Author: Jason DoveCarrying out Business Intelligence work purely in house seems financially savvy at first glance, especially if you have a Database Administrator. But the value that a BI expert can impart to your company is immense and can reach beyond the scope of the BI implementation itself. Unless you happen to have an experienced BI consultant already working for your company, the only real way to make the most of this business opportunity...more
Author: Dan ToombsIn today's dog eat dog business climate, it is more important than ever to be aggressive and focused in your marketing. Many small and mid sized businesses find it difficult to be competitive in an environment where their larger competitors have much bigger budgets and use them. Regardless of this fact, it is more important than ever to continue promoting your business to your established customers and also to find new clients....more
Author: Jason DoveGood Business Intelligence will provide answers to your questions. Great Business Intelligence will answer the questions you wish you had asked. So how do you ensure that your Business Intelligence is great Business Intelligence? The first step is to develop a definitive picture of what you want the BI to deliver. Never lose track of core idea: BI should provide answers to your questions. Initially, I would advise that you produce a list of dreams and desirables. Ignore whether data is actually available in this first step. A good Business Intelligence professional will often be able to derive information from existing data where it would seem impossible - let them decide what is achievable and what is not. It's extremely common for a BI implementation to highlight the benefit for new streams of data to be collected and stored. Joe's Garage has expanded beyond all expectations through diligence and the use of Business Intelligence. As a result of this success, Joe has expanded the types of data he records and now, as well as customer and completed job records, the company also retains information on employee time keeping, job timings and costings, and a host of...more
Author: Jason DoveUnlock your company's most valuable resource with Business Intelligence. Remember IT? Information Technology? It seems many businesses forgot that the computer age was supposed to be about information and efficiency. Instead, the entire computer industry became about the collection of data for its own sake. In recent years the...more
Author: Annie DeakinYou probably are a great online promoter. You have the adword campaign, the keyword specialty down, the search engine ranking going for you. But are you using one of the most effective oldest method of advertising to bring people to your website? Are you using posters? That is right. In this day of online expert marketers, those...more
Where should you look for a wool that is warm yet light, in a staggering variety of natural colours, and so luxurious that the finest fibres were traditionally reserved for royalty?In the highlands of Peru, Chile, and Bolivia, on the slopes of the Andes. The animal that produces this remarkable fleece is the alpaca. Now bred all over the world, alpacas produce wool that is incredibly versatile and has a quality that excels over other materials, even made-made fibres.Alpaca wool is sheared, spun and woven in the same manner as sheeps wool, and is used to create bedding, homewares, and alpaca clothes. The fibres from these animals are incredibly silky and smooth, and have been likened to hair in their texture. When they are woven into skeins, they produce very soft and luxurious wool that does not have the prickly and scratchy nature of other wools. Alpaca clothes are some of the most naturally warm garments around, and have been found to retain heat more effectively even than man-made materials such as nylon. The fibres of the alpaca are naturally hollow, and are therefore superb at storing heat, whilst being incredibly lightweight. Outdoor sports enthusiasts have celebrated alpaca...more
The festive season is on and all good retailers are adding fuel to the festive fever with mind blowing discounts and offers to lure customers at all levels. UKs leading satellite TV provider has launched its Christmas promotional that runs from...more
Work from home based business opportunities are being researched by many people due to the nature of the economy. Many would be entrepreneurs are looking to find the right business on the internet as there are literally hundreds to choose from....more
Poring over due diligence checklists for every conceivable commercial activity is a necessity for those thinking of merging or purchasing businesses. They need a due diligence checklist to enable better and secured operations for their intended...more
During these uneasy times of severe economic recession, every good business houses and retails spend numerous hours researching the current market trends to help create marketing strategies to sell their produce. To stay in business means, to find...more
If you have ever used a product and found that it doesn't quite work the way it was advertised, or tried to read the instructions on how to assemble that new bicycle you bought for your child and found it less than user friendly, and said, "I could...more
You don't have to be a wiseman to realize that dreams are just dreams unless there is a action plan to translate them into reality.Do you know of anyone who disagrees with the common sense wisdom of setting a final destination and having a plan for...more