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E-Lead Management and Texas REALTORS
As the Texas coast was preparing for the arrival of Hurricane Ike, Texas REALTORS gathered in San Antonio, TX for their annual State Convention and Expo headquartered at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center. The meetings were kicked off on Tuesday, September 9th with a keynote address by fellow Texan and former White House advisor Karl Rove. Mr. [...]
14Sep2008 | Jonathan D. Nicholas | 3 comments | Continued
Far Reaching Attempts at Social Media are Alarming!
The famed consultant Jay Conrad Levinson coined the term “Guerilla Marketing” and has written several best-selling books on the subject as well. I’m sure that even the cutting edge Mr. Levinson could not have imagined the ferver and buzz that another type of marketing could create. Of course I’m talking about social media. Its seems [...]
13Sep2008 | Jonathan D. Nicholas | 1 comment | Continued
TDS: Technology Dependency Syndrome
Over the last decade TDS (Technology Dependency Syndrome) has ravaged organizations, corporations, charities and individuals without respect or regard to status, education or level of tech-adoption. It appears to be an equal opportunity syndrome that strikes when there are hints of complacency, tech-apathy and a general comfort level and acceptance of existing technologies.
What is TDS? [...]
Stop Being a Moron! Webmasters Keep Making the Same Old Mistakes
This is the first of two new CEO TV shows in which top e-commerce experts examine some of the more common mistakes that are made online, how to avoid making them and, if you already have, what you can do right now to resolve them.
This first show features expert advice from Bryan Eisenberg, Cofounder of [...]
Social Networking Faux Pas: Experts Reveal What Not to Do!
To many business people, social networking is still a relatively new concept, one in which best practices are not yet commonly known. Even though it’s a new field, making mistakes with it will still quickly kill off your chances for success.
In this CEO TV clip from yourBusinessChannel, we talk more with two of the web’s top [...]
Further Decline in Print Ad Placement
The declining advertising placement trend that started in 2006 continues to take its toll on the newspaper industry causing many to ask, “How low can it go?” Resembling a downhill ski slope, the downward sales trajectory of print newspaper advertising visually conveys the loss that many publications are reeling from.
According to a recent report released by the Newspaper Association of America, [...]
Living Hand to Mouth? You’re Not Alone!
Americans, true to our traditions, have once again secured our ranking as some of the worst money managers in the world. You’ve probably seen reports in the past that indicate Americans are amongst the world’s worst savers. Sadly, the reports are all true. Just when I started to doubt it and think that perhaps we had [...]
5Sep2008 | Jonathan D. Nicholas | 0 comments | Continued
The Simple Stop Sign: Not so on Madison Avenue!
If you’ve ever been part of a consumer focus group, launched a media campaign or worked with Madison Avenue types, you’re going to love this post. Actually it’s not much of post as I’m going to heavily rely on a video provided by the online video repository at Break to help bring it all together.
The [...]
Target to Sell Affordable Mobile Email Device
On September 15th, Target Corporation will begin selling the Peek, a mobile email service using a 8 MG tri-band handheld device that will sell for around $99.95. You might be wondering, “Why another PDA type device?”
That’s where the Peek is different. It is a single-use device and not a multi-use smart phone. In other words [...]
Construction Spending Lowest Since 2001
According to the latest report released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Commerce, it would appear that construction spending declined by 0.6 percent in July, which is double the 0.3 percent decrease analysts had been expecting, and the largest drop since February of this year when the findings revealed a 0.9 percent decline.
If you were wondering how the overall [...]



