Marketing
Generic or Brand Name?
70% of all prescriptions nationwide are generic ($58 billion in sales in 2007). Your health insurance company wants to pay the LEAST amount for a drug. The generic manufacturers just piggyback on the research and marketing done by Big Pharma, thereby cutting costs. Some pharmacists just automatically switch you to the generic version (some states…
Read MoreGot A Minute? Take A Survey!
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Read MoreAre You Talking About What Your Customers Want To Hear?
She Speaks did a survey on how we are shopping during this economic downturn. Here are some interesting results: Many of you are more uncertain (52%) and more stressed (42%) because of the economy, but many of you are also more grateful (29%) for what you have. Overall, you are spending less on jewelry (68%),…
Read MoreBeing; not Doing.
Today I was busy. Updates to a website I’m contracted to improve, enrolled a new Melaleuca customer, teaching my great nephew to ride a bike like a big boy, dinner with a friend and a board meeting with Historical Society. Everything was perfect. It was a great day. I felt in the groove all day.…
Read MoreWild Workshifters
I’ve been an independent for over ten years now. No silly, not politics. An independent worker. Inveterate writer. On the road blogger. Take it to the streets Melaleuca executive. I have a friend who says “I am psychologically unemployable. I have to work for myself.” I fall into the category. Here are…
Read MoreI Need Your Help
Click Here to take survey Oh yes, I’m asking you to take a survey. Ten questions. I work from home and part of my job includes giving presentations. I need your help. I want to be the best presentation-giver ever! In order to do that, I need to know some of things you want…
Read MoreI See Beans: A Garden Tour
The garden out at my house is a family affair. We’ve got bush beans, peas, onions (lots of types), potatoes, garlic, tomatoes, asparagus, radishes — and room for a lot more! My husband and I did the tilling and weed/grass removal. My brother and sister in law are doing the planting and thistle removal. We…
Read MoreTwitter speech: Your Work In 140 Characters
We are taught to have a 30 second speech prepared for when you are on an elevator with someone. It’s called an elevator speech. It’s a new age. It’s good to adapt to the online universe. Rule of thumb is people only look at a page online for 8 seconds. Facebook is good for a…
Read MoreDoes Controversy Work?
Probably the most controversial speaker at SOBCon09 was Lauren Freedman. She professed to having no real social media skills, refused to answer questions during her presentation, said she was usually home with her child during this time – and stated a lot of facts and figures. It was the presentation that made the biggest difference…
Read MoreDo What You Love
I went to a convention this week, Successful Outstanding Bloggers Conference, in Chicago. I got up at 5:30 and went to bed at 11 – for six days. It was non-stop learning, taking notes, talking to people, planning and being on the go. You’d think I’d be tired. That I would need a day or…
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