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Top 13 Marketing Budget mistakes

Great post I came across listing the 13 top marketing budget mistakes and what can be done to avoid them. Here’s a quick run through them: Spending money to reach the wrong people Generating leads that Sales doesn’t want Failing to follow up on leads… Read more »

Good Blog Writing Style

Philipp Lenssen has an excellent article with some fundamentals on what a good blog post should look like. Here are the salient points. Use descriptive headlines Write in Inverted pyramid style The first link is the most important one Re-intoduce code ideas Use lists, images tables… Read more »

Take the happy road to success

Excellent article by Alexander Kjerulf about why being happy at work matters for businesses. He has a very engaging writing style, combining real-life examples and fluent thoughts. He states that “happy people will give a business many advantages: Higher productivity – happy people achieve better… Read more »

10 Smart Moves to Improve your Business

Excellent post by Derek Featherstone with some down-to-earth advice on how to improve your business. There’s some gems in there, so it’s worth a read; even if it just serves as a reminder of the fundamentals. I particularly like his bonus 11th tip: Make sure… Read more »

Consulting – Rules of engagement

Came across this today: Just in case if you didn’t pick it up from the Slashdot yet, here I’ve added link to a great article by Steve Friedl: http://mvp.unixwiz.net/techtips/be-consultant.html [Valery's blog] Excellent advice .. here’s a distilled version You must give the customer “The Warm… Read more »