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A Crystal Clear Vision Ensures Success Throughout Your Organization

With increasing global competition, it is more important than ever that each employee in your organization have a clear understanding of the company’s overall vision, be in alignment with the organizational goals, and have identified how their day to day activities contribute to the accomplishment of these objectives.

No longer do people have the luxury of arriving at work, completing their assigned tasks, and going home, thinking, magically, that everything will continue to work out as before. We are experiencing a rapidly changing business climate, which demands shifts in attitudes and creative thinking in order to meet the challenges of the future.

How can your company accomplish this throughout your organization?

Beginning, as author Steven Covey, reminds us, “with the end in mind.” As an executive, you must ask yourself and your team what the “ideal” looks like in each key area. In sales, for example, what would be the ideal situation? How would it appear? What about manufacturing, administration, and distribution? If everything were operating perfectly, how would you describe it?

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CouponCowGirl

New coupon aggregator site CouponCowgirl.com launched last week and is generating praise for its design, personality and user-friendliness. The site targets popular apparel, consumer electronic and flower and gift brands, serving consumers by compiling online discounts for hundreds of retailers in one location.

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Jigsaw-Puzzle Bed

In tiny apartments most of the space is taken over by bulky beds, we cannot do without. However, here is a wonderful solution, in the shape of a jigsaw-puzzle bed, which transforms into a bookcase when not in use. Work of designer Karen Babel, the bed comes in four pieces to form the bookcase.

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Do Good 4 Debt

Britain’s personal debt is increasing by a very scary £1 million every 4 minutes. Amongst those in debt are university graduates, who leave their studies with an average debt of £12,363. However a scheme called Do Good 4 Debt, is launching in January 08 which aims to provide assistance to graduates and people in debt.

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Facebook Readers Shirts

Augme.com is now selling T-shirts that can be scanned by a mobile phone. When the phone reads the T-shirt, it will visit the website of the person wearing it. The T-shirts feature a datamatrix barcode, known as a “tag”. Using a mobile phone camera, a person may take a picture of the tag and view the person's profile.

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Instant, Easy Remote Working

Yuuguu, derived from the Japanese word for fusion, enables users to see, share, and take control of each other's computer screens and applications. Unlike previous Web collaboration solutions, Yuuguu supports Web browsers on any device, including mobile phones - for unprecedented flexibility.

   Read More | Comments | Online & Social Networks

Shuffle The Diamonds

Designer John Harrington, quite renowned for his classy jewelry collection, has customized Apple iPod shuffle to create the ultimate fashion accessory. The Diamond Shuffle has been laser etched with his signature ‘Renaissance’ motif and is festooned with five excellent quality diamonds.

   Read More | Comments | Lifestyle & Luxury

Urban Dare

Urban Dare is a new competition that takes teams of two and sends them out into the city to complete various challenges in what is essentially a modern scavenger hunt. To solve the clues and get around town, competitors are encouraged to utilize any wireless technology they have at their disposal.

   Read More | Comments | Sports & Games

Building A Gamers' Brand

Sports fans of all ages have plenty of team memorabilia to help them root on their favorite players. But what about the increasing number of grown-up gamers? How can they show off their gaming pride? G8 Brand hopes to change the public's perception of gamers and their sense of style.

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Emotion-Stirring Marketing

Without effective ad copy, your market may be oblivious to your message, and it’s one reason why many campaigns simply fail. Knowing who your prospects are is just the first step in reaching out to your new customers, but learning about how to stir their desire and motivation is the necessary element to success.

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Main Customer Focus

It's both a problem and a blessing: You have one or two very large accounts that make up the bulk of your business. I'd like to suggest a different approach. Instead of reducing your business concentration, consider providing services outside your core business or activity. In doing so, you'll add value to your account.

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Being Your Own Boss

Entrepreneurship offers countless benefits for the business-minded, goal-oriented, and independent thinkers among us, and today’s increases in entrepreneurial endeavors are only further propagated with the internet. Here are just five benefits of being a solopreneur.

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How To Make Your Website Work For You

It’s virtually impossible to own a business today and not have a website - but what makes a great website? Building an effective business website is a simple matter of definition. Before the first graphic is drawn or the first line of code is written, you must define the website’s budget, purpose, target audience, and navigation.

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Focus On Your Writing Skills

If you have good writing skills why don’t you capitalize on this skill for your retirement business? But there is a catch to these types of businesses. Don’t think your main business will be doing the writing. Your main business will be selling. Writers get your quills out and try one of these ideas.

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Home Business Basics

There are many things to consider when you start a home business. How much time is involved? How do I promote this business? How much money will I have to invest? Lots of things to think about. Having a truly successful home business requires at least 3-4 hours per day.

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