Business Operations & Logistics
4 Reasons Why Raising Your Price Is a Brilliant Marketing Move
Charging less than your competitors signals potential clients that you doubt the value of what you offer.
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Business Operations & Logistics
15 Unorthodox Ways to Get Your Foot In the Door
From dimensional direct-mail to video selfies, it's time to get creative about when, where and how you make your initial pitch.
By Jeff Shavitz
Human Resources
Meaningful Conversations Will Keep Your Clients Coming Back for More
Technology has made every aspect of business easier -- except one: making a human connection with your customer.
Tech
3 Steps You Need to Take to Build an App That Will Boost Your Business’s Value
Think about Domino's app, which exists solely to connect hungry customers with hot pizzas.
By Q Manning
Entrepreneurs
3 Ways to Figure out the Value of Your Time as an Entrepreneur
Setting a value for your time may seem unnecessary, or redundant, but it's a valuable decision-making tool.
Business Accounting
Seeking Acquisition? What You Can Learn From Time Warner’s Sale to AT&T
Remember: Value is in the eyes of the buyer. Make sure you pay attention.
By Steve Little
Entrepreneurs
You Must Stop Doing These 5 Things to Be Productive
Don't confuse being busy with getting results.
By Melissa Chu
Building a Business
5 Fatal Entrepreneurial Delusions
What you don't know is less likely to hurt you than what you believe to be true that isn't.
By Jon Levy
Thought Leaders
How to Succeed in Business Beyond Your Wildest Dreams
Use these principles in business and in life.
By R.L. Adams
Building a Business
How to Pick Influencers and Land Your Mentors
Be real, be valuable, and be bold in your attempts to connect.
By Dan Dowling
Building a Business
Frontier Airlines Is Learning the Hard Way That Value Is King
Frontier's debacle in Denver shows that offering the cheapest price is a losing strategy if customers are unhappy with what they bought.
Thought Leaders
3 Ways to Make an Internship Invaluable, Regardless of Pay
Don't take on interns just to ensure a fresh pot of coffee. Do make your internships mutually beneficial for the intern and company alike.
Thought Leaders
8 Paper-Route Principles of Success From Walt Disney, Warren Buffett and Tom Cruise
Delivering newspapers taught these men the fundamentals of success.
By Deep Patel
Building a Business
Mark Schaefer On Igniting Content, Being Heroic and the Future of Marketing
Being 'BADASS' is pretty much all you need to know to succeed in the internet economy.
By David Koji
Business Ideas
Don’t Be the ‘Next Big’ Anything: 4 Tips for Creating Unique Value
Cashing in on a fad is an alluring proposition, but creating a product that customers love has to go deeper.
By Q Manning
Thought Leaders
To Achieve Your Goals You Must Become Attractive On the Inside
Your success is always parallel to your level of personal development. Thankfully, we can always grow.
By Meiko Patton
Building a Business
Do You Know How to Sell Your Ideas?
Thinking like your customer will improve your chances of a successful sale.
By Jeff Shore
Human Resources
Finding Work-Life Balance Between the Margins
Keeping your employees happy begins with simple empathy for the delicate balance between professional and personal life they struggle to maintain.
By Peter Hirst
Thought Leaders
Here’s What I Learned When I Quit My Own Business
Just when you think you have it all figured out, you learn that you don't.
By Mark Asquith
Thought Leaders
Learning About Success in Business From a 14-Year-Old Entrepreneur
Caleb Maddix is an author, motivational speaker and founder of the company Kids 4 Success. His mission -- to change the lives of 1,000 people.
By Gene Hammett
Building a Business
How to Value Your Startup — Without Getting It Wrong
Take time to evaluate the market and examine all your options.
By AJ Agrawal
Entrepreneurs
The Power of Saying ‘No’
Start valuing your time, stop feeling like you are missing out, and learn how and why to say no.
By Paula Rizzo
Business News
Yahoo Bids May Be Coming in Way Lower Than Expected
Bidders include frontrunner Verizon, inventor Dan Gilbert (backed by Warren Buffett), TPG, and a consortium that includes Bain Capital and former Yahoo CEO Ross Levinsohn.
By Rob Price
Thought Leaders
5 Tips for a Winning Presentation
Get a handle on your fear of public speaking by focusing on creating value with your content and cultivating an appreciation for your audience.
By Paul Evans
Thought Leaders
You Have One Task as an Entrepreneur, Are You Doing It?
In order to make money as a business owner you must first create value, here's how to do it.
By Jeff Shore
Building a Business
Cutting Your Price Has No End But Adding Value Has No Limits
You're going to lose a race to the bottom; only the biggest firms win those. Go in the other direction, aim for the top pricing tier and watch your margins grow.
Business News
Yahoo May Write Off $1 Billion Acquisition of Tumblr
Yahoo said earlier in the month it took a $230 million impairment charge related to Tumblr and was considering strategic alternatives for its core internet business.
By Reuters