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Email Attachments – Much more attached then just the attachments…
One of the main reasons for the unprecedented adoption of email has been its ability to attach documents. But there is a cost to it. Someone somewhere is paying for it, if not you directly!

Lesson #4: Act With Integrity
“Mary Kay Ash, founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics, once told me something I’ll never forget,” recalled Thomas. “She said the one suggestion she got in life that helped her most was to ‘pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, ‘Make me feel important.’”
Lesson #2: “Be big and fast and flexible”
“We named the company Netflix, not DVDs by Mail because we knew that eventually we would deliver movies directly over the Internet,” says Hastings. “DVDs will be around a long time, but we’re building for the day when they’re not.”

The Top Ten Lies of Marketers (with bonus)
By popular demand, here are the top ten lies of marketers. Actually, it was too hard to stop at ten, so this list is a dirty dozen. As my mother used to say, "How can you tell if a marketer is lying? His lips are moving."
The Rise of the People-Less Business
Some fascinating data out in a new Intuit/IFTF study on small business. One factoid that caught my eye right away was on the rise of "personal businesses", the kind of one-person shows that helped drive the adoption of Ebay, Adsense, etc.

The Top Ten Stupid Ways to Hinder Market Adoption
Here’s a compilation of silly and stupid ways companies are hindering adoption of their products and services. I must admit, some of the companies that I’ve invested in have made these mistakes—in fact, that’s why I know these mistakes are (a) silly; (b) stupid; and (c) hinder adoption.
More Thoughts on Consumer Internet Innovations Migrating to the Enterprise
I have very smart friends. They challenge me all the time. One of them sent me the following email in response to my recent posts about the enterprise such as Get Ready For Selling To The Enterprise To Be A Big Deal Again.

When I Say Theme, What Do I Meme?
The newest blog post up on the Foundry Group web site is titled What Is "Thematic Investing?" In this post, we try to describe more deeply what we mean when we say "we are thematic investors" or "we like horizontal stuff."
Be Kind and Listen
It has been said that it’s nice to be important, but it’s more important to be nice. Another “oldie” is the fact that when you’re talking you’re not learning; it’s only when you listen that you learn.

Breakthrough Thinking
There is something very appealing about inventions, innovations and breakthrough thinking. An idea that leads to a product, or a way of being that changes a paradigm.
Sales Training - Make sure you choose one that understands the stages of learning
Its important to choose a sales training company that understands how people learn and the best way to develop them at every level. If you are considering sales training then you have to read this article to find out more...
Why is smarter working - smarter?
So what is so smart about smarter working?
Oracle launches sourcing software on demand: Why market adaptability may ultimately derail the transition (Part 2)
In this second of our two part review of the April 9 announcement by Oracle that they are now going to offer their Strategic Sourcing and Sourcing Optimization applications on a Software as a Service (SaaS) or on-demand basis, I will focus on the more technical elements of their decision. Specifically, the potentially devastating “weak links” within their current offering that may create an unbridgeable chasm to market acceptance.

A Social Media journey begins…
Today was my first day back at work after a long over due vacation and as usual it didn’t disappoint. My inbox had over 450 emails that required responses and I was booked for three back-to-back meetings. But the one thing that fired my up today was determining the future roadmap for our corporate Intranet. During one of my three meetings I met with the Infrastructure team and determined how we are going to implement our very own instance of Facebook onto our Intranet.

THE THREE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR SALES PIPELINE BUT CRM CANT TELL YOU
Why do only 1 in 5 companies state that they are seeing revenue increases after implementing a CRM application ? Why are they not seeing the sales productivity gains they expected? And why do they still get surprised at the end of the quarter? Why is it that they still don’t know what they don’t know when it comes to the health of their sales pipeline and forecast? The main reason is that though you may think you’ve implemented a full CRM solution, you’ve really only implemented half of a total solution.

Emerging Technologies
Major retailers like Wal-Mart typically represent the leading edge in retail technology, but that doesn't mean small retailers should ignore these trends because "only the big guys are doing it"
Learning the Right Lessons from the Amazon Outage
As most nerds know, Skynet gained self-awareness last week and decided as its first act to mess with Amazon Web Services, creating havoc for anyone that wanted to check-in on the Internet to their current physical location. In hindsight Skynet eventually figured out this was a bad call on its part as it actually wants to know where every human is at any given time. However, Skynet is still trying to get broader adoption of Xbox Live machines, so the Sony Playstation Network appears to still be down.

A Peek Into Some Productivity-Boosting Google Apps Features
Google Apps as a robust cloud-based collaboration services suite that helps organizations in enhancing their efficiencies. It has established itself as an information architecture of choice. In fact, it has served as a lynchpin in changing the organizational mindsets towards the adoption of the Cloud and how it could be used to drive down the operational costs while maintaining the productivity-levels on the higher scale.
Business Ramifications of Web 2.0 – Participate to Gain Business Insights
I recently responded to a question, "How do you improve adoption of Web 2.0 tools inside the intranet at companies outside the high tech industry?" Here was my response: In the March 3rd issue of CIO Insider the following headline grabbed my attention: Banning Social Networks a Losing Battle

Four Critical Skills
There are four essential skills every leader must hone to become a brilliant leader. Listening. Storytelling. Acknowledging contribution. Negotiation. You cannot be good enough at these four skills - so every chance you get, practice!

Other adoption Related Articles

The Rise of the People-Less Business
Some fascinating data out in a new Intuit/IFTF study on small business. One factoid that caught my eye right away was on the rise of "personal businesses", the kind of one-person shows that helped drive the adoption of Ebay, Adsense, etc.

The Top Ten Stupid Ways to Hinder Market Adoption
Here’s a compilation of silly and stupid ways companies are hindering adoption of their products and services. I must admit, some of the companies that I’ve invested in have made these mistakes—in fact, that’s why I know these mistakes are (a) silly; (b) stupid; and (c) hinder adoption.
Business Ramifications of Web 2.0 – Participate to Gain Business Insights
I recently responded to a question, "How do you improve adoption of Web 2.0 tools inside the intranet at companies outside the high tech industry?" Here was my response: In the March 3rd issue of CIO Insider the following headline grabbed my attention: Banning Social Networks a Losing Battle

Procurement considerations when dealing with a merger? (A PI Q&A)
Network Member Question Aside from the basics of spend analysis and eliminating redundancy, I’m curious to hear of other’s experiences in dealing with merger/acquisitions and how the cultural elements were addressed in terms of promoting the use of preferred vendors and the adoption of expense management policy. What are some best practices to promote optimal adoption of the governing policies and procedures in the absence of spend management technology? Paul Nilsen Purchasing Manager – Willis North America New York, NY

Email Attachments – Much more attached then just the attachments…
One of the main reasons for the unprecedented adoption of email has been its ability to attach documents. But there is a cost to it. Someone somewhere is paying for it, if not you directly!

Evaluating Hosted CRM
Until recently, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software had the unenviable reputation for being difficult to implement in many mid-sized enterprises. Reasons for project failure included high start-up & maintenance costs, I/T resource requirements, lack of user adoption, and large changes to existing business processes.
Innovation In A Static World
Everett Rogers' theory on the Diffusion of Innovators. Rogers was a sociologist who, at the age of thirty, wrote that diffusion is, "the process by which an innovation is communicated through certain channels over time among the members of a social system." Rogers basically demonstrated that change agents can be broken down into their rate of adoption.

How To Choose The Right Law Firm Management Software
Choosing a new law firm management software solution is more than just shopping for a vendor and installing the program. The law firm must also provide training and encourage proper use of the practice management software to ensure user adoption and success.
A Peek Into Some Productivity-Boosting Google Apps Features
Google Apps as a robust cloud-based collaboration services suite that helps organizations in enhancing their efficiencies. It has established itself as an information architecture of choice. In fact, it has served as a lynchpin in changing the organizational mindsets towards the adoption of the Cloud and how it could be used to drive down the operational costs while maintaining the productivity-levels on the higher scale.
Failure to Prosecute Infringers Will LEad to Loss of Trademark Rights
Generally speaking, trademark rights in the United States arise in the context of use. Use or acts by others which evidence non-use jeopardize those rights and are legally analyzed as “abandonment.” An “abandoned” mark has fallen into the public domain and is free for adoption and use by others. Abandonment can take various forms. This article discusses the failure to prosecute infringers.
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