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Designing A Website For 2014
Forbes - 1 Dec 2013 08:41
It's been about five years since the last redesign of my website, Hitched. A lot has changed since then, most particularly the rise of mobile. While we made sure our website was mobile compatible all those years ago, it ...
Week Ahead: Can Santa Rally Survive Flurry Of December Data?
Forbes - 1 Dec 2013 22:02
The age-old saying is that "If Santa Claus should fail to call, bears may come to Broad and Wall."
In Which I Reveal The Expert Way To Service Customers' Retail Holiday Returns -- In Just One Word
Forbes - 1 Dec 2013 22:01
Forbes: Handling holiday returns: An expert consultant on retail customer service reveals his one-word formula for success.
Default: Puerto Rico's Inevitable Option
Forbes - 1 Dec 2013 21:16
Puerto Rico is way beyond the point of no return: it should default now
4 C-Suite Objections To Content Marketing And How To Overcome Them
Forbes - 1 Dec 2013 19:19
You're the VP of marketing. You're on your way to the top floor for a meeting with the executive team. You've got 20 minutes to sell them on the idea that, in order to compete and grow, the company must adopt a content m...
Stocks to Watch: EBay, Amazon are stocks to watch Monday
Market Watch - 1 Dec 2013 17:00
EBay and Amazon.com are expected to be in focus on Monday which has been dubbed "Cyber Monday" in reference to competitive prices offered by online retailers as the holiday shopping season gets underway.
What The Best Entrepreneurs Have In Common--In 12 Words
Forbes - 1 Dec 2013 16:00
If there is a secret to entrepreneurial success, it is this: Entrepeneurs have a passion for discovering opportunities. Once they do, they act.
The Conscious Consumer Goes Mainstream
Forbes - 1 Dec 2013 07:02
Buying local is far from a new idea, but it seems like we're at a tipping point when to comes to consumers' desire to do so. While Americans have clearly not sworn off of shopping at big retailers' brick and mortar and o...
My Small Business Saturday Experience
Forbes - 1 Dec 2013 06:01
I had my first taste of Small Business Saturday two years ago, at a tea salon where I talked to the owner about how she was taking advantage of the big sales day. This year the holidays found me once again in Columbus...
Those Scary Email Marketing Subject Lines
Forbes - 1 Dec 2013 05:15
Misleading email subject lines--Your account might have been hacked! Call us!--royally piss people off.
A Few More Leadership Lessons From Silicon Valley
Forbes - 1 Dec 2013 03:34
As the president and CEO of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, Carl Guardino is probably in as good a position as any to consider what makes California's cradle of technology the success it is. In a presentation at the...
Do We Need A Clergy Tax Simplification Act Of 2014?
Forbes - 2 Dec 2013 01:01
Judge Barbara Crabb ruled recently that the exclusion of cash housing allowances from taxable income by members of the clergy ("ministers of the gospel")is unconstitutional. Among the reactions are cries from the clerg...
PlayPhone CEO: Cracking The Code On Mobile Gaming
Forbes - 1 Dec 2013 21:43
When it comes to mobile, games are still the killer app, as seen with breakout hits like Candy Crush Saga. But there are also many companies that have hit the wall. Just look at the travails of Zynga.
One Thing Aiding Doctors' Offices These Days? Margins
Forbes - 1 Dec 2013 17:19
As politicians debate the prospects for successful implementation of the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, physicians are reportedly taking a cautious approach toward making business changes related to the law. Recent i...