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A Survival Guide for How to Keep Your Job in a Recession

It doesn’t matter where you work or what your position is or how secure you think your job is; in this recession nobody is inherently safe from “strategic workforce reductions.” You need to earn your pay every day and continually reaffirm your worth in your employer’s eyes, and even then there are no guarantees. If you don’t believe me, ask some of the employees who…

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The Professional Confessional: Getting Ahead of Yourself

Every Tuesday Mike offers up the biggest mistakes, oversights, blunders and bonehead moves he commits in the fast-paced world of software-as-a-service, where he’s a Marketing Manager moonlighting as a Sales Account Executive… “This is extremely embarrassing, and unfortunately completely true. However, in the spirit of this column, I must come clean. Last Friday, I stayed at work beyond 5 PM to help…”

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Tax Implications of Leaving Your Job – Some Good, Some Bad

If you lose your job, you could be in for some tax surprises – some nice, some nasty. If you receive unemployment benefits or severance pay, cash in a retirement account or have a big change in income, your tax bill could be much more – or less – than you expect. To avoid surprises, here are some tips…

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Twitter: Still Deciding if I Should Join

I have yet to take the leap to Twitter; I’ve heard some great things but am skeptical about involving myself in one more thing to maintain – email, a blog, a day job, facebook. Every day, though, I hear something new about why I should take the leap. If you’re in the same boat as me and are still on the fence about whether or not to join, I suggest you give these articles a quick read, so that at least you can make an informed decision…

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Finding a Job in a Recession: What to Do if Youve Been Laid Off

11.1 million people are unemployed. The job market is flooded with insanely talented people. And you just got laid off. @%^#!
Even in a strong economy job-hunting is a stressful ordeal, but the prospect of finding a job in a recession can be downright depressing. While there’s no magic trick for finding a job right now, here are some things you can do to drastically increase your chances of finding an opportunity for employment…

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The Professional Confessional: Confessions of a Marketer Moonlighting as a Sales Rep

Each week Mike offers up the biggest mistakes, oversights, blunders and bonehead moves he commits in the fast-paced world of software-as-a-service, where he’s a Marketing Manager moonlighting as a Sales Account Executive (at the same company.) Perhaps, in the process, we may learn a thing or two…

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20 CRM Blogs You Need to Read

Chris Bucholtz posted a list of 20 CRM blogs you must read, based on insight, readability, and frequency of posting. Here’s the shortlist…

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6 Free Tools for Online Reputation Management

Online reputation management consists of tracking your brand and reacting when necessary. Though sometimes tedious, brand monitoring can save you from a potential disaster when someone cites your name in an article that misrepresents you. Aside from protection, it can help you proactively join conversations around your topic area, helping to get your brand name out there…

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Company-Wide Brand Meetings Produce Fast and Great ROI

One of the smartest things any business can do is create and perform official marketing training for everyone in the business; everyone in a company has a marketing responsibility. A quarterly “all hands” brand meeting would cover a variety of topics including…

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Tips for a More Productive Day

If you find yourself working night and day and still feel you’re accomplishing nothing, stop, take stock and try a new approach. I believe that’s why so many startups fail. To combat feelings of being overwhelmed, break down your goal into digestible and doable activities…

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