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Is Social Media Killing Email

SoCal Tech Calendar

Tuesday, November 15, 2011 -- Is Social Media Killing Email. Youve seen the headlines: 9 Reasons Why Email is Dead. With the seemingly endless reports about the death of email, its no wonder that the commonly-held myth of decreased email usage exists. Presented by the Marketing and Sales Executives Society.

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If you must lease an office, make it a short one!

Berkonomics

It is statistically true that at least half of the young companies funded by angel or venture investors will not survive three years from funding to demise, and more than that percentage will die with two years if not well financed. Avoid long-term commitments! What is flexibility worth in higher cost?

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What are the odds of your startup’s success?

Berkonomics

Well, the numbers don’t lie, even if there are several sources of these statistics. Even more credible statistics [Email readers, continue here…] John Chambers, former CEO of Cisco, stated that “More than one-third of businesses today will not survive the next ten years.” Starting a company is HARD – in so many ways.

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Is it YOU or your great plan?

Berkonomics

Here’s a test: Several weeks ago, we published statistics of start-up and company failures. If you read that analysis of statistics for startups and early-stage businesses, you have learned the truth that at least half of the businesses backed by professional early-stage investors will die within three years or less.

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Stop managers from gaming the system!

Berkonomics

Customer perspective: Ratings of customer satisfaction, statistics of customer retention, market share and even brand strength. Email readers, continue here…]. Financial perspective: financial statement showing key indicators such as revenue, expense, net income or other measures important to success. The result of this effort?

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Jeff Bezos asked a question that blew me away!

Berkonomics

Email readers, continue here…] We worry over projections and fix our budgets to match, and then we manage to the revenue and costs of the budget. But what if we separate ourselves from that mindset long enough to search for and find sparks of success sometimes buried within our sales statistics.

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The shocking truth about employee loyalty

Berkonomics

A recent statistic I saw surprised me. Email readers, continue here…] The answer coming from the best of breed in corporate personnel management is to form a trusted bond with each employee, helping that person to manage their career within and even preparing to follow our company experience. What happened to a job for life?