Jim Kendall
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Old techniques still good for marketingJun 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Whether you're hoping to connect with social networkers or turn your business Web site into an effective sales machine, the techniques that are most likely to help you f...
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Recession identifies, removes some bad financial practicesJun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - It's been so long since we've had a recession this bad - July 1981 through November 1982 - we've mostly forgotten that thinning the herd is one of the things recessions ...
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Structure, discipline help sales effortsJun 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Sales guru Mike LeMaster lists "three concrete things" small businesses should do to get their sales processes ready for a ramp-up. But conversations with Russ Holmer, p...
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'We' can help build business relationshipsMay 27, 2009 11:00 pm - We instinctively know Steve Yastrow is right when he says, "The most underperforming asset (most businesses have) is their customer relationships." Or when he adds that ...
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Flu, floods, fire make disaster plan smartMay 20, 2009 11:00 pm - We may or may not have to deal with staffing and other continuity issues that swine flu might bring; but there's always the possibility of floods, fires, windstorms, tor...
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Business owners have generally positive outlookMay 13, 2009 11:00 pm - The scale is one to five, with one being awful and five being mostly positive. What's your business' outlook for the rest of the year? Readers of my Business Owners' Blo...
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Less gloomy, businesses begin to assess processesMay 06, 2009 11:00 pm - The change in mood is subtle - and likely could be done in by one of those Wall Street plunges or, perhaps, an actual flu epidemic - but both Russell Wilson and Paul Vra...
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Trade groups, management firms must re-earn feesApr 30, 2009 11:00 pm - The industry trade association that has been your business voice on regulatory issues, a fount of information and ideas, and a source of valuable member connections and ...
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Gather data, build community to boost Web resultsApr 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Your business has a Web site. Does anyone visit? More importantly, asks Chuck Thomas, do you know who visits your site, what path they followed to get there and what pa...
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Part-time CFO a full-time job for outsourced controllerApr 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Need a CFO but can't justify the expense? Got a CFO and can't justify the expense? You may want to talk to Tony Battaglia. He has served as chief financial officer for a...