Farming profits: Why stocks in ag equipment are strong
POSTED: Thursday, September 2, 2010 at 11:08 AM PTBY: Andrew Leckey
Tags: Andrew Leckey, Successful Investing
Tractors are pulling in profits for stock investors.
The dramatic growth of emerging markets such as China, India and Brazil; strong crop prices; and the potential for a U.S. economic recovery continue to boost the prices of agricultural equipment manufacturers.
Such a positive outlook makes sense in a world that needs to be fed and for a [...]
Is the best part of selling really just the sale?
POSTED: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 08:14 AM PTBY: Jeffrey Gitomer
Tags: Jeffrey Gitomer, Sales Corner
When sales are slow - like they might be for you right now (and no one knows when they’re going to speed up) - you have to look for ideas to capture more of the existing market.
Ideas like: more sales from present customers, more sales by earning referrals, more sales by stealing business from the [...]
A better company newsletter can strengthen cohesiveness
POSTED: Wednesday, August 25, 2010 at 02:35 PM PTBY: Michelle Hicks
Tags: Line of Communication, Michelle Hicks
I recently had a great conversation with a Treasure Valley company that is expanding rapidly across the United States, and even overseas. Most of that growth is through acquiring other companies. After a couple of years of non-stop activity, their HR manager and other leaders are asking if, as an organization, they have really done [...]
Okay, you’re a manager … now what?
POSTED: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at 07:56 AM PTBY: Dan Bobinski
Tags: Dan Bobinski, Workplace Excellence
People in management often fail to realize the ripple effects of their actions and attitudes. Thankfully, many are eager to learn how to be better when given the chance, but other managers couldn’t care less about any damage they cause. They remain intentionally ignorant, blaming others when things go wrong and looking for ways to [...]
Take the 360-degree approach to business mentoring
POSTED: Friday, August 20, 2010 at 08:55 AM PTBY: Ben Quintana
Tags: Ben Quintana, Boise Young Professional
With all the hype directed at the Boise State vs. Virginia Tech football game on Sept. 6, I was reminded of a great lesson in business and career development. If you want to be among the best, you must consistently compete against the best.
If you’ve ever played a sport, you’ve most likely experienced the skill [...]
You are what you think about
POSTED: Thursday, August 19, 2010 at 09:10 AM PTBY: Dave Tester
Tags: Dave Tester, Sales Strategies
“How you think after you lose determines how long until you win again.”
I found that quote the other day while attending “Automobile University” on the CD The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz. The concept is that if we think about negative things, negative things will happen to us. Conversely, if we think about [...]
The sales world is changing – are you?
POSTED: Tuesday, August 17, 2010 at 07:30 AM PTBY: Jeffrey Gitomer
Tags: Jeffrey Gitomer, Sales Corner
Been in sales for more than five years? Notice any changes? Of course you have - but probably not the ones I’m going to talk about.
I’m NOT talking about the economy, or customers in financial trouble, or slow sales, or price pressures from competition, or pressures from your boss to “sell more now.”
Oh and, by [...]
Use peer pressure to reduce Family and Medical Leave Act abuse
POSTED: Thursday, August 12, 2010 at 02:01 PM PTBY: Michelle Hicks
Tags: Line of Communication, Michelle Hicks
This summer, the Department of Labor issued a new interpretation of who can take time off to care for a child under the Family and Medical Leave Act. Now, just about any employee has a right to receive unpaid leave to care for a child, even if there is not a legal or biological relationship [...]
The more you know, the less volatility will rock your world
POSTED: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at 07:38 AM PTBY: Andrew Leckey
Tags: Andrew Leckey, Successful Investing
With risk a preoccupation in volatile 2010 investing, it shouldn’t be surprising to hear a Wall Street pundit quoting tough guy Clint Eastwood.
“A good man always knows his limitations,” the actor, in his role as detective “Dirty Harry” Callahan, said bluntly to a commander who claimed never to have drawn a gun.
That line from the [...]
Beware the claims of high-tech snake oil salesmen
POSTED: Thursday, August 5, 2010 at 01:04 PM PTBY: Rick Edvalson
Tags: IntegriNet Solutions, IT, Rick Edvalson
Snake oil. Something that cures every ailment and has no deleterious side effects.
Online backups are IT’s current version of snake oil.
To be fair, a snake oil pitch only works if there is a real need, and there is a real need for something like online backups. After all, backups are possibly the single most important [...]
