How good is your database? If you’re like most, you rely almost exclusively on yours. They’re powerful tools that document who you’ve done business with, who your potential customers are, who’s applying for jobs or services, and more. They hold the critical contact information for your mass mailings. But do you really understand how to work with them – do you understand their pitfalls? Remember “garbage in – garbage out”? Never have words been so well spoken as with databases. You keep a list of businesses and clients you work with? Are they classified properly and are the relationships in [Click here to see the rest of the story]
Oct 272007
Technology is sadly underrated today. We’ve only just begun to learn how to put it to use. Of course, there are those who have managed to navigate and stay current with all the newest developments in computers, internet and technology. With each passing day, more and more people are getting on track. But, if we step back and look at the big picture, we can’t help but be amazed that technology is still about as developed as the US was before trains and super highways laced the country. Most now know how to send and receive emails, how to exchange [Click here to see the rest of the story]
Oct 222007
If Iran continues to develop nucelear capabilitiesm, we can expect to be involved in World War III…US authorizes billions to shore up its own nuclear weapon program. Cigarette smokers pay exorbitant taxes and are banned from most public places…both drugs and poison-laced foods and cigarettes continue to be manufactured and distributed unchecked. Victims are held suspect…child abusers in high places are exhonerated. Refugees and illegal aliens find ready assistance…native-born senior citizens do without. Jobs are shipped overseas…local professionals scramble to support their families. Hmmm. What are we missing here?
Condominiums are a very popular lifestyle for those who think they want someone else to take care of maintenance and upkeep of their living quarters. In theory, it does afford an alternative — of sorts. You buy a unit in a multi-dwelling building. You own your unit and all the headaches of building and landscape maintenance and upkeep are handled by paying an assessment. A Board of Directors oversees the work — and generallyl, according to the bylaws, that task is done without compensation to the Board Members. In larger condominium complexes, assessments tend to be somewhat higher than in smaller [Click here to see the rest of the story]
I’m getting lots of reports on the ground that the economy has been hijacked…small to mid-size businesses are hurting big time. Restaurants in this area are down 30% in the last month, as confirmed by a vendor who sells to them. Marketing people continue to find it extremely difficult to find work – even those who are internationally recognized. Interesting, though, I’m told China, Russia and the Middle East are studying American marketing publications with a vengence. Technical writers have been seeing some small movement (a very slight improvement over the last 2-3 years). It seems that India now wants to broker the jobs [Click here to see the rest of the story]
