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Outsource your marketing to a “Virtual Marketing Department” and set your mind at ease
Outsourcing has always had the good and the bad associated to it, but the success of outsourcing all over the developed world has proven beyond doubt, that the volume of the pros associated with outsourcing overpower the cons to a great extent.

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How to sell deeper into your existing clients business
I received a call from a sales executive (let's call him Carl) recently about a dilemma he was having. He said, "Russ, I have a great suite of products and services that can address the needs of various departments and functions within a company. But once I get the first sale in one department, I just can't seem to penetrate other departments at this same account. I just seem to hit a brick wall. I looked at most of my accounts and I noticed that I only sold one product or service to each one. I rarely sell multiple products to multiple departments within the same company. What am I doing wrong?" Read on to find out what I told him.
Reader Response to SMEs Once Again Voice Concerns Over GoC Shared Services Strategy
Reader Comment And the second point is - is this a boondoggle in the making? My understanding is that departments are not falling over themselves to buy in to this initiative. But they have to subscribe, at least on paper, if they want funding from Treasury Board. I suspect many departments are paying lip service, waiting to see how it will all unfurl. Does anyone have a good knowledge of what the real situation is?
How To Hire A Virtual Assistant
If you are a business owner and you are looking for the most cost effective way to get the work done that you need help with and don't want to take on a full time employee, then a Virtual Assistant could be just what you need. Finding the right virtual assistant doesn't have to be a difficult task. To help you out we are going to provide you with a list of things you need to look for in a virtual assistant.
Sales and Marketing - Align, Define and Make Money
Too many sales and marketing departments in corporate America are misaligned (even though the two departments share the same corporate office). Here are 6 key areas of misalignment to fix quickly before you lose more clients and money.

Government Business Grants in Canada. Are They a Myth?
Bureaucrats are famous or infamous depending upon your perspective, for lacking knowledge of what goes on outside of their own departments/agencies. Often they are not aware of the programs of another division within their own departments. Many government programs provide funding that is non - repayable but are not called grants. Some government departments finance third party sectoral or community based organizations to administer funding on their behalf. All of thes reasons may lead one to believe there are no grants available. Guess again.

Predictions: What Lies Ahead for Sales and Marketing
Over the last several decades, corporations have implemented sets of best practices and software automation tools for some of their key departments - Manufacturing, Finance, Operations - to allow those departments to measure their efforts and attain maximum effectiveness in helping their firm keep its competitive edge and grow revenues, profits and market share. But what about two other critical groups: Sales and Marketing? This article examines the current push by many boards and CEOs to create a more formal set of best practices and software solutions for their Sales and Marketing departments and then outlines the steps many companies are taking to develop and automate a set of best practices for Sales and Marketing.
SIX LESSONS FOR EFFECTIVE VIRTUAL TEAMS: A RECIPE FOR SUCCESS
Virtual teams are more prevalent than ever. But the fact that virtual teams continue to grow in popularity doesn’t mean they’re always being used and managed properly. Quite the contrary. To help organizations maximize their investment in virtual collaboration, we conducted a study of 48 virtual teams to understand the success factors of top performing virtual teams. We identified six lessons for effective virtual teamwork.

The Top 50 Ways you can utilize your Virtual Assistant (you’d be surprised!)
Think a Virtual Assistant should only be used to help you with administrative tasks? Think again. Virtual Assistants are all-around hands. Meaning a good Virtual Assistant is a master multi-tasker; skilled and knowledgeable in all tasks he or she accomplishes.
Hello, Is Anybody Out There? Facilitating High Impact Virtual Meetings
OnPoint’s global research study on virtual collaboration identified the factors that differentiate high performing virtual teams, or a success profile of “what good looks like”. One important differentiator was effective virtual meeting management, such that top performing teams have high-quality virtual meetings (v-meetings) and lower performing teams struggle with this.
Five Ingredients For Virtual Success
Rising travel costs, coupled with the global dispersion of talent, are just some of the reasons that organizations have migrated toward telecommuting and virtual work. While numerous organizations have made significant investments in virtual teams and the technology to support them, a surprising number of virtual teams are not reaching their full potential. OnPoint Consulting surveyed 48 virtual teams across industries and found that there are specific practices associated with successful virtual teams.

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