The international marketplace has been made a lot more accessible to businesses of all sizes. With affordable web conferencing, even small operations are able to take part in corporate meetings, even when the host boardroom is halfway around the globe. Virtually any individual or group can use web conferencing to conduct business on a global scale with customers, clients and partners, while eliminating travel expenses. read full article »

In a perfect world, you would have an unlimited budget to hire top speakers for your next meeting or convention. Since it’s not, here are some tips on getting the most for your meeting dollar. Let me tell you about a project I worked on with the American Payroll Association that could be a model for you — or at least expand your thinking about ways to use speakers. read full article »

PT Barnum (born Phineas Taylor Barnum) is best known for being a great showman who staged elaborate extravaganzas through his world-famous Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus, a top attraction during the latter-1800s. For many of today’s PR professionals, he is also the first great PR man. read full article »

“Presentation “according to the marketing guru Riteway Strokon can be everything. read full article »

Leadership is an apprentice trade. In most apprentice trades, you learn about 20 percent in the classroom and from books. The rest, 80 percent, you learn on the job. Here are ten tips on how to do master your own apprenticeship. read full article »

I began as the founder and CEO of EMJ, a computer distributing company that grew from zero to over $350,000,000 in sales. I sold EMJ to SYNNEX, and became the CEO of SYNNEX Canada, a company that does over $1 billion in sales. One thing I have learned through these years of experience is the power of questions. read full article »

There is no tougher position for a company to hire than sales. The majority of sales candidates are affable, engaging and interesting in an interview format. However, sales clearly is the most difficult position in which to predict the future success of a candidate. If you have ever hired salespeople, you understand why. What is the disconnect between the resume/interview process and successfully placing the right salesperson in the right position? read full article »

“Trend following” is a strategy normally associated with trading. You won’t see it associated with Top Web Entrepreneurs. This is surprising. The strategy serves both types of activities quite well. I intend to set the record straight with this article! read full article »

Research has shown that 80% of every organization investments is spend to improve the human capabilities and promote their interests and 20% of the investments are spend for technological upgrading and production improvements. Entering today the new advanced management practices of knowledge management, investment through people is divided to three general categories. read full article »

If you are considering setting up a company in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”) you should be aware that Chinese law is more protective of employees than the laws of many western nations, particularly the United States. The current PRC Labor Law was enacted in 1994; however, a new PRC Labor Contract Law, intended to supplement the Labor Law, is expected to come into force at the end of 2006. This new law contains both bad news and good news from the point of view of the foreign investor; however, in general it further strengthens the protection of employees. read full article »