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Hourly Pay Counter-Productive?
When employees are paid the same hourly wage whether the restaurant is slow or busy, many simply hope it is slow - because it's less work for the same amount of money. To follow the logic then, the business owner has a frontline of employees who really want the opposite of what the owner does.What would prevent you from looking at your sales data an

long term? More so, how much can Google drive up the price MSN is willing to pay? Will Google panic and buy a chunk of AOL to stop MSN? Whatever the result, it will make for good reading.

Whether you like it or not, MSN is finally getting off the mat in the search engine games. It is launching a pay-per-click service for MSN.com, which means Overture or whatever Yahoo is calling it these days is going to lose some luster. If MSN takes the plunge on AOL, it will pick up search engine market share and become a bigger player. With software sales l

Is Your Business A Dysfunctional Family?
The other day I brought my mother into an appliance store to purchase a television. By the time we left with her new television, she was completely disgusted. Unlike most of us, she comes from an older generation that actually expects salespeople and store employees to think of customers as valued visitors that represent their primary source of income. I wish

Time Warner is fielding offers for AOL, which has grabbed the attention of MSN, Google and Yahoo. So, what does it all mean in the search engine wars?

Horse and Buggy – AOL

In one of the great bum rushes of all time, Time Warner and AOL merged in 2000. Although it was actually AOL that purchased Time Warner, those in the search engine game snickered at the prospects of the new supposed media giant. Time Warner executives apparently failed to realize AOL was going to have major problems as surfers switched from dial-up to broadband Internet access. Well, Time Warner knows it now and is looking to sell.

As is well known, AOL has an antiquated business model since it dominates a dial-up market that is circling the proverbial drain. As DSL and cable broadband services become widespread, members are bailing on AOL at a prolific pace of millions a year. Time Warner appears to be seeking some way to get out of the loss of revenues, but who would buy a company that missed out on the evolutionary process?

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Despite the dire outlook, AOL still has tons of members. In fact, between 20 and 21 million people still use the platform. In a very smart move, AOL has also opened itself up to non-members, a move which has resulted in former subscribers continuing to use AOL.com even though they are now on broadband. These numbers represent a significant chunk of the domestic Internet search engine market.

While Yahoo has decided to try to gouge sites with Site Match instead of entering the AOL fray, MSN and Google consider it another part of their ongoing war. There are a variety of reasons for this war, foremost being Google’s penchant for swiping…err, hiring executives from Microsoft. With AOL, MSN has a chance to punch back.

Google provides search results to AOL. The Google Adwords advertisements are all over AOL. Hmmm…anyone see why MSN might want AOL? If MSN were to purchase AOL, you can be assured Google would be shown the proverbial door as soon as possible.

Keep an eye on this situation because it the proverbial catch-22 situation. How much is MSN willing to pay for the short term benefits of controlling AOL while knowing it is a turkey in the long term? More so, how much can Google drive up the price MSN is willing to pay? Will Google panic and buy a chunk of AOL to stop MSN? Whatever the result, it will make for good reading.

That Buyer Is An Idiot!
As I stormed out the door of the building my blood was pumping and all I could think of was how dumb the buyer was. How could this idiot not choose my deal over the one they selected? If you haven’t felt like this at one time or another, you haven’t been in sales very long. All I needed to do was sit in the car, look in the mirror and realize who the dumb one

access. Well, Time Warner knows it now and is looking to sell.

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High Profile Retail Clientele
Fashionable people desire great clothes, atmosphere, and customer service to accompany their clothes buying decisions. They need to surround themselves with good company in order to enjoy the shopping experience and come away satisfied with the products they chose. It is vital to be very knowledgeable about the clothes on your sales floor as well as the cus

fact, between 20 and 21 million people still use the platform. In a very smart move, AOL has also opened itself up to non-members, a move which has resulted in former subscribers continuing to use AOL.com even though they are now on broadband. These numbers represent a significant chunk of the domestic Internet search engine market.

Preparing For A Career Change
The time has come for a career change. You wish to switch careers and it's the only thing on your mind these days. Bored, fired, low pay or high ambition, there are any number of reasons for a career change. First things first! Don't fret. A career change is not as bad these days as it was made out to be in the olden days when there were fewer options for emp

g Google’s penchant for swiping…err, hiring executives from Microsoft. With AOL, MSN has a chance to punch back.

A Little Fish Story
Once upon a time there was a little fish named Minnow who lived in a very large sea called Internet.Minnow had a pretty good life swimming around but he had to always be on the lookout for those who wanted to have him for their dinner. He didn't think being eaten at his early age was a great idea.Also, sometimes Minnow got hungry and because he

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The rapidly changing pace of technology requires that your people continue to learn and grow or be left behind. Smart leaders and managers know that it is important to build and maintain the value of their greatest resource - their people. It's difficult to develop the potential of your people if you have not ascertained their existing skills, knowledge, and abilities - in other words, their competencies.

Successful marketing is about leverage, and the smartest activities you can engage in are those that bring clients running to you in droves, rather than painfully searching for clients one at a time. This article is an example of leveraging, but there are others.

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