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The power of belief and expectation

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:53:00 +0200

While you may not always get what you want, you will always get what you expect! Surprisingly, the power of belief and expectation work just as effectively on your feelings of self-doubt and limitation as they do on your thoughts of success and achievement. Think thoughts of defeat or failure and you are bound to be discouraged. Belief is an incredibly powerful state of mind.
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Can Facebook ever make (real) money?

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:40:00 +0200

With the public listing of Facebook, the debate about the amount of money it makes - and potentially can make - has been opened wide. At stake is whether it is possible to marry the very nature of a social network as non-commercial, personal and intense as Facebook is with making money for investors.
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Why social media should matter to the mobile marketer

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:33:00 +0200

Social media adores mobile marketing. There is almost a 99% chance that the same users who browse your mobile site, have a social media account. With social networking, you can gain an immense audience from a very small audience (if you play your cards right). Follow these steps to begin to benefit from the wonders of combining social media with mobile marketing.
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AFCON 2012: Samsung launch interactive, online events

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:25:00 +0200

Samsung Electronics, the long-time supporter of African football, is rallying fans across the continent to show their passion for the game by launching a series of interactive live and online events for fans to gather and share the excitement of the Orange Africa Cup of Nations 2012, taking place in Gabon-Equatorial Guinea.
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Sit up straight and pay attention!

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:23:00 +0200

Several years ago, I read a fascinating article about a body language experiment that was conducted by a group of marketing students attending a major university. The experiment was designed to measure the impact, if any, of non-verbal communications on the learning process. They gathered a group of 100 student volunteers who agreed to participate in the experiment.
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[2012 trends] Getting found in 2012

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:01:00 +0200

In 2011, further innovations in the online space meant that consumers became even more savvy about blocking out traditional forms of advertising. Buyers also showed that they have the capability to evaluate the products and services they need on their own.
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2012 Tabbie Awards open for nominations

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:40:00 +0200

CLEVELAND, US: The 2012 Tabbies call for entries is now available at the TABPI website (www.tabpi.org), allowing all B2B magazine editors, publishers and art directors the opportunity to have their best work judged by their peers. Tabbies' partners include South Africa's SAFREA, and MPASA. [video]
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[2012 trends] Whoosh! The year in which nothing happens

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:18:00 +0200

Time magazine named the protester as its 2011 man of the year. The protester using the power he/she obtained from a new media landscape in social-media-enabled grass roots protest movements.
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Deloitte 2012 media predictions

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 13:00:00 +0200

The 'catch up commuter' who uses smartphones, tablet computers and portable media players will become a force in the competitive 2012 electronics market, predicts Deloitte.
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The art of motivating salespeople

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:31:00 +0200

When the tide comes in, all the boats in the harbor go up! The long-term benefit of an incentive program is to coax your sales force out of their production comfort zone. Once a salesperson stretches to a new level of personal production, their self-confidence and expectations skyrocket.
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