tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3209421720754515832024-02-20T14:27:22.127-08:00Business ArticleAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04877649097091330702noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-320942172075451583.post-33258944740869454802012-10-23T10:26:00.000-07:002012-10-30T10:27:05.875-07:00The Constitutionality of a Fiat Currency<div style="text-align: justify;">
The current monetary system of the United States is unconstitutional,
through and through. The Constitution does not provide an in-depth
explanation as to what monetary system the United States must use, but
what it does say is unambiguously lucid. Article I, Section 8, clause 2
states: "The Congress shall have power... to borrow money on the credit
of the United States... [clause 5:] to coin money, regulate the value
thereof, and of foreign coin, and fix the standards of weights and
measures... [and clause 6:] to provide for the punishment of
counterfeiting the securities and current coin of the United States... "
Furthermore, Article I, section 10, clause 1 declares: "No state
shall... coin money; emit bills of credit; or make anything but gold and
silver coin a tender in payment of debts... "</div>
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The
writing of the Constitution in the summer of 1787 did not take place
long enough after the end of the Revolutionary War for the Founding
Fathers to forget the calamity of paper money printed and issued by the
Continental Congress during the war. The paper notes known as
"Continentals" eventually declined to zero percent of their original
value because they could not be redeemed for either silver or gold. They
were "greenbacks", and as such were the first of three major
experiments with "greenbacks" that this nation has conducted. The
Continental greenback failed so terribly that it gave rise to the saying
"not worth a Continental."</div>
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Therefore, there was hostility towards
paper money when the Constitutional Convention met in 1787. A delegate
from Virginia by the name of George Mason declared that he had a "mortal
hatred to paper money." Delegate Oliver Ellsworth from Connecticut
believed the Convention to be "a favorable moment to shut and bar the
door against paper money." James Wilson, a Pennsylvania delegate,
argued: "It will have a more salutary influence on the credit of the
United States to remove the possibility of paper money." South Carolina
Delegate, Pierce Butler, made the point that paper was not legal tender
in any country of Europe and that it ought not be made one in the United
States. John Langdon of New Hampshire said that he would rather reject
the whole Constitution than allow the federal government the power to
issue paper money. When it came time for the final vote on the issue,
nine states opposed granting the federal government power to issue paper
money, and only two favored such a power.</div>
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The Founder's
intentions were made obviously by using the word "coin" rather than the
word "print," or the phrase "emit bills of credit." Thomas M. Cooley's
Principles of Constitutional Law expounds upon this point: "To coin
money is to stamp pieces of metal for use as a medium of exchange in
commerce according to fixed standards of value."</div>
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Congress was
granted the exclusive power to coin money while the states were
prohibited from doing so. In addition, states were prohibited from
making anything but gold and silver coin a tender in payment of debt,
while the federal government was not granted the power of making
anything legal tender.</div>
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In James Madison's explanation of the
Constitutional provisions on money, Federalist No. 44, Madison referred
to the "pestilent effects of paper money on the necessary confidence
between man and man, on the necessary confidence in the public councils,
on the industry and morals of the people, and on the character of
republican government." The intention of the Founders was to avoid the
paper-based monetary system that has been used in the United States
since Richard Nixon closed the gold window in 1971.</div>
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This intention was understood even throughout the 19th century. Daniel Webster wrote:</div>
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"If
we understand, by currency, the legal money of the country, and that
which constitutes a lawful tender for debts, and is the statute measure
of value, then undoubtedly, nothing is included but gold and silver.
Most unquestionably, there is no legal tender, and there can be no legal
tender in this country under the authority of this government or any
other, but gold and silver, either the coinage of our mints or foreign
coins at rates regulated by Congress. This is a constitutional
principle, perfectly plain and of the very highest importance. The
states are expressly prohibited from making anything but gold and silver
a tender in payment of debts, and although no such expressed
prohibition is applied to Congress, yet as Congress has no power granted
to it in this respect but to coin money and to regulate the value of
foreign coins, it clearly has no power to substitute paper or anything
else for coin as tender in payment of debts in a discharge of
contracts... The legal tender, therefore, the constitutional standard of
value, is established and cannot be overthrown. To overthrow it would
shake the whole system."</div>
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In 1832, the Select Committee on Coins of
the House of Representatives, in a report to Congress, concluded that
"the losses and deprivation inflicted by experiments with paper
currency, especially during the Revolution; the knowledge that similar
attempts in other countries... were equally delusive, unsuccessful, and
injurious; had likely produced the conviction that gold and silver alone
could be relied upon as safe and effect money."</div>
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In 1844, the
House Committee on Ways and Means concluded: "The framers of the
Constitution intended to avoid the paper money system. Especially did
they intend to prevent Government paper from circulating as money, as
had been practiced during the Revolutionary War. The Mischiefs of the
various expedients that had been made were fresh in the public mind, and
were said to have disgusted the respectable part of America... the
framers.. designed to prevent the adoption of the paper system under any
pretext or for any purpose whatsoever; and if it had not been supposed
that such an object was effectively secured, in all probability the
rejection of the Constitution might have followed."</div>
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In 1884, in
the case Julliard vs. Greenman, Justice Stephen Field wrote: " There
have been times within the memory of all of us when the legal notes of
the United States were not exchangeable for more than half their nominal
value. The possibility of such depreciation will always attend paper
money. This inborn infirmity, no mere legislative declaration can cure.
If Congress has the power to make the notes legal tender and to pass as
money or its equivalent, why should not a sufficient amount be issued to
pay the bonds of the United States as they mature? Why pay interest on
the millions of dollars of bonds now due when Congress can in one day
make the money to pay the principal; and why should there be any
restrain upon unlimited appropriations by the government for all
imaginary schemes of public improvement if the printing press can
furnish the money that is needed for them?"</div>
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It is noteworthy that
this power of coining money is mentioned in the same sentence in the
Constitution as the power to "fix the standards of weights and
measures," because the framers regarded money as a weight of metal and a
measure of value. Roger Sherman, delegate to the Constitutional
Convention, wrote that "if what is used as a medium of exchange is
fluctuating in its value, it is no better than unjust weights and
measures... which are condemned by the Laws of God and man... "</div>
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Today's
paper money system, issued by a coercive banking monopoly, has no basis
the in the Constitution. It is precisely the sort of government
institution that can forcibly exact financial support from the people
without their consent. As such, it is a form of taxation without
representation, and a denial of the hard fought and won principle of
consent before payment of taxes. It is a form of embezzlement.</div>
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Surprisingly,
the Supreme Court has never decided on any cases challenging the
constitutionality of our current irredeemable paper money system; in
fact such a case has not yet been adjudicated before the Court or at the
federal appellate level.</div>
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The argument against a irredeemable
paper money system is more than a Constitutional argument. It is also a
moral argument. Furthermore, this system has led to a split in the field
of Economics between Monetarists and the new school of Austrian
Economics. This split lies mainly in the concept of inflation.
Monetarists describe inflation as "the rise of prices over a period of
time" whereas Austrian Economists describe inflation as "the unwise
over-expansion of the supply of money and credit." It seems that the
Austrian Economists have won this argument but the Federal Reserve
continues to operate under the Monetarist definition of inflation. This
leads to the lowering of interest rates once the bubbles (like the
Dotcom bubble or the sub-prime mortgage crisis of 2008) of the boom-bust
cycle burst. This leads to further expansion of credit in the system
and the creation of a new bubble and thus the perpetuity and increased
severity of the boom-bust cycle. This inflationary monetary policy
facilitates the transfer of wealth from the poor to the very wealthy and
politicians and the consolidation of wealth in the hands of a few.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04877649097091330702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-320942172075451583.post-1183370547538516512012-10-16T10:26:00.000-07:002012-10-30T10:26:18.980-07:00Prefabricated Buildings for Industry<div id="article-content" style="text-align: justify;">
The need for additional space can present a headache for any
business, whether it is needed for extra capacity or to overcome the
consequences of a fire or flood. Creating a conventional building of
bricks and mortar is a time consuming and costly exercise and
increasingly businesses are turning to prefabricated buildings as an
alternative. There are a variety of designs and styles of prefabricated
buildings so there are choices to be made.<br />
Prefabricated building alternatives<br />
For
larger prefabricated buildings the choice is between having a steel or
an aluminium building and both have their advantages. Buildings made
from steel are obviously stronger than those made from aluminium but,
because of their weight usually require ground work to be carried out to
support the load and there is the possibility of corrosion over time.
Aluminium is not as heavy as steel and buildings made in this material
can be installed on to level hard standing without extra foundations
being laid. Although aluminium is a lighter material than steel it is
more flexible when impacted and is very resistant to corrosion.<br />
The
fact that aluminium buildings can be assembled in a matter of days and
be disassembled just as quickly, makes them an attractive proposition
for use as an alternative to a permanent structure. This type of
building can also be bought outright or hired which offers choice in the
financial arrangements.<br />
Selecting a prefabricated building<br />
As
with most things however its horses for courses and some people prefer
steel buildings because they come with a steel roof. The aluminium
prefab buildings have a fabric PVC roof which may need to be replaced
during the lifetime of the building. This however is an extremely fast
and economical job so devoted fans of the aluminium option don't find it
significant enough to change course.<br />
Given the very fast
installation time and the fact that most suppliers carry stock,
aluminium industrial buildings can create on-site space extremely
quickly. This is obviously ideal in an emergency such as a warehouse
fire, but it also gives businesses the ability to quickly capitalise on
growth opportunities and get a fast return. When compared to a steel or
permanent structure, a return on a new project can be seen in weeks as
opposed to months, or maybe years.<br />
Prefabricated buildings also
come in the form of cabin type structures; Portakabin being a renowned
manufacturer and provider. These buildings are often used for offices
and classrooms but can also provide space for a wide range of
applications such as canteens, marketing suites, bathrooms, retail or
storage units. Steel framed modular buildings of this nature are
manufactured in the factory and fitted out with all services prior to
being transported, ready for use, to site where they are craned into
position. All manufacturing is done in a controlled factory environment
avoiding any problems with adverse weather or busy operational sites.
Buildings can be stacked on top of each other creating multiple storeys
and hired or purchased.<br />
This wide choice of prefabricated building
combined with the options available with permanent structures shows
that with the right research and knowledge businesses can find a
solution that ticks all their boxes for design, cost, speed,
functionality and durability.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04877649097091330702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-320942172075451583.post-78629773164513322002012-10-02T10:25:00.000-07:002012-10-30T10:25:36.920-07:00Let's Assume the Future of Business<div id="article-content" style="text-align: justify;">
Buying a business or starting a new business is very challenging
task to do and everyone cannot perform well in this. A business requires
a goal, financial investment, structure and thousands of customers.
It's a competitive world and everyone wants to get success in his work
and want to make money fast.<br />
As
we know that today the whole world is going online. Three fundamental
features are there of the web that increase the power of it.<br />
The
web is global in which many servers and browsers make connection between
businesses and consumers. This is an open technology that has also
allowed the Internet to grow globally.<br />
The best advantage of the
web is that it is the most powerful information source for consumers and
they can easily gain rich information about the product, services and
also about buying a business online.<br />
The web is interactive. It is
the ability of web in which the true nature of the internet and the
basis of its power are included to conduct a dialogue with the consumer.
The online business is the best way to start a new business or to buy
an old business. You can connect many consumers with your business and
earn more profit.<br />
You can make the better future of your business;
you just need to be careful of the effects what you see on the website
and the real opportunities of your future company. These make the
partnership between seller and buyer to work together and to get the
mutual benefit. You should have the online store of your product or
others for all so that anyone can buy them anytime and anywhere in the
world. It will repeat your customers if, you are eager to work harder
and it can be a large portion of a company's business.<br />
An
e-commerce website or company website builds relationship between
business and consumers and help satisfying customer's desire for
effective customer service. A business website allows customers to find
the information what they want and whenever they need it. It can be easy
to answer the same questions of customers with a presence of the web
and to save a lot of time to be spent. Your staff can direct them to
your website for further information.<br />
Two major advantages are
there of online business. First, it makes the online communication and
help knowing the consumer feedback. A positive feedback makes your
customers feel good about your business or company. Second, it helps in
getting more profit directly and getting success in life.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04877649097091330702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-320942172075451583.post-60939325474395153762012-09-25T10:24:00.000-07:002012-10-30T10:24:49.678-07:00Building A Stronger And More Solid Workforce<div id="article-content" style="text-align: justify;">
There are several factors that can encourage a person to apply
for a job at a specific company and stay on to become a loyal, long-term
employee. Primarily, the opportunity to work within one's academic
field is a major factor in deciding on which employers to send
applications to; in such an employment, the candidate will be able to
put the skills and knowledge he gained from his academic life and
training to good use. For others, however, getting the job they studied
for may not be as urgent a need as landing one that pays significantly
better. Still others may choose to apply at an office where employees
and the management alike demonstrate a solid commitment to various
social causes. No matter where a candidate sends his resume, one can
assume that he chose a specific organisation because he believes he can
gain positive benefits from the employment.<br />
When
employees choose to leave a company, it is equally important for the
employer to know the reasons that led to this event. Resignations can
indicate that there is a source of dissatisfaction or discomfort within
the company's processes that may be affecting the employees'
performances or their view of the work environment. By hiring
experienced human resource experts to gather and interpret staff
turnover data, a company can discover its strong points that motivate
people to join their team as well as its faults that convince them to
seek employment elsewhere.<br />
Exit interviews are some of the most
important processes that can give companies a clearer picture of why
employees are choosing to leave their positions. In these interviews, a
person is encouraged to identify the reasons they wish to leave-this
could pertain to lack of communication among teams, faulty leadership
from the management, disorganised workflows, strained relationships with
colleagues, unsafe or unsanitary facilities, and others. Often, people
undergoing exit interviews will be asked questions such as whether any
steps were taken to address these issues and why resignation was the
solution chosen by the employee. With this information, a company can
discover its undesirable practices and weak spots and address them
accordingly to prevent future resignations and improve the harmony
within the workplace.<br />
Human resource experts will also be able to
help companies discover their strong points that encourage people to
join their teams and engage them to stay as employees for the long haul.
These experts can find out the main reasons why tenured employees
choose to stay; these could refer to respectable leaders, outstanding
benefits, creative and constructive team dynamics, and comfortable and
productivity-stimulating office surroundings. Companies can identify
their strongest areas and further develop these to strengthen employee
satisfaction and productivity even more.<br />
With successful employee
retention practices, an organization will find itself with loyal,
inspired, and happy employees that contribute to the success of the
entire business entity. These workers will also become highly likely to
invite friends and acquaintances to discover for themselves how the
company can be a great place to work, thus bringing in even more
qualified and dedicated employees. Retention experts
with years of experience in human resource management can help
strengthen a company's existing workforce, implement effective
recruitment strategies, and enjoy success thanks to their valuable
employees.</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04877649097091330702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-320942172075451583.post-73675944856023324252012-09-18T10:23:00.000-07:002012-10-30T10:24:04.577-07:00IT Support Solutions That Ensure Continued Productivity In Your Workplace<div style="text-align: justify;">
Small businesses, however small they may be described, still have a
lot on their plate to keep the venture running smoothly. While they may
not have large departments of employees or overseas sites working round
the clock on specific operations, they would still have a number of
processes to look after, and this is often made possible by the creation
of a highly efficient and rewarding office information technology (IT)
system.</div>
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What
small businesses may not have, however, is a dedicated IT department to
maintain an eye over their systems throughout the day. If a technical
crisis were to emerge on a particularly crucial period, the small
company would have no immediate way of getting the IT system back up and
running, and every minute that passes with major operations stalled
would have potentially devastating loss on the company's ability to
generate profits. Important tasks will be delayed and many opportunities
for new or recurring business may be lost. One solution to prevent this
from ever happening is to hire an excellent IT support team to handle
the company's various IT needs.</div>
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Local and reliable IT support
services would have the know-how and the skills to resolve simple to
complicated IT issues in the quickest time possible. Most of these
service providers offer a remote support program to help business with
their technical problems right away. If there are cases wherein the
issue would need a closer inspection or more hands-on solutions, locally
based support teams would have no trouble heading out to the client's
offices to restore the systems as quickly as possible.</div>
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Most IT
support systems are also well-versed in a variety of other offerings.
They would also be qualified to perform a network installation service
to carry out specific IT projects of different scales-from simple
servers to more complex multi-site requirements. Client companies can
hire IT experts to help from the initial planning stage through to the
completion of the project if they wish.</div>
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A data recovery service
would also be a popular and extremely helpful offering by an expert IT
team. Several factors can wreak havoc on a small company's technical
systems: a computer virus might attack its servers, an employee may have
mistakenly deleted a number of important files, or accidents involving
fire, water, electricity, and even natural calamities might severely
damage a company's hard drive. Skilled IT experts can employ recovery
procedures and install preventive applications to help companies avoid
similar disasters with data loss in the future.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04877649097091330702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-320942172075451583.post-1320480856559431622012-09-11T10:22:00.000-07:002012-10-30T10:23:22.775-07:005 Tips to Encourage Your Customers<div style="text-align: justify;">
Product review & rating has become a popular feature that most of
the successful e-commerce merchants have applied on their product
details page. Main advantage of this feature is: it assures the visitors
and customers that this product is not just another banal e-commerce
product. People are actually talking about it (both positive and
negative) and their thinking is listed here!</div>
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People
always leave for your competitors when your product details page can't
satisfy them by assuring them. Your product details page is the most
important part of the site as this is the place when your customers
decide whether to add the product to the cart or to abandon it. Hence,
every effort should be taken to assure the customers that the products
you are offering are indeed offers good bargain and value for price.</div>
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One
of the strongest features in your product details page is the option to
let the customers express their opinion and experience about the
product. A simple one line comment added by a happy customer can assure
lots of other visiting customers about purchasing the product.</div>
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Following
are 5 tips for making your product details page more efficient by
encouraging customers and visitors to write reviews for your products:</div>
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Tips 1 - <strong>Product Details page Design:</strong></div>
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Your
product details page design should get special emphasize hence people
always love to visit the products details pages that are visually
attractive and neatly presented. The product details page should arrange
the product images, description, prices and attribute selection options
etc. very neatly and in a way so that customers can find information
easily. If your product details page design and arrangement is vivid and
attractive, people would love to write something about it. Adding Image
zooming, image video and multiple images illustrates the product better
and thus gives customers a good insight about the product. If a visitor
finds a eye-catchy product details page, it's more likely that s/he
would like to add some words there.</div>
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Tips 2 - <strong>Don't make the process complicated:</strong></div>
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Keep
the Review & Rating feature simple. A complicated process would
simply forbid visitors and customers from adding the reviews. If you
want the rating feature to be present along with the review option,
offer a visual 5 star rating which can be rated using the mouse click.
Offer the negative rating options that would give a bold impression to
the visitors that they are free to rate it the way they feel. For the
Review make the email fields optional as people often don't want their
emails to be visible publicly. Offer an option whether to show or hide
the email addresses from the published reviews. One issue you should be
particularly careful about is the CAPTCHA. Easy CAPTCHA can easily be
broken by the spammers and hard CAPTCHA irritates the real reviewers.
Choose one which is difficult to break by the Spamming softwares yet
easy for the human users to read.</div>
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Tips 3 - <strong>Moderate the Reviews and rating:</strong></div>
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Your
e-commerce platform should help you administering the review and rating
casted by the visitors or customers. You should be able to
publish/un-publish the reviews,(even manipulate if you want), control
the visibility, control the number of reviews per page, reply back to a
reviewer and other conventional review & rating moderation features.
If you value what your customers are saying about your products, you
should regularly moderate the reviews. Visitors feel frustrated they
find that their reviews are never getting published in your website.
Send them thank you emails for the reviews and visiting your website and
as reply to the review, write something that would not only impress the
reviewers but also other visitors.</div>
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Tips 4 - <strong>Keep the 'Negative Reviews' as well:</strong></div>
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If
your product details page is full of reviews with flattering and
praising words & all 5 stars, that would possibly make other
visitors doubtful about authenticity of those reviews. If customers are
criticizing the products, it's your best chance to defend the reason and
let others know it. Take the chance to confront the negative reviews
with satisfying answers and place them among the other reviews.</div>
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Tips 5 - <strong>Reviewing Competition:</strong></div>
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What
about announcing a little gift, free coupon or discount for the top
rated reviewers? Yes, that would definitely encourage visitors and
customers explore your products and write something about them. A $5
coupon code, 5% discount or free gift wrapping would inspire lot more
visitors and customers to write some lines for your products.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04877649097091330702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-320942172075451583.post-4859341804606526722012-09-04T10:21:00.000-07:002012-10-30T10:21:25.556-07:00Only 1% of SMEs Use Social Media<div id="article-content" style="text-align: justify;">
According to a recent survey completed by TalkTalk Business, only
1% of SMEs in the UK utilise social media sites like Facebook and
Twitter as new business tools.<br />
Can
this be true? Apparently so! I recently read an article in The Drum
which highlighted this and, I have to say, I was more than a little
surprised. Social Media platforms are most suited to SMEs in that they
are free to use, and help to engage directly with their existing, as
well as potential, customers. In 2011, Facebook surpassed even Google in
terms of internet usage... yet most companies will invest in a website
but not give social media a second thought, meaning they are only
covering themselves in half of the online market space.<br />
From
reading many articles about the emergence of social media specifically
as a business tool, I have gleaned that this is mainly down to a classic
case of 'fear of the unknown'. "What does it do?", "how do we use it?"
and "Where do we start?" are all questions we encounter on an almost
daily basis. The answer to this is to have a clear cut strategy in place
for your social media usage. As with most forms of marketing, you need
to have a defined plan. This can be difficult when you don't fully
understand what you're working with yet, so don't be afraid to ask for a
little advice or input - sometimes the best ideas for content etc come
from customers themselves.<br />
It is really important that you don't
overtly try to 'sell' your products and services to your online
audience. We see far too many cases of repeated posts of "buy our new
this" and "we sell that cheaper than such a body"... this is not the way
to go. Obviously the ultimate aim is to generate more or repeated
business from your social media usage, but this should be done in a more
engaging way. Try instead to be informative about the products/services
and become a bit of a guru of information within your specified area.
Chat with people, ask questions and answer their questions. The idea is
to engage with your audience in a way which will leave an impression,
making you the first company they think of when they think of a certain
product/service.<br />
Another thing to consider is that social media is
a long term investment. It won't generate massive results over night,
and it is not a 'quick fix', but don't give up on it! Over time, it is
an excellent way of attracting/ gaining presence and retaining business and it WILL work if you do it properly and persevere with it.<br />
Perhaps
the most important aspect of your strategy, along with what to post, is
where to post to. There are so many social media platforms in use, so
it is important to gauge which ones will be best suited to the audience
you are trying to target. For example, trying to endorse a video game is
likely to have a lot of success on Facebook, but yield very little on
LinkedIn. Gauging which outlets will have the greatest impact is all
about analising where your customers are more likely to frequent.<br />
I will end with a comment from Paul Lawton, MD of TalkTalk Business -<br />
"Social
media can prove invaluable as a new business tool and so it's worrying
to see that so few SMEs are embracing it. Its business benefits range
from being able to engage and understand the needs of customers and
prospects through to gaining insights into target markets and
perceptions of your organisation or brand".<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04877649097091330702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-320942172075451583.post-22781802203265955072012-08-28T10:20:00.000-07:002012-10-30T10:20:36.543-07:00Relevance of Cultural Integration Into Translation<div style="text-align: justify;">
Many of us consider translation as a more conversion of text from one
language to another. However, the term has a much deeper meaning. If we
try to understand the very need of translation services, the in depth
meaning of translation becomes implicit.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Translation
Services are needed whenever a document or content of any type is
written in a particular language and the reader of the content is not
familiar with that language. Thus, the content needs to be converted or
translated into a language that the reader is familiar with. There can
be numerous instances of such necessity - a technical paper, a website, a
software, a news article, a machine manual, a blog, a corporate white
paper etc. The conversion is normally required into the mother tongue or
native language of the reader. Thus, when the document is translated,
the reader expects that the language used must be as per the grammar,
culture etc A reader Is really disappointed if he/she needs finds the
translation is a more phrasal translation of the source text.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
The
demand for Chinese Translation Services and Japanese translation
services is on a rise. Because of the growing trade relations of China
and Japan with the rest of the world, there is an increasing need for
Chinese to English Translation, English to Chinese Translation and
similarly for Japanese.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Now let's take up Japanese Translation
first. Japan is one of the world leaders in automotives and most of the
automotive manuals, thus, are in Japanese. Now, for anybody outside
Japan, to understand the manual is not possible, thus, necessitating the
need for Japanese to English Translation. Again, while translating the
professional Japanese Translator must take care of the target language
culture, jargons, grammar so that the reader 'feels at home' while
reading the translated document. When a document is written in English
and needs to be sent to a Japanese counterpart, there is a requirement
for English to Japanese Translation. This type of task can be best
performed by a native Japanese translator having a good hold on English.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
China
is one of the fastest growing economies, and hence is rapidly
interacting with the rest of the world in terms of trade. Chinese being
the language used in China, all content written there is in Chinese
(Mandarin or Simplified) and thus if it has to be shared with another
part of the world, a language translation is required. A professional
Chinese Translator must have a solid understanding of the Chinese and
English languages and also, must be conversation with the corresponding
cultures.
<br />In a nutshell, whenever a document is translated into another
language, a word to word or phrasal translation does not work. The
translation services have to be context based and must have an
implication of the target culture and locale.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04877649097091330702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-320942172075451583.post-70184537241707248552012-08-21T10:19:00.000-07:002012-10-30T10:19:55.125-07:00Control Temperature With Essential Equipment in Your Lab<div id="article-content" style="text-align: justify;">
One of the main factors in health care institutes and hospitals
is the monitoring and logging of moisture and temperature. This factor
holds a greater importance in those labs which store tissue and blood
samples along with the medicines which are required to be stored under
controlled temperature. Find below certain equipments extremely useful
for controlling temperature in the labs.<br />
Wireless temperature monitoring systems<br />
Wireless
temperature monitoring systems are extremely easy to program and one
can have fully customized operation according to his specific needs.
Once the wireless temperature monitoring systems are programmed, it is
not require to be reprogrammed unless direly required. This system
automatically works by collecting the logs to maintain humidity levels
and controlling a critical temperature along with reducing the manual
labor in turn minimizing cost as well.<br />
Multimeter<br />
A
multimeter can be termed to be an essential tool in the laboratories
today owing to the measurement flexibility and accuracy. This device is
able to measure the resistance of both current and the AC and DC voltage
and hence has often found use in testing the prototype circuits. The
different accessories associated with multimeter are temperature sensor
probes, transistor testing modules, probe kits and high voltage probes.<br />
Laboratory incubators<br />
A
typical laboratory incubator has a see through chamber having an
in-built equipment which allows the room to control temperature,
ventilation and humidity. Initially, the incubators were used in keeping
newly born sick or premature babies and for hatching of poultry eggs.
However, with time, the function of incubators has moved to the
development of microorganisms. The incubators, help in allowing the
rooms to easily manipulate and grow these elements to help in research
and development.<br />
LCR meter<br />
An LCR meter which stands for
Inductance, Capacitance and Resistance can be said to be a higher
version of the multimeters as they cannot measure capacitance. The LCR
meters are of two types, one a low cost version which helps in measuring
the full impedance of any component and second, the costly version
which can measure not only the impedance of all the components but also
quality factor and the equivalent series resistance of that component.<br />
However,
the accuracy of the low cost version of LCR meter is generally of poor
quality with the highest tolerance level of only 20%. Considering that
many capacitors have in built tolerance level of 20%, mixing the
tolerance of both the meter in use and the component can result in
creating addition issues in the procedure of temperature control.<br />
Soldering iron<br />
A
resistive block heater is used to heat the tip of a soldering iron
which is in turn is often examined by a temperature sensor in order to
keep the temperature of the soldering tip stable. There are different
forms of soldering iron available in the market; however for controlling
the temperature in the labs generally a soldering station is preferred.<br />
Oscilloscope<br />
Oscilloscopes
are a primary tool in measuring and observing the shape of any signal.
The digital oscilloscopes have various in built trigger and measurement
options which help in making the measurement of frequency, pulse width,
peak-to-peak voltage and signal comparisons an easy task in controlling
the temperature of the room.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04877649097091330702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-320942172075451583.post-9960845148235941582012-08-14T10:18:00.000-07:002012-10-30T10:19:07.787-07:0010 Drivers to CRM Failure<div style="text-align: justify;">
In our years of working in the SaaS space, we can't tell you how many
meetings we've attended where an executive expressed those
frustrations. Even in organizations where CRM adoption is mandated,
teams and individuals will still riotously resist changes in systems,
processes, reporting, you name it.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
As
you can imagine, this doesn't sit well with top management. After
sinking thousands of dollars and months of time into a CRM rollout,
companies want to see optimized sales performance. Not a long list of
grievances.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
How can these organizations get a path forward?
Helping their people to connect the dots between the data that they put
into the CRM system and the value they can derive from it.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
And now: an examination of key areas where CRM ROI either succeeds or fails - and what you can do about them.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Missed ROI - and common points of failure</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
1 - Maintain clean data.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
This
least-glamorous part of the process is also the first reason for CRM
failure and end user dis satisfaction. Getting good data in and getting
bad (or old) data out should be a highly visible management priority.
Ownership must also be clearly identified for ongoing data validation
and maintenance to ensure that the data retains integrity.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>Where do companies commonly struggle in the quest for clean data?</em></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>It's not a one-and-done project. </em>Data
management extends from the initial upload of data to the system's date
of final retirement. Maintaining accountability for ongoing attention
to data maintenance is a challenge in many organizations.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>Free-for-all data entry. </em>When
fields in the CRM are free-form data entry, queries and reports have a
tough time displaying and performing calculations on that data. Risk of
user error and incomplete data also increases. The solution is to make
as many important fields into standardized lists and forcing the user to
choose from the menu. System validation and logic rules should be
thought through in a holistic way before transferring any data from
other systems, and the data entry screens designed in a way that
enforces this logic.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>Initial data load</em><strong>. </strong>Users
are more likely to accept (and maintain data in) your system if they
see good data in there at the start. Whether the data is coming from a
legacy system or being compiled from multiple sources, invest the time
to scrub the data before importing it into the new application. After
data is imported, it is less likely to be cleansed. Time spent scrubbing
data before import guarantees that data will start off clean. Your
project team must also validate the data and relationships after the
load and make additional corrections/adjustments.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>Bad data</em><strong>. </strong>A
company's processes can often contribute to the creation of bad data.
For example: different teams may not share the same definition of terms
like "revenue" or "completed" or "start date." With different users
interpreting a field differently, and all having access to update it,
the field data becomes impossible to interpret over time.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>Duplicate data</em><strong>. </strong>Duplication
creates conflicts, such as who works the lead or services the account,
and creates waste and duplication in downstream processes, such as
sending marketing letters to the same person multiple times (or at old
addresses). End users also deal with the confusion of multiple records
by ignoring the system, distributing their updates across multiple
records, and even creating their own new duplicate records.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>Weak / incomplete data</em><strong>. </strong>Records
with missing or incomplete data are often filtered out of reports,
communications, data mining searches, and many other system uses.
Optimize business intelligence, and improve marketing and segmentation,
with regular data maintenance. Key data can often be appended to
existing records with data enhancement services from such providers as
D&B and Hoovers.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>Data Overload. </em>Carefully evaluate
what information is truly essential and what is "nice to have" at each
point in your process. Minimize the must-have information at each step
in the process; especially for field personnel. This increases the
likelihood of user adoption and data integrity.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Handling turnover
gracefully. Some job roles can turn over at a high rate. When Tom
leaves, and Suzie replaces him, is the company reassigning Tom's records
and updating the record owner(s)? If not, over time those records are
not updated and lose their value. Companies need a standard process for
reassigning records to the appropriate person(s), instead of
case-by-case assignments.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
2 - Drive process alignment.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Your
CRM fields, reports, and screen flow must match the way people actually
use the system and its outputs. This must be constantly tended, as
processes and people change.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>Where do companies commonly struggle in the quest for process alignment?</em></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>The Kitchen Sink view of the business. </em>Some
developers may prefer to provide one screen containing every field in
the system. However, simplifying screens for the user is a huge part of
aligning CRM systems with end user workflow. Decision tree wizards and
custom page layouts allow your users to retrieve the data they need, at
the point in their workflow when they need it. This customization takes
both initial effort and ongoing updates. The ongoing system ROI driven
by such updates is significant in many organizations.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>Examine and document processes with a critical eye. </em>Simply
automating the old process can not only create frustration, but also
cause you to forego benefits the software can provide. It is essential
to document the new process, taking into consideration how the
technology can help facilitate not only a more efficient/effective
process, but also collaboration (via the use of workflow).</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
3 - Automate repetitive processes.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
When
your CRM system correctly aligns with your business processes, the
system can take over low value, repetitive work through automation. This
is a powerful source of CRM ROI.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>Where do companies commonly struggle in the quest for automation?</em></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>Data consistency</em><strong>. </strong>When
the underlying data in a system isn't consistently maintained (see #1),
processes are tough to automate. Consistency in key areas must be
present for the system to perform automatic calculations, consistent
reports, workflow routing, and so on.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>Keeping CRMin sync with changing people and processes</em><strong>. </strong>As
the organization changes, CRM must keep up for its automated components
to remain useful. When turnover is frequent, this becomes both more
challenging and more important. When Tom leaves, and Suzie replaces him,
does the process also change? Does she have exactly the same job
mandates and work style that Tom did? Does Suzie need a different
report, and does her boss still calculate key metrics the same way? Do
automated processes such as lead assignment now need updating?</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
4 - Align Stakeholders.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Does
your CRM system offer value to everyone who puts data into it, needs
data from it, or manages people who do one of those things? Giving end
users a voice in the process and value-added system outputs are natural
drivers of end user adoption and clean data.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>Where do companies commonly struggle in the quest for stakeholder alignment?</em></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>Executive alignment</em><strong>. </strong>In
many companies, an executive sponsor signs the purchase order for the
system, and that is the end of their involvement with the system. To
align the tool to executive expectations, some face time with the
project team makes all the difference.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>Executive visibility</em><strong>. </strong>Ongoing,
visible executive involvement sends an important message to the rank
and file: "We've spent a lot of money on this system, and we take it
seriously." Naturally, every company initiative would like to have this
kind of support. Plan for activities that are manageable over months and
years - such as public comments on the importance of CRM, hosting
roundtable meetings to discuss CRM feedback. Real impact can be made by
participating at least periodically in CRM steering committee meetings.
Having very senior executives dropping into these meetings for surprise
visits can help you manage a tight schedule while still communicating
executive interest in the program.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>One-way thinking</em><strong>. </strong>Do
you depend on employees to maintain data who perceive no stake for
themselves in the outputs of your system? If value is moving only one
way - up the chain - the likelihood of that data being inaccurate
increases exponentially. Both the carrot and the stick are needed to
keep the information maintained in the system the way you need it.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>(Lack of) end user input</em><strong>. </strong>CRM
programs can and should contain active vehicles for end user input
(pilots, workshops, "beta" users) and satisfaction measurement. Simply
asking end users how the system is meeting their needs and improvements
they'd like to see can be a revelation for productivity, data value,
process alignment, and much more. However, many companies simply move
too fast to design effective questions, analyze the results, or take
action based on the analysis.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>Viewing training as "one and done"</em><strong>. </strong>The
CRM solution provides significant capabilities. It is unrealistic to
expect that people who are new to the system or technology can fully
appreciate or leverage all of these at once. Training must be structured
to be delivered over time so that individuals have time to absorb the
new processes and system. This regular training will provide continued
enlightenment for system users as to how the solution can add
incremental value for them in their position. Sharing of best practices
and "tips and tricks" is one way to provide this ongoing knowledge
transfer.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
5 - Integrate disparate/legacy systems.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
No single
system or piece of software can contain all the functionality needed to
run a complex organization. But the closer you are to a 360 degree view
of your business information, the more valuable all of your systems are.
When data from all relevant systems is available in a single place,
every customer-facing and revenue-generating function becomes more
effective. And every executive view of the business becomes more
meaningful.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>Where do companies commonly struggle in the quest for system integration?</em></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>Complexity of the initial integration project</em><strong>. </strong>Many
technologies exist to enable fast, easy system integration without
custom code. Wizard driven, in some cases. However, every project and
combination of systems requires professional evaluation to determine
the right mix of technologies and custom integration points.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>Complexity of data exchange</em><strong>. </strong>Simply
migrating data from one system to another can be a significant feat.
Ongoing complex data exchange between disparate systems can entail a
significant troubleshooting effort. Creating this seamless integration
can be heavy lifting even for the pros.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>Flexibility of future system updates</em><strong>. </strong>Upgrades,
new fields, new reports, and other changes in any participating system
must be recognized by all points of integration in all other systems.
Will this slow down future customization of your systems infrastructure?
It depends.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
6 - Educate and empower All System Users.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Many
useful IT systems fail because their rollouts did not take into account
basic principles of adult learning and change management. The backbone
of a successful rollout? Users who understand how it benefits them to
use a system, are confident in their system know-how, and are in the
habit of using that system.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>Where do companies commonly struggle in the quest for user empowerment?</em></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>Upfront thinking about each user's needs</em><strong>. </strong>It
may seem like a lot of work to get new users acquainted with an
unfamiliar system and the process changes that come with it. Just think
how much waste will result if those users are left to figure it out for
themselves. A little mentorship and hand holding goes a long way.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>Forgetting the new hire learning curve</em><strong>. </strong>New
hires are often forgotten in this process, but they need as much
support in acclimating to your CRM world that your existing staff did
when the system was new. Once I've learned the system, it's easy to
forget how much time a new user needs to climb the learning curve.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>System changes mean educational updates</em><strong>. </strong>Education
must be renewed for each end-user group as the system changes. Many
organizations roll out system changes with centralized speed but forget
to tell the end user what those changes are, what they mean to each user
group, and how to interact with the new functionality.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>Forgetting the System Administrator(s)</em><strong>. </strong>An
often over-looked resource, the system administrator needs continuing
education as well. Salesforce.com and other SaaS platforms evolve
constantly. Your administrator needs to stay current on release changes,
best practices, add-ons offered in the community, and other topics that
impact their effectiveness.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>What's New? </em>Opportunities to
improve SaaS ROI come with each release of new platform functionality.
Define a process for reviewing new functionality. Brainstorm ways to
use new enhancements to help address items on your company's CRM Wish
List.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
7 - Provide direct access to data.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
The right people
must be able to get the right information into and out of the system
when they need it. Sounds simple, right? Well, these requirements can
evolve over time. Teams tend to set them up once and then leave them
alone, but they deserve occasional review & re-evaluation.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>Where do companies commonly struggle in the quest for data visibility?</em></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>Integration and Reporting automation</em><strong>. </strong>If
the data you need resides in multiple systems, then someone must export
data from those systems and massage the output in spreadsheets to do
the job. This time-consuming extra work consumes hours and headcount
weekly and even daily in many companies. Computing errors and
inconsistencies add to the costs of data access.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>User access permissions. </em>In
large organizations, simply figuring out who needs access to what data
can become a political challenge. Translating those needs for the
technology to enforce can also create complexity when end user roles are
highly customized across departments and job functions.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Editing
permissions. Record-level and field-level permissions also affect data
integrity. Are the right users able to edit the data, while those that
need "view only" permissions are prevented from editing?</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
8 - Drive Accountability.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Now
that you have good data, what are you and your team using that data to
accomplish? Are you holding teams (and the processes and tools which
enable them) accountable for the performance they deliver?</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<strong>Where do companies commonly struggle in the quest for accountability?</strong></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<strong>Clear ownership. </strong>Typically,
a company with successful CRM has a core team of business stakeholders
who meet regularly. This team helps to drive user adoption, user
communication, process changes, implementation of new releases, and
much more.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<strong>Internal promotion. </strong>It's not enough to
have an internal champion alone. The company needs a strategy for
communicating the importance and value of the CRM system to the
organization.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<strong>One and done. </strong>The internal
promotion and communication program for launching your CRM must continue
to keep the message of its importance in front of users.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<strong>Culture conflicts. </strong>Some
old behaviors must be ousted. For example, if your team is rolling out
CRM to increase information sharing, but fiefdoms still hoard data,
these culture conflicts can cause CRM failure. This takes time, as well
as the carrot and the stick. Leadership vigilance, both at launch and
ongoing, is key.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<strong>KPI visibility as a way of life. </strong>Are
your KPIs visible on executive, manager, and user dashboards? Are your
managers reviewing their dashboards and discussing performance during
team meetings?.These steps are integral to driving a culture of
performance.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<strong>Define terms - and goals. </strong>Do users
know the rewards for success and consequences for sub-par performance?
If so, it is much easier to communicate (and understand) how the CRM
system in helping them achieve rewards and avoid consequences.
Clearly-defined metrics of success do not exist in every organization.
Even in companies where they exist, acceptable levels of performance
aren't always universally understood among the rank and file.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<strong>Take time to benchmark. </strong>It
is difficult to quantify improvement without a benchmark, Before you
roll out a new CRM system or any significant change, benchmark your
chosen metrics for system success. Then measure change in those metrics
regularly after system launch.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
9 - Add incremental improvements over time.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
CRM
is not a one-time implementation. To take action on analysis and user
feedback and add new/updated processes into CRM, new functionality may
be needed quarterly, half-yearly, or annually. In the Cloud, add-on
applications and CRM platform upgrades also support your efforts to
streamline workflow, automate processes, drive data quality, and much
more - if you take advantage of them.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>Where do companies commonly struggle in the quest for incremental improvement?</em></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>Post-launch burn out. </em>The
energy and focus required to implement a system simply cannot be
sustained over time. Make sure that each rollout, whether initial
implementation or ongoing release, is realistic for the business to
absorb and operationalize.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>Having a Change Management plan. </em>It's
easier to create momentum for incremental improvements when setting
expectations and managing to a plan. This must also be more than a
bulleted list on a Powerpoint slide. Include dates and activities
associated with project milestones in your change management plan. A
roadmap of CRM stakeholder needs and CRM development priorities can be
very helpful in keeping the system in step with the organization. This
roadmap requires executive interest and sponsorship for most
organizations to maintain and carry through with it.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>Surprising the Users. </em>Inform
your users early and often of your change management plan. Select a
group of users to serve on the project team during requirements
definition and acceptance testing. This helps drive accountability with
the project team. It also improves user acceptance of your system
changes. Keep everyone informed through emails, webinars, weekly
meetings, executive communications. If milestone dates slip, inform the
user community of the new timeframe.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>Internal expertise. </em>For
example, if the CRM system administrator leaves the business,
incremental improvement cannot be considered until the backlog of
maintenance work is handled. A backlog of 2 or 3 months' administrative
work can quickly drive system neglect requiring sustained effort to
reverse.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>Resources. </em>Many companies are staffed for data
maintenance, not application performance tuning. This can be a matter of
workload as well as skills and education.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
10 - Calculate ROI on more than sales opportunities.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
Success of CRM can be much more than just an increase of Closed or Won sales opportunities.</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>What KPIs do other companies include in CRM ROI calculations?</em></div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
- Reduced time for a customer service rep to search for a solution</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
- Increase of referred business (business development, partner support)</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
- Reduced cost to serve a customer</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
- Faster customer response time</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
- Shorter time to close a deal</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
- Reduced time to research and work a customer case</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
- Growth in email capture (to reduce customer communication costs)</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
- Increased data capture of marketing / segmentation data (i.e., growth in CXO title capture)</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
- Increase in number of opportunities per customer</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
- Increase in number of contacts per account (or number of contacts in various job functions)</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
- Improved ability to track and measure Marketing Campaigns</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
- Reduced time calculate sales commissions</div>
<div style="text-align: justify;">
<em>What common internal barriers do companies encounter when trying to fight CRM neglect? </em></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04877649097091330702noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-320942172075451583.post-9851032188633039372012-08-07T10:17:00.000-07:002012-10-30T10:17:42.182-07:00Helping Your Local Charity<div id="article-content" style="text-align: justify;">
Charities will always need our help as they do not have the
ability to run and be effective without the assistance of others. It is
because of this that it is very important to make sure that everyone
does there bit for charity so that they can carry on with their great
work. There are many things that you can do for your local charity so
there is no reason why you cannot.<br />
One
of the best things that you can do for your local charity is to donate
money. This can be done on a monthly basis and this will make a huge
difference to your charity because then they will be getting a steady
flow of income which gives the charity security which is something they
sometimes lack. If you do not want to donate monthly why not start
putting all of your coppers and spare change into a big jar and when
it's full donate it. This may not seem like a lot of money but when it
is all added up it can be over &pound;100 and if they receive that
just from one donation that would be amazing.<br />
You should also look
at volunteering at your local charity so you can do your bit. By doing
this a charity will be able to help everyone that they need to whether
that's people or animals. When volunteering you will be given a wide
variety of jobs so you could be working as a cashier or you could even
be helping children have fun and this can give you valuable experience
which could even help you when applying for jobs. Volunteering does have
to be full time as you can even volunteer at their events because
charities appreciate any help that they are given. The more people they
have helping out at their events the more people they can reach with
their message and make a real difference.<br />
Fundraising is another
great way for you to raise money and this can be fun for everyone. Many
schools do host fundraising events and these are normally successful.
The variety of events that can go on is endless and they do generally
appeal to everyone. One week you could be organising an sports event
where people pay to take part and next week you could be helping
organise an event where people are throwing wet sponges.<br />
A popular
event that you could do is a sports day style event. With this you can
get a group of people together to take part in certain events like a
sprinting, throwing or jumping event and the winner gets a prize. If 50
people pay &pound;2 to take part in one event then that's
&pound;100 and then you could be raising money from charging people
&pound;1 to watch and then there's money from the food and drink on
sale. Another popular event is to organise a charity football match. You
can get 2 local teams to play each other in a charity match where
people pay to watch and while they are there you can get them to donate
or take part in raffles etc. The opportunities are endless.<br />
Another
way that you can help out your local charity is by donating your old
clothes and games to your charity shop. They always appreciate donations
and then the shop can sell these products on to raise money. You do not
even have to go down to your local charity shop anymore. Most charities
now operate a charity bag service where they will drop charity bags off
at your house and then they will collect your goods from you. So all
you have to do it put the stuff in the bag. These bags are hard wearing
so do not be afraid to put CD or DVD cases in there. With Christmas
coming you will likely receive new clothes and gifts so there is no
reason why you cannot donate your old clothes to charity.<br />
It is
highly recommended that you do help your charities help. Think of it
from the point of view that if you were vulnerable you would want help
so this is why you should help your charity help others.<br />
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