How can something so simple, as a wireless presentation remote, make such a large difference?  The setting … a series of agency presentations competing for the business of a Fortune 250 firm, each were given 2 hours to state their …

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In doing some light reading this past weekend I took the time to re-visit The Last Lecture by the late, Carnegie Mellon University professor, Randy Pausch. The book is filled with many short stories about over coming brick walls that appear …

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Now available for free, productivity and organization Business Building Tips for the New Year. Request a copy today. Articles include: Rest is Best for Productivity 12 Tools To Do More with Less Time Dilbert Author, Scott Adams, Writes About “Having …

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It costs nothing, but this test drive could be a lot of fun. The surroundings will be very familiar with a number of new features available. Are you driving a car? No. Driving productivity gains for your business? Yes. Curious …

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New Year, new habits, new approaches.  Here are 10 reasons to get away from using file folders for project management.  What else would you add to the list ?  Interested in exploring an alternative? Let us know. Take up a …

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  Extra, extra, extra … read all about it. As we roll into the new year, it’s worth repeating again. Keeping track of the who, what, where, why and when of your projects is key to successful project management. Greek and …

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  The Banker who cried “Simplicity” as written by Raymond Zhong interviewing Andrew Haldane in this weekend’s WSJ Opinion section helps to make the case for simplicity in Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems. Mr. Haldane, the Bank of England’s executive …

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Small and medium size business owners and business unit leaders within larger companies are asking this question more and more these days.  As recently as 5 years ago the only real option were large enterprise software systems (SAP) which required …

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Value drivers provide competitive advantages for a business. They can come in many forms, such as: cutting-edge technology, brand recognition, or satisfied customers. When it comes to CRM, there are three main value drivers related to CRM implementation (taken from …

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How do you define success of a new product, sale, or employee? You probably have some sort of performance goal or objective laid out for each entity to achieve. In implementing a CRM system, there are three main performance metrics …

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