How to Do Better at Scheduling Your Activities

Posted on June 2, 2015 by bermanevansretail
Are you a procrastinator? Do you plan out your activities to stay on target? Want to do better at personal scheduling?
Check out this video from Gretchen Rubin, the author of several books, including the #1 New York Times and international bestseller, The Happiness Project. Her books have sold more than two million copies and been published in more than thirty languages.

 

 

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How to Better Ace Your Interviews

Posted on June 1, 2015 by bermanevansretail
Are you doing your best on job interviews? No matter how good we are, there are also tips from which we can learn to do better.
Consider several tips from Interview Success Formula, an interviewing consultancy. They are presented in a non-threatening animated format.
Note: Within this video, ISF also mentions its proprietary $97 online interviewing system. As an independent source, Retailing: From A to Z by Joel Evans does NOT receive payment from this company!

 

 

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Small Firms and Social Media: A 2015 Status Report

Posted on May 31, 2015 by bermanevansretail
Small businesses are really stepping up their social media activities.
This is borne out by a recent survey by Clutch, a consultancy that gathers research and reviews on development, design, and marketing companies:
“How are small businesses currently using social media and how can a small business benefit from a social media strategy? In a small business survey conducted by Clutch, results showed that 53 percent of small businesses actively use social media. We investigated small business investment in social media and the change from 2014 to 2015 further, focusing on investment in employee time, spend on an outside agency or consultant, and spend on social media ads. We interviewed social media and digital marketing experts for their thoughts on the survey results and for insights on how small businesses can develop a comprehensive social media strategy. Below the infographic there is more detail on the survey data along with additional analysis from the experts we interviewed.”

 

 

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