N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2010

Rankings, Lists and Recognitions The Power 150 – Top Marketing Blogs This list ranks the top 150 marketing blogs based on an algorithmic approach using Google page rank, Technorati rankings, Bloglines ranking and editorial quality. The N2growth Blog is pleased to announce its inclusion in the list.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 21, 2010

So, in keeping in this spirit and following those much wiser than me, I offer to you today a holiday gift that I hope will help with your marketing in 2011. Click here for your free download of the Red Zone Marketing Action Plan template that we use with clients to help plan, visualize and hold everyone accountable for marketing activities.

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 20, 2010

Avoid controversy, maintain a high likeability factor, consistently and proactively engage your customers, be a business of character that engenders trust and confidence with your target market(s), produce a quality product or service at a competitive price point, and provide great customer service. Be very, very smart.

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Lead on Purpose

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Product managers need to provide direction for how a product should be built, and through your understanding of the market, give them assurance they are building the right product. Marketing: When most people hear the word ‘marketing,’ the duties of PR and marcom are how they usually interpret it.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 26, 2010

So, in today’s post I’ll share two a few tips on deciding which tasks, and to whom, the art of delegation should apply… As a CEO it is critical to develop a keen understanding of your value to the enterprise, and to further develop an awareness of activities that are dilutive to said value.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 3, 2011

Here’s a tip: learn about search engine optimization (SEO) techniques and use of keywords. Offer your services for website design , IT Consulting , or Internet Marketing. Market your service to small businesses, and people with home offices. Get started by contributing content to sites that utilize freelance writers.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 17, 2010

As always, feel free to share any thoughts or tips by commenting below… Share and Enjoy: View Comments [link] patriciazell Excellent! Take an assessment of what you do well and what you don’t and then apply rigor, process, structure and discipline to each of those areas. Hard work isn’t easy, but it does pay huge dividends.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 1, 2010

The following six tips will help you successfully become skilled at managing board relations, which will lessen your burdens, extend your shelf-life, and improve your performance: Understand the Landscape : Regardless of make up, your board is likely composed of successful and influential people.

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N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Frequent readers of this blog can find a veritable plethora of tips on becoming a better and more effective leader. Not Customer Focused : Leaders not attuned to the needs of the market will fail. link] 50 Tips to Make You a Better Leader – Just another redarchive.net weblog [.] 8 Traits of Ineffective Leaders | N2Growth Blog.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 23, 2011

Elisa was kind enough to share a lot of great tips to help bloggers leverage BlogHer.com to promote their blogs, learn and grow. Take a look when you have a few minutes. Just click the following link to the BlogHer interview. I love to add resources to Women On Business for other businesswomen bloggers to learn about and experiment with.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 19, 2011

Related posts: The Customer Service Oxymoron Tips for building loyal, repeat customers. YOU are responsible for creating memorable experiences for your customers. No one else is going to do it for you—except maybe your competition! Building Your Brand “Buddy The Elf” Style – Part 2 Last week I talked about the first two steps of.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 13, 2010

They still talk about it to this day–it was a tipping point for them. I once stood on a chair yelling at a team (a senior team, several titles above me) telling them to stop acting like spoiled, petulant children. Last week I told a client that he was probably ‘well placed’ and not likely to get a promotion.

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Women on Business

DECEMBER 7, 2010

The Customer Service Oxymoron Tips for building loyal, repeat customers. Killing Your Competition with (Client) Kindness Failing to make your customers happy is more than a. 7 Easy Ways to Retain Customers Guest post by Michelle Strassburg (learn more about Michelle at. Are You a Problem Solver or a Problem Blamer? The first reaction.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 23, 2011

What sites do you recommend for finding financing for small businesses? Hat tip to businessjournals.com for this story.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 18, 2011

It may just make the tipping point difference. There’s often a direct correlation between the quality of your relationships with prospects and clients, and the rate of sales and growth in your business. The question is, what will you do about this in 2011? How about you reach out to 1 person each day above and beyond your regular work.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Related posts: 4 Tips for Making Your Holiday Parties Profitable! The result… you may just make a valuable connection with someone that has the potential to lead you somewhere else – to a new job, a new client or a new advocate! Try it – the worst that can happen is that you’ll have better conversations at your next holiday gathering.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 10, 2011

Don’t Get Ripped Off – Tips for Saving Money on Credit Card Processing Guest post by Stella Fayman (learn more about Stella at. Stimmler, contributing Women On Business writer. Tahera Dudhwala Joins the Women on Business Writing Team I love to have a variety of viewpoints and experiences.

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Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

The owner makes sure his product meets market needs. Filed under: Leadership , Product Management / Marketing Tagged: | success , titles « Book Review: The Leader Who had no Title Embrace, then apply » Like Be the first to like this post. The owner gets the resources and funding to develop his products.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 11, 2011

Know the TV’s market. Log onto the show’s website to see if they suggest any tips for how you can get on the show. In order to get booked on TV, you need to have the right marketing materials. To draft a pitch that brings results, follow these steps: 1. When drafting your pitch, don’t make it salesy.

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Women on Business

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

When she tried to get back on the job market after 7 years, Aguilera says “a headhunter said that there was nothing he could do for me.” Cathy Curtis—who pilots her own investment advisory firm specializing in the finances of women out of the San Francisco Bay Area—made the personal choice to “go it alone” and become her “own boss”.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 3, 2011

Her EquiBusiness blog gives free tips and advice on the business side of riding, while her EquiTraining blog focuses on horse training. Laura’s website, EquiManagement.com, serves not only as a home base for her horse business consulting firm, but also as a resource for equestrian professionals.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 5, 2011

8 Tips to Prepare for Your Performance Review A performance review is a great opportunity to showcase your. Let your hook be always cast; Are You Taking on More Work Without a Promotion? This question is the topic of a recent article in. Practice Promoting Yourself Post by Jane K. Stimmler, contributing Women On Business writer.

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

The following tips will help to more effective handle conflicts in the workplace: Define Acceptable Behavior : You know what they say about assuming…Just having a definition for what constitutes acceptable behavior is a positive step in avoiding conflict.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 4, 2011

Even everyday things like running red lights when nobody is around, leaving a small tip for your waitress or taking the extra change that the cashier at the grocery store gives you shows a lack of integrity, too.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 23, 2011

Washingtonians are not the only ones in transition; companies are reorganizing, restructuring, and adjusting their plans for 2009. What are tips would you add to this list? Now DC workers are seeing a change in leadership across different agencies which may mean a new boss along with new systems and priorities.

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Lead on Purpose

MAY 5, 2009

Posted on May 5, 2009 by Michael Ray Hopkin Today’s post comes from Jim Holland. Jim’s passion is product management and product marketing. As a leader and messenger of the market, how do you handle these disruptions? Enjoy the post and don’t hesitate to tweet your comments to Jim.

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Women on Business

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

housing finance system since it was created more than 40 years ago (More about Mary at the end of this post). To succeed in industries like finance, tech or law enforcement, women must have determination and perpetual motivation. Shortly thereafter, I found myself part of what I like to call Fannie Mae’s “graduating class of 2009.”

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Women on Business

MAY 10, 2012

According to the Small Business Administration 552,600 new employee firms opened in 2009. Many businesses today that would have traditionally sought after bank financing are turning to other solutions. Can this money come from traditional financing? Approximately half of them will close within the first five years.

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

I'm not sure Godin's work classifies as leadership…though I do read it every day, it's more for marketing tips and deep thoughts. Great work… [link] davidburkus Good list. I did notice two missing blogs: Positive Organizational Behavior at [link]. And LeaderLab at [link].

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 9, 2011

link] Tweets that mention 10 Communication Tips for Leaders | N2Growth Blog — Topsy.com [.] charleneobille said: RT @mikemyatt 10 Communication Tips for Leaders [link] [.] Thank you for sharing those wonderful tips. Communicate more effectively. This post was mentioned on Twitter by Mike Henry Sr.,

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 11, 2010

Become a part of them as opposed to a vendor to them …This is a difficult concept for old-school marketers to get their arms around, but a critical one nonetheless. Following are a few tips to help you build influence online: Have a Strategy - If you want to create success and influence using social media you better have a plan.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2013

labor market since the Great Depression, we learned Friday that 203,000 new jobs were created in November and the unemployment rate dropped to 7%. March 2009 was the worst, at 830,000 jobs lost. The number of government jobs peaked in April 2009 at almost 22.7 Five years after the start of the worst six months for the U.S.

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N2Growth Blog

JULY 7, 2010

I desire to a be a good father and the tip on how your father raised his children was especially inspiring for me. Love John Maxwell's advice. CC Hatfield A leader is a giver and John is the biggest giver I know. Michael John, This is inspiring!

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N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

With the plethora of reading material on the market today it is not a simple thing to make sure that you’re covering all the bases in a time efficient fashion. If you have any additional tips, or want to recommend any great books, please share your thoughts and ideas in the comments section below. What are you reading?

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

I truly believe there are these critical decisions, tipping points of substantial influence for every leader; some catastrophic, others pioneering. For instance, there is a story of when General George Washington was dangerously close to losing the faith and loyalty of his officers at the close of the Revolutionary War.

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Women on Business

JANUARY 16, 2011

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

While the technology supporting sales process have clearly evolved, the traditional sales strategies proffered by sales gurus 20 or 30 years ago have not kept pace with market needs. Following are a few tips to help you build influence [.] Trust me when I tell you that your prospects and customers have heard it all before.

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