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Consumers In Two Minds About Automated Deliveries

The Horizons Tracker

The researchers identified a “complex and multifaceted” relationship between behavior and the acceptance of imminent technologies for automated parcel delivery. Interestingly, as the speed of delivery increased and prices dropped, people became more open to accepting these technologies.

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Five Important Factors When Choosing A Courier Service for Your Home-Based Business

Strategy Driven

Another differentiating factor is the type of cargo carried, whether it’s individual parcels, supply inventory, automobile spares, or perishable goods; some services are specific to the kind of items they transport. The aim is to deliver the parcels before or no later than the promised timeline to the customer.

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What’s the Secret to Strong Leadership?

Great Leadership By Dan

Connection comes with a price—the investment of your time and attention. They accept obstacles as part and parcel of the process. It’s the main ingredient in trust. There’s a reason we say, “people don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care”: it’s the root of humanity.

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8 Tips for Organizing Your Busy Office

Strategy Driven

Check out companies like CDS for their Complete Document Solutions , offering office appliances at the best prices. Clip cables and wires together and out of the way with crocodile clips and use a long line of parcel string fixed to the wall to clip papers onto and keep desk space clear. Combine your appliances. Have a spring clean.

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Top Tips For Starting A Courier Business

Strategy Driven

Your business plan should include your expenses, competitive pricing, and profit margins. Develop A Pricing Structure. For example, decide whether you will charge less for letter delivery than you would for a heavier parcel. Make A Business Plan. Estimate Your Ongoing Costs.

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Logistics For Your Business

Strategy Driven

Setting up your website, working on getting finances sorted, they are all part and parcel of a startup too. You will know that you need 6 weeks for X product to arrive from China, and 3 weeks from mainland EU – so you can opt for a lower price for a longer shipping time.

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Contrarian Analysis Can Keep You Ahead of the Herd in 2011

Coaching Tip

Pop culture trends are more than just "interesting" -- analysis of social mood trends is part and parcel of Elliott Wave International's technical approach, helping us anticipate changes that most people never see coming.