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Online Customer Reviews Important for Local Retailers

As we have reported before (for example, 1, 2), customer reviews and comments made at social media sites can have a large impact on a company’s image and performance. Consider these recent observations from eMarketer: “Customer reviews have gotten more … Continue reading

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Avoid These Resume Mistakes!

You’ve spent a lot of time on your resume, right? And you’re really proud of it, right? Then, you surely want to avoid these six careless errors cited by career coach Don Goodman for Careerealism: “You forget to update your … Continue reading

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Do YOU Have a “Happy Voice”?

When people interact with us, there are a number of cues that affect the way our conversations are perceived by the listener/viewer. Two of these cues are the inflection of our voices and our choice of words. Do we come … Continue reading

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