicated invention. So these are ideas for garage or basement tinkerers. Coming up with a prototype for most of these will cost no more than the money in your pocke...

Ten Money Saving Tips for Print Managers Despite their stated desire to realize savings from streamlining the various components associated with the print buying process, it?s been my experience over the years, that many print managers neglect to do some of the easy things that can add up to signifi...

Effective customer newsletters find the right mix of promotional and ?real? content to maximize readership. It?s that time of year when the old college roommate sends ?round his or her annual holiday newsletter. Admit it, you?re happy to hear from them, but it?s usually too long and it?s all ?me, m...

Forbes magazine has reported that pay per click ad sales are expected to increase to at least $8 billion by 2008. The three fundamental core elements that form the basis of a successful pay per click ad program are constant monitoring, analysis, and refinement. Pay per click search engines offer ...

Travel nursing is becoming one of our nation?s fastest growing professions, and it?s no surprise. If you love seeing new places and enjoy exciting new experiences that evoke the feeling of taking an extended vacation, then the career of a traveling nurse might be just what the doctor ordered! Trav...

A friend was just promoted to a position of vice-president of a company. I am happy for him and the first thing I told him after congratulations was ?update your resume?. He is now in a new league and if and when a headhunter should call or an opportunity to advance presents itself, he must be ready...

I recently made a critical mistake in my progression towards business success: I forgot about market research. I had decided that I was going to make some money with an online store. I thought to myself, where should I start? What can I sell? After a bit of brainstorming, I picked a few things that ...

Donald Trump`s hit reality show, The Apprentice is a godsend for marketers around the world. Why? Because all of the tasks that the prospective apprentice`s go through each week and each season involves some sort of marketing skills. So, the Apprentice is a great media channel to show how important ...

Stress ia a common part of our daily lives. Whether we master our stress or our stress masters us makes all the difference. Depending on the type, amount, duration and intensity of the stress, we can reach a critical limit that differs for each person. When our stress limit is reached, we send signa...

The Age of Outsourcing and Sales and Marketing. Today, now more than ever, companies need to go outside to find partners, consultants, inter-management solutions, and service providers who can help them to cover the range of their needs of sales and marketing. As new rules have been invented regar...

Everyone dreams of early retirement. The idea of no longer having to work at an early age is very attractive to some people and they dream and wish all day long about the day that they can afford to say, ?Take this job and?? well, you know. Unfortunately, for many people, early retirement is a dre...

This article takes you through the different milestones of the incorporation process. You will learn what is the information required to start the process, what are the terms you need to familiarize yourself with, which entity type to choose, where to incorporate, how to open your corporate bank acc...

A few months back I volunteered for the Seattle Heart Walk down at Seahawks Stadium. The walk is a huge event with thousands of walkers shuffling their way through Seattle`s dreary weather to raise money for heart disease awareness and treatment. It`s also an absolutely tremendous mess. You se...

?We don?t want any posed pictures? is a common admonishment from young people these days. What they mean is that they want to appear natural and relaxed in their portrait of the family. A certain amount of posing is a necessary evil in order to accomplish what they want. Of course, it is up to...

One of the ways people get to know you is by the identity you project. Your company name, the way you present yourself, your business card and brochure, where you work, and other ways you conduct your business create an image that gives your customers information about you. Pricing is a part of your...

Getting visitors to your web site is not one of the easiest things to do especially if you`ve only just set up your web site. The trick here is to find as many ways as possible to get the visitors, that do visit your site, to come back again and again. Here are 8 ways you can achieve this: 1. Start ...

Look around today, labels are everywhere. With tighter regulatory rules, better labeling is becoming compulsory. Labels should provide the end user with useful information to them. A great label can also make your company or product stand out. Walk down any isle in a grocery store or pharmacy, and y...

When launching a new product or company, an entrepreneur must consider their biggest cost - the opportunity cost. Opportunity cost is an economic term that is defined as the cost of passing up the next best alternative when making a decision. For instance, if an asset such as capital is used for one...

Businesses of all sizes, including start up and Fortune 500 companies try to receive as much promotion and publicity for their product and services as they can. Quite often their marketing tactics require huge amounts of investment in time, energy and expense. Why not have a teleseminar tour and inc...

When I was a kid my mom made fruit salad from a can with ONE banana sliced into it. She could feed 4 people from one little can. Bring back any memories? The problem was that in each can there were only 4 little cherry halves and my Dad made sure he picked them out and ate them first! It drove me cr...

Imagine you could choose between a job that you`d really like where you`d make so-so money, and a job that you`d hate but where you`d earn twice as much money. Although it`s easy to say, there is more to a career than the amount of money you`ll earn. I feel that people should plan for the long term ...

60% of all small business owners, sales and solo-professionals claim that more than half of their new business comes from referrals. Yet when asked about the process they so successfully use to get those referrals and turn them into paying clients, most will have a puzzled, deer-in-the-headlights, s...

In 1997, David Steele was making the transition from a professional therapist to relationship coach. Part of his strategy was to become a center of influence and THE Relationship Coach for his community. David decided to launch his own virtual community as a weekly "Friday Night Social" singles gath...

Have you ever started something and not completed it? Or maybe there?s something that you know that you should do but you just don?t seem to get around to it? Or perhaps there?s something that you know would benefit from more attention / more focus but you just don?t give it the attention that it de...

Resume Writing doesn?t have to be a solo gig Resume writing can be the bottleneck to advancements in your career. If you find yourself getting writer?s block consider getting help. You can find experts who have written hundreds of resumes; they can help you, too. A good first place to look for help ...

As a writer, editor, web designer, forum maven, etc. [boy, I sound multi-talented!] I try to give my clients a/k/a customers a little something extra whenever or wherever possible. No, not so that they take advantage of my kindness, rather to show that I go the extra mile for them. Hey, it is a comp...

There are so many different minerals out there. For a novice jewelry buyer, she can easily be confused. What should she buy? One astounding fact about gemstones is that you can find a wide assortment of color. Here are the colors available and the type of stone available. The color is caused by meta...

For many of us, telecommuting seems like the ideal situation. You wake up, shuffle over to your home office, work at your own pace. You take a break when it suits you, you end your day when you`re ready to. You can rearrange your work schedule to fit around your personal life. Or can you? What motiv...

1. Publish testimonials for your free stuff. It would increase their value and if they`re viral marketing tools, you`ll have more people giving them away. 2. Give your visitors a good time so they will visit your web site again. Use a few jokes, humorous graphics and funny stories. 3. Make money...

Living in the modern world is tough enough without the heartbreak, insecurity, and trauma of splitting from your spouse. Divorce adds a multitude of worries to your already-hectic life: waiting for the outcome of the process; not being sure where you will go or what will happen afterwards; legal bil...

In the current complex and competitive market, managing the sales process is an important factor for most businesses. By automating a company?s sales process and efforts, one can increase its productivity. Sales Force Automation, or SFA, is a technique used in marketing and business that automates t...

One of my most controversial business-buying "rules" is to only buy a business where you can be "hands off." It`s the cornerstone of everything I taught at my seminars and is something I still follow to the letter today with each business I buy.
However, this always begs the question of, how ...

Q: I want to start my own business. I have tons of business ideas that all sound great to me, but my husband is not so sure. He says that we need to figure out a way to test my ideas to pick the one that has the best chance of succeeding. I?m ready to just pick one and go for it. What is the best wa...

Do you have Communication breakdown? How are you communicating with your contacts? We need: Contacts we can send emails to regarding our business opportunities. Contacts we can build up a good working relationship with, similar interests as far as business opportunities go. Contacts we can share how...

The Dream is, and always will be, to come up with an idea, start a business and become rich from your own efforts. Based upon this motivation, thousands of businesses fail each year, due primarily to not being familiar with the basics involved in running a business. This report will enlighten you, ...

An accountant can be more than just a person who prepares the accounts and talks to the taxman for you. Over time you will find that your accountant can become a valued business advisor. Remember that they are dealing with a spectrum of local businesses of various types. A natural by-product of thi...

Positioning is another one of those marketing jargon words that everybody throws around and is important to understand. It`s also important to understand how positioning specifically applies to your small business marketing. Basically a marketing position describes your unique place in the market. T...

Networking is a term that didn`t exist (academically) until almost 40 years ago. It`s a word uttered in and around the business world every day, yet is unclear to most as to how it actually works. Still, it`s a fundamental tool to the success of any business. By definition, the term networking is th...

Does it make sense to clap for your customers? It does not, you answer. You may be right, for the conventional way is for an audience to clap for a speaker, preacher, performer, artiste, player, or marketing professional making a presentation. Can this be reversed? Yes it can, and whoever pioneers i...

Snack vending machines come in all shapes and sizes. Some are small enough to hang on a wall and some are the full size floor models like the one I had. Some are electronic that you plug into an electric wall socket. Some are manually operated that don`t require any electricity at all. There are ...

As a business owner and entrepreneur, you need an external and internal team of people to help your business thrive. As a business resource consultant, I also help others build the teams they need for continued success. Whatever the reason for creating the alliance might be - a joint marketing ve...

Forex, FX and the Forex market are some common abbreviations for the Foreign Exchange market. Actually it is the largest financial market in the world, where money is sold and bought freely. In its present condition the Forex market was launched in the seventies, when free exchange rates were introd...

I`m sure you`ve experienced those typical "headache" meetings! You know the kind I`m talking about -- the ones where the key players are running late, no one knows exactly why the meeting was called, and there`s not a single agenda in sight. Everyone`s sitting around wondering, "Will this last 20 mi...

A professional editing service will be one that meets the demands of the company or business, perfectly. To find a qualified editing service for your needs, consider the following services that they should be able to provide for you. While it is nice to search out a freelance provider, they too mu...

Why would someone pay a professional resume writer to write their resume when they have a computer, can use resume templates, and can find resume samples online and in books to get ideas on setting up and composing their own resume? The answer lies in what type of position they are targeting and ...

Talk to as many consultants as you can before hiring one. Even if you have one person or firm in mind, interview at least a few others as a sort of due diligence. You`ll probably find that each interview helps you focus on the issues you`re hiring a consult to help resolve. 1. Most consultants fo...