2009 Trends

 

Which Report is the Important Report?

Which report is important? Which report for your company’s results needs to be reviewed? Summary review or in detail? How often? Are you scratching your head with these questions, regularly, wondering which report is the right report to read at the right time. You know reports are important.…

 

 

Top Five Types of Twitter Messages to Grow Your Business

We all know that social media is changing the way we do business.  Twitter is one of the fastest-growing social media sites, and with good reason.  Not only is it easy – but it can help grow your business.  Here is some information on Twitter, and how you can use it for business. What is…

CRM Trends in 2009 – Extension, Automation and Captivation

I’ve been talking with a lot of CRM folks lately, including executives leading the CRM product groups at large companies like Oracle and Sage.  I’ve also spent time speaking with those running startups like Batch Blue and Mercury Grove.  And recently at this year’s Small…

Top 10 Outsourcing Trends by Small Businesses in 2009

The expanding reach of the Internet and growth of online collaboration tools have all changed small business outsourcing dramatically in the past 3-4 years.  Let us take a look at 10 key trends for using independent contractors for projects and even ongoing staffing needs, and how they shape up…

Listen to Your Employees

A CEO should do 3 things ever day.  “Should” is kinder, gentler, term for must. Listen to your customers Talk with your employees Read Your Reports I’ve blogged separately about the first two. Now, let’s talk about your employees. They’re the ones who create your…

Top Aussie Small Business Trends for 2009

Small business is alive and well in the land down under and before we look at the trends here are a few statistics to show the importance of this sector to the Australian economy.  From the Australia Bureau of Statistics there are nearly 1.9 million small businesses (defined as those employing…

SEO Trends for 2009

Following the pace of change relating to search engine optimization — or SEO as it’s often called — can be dizzying. Sure, there are landmark changes every once in a while that almost everyone hears about; Google’s introduction of “universal search”, in May 2007,…

Top 10 Ways to Promote Your Business Book in 2009

Amazon.com, America’s favorite online bookstore currently shows 1,904,234 results for a search on business books. If you want to drill down — you can choose from eight categories such as accounting (58,626), management and leadership (239,423) or small business and entrepreneurship (23,…

Top 10 Software Publishing Trends for 2009

Like President Barack Obama said, it’s about getting up and dusting ourselves off. He also mentioned risk taking, and doers, and creativity. In software publishing, as much as anywhere, the web continues to change the business landscape. Retail markets go down in a double-whammy of…

Top 10 Global Trends for Small Businesses for 2009

The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. ~ Winston Churchill In looking ahead, what’s new and different from our “Resolutions to Do Business Globally in 2008” article from last year? Not much. From embracing the world to exporting like mad to doing whatever it takes…

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