CREATING SAFE AND EFFECTIVE INTRODUCTIONS by Bill Cates If youve been following my strategies for a while, you know that I view the word referrals as a for int...

CYBERCISES-NO PAIN, ALL GAIN For several years, Princeton University computer sciences graduate student Dan Wallach evaluated remedies for the pain of repetitive stress injury (RSI). Wallach recommen...

Developing new business is an integral part of every insurance agent’s regimen. There are endless ways to go about looking for new business. Jack Fries explains why successful agents must know how to focus their efforts to engage in the most efficient methods possible.

In financial markets, commodities are classified as either metals, energies, or softs, intermediate products. The common metals are gold and silver, while energies are oil (Brent and WTI) and gas. On the other hand, softs are agricultural products such as wheat, soybean, livestock, and corn.

Traditionally, commodities were traded in established markets such as the Tokyo Commodity Exchange, the New York Stock Exchange, London Metal Exchange, Tokyo Commodity Exchange, and the New York Board of Trade, among other markets.

FRIENDLY COMPETITION by Don Phin In his book No Contest: The Case Against Competition, Alfie Kohn stresses that competition in an organization can become destructive unless it results in ...

The prediction is that business intelligence (BI), currently regarded as a specialist technology utilized primarily by experts who work in big companies and organizations, will soon become a valuable mass-market tool.

IS 70% OF YOUR MARKETING MISSING THE MARK? by Mitch Axelrod Answer this question: Why do you buy what you buy? Its commonly thought that people buy for one of two reasons: desire ...

RETAINING LIFETIME CUSTOMERS by Brenda French At renewal time, customers have one question that they expect their broker to answer: 'What have you done for me lately?' If that question is...

SELLING YOUR AGENCY: ASSET vs STOCK SALE by Gary Jacobson, JD, and Larry Morrison, CMA, CLU, ChFC Which type of sale is right for your agency? INTRODUCTION: Most ag...

TEN RULES OF E-BUSINESS by Patricia Berry Proven ways to target your end user without face-to-face contact. Relationships matter.The most important e-business soluti...