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10 Ways Businesses Can Use Analytics to Expand their Business
Businesses have more information stored on their customers and their business processes than ever before, which adds complexity in trying to collect, manage and interpret data into information that can help guide a business to success. Here are ten ways to use analytics to handle this complexity. 1. Get organized and get feedback. The first step…
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June 2011 Interest and Exchange Rate Forecast
The June 2011 RBS Interest & Exchange Rate Forecast (PDF) is out. Interest Rates The Bank of England did not raise rates in June, despite higher inflation due mostly to commodity prices. In order to curb inflation, their Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) may raise interest rates, but it depends on the strength of demand in…
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Exchange Rate Forecast
Exchange Rate Forecast covers European currencies like the Euro, currency converter forecasts, currency charts, American currency, African currencies, US dollar exchange rate history, long term currency exchange rate forecasts, cross-currency swaps, and balance of payment (BOP) exchange rates. If you’re not sure what any of this means, don’t worry, I’ll cover those things here on…
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Should Amazon.com Go Brick-and-Mortar?
Those who remember walking into a Service Merchandise may recall the assortment of toys, electronics, and fine goods where the selection was larger because there was only one of everything. That’s because you ordered your item in-store and picked it up from a warehouse in the back. It was the pre-Internet version of Amazon.com and…
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My CEO Heroes
I am going to write about a couple of my CEO heroes, Howard Schultz of Starbucks and Elon Musk of SpaceX and Tesla Motors. Previously I wrote about my media heroes, which included two CEOs, Rupert Murdoch and Mark Zuckerberg, but when I classify ‘CEO’ heroes I value the entrepreneurial spirit and management style of…
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A Day in the Life of a Business Analyst
Boiling a business analyst’s primary functions down, you get the following: conceptualize, visualize troubleshoot, problem solve research, mine data and reports identify trends and patterns, predict identify similarities and differences interact with people, communicate innovate and discover solutions to problems create proof of concepts, write business cases document procedures and implement solutions Here is a…
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Innovation Comes from Customers
Customers will think of things you never thought of and use your products in ways you’ve never imagined. Learn to harness this phenomenon and you’re on your way to having a more innovative company.
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Life After HTC’s Hero: A Review
Going Off the Grid Now that I have used my HTC Hero I realize that I am more plugged in than I have ever been. Not only is data being collected on me from phone, email, and Internet use, but I am freely giving up more information on Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr. But I wasn’t…
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How to Successfully Manage People
The purpose of How to Successfully Manage People by Jon Anshutz is to give you a better understanding of what it takes to effectively manage people. “How To Successfully Manage People” is a complete guide for managing. Anshutz goes out of his way to teach you the skills you will need to get the most out…