Expand Your Sales Force – Part 1 of 2
Your business can literally explode online sales with a simple and easy to administer affiliate marketing program.
Year: 2010
Corporate Support of Special Events
Reading Hank’s postings on “Corporate Fundraising,” made me think about a recent series of conversations my firm has had with a potential client about managing a conference (including a major dinner event) for them. During one of those conversations, I was asked about assisting them with getting corporate sponsors for the conference. My response to …
Practice of Appreciative Leadership
In my last post (October 13) in the Management Library’s leadership blog (managementhelp.org/blogs/leadership), I offered history and some detail on the Five Core Strategies of Appreciative Leadership. Today, instead, I’ll share some of the practices of Appreciative Leadership.
by Martin Keller
Search Engine Optimization & PR: Google Me This I am not a Geek. Let’s get that out there right away. I’m a former pop culture writer and editor and now a PR guy, a flack, a publicist (mostly, 8-5 anyway) with some good ideas and communication skills. And like most people I know, I try …
Professional Development: Are You Learning Every Day?
Are you learning new shots or skills every single day? Jack Nichlaus was asked if there are really talented golfers who never make it. “Oh, hundreds of them”, he replied. “A lot of people out there are more talented than I am and yet, through the years, I’ve passed them by. That’s because I never …
Procurement and projects – best and worst practice?
The following is definitely not at the “best” end. I recently had to respond to a bid for major customer – in the customer ITT the usual procurement rules were laid down. The ITT had been written in English; by someone who’s native tongue was not. The document was full of inconsistencies, incomplete or vague …
Your Advertising Budget
How much you spend on advertising depends on your position in the market, the competition you face, and other factors.
Tell me something good…..Reward and Recognition isn’t always easy
If you are a call centre leader, and your centre has a well structured program which is administered by a designated person, your job is half done. Usually the ceremonies are all booked and planned, you just have to show up, hand out the certificates, gift cards, prizes…maybe say a few words, but basically – …
Should You Stop the Teambuilding Retreat?
The advice is to skip the teambuilding retreats. What outstanding advice! Think for a moment about the teambuilding retreats you have attended. They can often be filled with dreaded activities and motivating speeches that might spark some immediate motivation, but what happens after the speech.
4 Actions to Weed Out Resume Builders on Your NGO Board
Sometimes when it is too easy to find board members for your board, you may discover that at least one of those people is using your board membership as a resume builder. Over the years I have come across a few resume builders when putting together NGO boards. These personality types can be a detriment …