http://technorati.com/tag/business+strategy Posts tagged with "business strategy" on Technorati Thu, 15 May 2008 11:21:42 -0700 Technorati v1.0 http://static.technorati.com/pix/logos/logo_sm.gif http://technorati.com/tag/business+strategy support@technorati.com (Technorati Support) http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 business strategy http://growingmybusiness.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/increasing-deli-foot-traffic-in-a-declining-market/ http://growingmybusiness.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/increasing-deli-foot-traffic-in-a-declining-market/ Thu, 15 May 2008 11:09:49 -0700 In the building I work in, there is a nice little deli that serves breakfast and lunch.  While they have the advantage of being a monopoly service business within the building, the also suffer from the not-so-infrequent moves of tenants.  Right now, the building tenant situation is that they are losing tenants and therefore, a good chunk of their existing deli customer base.  Having talked with them, the deli owners have taken a big hit in their daily revenues.  So what did they do to counter 2008-05-15 11:09:49 PDT http://technorati.com/search/growingmybusiness.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/increasing-deli-foot-traffic-in-a-declining-market/ 1 1 http://www.lasiksurgerypowerful.com/communications/communication-communications-2/1648/the-brand-the-most-important-asset/ http://www.lasiksurgerypowerful.com/communications/communication-communications-2/1648/the-brand-the-most-important-asset/ Thu, 15 May 2008 11:06:43 -0700 The Brand, the most important asset Filed under: Communication by admin It is becoming harder and harder for companies to differentiate their product. The key to success is to market your brand, not your product. These days, everything is becoming branded!. Companies have realized that a strong brand name is the best opportunity for rapid growth. With a strong brand you build credibility, have more influence on your market, and motivate customers and clients to purchase from you. But, What 2008-05-15 11:06:43 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.lasiksurgerypowerful.com/communications/communication-communications-2/1648/the-brand-the-most-important-asset/ 4 7 Lasiksurgerypowerful.com http://reviewmirchi.com/henley-management-college http://reviewmirchi.com/henley-management-college Thu, 15 May 2008 09:47:47 -0700 Henley Management College is located in Greenlands, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire in the UK as well as in associate offices around the world. The institute is one of Europe’s oldest and most respected management schools. The Henley MBA is a rigorous, challenging and career-orientated programme that sets high standards of learning. The MBA program is consistently highly placed in MBA rankings and is one of few UK programmes to receive triple accreditation from the major UK, US and European award 2008-05-15 09:47:47 PDT http://technorati.com/search/reviewmirchi.com/henley-management-college 3 3 http://micheldeguilhermier.typepad.com/mdegblog/2008/05/icahn-vows-to-o.html http://micheldeguilhermier.typepad.com/mdegblog/2008/05/icahn-vows-to-o.html Thu, 15 May 2008 09:24:03 -0700 A few days ago, my take was that Jerry Yang and Yahoo had made a mistake not accepting the $47bn offer from Microsoft. Famous investor Carl Icahn is now vowing to oust Yahoo Inc.'s board of directors for "irresponsible" and "unconscionable" actions (his words) that led Microsoft Corp. to withdraw a $47.5 billion offer to buy the Internet pionneer. Icahn has so far invested more than $1.3 billion to acquire 59 million Yahoo shares, ie a roughly 4 percent stake in the Sunnyvale-based company, a 2008-05-15 09:24:03 PDT http://technorati.com/search/micheldeguilhermier.typepad.com/mdegblog/2008/05/icahn-vows-to-o.html 86 151 Michel de Guilhermier's Blog http://wyatt-homebusiness-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/05/forum-marketing-correct-way.html http://wyatt-homebusiness-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/05/forum-marketing-correct-way.html Thu, 15 May 2008 09:10:13 -0700 Most of you home business owners out there would have heard of a marketing strategy known as forum marketing. It works like this: You join an online community (aka forums) in your niche. Once you joined, you can do your part by contributing to topics created by other forumers. You will sign off each post you made with a signature at the end. The main purpose of this signature is to brand yourself and showcase your home business opportunity. If you are consistent enough and post to the forum at 2008-05-15 09:10:13 PDT http://technorati.com/search/wyatt-homebusiness-cafe.blogspot.com/2008/05/forum-marketing-correct-way.html 0 0 http://www.unitedbit.com/?p=682 http://www.unitedbit.com/?p=682 Thu, 15 May 2008 08:30:39 -0700 Three components of creativity Within every individual, creativity is a function of three components: expertise, creative-thinking skills, and motivation. Can managers influence these components? The answer is an emphatic yes-for better or for worse - through workplace practices and conditions. Source:Teresa M. Amabile, How to kill creativity, Harvard Business Review, September-October 1998 No Comments | Posted in » BusinessBIT, InnovationBIT, Leadership and Strategy 2008-05-15 08:30:39 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.unitedbit.com/?p=682 29 88 unitedBIT http://www.danablankenhorn.com/2008/05/the-cbs-deal.html http://www.danablankenhorn.com/2008/05/the-cbs-deal.html Thu, 15 May 2008 08:14:04 -0700 C|Net has been bought by CBS, for $1.8 billion, a 45% premium over its recent stock price. I mention this because my income today is wholly dependent on C|Net. I write two blogs for their ZDNet unit, Open Source and Healthcare. I like the work for two reasons. One, it's fun, I'm really my own boss. Second, there's a working business model here. The company knows how to monetize traffic, and I get what I take to be a percentage of what I bring in. That means when I make money C|Net make 2008-05-15 08:14:04 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.danablankenhorn.com/2008/05/the-cbs-deal.html 70 125 http://www.insidepr.ca/index.php/2008/05/15/inside-pr-111-tuesday-may-13-2008/ http://www.insidepr.ca/index.php/2008/05/15/inside-pr-111-tuesday-may-13-2008/ Thu, 15 May 2008 08:10:19 -0700 Comments? Send us an email at insideprcomments@gmail.com, call us on the comment line on 206-600-4741, visit the Inside PR Blubrry site, or leave us a comment on the Inside PR show blog. This week on Inside PR, Terry, Keith and Martin welcome comments from Rick Weiss and Guy Skipworth, define roles in PR firms and discuss promoting employees. Show Notes 00:30 Terry introduces the show. 02:45 Keith talks about Interactive Marketing Conference that he is attending on May 15th with Dave Jone 2008-05-15 08:10:19 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.insidepr.ca/index.php/2008/05/15/inside-pr-111-tuesday-may-13-2008/ 120 14228 http://www.PharmaNewsAnalysis.com/my_weblog/2008/05/mpm-capital-mak.html http://www.PharmaNewsAnalysis.com/my_weblog/2008/05/mpm-capital-mak.html Thu, 15 May 2008 08:09:58 -0700 This is big news! MPM has followed an investment into SAI after Seqquoia's investment means that SAI is onto becoming an even more dominant player. The management of SAI has been strengthened lately and is one of the best and most professional. Kudos to Krishna and Dr. Ranga Raju! ???MPM Capital, the largest venture capital investor dedicated solely to healthcare, announced today that it has made a $20 million investment in Sai Advantium Pharma, a leading chemistry-driven drug discovery and dev 2008-05-15 08:09:58 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.PharmaNewsAnalysis.com/my_weblog/2008/05/mpm-capital-mak.html 0 0 http://www.web2visions.com/?p=19 http://www.web2visions.com/?p=19 Thu, 15 May 2008 08:01:21 -0700 Well, the question is not that stupid. Still a couple of months ago I used to believe IT sector and especially Web 2.0 one would be a real haven for dampened investors who previously blew it by putting their money into complex financial warrants/securities and real-estate. Now as time flies I begin to reconsider my initial speculations. I come to believe that investors won’t report their remaining funds from the shocked financial sector to the IT one. I guess they are going to start taking 2008-05-15 08:01:21 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.web2visions.com/?p=19 2 2 Web2visions Web 2.0 Technology, Business and Usage http://www.talkebusiness.co.uk/2008/05/ecommerce-during-recession.html http://www.talkebusiness.co.uk/2008/05/ecommerce-during-recession.html Thu, 15 May 2008 07:24:15 -0700 eCommerce sites provide an excellent form of marketing during economic downturn. When the high street is starting to feel the pinch it is guaranteed that shoppers will be heading online looking for greater value. The internet also offers a wider source of customers than you might receive from your other channels, obviously the market is virtually world wide. However simply having a site isn't going to be sufficient, it is now that extra work is required in order to capture market share at a t 2008-05-15 07:24:15 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.talkebusiness.co.uk/2008/05/ecommerce-during-recession.html 0 0 http://tier1.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/facilitating-personal-growth-through-training/ http://tier1.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/facilitating-personal-growth-through-training/ Thu, 15 May 2008 07:12:34 -0700 In a previous post, I asked the question: How can training support the evolution of characteristics like attitudes and behaviors that are important to a given role? And its that question that I wanted to take up in this post. I’m sure there are many more perspectives on this but I wanted to offer at least one. I think there are some formal and informal ways in which training can support the attitudes and behaviors defined in a competency model. Some of the formal approaches include Soft skil 2008-05-15 07:12:34 PDT http://technorati.com/search/tier1.wordpress.com/2008/05/15/facilitating-personal-growth-through-training/ 3 10 http://littleacorncompany.eu/2008/05/15/evolution-through-choice/ http://littleacorncompany.eu/2008/05/15/evolution-through-choice/ Thu, 15 May 2008 07:08:04 -0700 Evolution Through Choice {By: admin} Over the centuries we’ve matured some templates to support us bear our functionality and perpetuate the wheel of (social) evolution. We’ve matured models of activity that are taught by digit procreation to the incoming to reassert a continuum of progress. These templates add a criterion of manlike land and embellish in some forms of establishment systems, belief systems, ethnic paradigms, individualized utilization edicts and psychologically-founded theorie 2008-05-15 07:08:04 PDT http://technorati.com/search/littleacorncompany.eu/2008/05/15/evolution-through-choice/ 0 0 Business Talk http://ceciliaedwards.typepad.com/inpower/2008/05/entrepreneurshi.html http://ceciliaedwards.typepad.com/inpower/2008/05/entrepreneurshi.html Thu, 15 May 2008 07:07:17 -0700 Where are You Heading? I am on the board of NFTE Greater Dallas - The National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship. I recently had an opportunity to go to the national organization's annual gala where they recognize leading entrepreneurs for the work they do in their field, but more importantly, they recognize the leading student entrepreneurs and their teachers for their program. NFTE (pronounced nifty) is a program that teaches entrepreneurship to middle school and high school studen 2008-05-15 07:07:17 PDT http://technorati.com/search/ceciliaedwards.typepad.com/inpower/2008/05/entrepreneurshi.html 0 0 Strategies in Power - Cecilia Edwards http://www.blogoble.com/business/1084/internet-marketing-tips-contained-viral-testing-is-it-possible/ http://www.blogoble.com/business/1084/internet-marketing-tips-contained-viral-testing-is-it-possible/ Thu, 15 May 2008 07:04:10 -0700 Internet Marketing Tips - Contained Viral Testing, Is It Possible? This one has stumped some of the greatest minds in Internet marketing circles. Is contained viral testing possible? That is the question we’re going to try to answer in this article. Trust me, the answer isn’t as simple as you might think. If you understand the concept of viral marketing, then you know that the very nature of it makes this a tricky proposition. This is a preview of Internet Marketing Tips - Contained Viral Te 2008-05-15 07:04:10 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.blogoble.com/business/1084/internet-marketing-tips-contained-viral-testing-is-it-possible/ 3 6 BlogOble.com http://www.articlehometown.com/business/2228/dont-believe-what-you-hear-about-conversion-rates/ http://www.articlehometown.com/business/2228/dont-believe-what-you-hear-about-conversion-rates/ Thu, 15 May 2008 06:50:49 -0700 Isn’t it frustrating? You work your tail off trying to improve your conversion rates. You finally get them up to a respectable 2% when you hear about the guru next door who is getting conversion rates of 20% or more. It certainly is discouraging. Well, there are a few things that you need to know [...] 2008-05-15 06:50:49 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.articlehometown.com/business/2228/dont-believe-what-you-hear-about-conversion-rates/ 18 72 ARTICLEHOMETOWN.COM http://mojolocoblog.com/wordpress/2008/05/12-common-mistakes-made-by-new-entrepreneurs/ http://mojolocoblog.com/wordpress/2008/05/12-common-mistakes-made-by-new-entrepreneurs/ Thu, 15 May 2008 06:48:50 -0700 Cover your bases when starting a business and avoid the pitfalls of the masses… written by by Biba F. Pédron A large number of people who start their own business do not realize how much work and time will be involved. They fail to carry out any primary research and as a result become quickly overwhelmed. Perhaps the first question to ask yourself then is whether you are in fact ready to start your own business. Do you have an entrepreneurial mindset?  Are you committed to spend all the ti 2008-05-15 06:48:50 PDT http://technorati.com/search/mojolocoblog.com/wordpress/2008/05/12-common-mistakes-made-by-new-entrepreneurs/ 0 0 The Brand Muffin http://www.digitalmarketinglab.it/libri/intervista-a-luigi-grimaldi-yooplus/ http://www.digitalmarketinglab.it/libri/intervista-a-luigi-grimaldi-yooplus/ Thu, 15 May 2008 06:01:11 -0700 Intervista a Luigi Grimaldi, CEO di Yooplus Srl Domanda: Luigi, la tesi di fondo del libro è quello del potere delle masse, di come la collettività possa generare conoscenza e valore in modo assolutamente incredibile, e molto spesso, imprevedibile. Come si applica questo approccio partecipativo alla realtà di lavoro in azienda? E come avete deciso di renderlo “attuabile” con la vostra piattaforma per il community management in azienda? Risposta: Nelle società occidentali, in una economia glob 2008-05-15 06:01:11 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.digitalmarketinglab.it/libri/intervista-a-luigi-grimaldi-yooplus/ 38 69 http://www.kaizenbits.com/?p=475 http://www.kaizenbits.com/?p=475 Thu, 15 May 2008 05:19:59 -0700 Early this year, famine has spreaded all over Third World countries, specially the Asian take. One of the reasons might be the tremendous increasing of prices: mais increased 60%, wheat 50% and soja 40%. But the weakest link could be rice, the main component of the human diet in the world, with a 50% increase. One of the reasons could be the use of bio-energy. The what-it-will-be alternative to oil and carbon has now entered a time of suspicion and crossed argues. On the one hand, they are t 2008-05-15 05:19:59 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.kaizenbits.com/?p=475 3 3 Kaizen Bits http://www.unitedbit.com/?p=680 http://www.unitedbit.com/?p=680 Thu, 15 May 2008 04:30:02 -0700 How to inspire innovation: Outsmart your Customers Marcian E. “Ted” Hoff is the chief technologist of the consulting firm FTI/Teklicon in San Jose, California, talked to Harvard Business Review about how to inspire innovation: You have to be able to bend the rules. Back in the 1960s, when I was with Intel, a calculator company named Busicom asked us to manufacture a set of 12 custom chips for some new calculators it was planning to introduce. Each chip would be dedicated to performing a singl 2008-05-15 04:30:02 PDT http://technorati.com/search/www.unitedbit.com/?p=680 29 88 unitedBIT