Corporations do not make ethical mistakes. Individuals make ethical mistakes. Most of the time, that's because they're afraid of saying no. The reason so many people find it hard to say no is that it is hard to say no. A client says something inappropriate; a co-worker...
This paper explains ten common E-Commerce mistakes, whether you are new to e-commerce or have a well-established site, learn how to avoid the ten common pitfalls of online entrepreneurs. If you are going to survive and be a long-term success in e-business, then you need to be aware of the...
Nobody likes to be criticized, and it's usually not a fun experience for the person who's doing it, either. The ever-helpful Lifehack.org has seven suggestions for delivering criticism without the usual bad feelings that go with it. For example:I have made the same mistake myself. This never fails to improve...
The author has often been asked, "What is the biggest mistake you've made in your business?" And the first one that comes to mind was not creating and selling products much sooner. He was in business for years and years before he created his first product. Up to that point...
More often than not, a company's first impression of you comes in the form of a resume, a simple piece of paper that includes your work and educational history, typically on one to two pages. With such limited space to convey such important information, it pays to make sure you...
Employee benefits can be the source of large liabilities that show up in a transaction, yet deal negotiators often avoid dealing with the issues, or they turn to them when it is too late to adjust the purchase price. Assuming that the details can be worked out after the agreements...
Making mistakes is part of the learning process, but all too often, it's plain old common sense that separates a successful investor from a poor one. At the same time, nearly all investors, new or experienced, have fallen astray from common sense and made a mistake or two. Being perfect...
Joint Venture marketing has become a highly popular way for small businesses to maximize their profits. When two or more businesses combine their resources synergistically, it creates greater marketing impact and bigger profits than either can have alone. Doing joint ventures has many benefits, but there are also many mistakes...
Most companies spend their marketing budgets generating market awareness, but spend precious little equipping their sales force with the knowledge to sell. And in today's economy, selling is anything but easy. The article discusses the mistakes which are made during the sales. Some of these include: Failing to involve the...
Investing is about taking risks, and when one does that, they are entitled to expect a return that is commensurate with the level of risk taken. However, if one is not careful, the own mistakes can prevent from achieving the return. Some of the mistakes which are made include: No...
The article talks about the much talked-about topic of VC. In today's venture capital environment, second-round financing is a truly scarce commodity. Although circumspect in admitting it, more than a few early-stage VCs are preoccupied with getting follow-on financing for their own deals, and very few are concerned about looking...
Mistakes are an everyday part of running a small business. There are bookkeeping miscues, quality control problems and just plain human errors. While these problems hinder profit, by themselves they’re not likely to ruin your business. Some mistakes, though, are unique to a family business. And can prove dangerous to...
There are many ways that a proposed sale of a business can go awry. From past experience and that of countless others, one have come up with 12 common mistakes that sellers make in trying to sell their business. The article have gone a step further, and supplied comments and...
Great looking ads, fancy logos and flashy web sites are worthless if they don't bring business to the door. This list of 10 common marketing mistakes can help us produce better results. The normal mistakes are not having a clearly defined USP, selling features rather than benefits, not using headlines...
This article provides top 10 errors made by sales people when using the phone. The list details the most heinous, avoidable errors sales representatives commit every day. Some of these mistakes include: Sending unnecessary literature, poor telephone image, no post-call review, lousy listening, screener abuse and misuse etc. Besides this,...
Marketing is one of those peculiar art forms in which one don't know how to make a mistake until well after the deed is done. What seemed like a good idea at the time may turn out to be a fiasco. The trick, then, is to understand what risks to...
This article discusses ten most common naming mistakes. Most companies’ wait too long to begin their naming process. Finding an available trademark today can be very difficult. If one wants a global name, the task can be even more challenging. Most companies underestimate the necessary time needed and then they...
Leaders are not infallible and they make mistakes all the time. Mistakes are part of the Leader's role. However, as a Leader, the big mistakes can kill the career. Here is necessary read primer on what mistakes to avoid, and then, how to deal with the inevitable mistakes that will...
Successful direct mail doesn't depend on fancy, four-color design or "creative" copy. Hence this article focusses on Common Direct Mail mistakes. Some of these mistakes listed in this article are: ignoring the most important factor in direct-mail success, not testing, not having an offer, superficial copy etc. All these mistakes...
The article points out the most common mistakes found in direct mails and gives advices on how to avoid those mistakes. it emphasizes on the fact that big consumer mailers test all the time. Again it iterates the fact that to be successful, a direct-mail package should sell the offer,...