On May 25, 2010

Why Big Chicken May Be Obama’s Next Antitrust Target

For years, chicken farmers who contract with the major chicken companies -- Tyson (TSN), Pilgrim's Pride (PPC) and Perdue -- have been grumbling about low pay, unfair treatment and a lack of control. Last week, a joint Department of Justice/USDA

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On May 25, 2010

Amazon Selling

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Business Overview

Amazon.com is a multinational e-commerce company, with its headquarters in Seattle,Washington. Amazon.com, Inc. was launched online in 1995 by its founder, Jeff Bezos.…

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On May 25, 2010

Recent Articles on Internet Marketing – 25-May-2010

Here are a few recent articles and resources I've found that might interest you.No tags for this post.

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On May 25, 2010

Writing Clinic #1: The Informal Email

Welcome to the first edition of the Writing Clinic. The piece edited today is an informal email that one of our readers crafted to salute…

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On May 25, 2010

Would You Fire an Employee Over a Negative Facebook Post?

Brixx Wood Fired Pizza waitress Ashley Johnson was pretty fired up about the couple that lingered three hours over lunch, made her work an hour past her quitting time – and then left her only a $5 tip.

So Johnson, 22,…

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On May 25, 2010

Cold-Calling 101

No one really likes the idea of being on the giving or receiving end of cold calls. The name alone is enough to give you chills. Maybe that’s why some refer to the practice by the more euphemistic term “prospecting."

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On May 25, 2010

Sales Standards: Do You Have Them?

A lack of standards inevitably results in poor salesmanship. Here's an easy framework to set your own standards for your sales activities.

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On May 25, 2010

Improve Your Productivity by Giving Up Multitasking

There's little debate -- multitasking is considered an essential business skill. But what if you knew it made you slow and stupid?

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On May 25, 2010

Big Healthcare Players Duke It Out, Using Patients As Pawns

Novant Health and Aetna are publicly battling over contract demands, each accusing the other of price gouging. Meanwhile, patients face the loss of access to Novant hospitals.

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On May 25, 2010

The Big Business of Electronic Health Records, Part 3

A typical physician's office features several common elements: a reception area, a stack of outdated magazines, and shelves of slim file folders holding hundreds of paper medical records. The U.S. government is hoping to change one of

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