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If you hire a search agency to manage a pay-per-click campaign (Google AdWords, Yahoo Paid Search, etc.), you may have a serious problem. Here are two things to watch out for: 1. Your search agency may also be representing your competitors, and artificially inflating click through rates (and increasing its own profit) at your expense. 2. Your account may be managed by a young, inexperienced person using a very formulaic approach. The first situation results from what...

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I walked into a VP of Sales mission with a sales organization consisting of 120 reps spread out over 12 sales regions. They were running at 38% of revenue goal for over 2 years. I ran a Key Performance Indicator study and determined they were running 2 new appointments per week/rep, but their KPI’s dictated they needed to achieve 7. So I announced a training objective to enable them to do it effectively, (now branded the X2 Sales System) and threw quota out the window for 90 days. But I replaced the monthly quota with the weekly 'magic number'. 8 months later sales units sold increased by 520%. Find out how.

The Internet has become a "must have" tool for every type of office - especially the home office.

Are you considering hiring a new administrative or executive assistant? Maybe you should think twice.

Patriotic symbols abound from California to the New York Island. Americans eat apple pie, sing the National Anthem at baseball games and visit the Statue of Liberty. They also demonstrate "American Pride" by making certain choices as consumers.

It never fails. Whether ordering a pizza or making a doctor's appointment, I hear it almost every time. "Can I put you on hold?", they ask. Before I have a chance to even answer...I am on hold! What just happened? Was it a rhetorical question? Why even give me the option? Why not just say, "Welcome to XYZ, where we promptly put you on hold!".

An article about how utilising magical numbers can increase your sales

From throw pillows featuring exotic fabrications and finely crafted baskets to hand painted silks and children's hand-painted furniture, art in the home is here to stay.