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A Day in the Life of Renée Marino, a Broadway Star-Turned-Master Communicator

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Renée Marino looked onto the crowd during a 2013 Broadway performance of Jersey Boys and found herself staring at legendary filmmaker Clint Eastwood, who had shown up to scout actors for a film adaptation of the musical. For example, instead of introducing yourself with a verbal resumé, you might start with an engaging anecdote.

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Food and Beverage Trends for 2013

Small Business Labs

 As with past years, we'll be covering the 2013 forecasts and predictions that we find interesting and relevant. The restaurant consultants Baum + Whiteman released The 17 Hottest Food and Dining Trends for 2013.  The report also comes with a list of 15 key food related buzzwords for 2013.

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Donald Kelly—The Sales Evangelist—Is Out to Create a Community of World-Class Sellers

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selling peanuts, or having a little restaurant,” he says. In 2013, while building his sales career, a friend of Kelly’s introduced him to podcasting. Kelly offers the example of someone who comes in to buy a computer. Take, for example, someone who believes the customer they’re about to call will reject them.

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Great Visualization of the Changing Part-Time Workforce

Small Business Labs

. The "lolly" end of the lollipop denotes the average mix part-time due to economic reasons versus part-time due to non-economic reasons by industry in 2013. All industries had a greater share of PTER workers in 2013 than in 2007 (all the lollipops point upwards). The article goes on to compare 2013 with 2012.

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From the archive: The role of workplace design in employee engagement

Workplace Insight

For example, a project room for intense activity amongst three to six people could feature a high seating position to support movement and active brain activity, with whiteboards and technology to share digital content. Instead, leaders today seek transparency, a connection with their teams and to lead by example.

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It’s Time to Get Competitive! Facebook Contests May Lead to More Customers

Small Business CEO

For example, Partee Insurance, an independent insurance agency located in California, runs a weekly game of Hangman on their Facebook page. Another great example of a simple and exciting contest comes from Remland Insurance, another independent insurance agency in California. A Facebook post was created on February 27, 2013.

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Book Review: The Gary Vaynerchuk Trilogy

Productivityist

was like a person eating at a nice restaurant and being blown away by it and telling all their friends, tweeting it, and telling people waiting to get in what a great meal it was. In part three he breaks down what the thank-you economy will look most like, giving specific examples from companies he thinks are doing well.