Canada: The Next Start-up Frontier?
Inc - Wed, Apr 3, 2013 1:27 PM EDTWith its new Startup Visa program, Canada's hoping to lure foreign entrepreneurs. But what do start-ups stand to gain by heading north? More »Canada: The Next Start-up Frontier?
With its new Startup Visa program, Canada's hoping to lure foreign entrepreneurs. But what do start-ups stand to gain by heading north? More »Canada: The Next Start-up Frontier?
The benefit of e-commerce, as opposed to on-premise shopping, is that the Internet allows us to cross international borders with the click of a mouse. That is where the simplicity of entering a global market ends. At a customer panel TransPerfect hosted recently in New York, retailers, e-tailers and marketers came together to discuss the... More »Three Tips from Retail Experts on Going Global
Multicultural Millennials are defined just as much by their psychographic attributes as they are their demographic statistics. They share a common mindset that should be considered and factored into communications strategies more so than the traditional siloed approach of targeting by race and ethnicity. This audience seeks leading edge trends and social currency that technology,... More »What Multicultural Millennials Really Want
Next time you write a job description, take this hint from a U.S. Army Green Beret. More »2 Best Words for a Start-up Job Description Ever
The economy remains a schizophrenic beast. The stock market may be rocketing upwards, but governments are imposing painful cutbacks such as the U.S. Government’s $1.2 trillion sequestration. At the same time, businesses are eager to gain the benefits that collaboration solutions can deliver to their organizations. 56% of enterprises view collaboration tools as very important... More »Seven Things to Know About Microsoft Lync (And One Thing You Should Do About It)
Mobile devices & smartphones are all about constant connectivity to the world beyond what you see in front of you. People have always had a natural hunger to consume information and content on a regular basis. This hunger used to be quenched by newspapers, then television, and now devices such as smartphones enable on-demand content... More »Mobile News Audience – Now 50% of all U.S. Adults
Last week I had the opportunity to meet over 25 CIOs and key IT decision makers to discuss collaboration and mobility in the enterprise. It was an engaging meeting, with fluid conversation and open sharing about the collaboration experience across industries as diverse as banking, health care, trans-oceanic transportation, and even flavors and fragrances manufacturers,... More »How Can I Trust You? CIOs Are Turning to This Answer
Leave an extrovert alone for two minutes and he will reach for his cell phone. In contrast, after an hour or two of being socially “on,” we introverts need to turn off and recharge. My own formula is roughly two hours alone for every hour of socializing. This isn’t antisocial. It isn’t a sign of... More »How to Become a Little More Extroverted
Whether you’re planning to adopt a cloud-based infrastructure for your business or to simply espouse a virtualized IT environment, you need to deploy virtual servers. In this technologically progressive era, virtualization is inevitable. In fact, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) just signed a 10-year contract with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to build a private cloud... More »5 Secrets to Seamless Desktop Virtualization
Get the important information… Do you use ranking reports? Do you place a lot of value on the data in those reports? If so, here is something to consider…. While ranking reports can be a good tool to supplement other data, they are not the most important data to give a true idea of what... More »Ranking Reports: A Thing Of The Past
Considered as one of the best information hubs and content aggregator platforms ever created, Google Reader is now set to take its final bow and bid farewell to its loyal users. Early this month, Internet giant Google announced that it will shut down the once widely popular news platform permanently come July of this year.... More »The Culprits Behind the Sudden Demise of Google Reader
In this era of uncertain employment longevity, you would imagine that every savvy business person, employed or seeking new employment, would have a list of companies where they want to do business or get a job clearly in mind. We call this your Target Company List. Well, recently, I was presenting my “Non-conventional Job Search... More »Your Target Company List
Have you received pre-production samples (or worse, production samples) that were different from the requirements you had communicated to your manufacturer in China? Are you wondering if the sales person’s email note “well noted with thanks” means “everyone here gets it, thanks” or “I’ll try to translate it, no need to send me more emails... More »How to Make China Suppliers Understand Your Requirements
Discussing a prospect’s position is par for the course in any lead generation campaign. Software companies for example are very specific with which decision makers to target in a prospect company. It also happens to be one of the most difficult stages in the lead generation process. Sometimes a prospect will throw you off or... More »Lead Generation Tips – A Prospect’s Position
Most of my client work, even with my corporate clients, happens on the phone. I rarely go out for work—for my personal life, sure, but not for work— and I can’t remember the last time I went to a business networking event. Why? Three reasons: Most of the people I network with are scattered globally.... More »Business Networking: 7 Warning Signs You’re Probably Doing It Wrong
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