Personal Branding BlogMarch 9, 2015 80% of open positions are never advertised, according to BH Careers International. Additionally, business owners often obtain lucrative company contracts through personal and professional connections. As a professional, your most valuable asset is your network. A strong network can mean the difference between a plethora of opportunities or long periods … Continue reading Three Tools Will Give You A Huge Competitive Advantage
Kevin GrossmanFebruary 28, 2015 Image courtesy of PeopleFluent Over the past decade companies have been slowly warming to video-enabled recruiting options to screen candidates from anywhere with an Internet connection. Many job seekers have also recorded their own “job experience” videos that they post online on blogs and YouTube to capture the attention of recruiters … Continue reading Three Reasons Why Video-Enabled Recruiting Gives You An Unfair Advantage
James ClearFebruary 25, 2015 In 2007, researchers at Oxford University started peering into the brains of newborn babies. What they found was surprising. After comparing the newborn brains to the normal adult human, the researchers realized that the average adult had 41 percent fewer neurons than the average newborn. [1] At first glance, this discovery … Continue reading Habit Stacking: How to Build New Habits by Taking Advantage of Old Ones
Rosalind HenshellFebruary 24, 2015 Reputation has always been important to any business. For many businesses, word of mouth and referrals from customers has been a big part of their growth strategy. Even companies with teams of salespeople and generous marketing budgets rely on their brand name and reputation to help seal their deals. In the … Continue reading Your Reputation Is And Always Has Been Your Biggest Competitive Advantage
Sean KimFebruary 23, 2015 There’s a saying that there’s always going to be someone better than you. This is true in every aspect of your life: personally and professionally. There will always be someone who’s a faster runner than you.There will always be someone who’s funnier than you.There will always be someone who’s more successful … Continue reading How To Identify Your Competitive Advantage In Life
Dave HubbardFebruary 13, 2015 Competing for business against a much larger organization has always been challenging. However, with the recent changes in buyer behavior, and increased adoption of automation technology, small and medium-sized businesses (SMB) have a unique window of opportunity; a potential competitive advantage in sales and marketing. Executives in smaller companies tend to … Continue reading Small Medium Business Advantage: Marketing and Sales
Gail OliverJanuary 20, 2015 Every year people tend to make the same New Year’s resolutions: Lose weight Get fit Save money Eat better Get out of debt Get organized Look better The start of a new year means a fresh start for many people, and it is something your small business can take advantage of. … Continue reading Did Your Small Business Take Advantage Of A New Year, Fresh Start Campaign?
Ben PuzzuoliJanuary 11, 2015 No matter if you follow all the rules, are open and honest and even go the extra mile for all your customers you’re bound to sooner or later get negative online feedback about your products or services. You’re better off considering it a rite of passage rather than becoming upset, because … Continue reading How to Use Negative Online Feedback to Your Advantage
Ronn TorossianJanuary 9, 2015 If you want to have a prosperous career or business, LinkedIn may be one ingredient in your recipe for success. This channel might be much more than your average social media website or a fading trend. LinkedIn helps people make business connections, find jobs, store recommendations, or get help from peers … Continue reading How to Use LinkedIn to Your Advantage
Young Entrepreneur Council November 23, 2014 What is one way e–commerce businesses can glean useful customer/market information via Pinterest? 1. Describe With Detail Often you’ll see Pinterest accounts that are done in such haste that they don’t even bother adding descriptions to their pins. This is the most blatant way a company can say, “I … Continue reading 8 Ways E-Commerce Businesses Can Use Pinterest to Their Advantage
