Allwork

DECEMBER 10, 2023

The company hired four agencies and five consultants in its first two years. Some of the top companies in America plan to assign an increasing number of projects to freelance workers. But ultimately, every company will hire freelancers or lose their edge, predicts interim Cameo CMO Greg Caplan. Who hires freelancers?

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Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant

MARCH 10, 2017

I had always meant to expound on that post about how the internet, social media, and networking online play a very big role for how I conduct my search and also improve my chances of protecting myself. Google voice, Sideline, and other companies offer local phone numbers for free. This was 2011 and I got really lucky.

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Small Business Labs

MAY 12, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « 1 in 8 Consumers Forecasted to Cut or Eliminate Cable TV in 2010 | Main | An Overview of the Non-Profit Sector » May 12, 2010 Smartphone Sales to Over Take Feature Phone Sales in 2011 Nielsen is forecasting that smartphone sales in the U.S. will exceed "dumb" phones in 2011. 

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 31, 2012

U Mass Dartmouth marketing professor Nora Barnes has caused quite a stir in social media circles with her latest  study on the usage of social media by Inc. 500 companies. 500 companies blogging declined in 2011.  But in 2011 only 37% did. 500 report using some form of social media.

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Service Untitled

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Jeff Woodland, a blog writer for Genesys recently equated himself to having been a “social vampire” in his customer service dissatisfaction with his Internet provider and contends a business’ reputation can be greatly harmed via Facebook, Twitter, and company forums. The conversion.

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 30, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Yahoo CEO on Local Content | Main | Non-Mortgage Debt and Working in Retirement » June 30, 2010 Wisconsin, Illinois Companies Feeling the Recovery The QPS Employment Group is a staffing and recruiting firm operating in Wisconsin and Illinois.  Kudos to QPS for their survey work. 

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 23, 2010

» August 23, 2010 The Growth of Private Company Stock Exchanges Investing in venture-backed private companies used to be by invitation only.  But this has changed over the last few years as private company stock exchanges have emerged.    - Facebook has a value of about $25.5

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Success

AUGUST 17, 2022

Canberra’s own version, the Enlighten Festival, has been (literally) spotlighting artists since 2011; this year’s event featured Hugh Burrell’s 16-foot-high Five Elements Orrery , which combined wind-driven metal spheres and arms lit with LED lights to create a massive moving sculpture.

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Success

AUGUST 17, 2022

Canberra’s own version, the Enlighten Festival, has been (literally) spotlighting artists since 2011; this year’s event featured Hugh Burrell’s 16-foot-high Five Elements Orrery , which combined wind-driven metal spheres and arms lit with LED lights to create a massive moving sculpture.

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Eco-Office Gals

JUNE 6, 2018

When laws such as the Clean Air Act (1970) and the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA 1976) were passed, companies have been held to a much higher standard with regards to their pollution and carbon emissions. According to a Harvard Business School study published in 2011 that surveyed 180 U.S. Increased energy efficiency.

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 23, 2010

» August 23, 2010 The Growth of Private Company Stock Exchanges Investing in venture-backed private companies used to be by invitation only.  But this has changed over the last few years as private company stock exchanges have emerged.    - Facebook has a value of about $25.5

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Workplace Insight

DECEMBER 15, 2023

And that 2011 Jobs’ speech is a lesson in oratory and authority back when tech firms, especially those part of what was called the FAANG group of companies: Facebook (main image), Apple, Amazon, Google, Netflix were considered the last word in innovative workplace design as well as highly desirable employers.

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Education Driving the She-conomy | Main | Software "Super Vendors" and Barbell Industrial Structures » October 19, 2010 Large Companies Recovering - Small Businesses Still in Recession Large corporations are recovering from the recession and seeing sales increases. 

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Small Business Labs

JULY 12, 2010

.  The dramatic growth in social media use - especially Facebook - is resulting in more small businesses choosing to use social media sites as their primary, and in some cases only, web presence.   Social media sites are also inexpensive to create and use.    The idea is simple. 

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « Software "Super Vendors" and Barbell Industrial Structures | Main | Why Global Poverty is Declining » October 22, 2010 Gartners Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends for 2011 Is it just me, or is it too early for 2011 top trends lists? 

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BioTeams

MAY 31, 2011

About Ken Thompson Ken Thompson delivers keynote conference speeches, workshop facilitation and in-house consultancy in four key business areas: Creating High Performing Teams in enterprises including Virtual and Mobile Teams (based on the Bioteams Book) Establishing effective Collaborative Business Networks enabling companies to co-operate effectively (..)

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Stephanie LH Calahan

DECEMBER 22, 2010

.  Today, I share links to a number of different blogs and sites with content on: Planning Productivity Tools Mindset/Focus Social Media Productivity Time Management Tweet Planning Plan for a Better 2011: [link] (post) -- Chris Brogan shares his straight forward approach to annual planning.  hours a week = 182.5

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Success

JANUARY 8, 2023

Some time before I was a happy person, on Fourth of July weekend in 2011, I moved out of my home and first marriage—and then my laptop quit. A couple of weeks later the owner of a local digital media company in my city, Charlotte, North Carolina, called and offered a contract to write for them. This is a problem for a writer.

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Step It Up VA Coaching

DECEMBER 23, 2010

Put the word out in your ezine, blog, and social media, before you head out for the holidays. Share with them your excitement about your new offerings and goals in 2011, and ask for them to help you spread the word. Reach out for referrals. What better time than the holiday season to connect with people?

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Stephanie LH Calahan

JANUARY 19, 2011

  Today, you can see content on: Finding Balance Building Habits Social Media Productivity Tips Procrastination Tweet Finding Balance Striving for Balance in 2011 :: [link] -- Virtual Assistant, Janet Barclay, shares a great post about how she has altered her schedule for 2011 to bring more balance into her life. 

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Small Business Labs

JULY 13, 2010

   The general consensus from the feedback is that despite the growth of social media, having a traditional website is still a good idea. Yesterday's post Do Small Businesses Still Need a Website? generated more traffic and emails than usual.   The

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 24, 2010

Blog powered by TypePad Member since 01/2005 « The Growth of Private Company Stock Exchanges | Main | Local Online Advertising to Increase 18% in 2011 » August 24, 2010 What are Social Magazines and Flipboard?   Like many of the new social magazine creators, Flipboard is an iPad application. 

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Small Business CEO

NOVEMBER 25, 2011

With 2012 right around the corner, your small business is likely hoping the New Year allows you and your employees a fresh start, especially if the return on investment (ROI) for 2011 has been less than stellar. If you have been around for some time now, how has 2011 compared to previous years? Better revenue?

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Productivity Bits

JUNE 24, 2010

Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. Here is an example from one review: “Here’s the straight to the point short answer for this book: Use facebook, and other social media sites to promote yourself! Visit the original article at [link]. Post written by Marlon Ribunal. Follow me on t witte r. ‘ Crush It!:

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Practically Perfect PA

APRIL 18, 2016

One of the reasons I started Practically Perfect PA back in 2011 was because I wanted to create an online community for assistants. I recently spoke at the Assist Conference in September 2015, and at Skyscanner’s Company Presentation in December to around 300 people. Sherien : The only advice I would give is to stay current.

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Productivity Bits

APRIL 19, 2011

Copyright © 2011 Marlon Ribunal. This guest post is from John, a staff member for Virtual Business Lifestyle (VBL), a virtual lifestyle blog owned by the Total Business Outsourcing firm Live2Sell Group of Companies which is based in the Philippines. Manage your social media and social networks. Guest Post.

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Small Business Labs

JANUARY 5, 2012

  Social Trends.   Being Human:  A trend that has rippled through our research the past couple of years - and especially in 2011 - is the growing dissatisfaction with our de-humanized world. Consumers tell us they are looking for authenticity and honesty from the companies they buy from. 

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 4, 2010

" We're looking forward to the next wave of Network Solutions Small Business Success Index data on small business use of social media.  Posted by: traffic school california | August 10, 2010 at 01:45 AM Companies realize that time on social sites is increasing. That's an awesome return!

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 21, 2010

He is globally recognized as one of the most prominent thought leaders and published authors in new media. Marc Meyer is the Director of Social Media and Search at Digital Response Marketing Group in Naples, Florida. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Successful small businesses are leveraging social media and technology :  the SBSI results continue to show that technology and social media help many small businesses thrive despite the challenging economic conditions.    I look forward to tweeting with you on wednesday.

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Small Business Labs

MAY 5, 2010

| Main | Smallbizlabs Bidding on Newsweek » May 05, 2010 More Evidence Facebook is Taking Over the Web Nielsen released their March data on the top social networking sites.    The chart below, from Nielsen, is pretty self-explanatory. many used facebok.coz they have fun and more game. Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Small Business CEO

MAY 30, 2011

In February 2011, Google made big news on the Internet by publishing an algorithm change for search engine relevancy. Take a look at the social media sites that I ‘X’d’ on the chart. My advice to small business owners is this: Put your profile on LinkedIn and that of your top company officers.

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Small Business Labs

AUGUST 12, 2010

  The awards are given to customer relationship management (CRM) industry leaders and includes both people and companies.    It is one of my favorite issues of CRM because in one magazine a broad range of key CRM companies, technologies and people are covered.  you think so? Web/Tech women work/life balance

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Small Business Labs

JUNE 22, 2010

  They are fluent in social media.    Some of the best examples of Twitter usage comes from this industry and several good uses of social media are presented in the article. .  But according to Hartman it is "often described as "magical" by die-hard fans." 

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Small Business Labs

OCTOBER 21, 2010

At the same time, many consider this the golden era of small software companies.    There are thousands of new, small "apps" companies  generating real revenue.  software companies raised $689 million from VCs. software companies raised $689 million from VCs.

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Small Business Labs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

The article looks at how companies with a large exposure to international markets are faring versus companies that are dependent on the US.  are getting ever-bigger boosts from their operations in fast-growing economies like China and Brazil, companies dependent on the U.S. and burger giant McDonald's Corp.

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BioTeams

APRIL 5, 2011

I wrote an article on the use of simulation technology in the field of "Sales Performance Optimization" for The Effective Executive Magazine for the May 2011 edition. They have very kindly allowed me to offer a free PDF download of the paper to bioteams.com readers. Download "The Science of Sales Performance Optimization".

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