When displaying data in a presentation, clarity matters above all else. Your audience has to get meaning from your numbers before you click away. This means you need to pick the right chart for the job. The most common charts in business are pies, bars, matrixes, and line graphs, which will serve different purposes depending on the …
Automate Your Way to Efficient Growth
Small business owners tend to be hands-on kind of people, out of necessity if nothing else. But you don’t have to handle every chore. Automation can actually increase efficiency and free you up for making money.
Crowdfunding Soared to $2.7 Billion in 2012, But Equity Funding Is Still On Ice
Asking strangers for money has never seemed cooler. With stars like Kirsten Bell and Charlie Kaufman attaching their names to successful crowdfunding projects, the stigma of soliciting donations online has largely been eliminated. And now we have the numbers to prove it.
Can the Boutique ‘Store-Within-a-Store’ Concept Save Big Box Retailers from Extinction?
When successful, a store within the store will improve the appeal of both brands involved. That’s especially important for a retailer presumed to be on its deathbed.
Report: Google Fiber Heading to Austin as Cities Race to Boost Web Speeds
America’s weirdest city is about to get wired.
Google Fiber is heading to Austin, according to multiple reports. If true, Austin, home of the South by Southwest festival, will become the largest city to receive Google’s …
Air Travel by the Pound and Other Odd Airline Pricing Schemes
After tiny upstart carrier Samoa Air announced it would start charging passengers based on how much they weigh, travelers reacted by calling the pricing model wacky, impractical, even discriminatory. But it’s only one of several weird, possibly unwelcomed ways that flights might be priced down the line.
Advertising’s Next Big Thing: Walking Product Placements
Yes, advertisers are buying ads to bump up their promotion on your Facebook or Twitter newsfeed. But did you know that that companies are also paying bloggers hundreds of thousands of dollars to write about their products?
Money Talking: The War Over Smartphones
Joe Nocera (NYT) and Rana Foroohar (Time) join Charlie Herman (WNYC) on Money Talking discuss if the war over smartphones – Samsung vs. Facebook vs. Apple. Also, what affect the sequester is having on the economy.
Quickly Quiet Your Mind
A clear head produces the best insights. But it’s a challenge to take time off in the midst of a busy day to rest your brain. Here are three easy ways to build breaks into your day:
Cultivate Customer Connections and Grow Your Business
Looking for great ROI? Investing the time to connect and build relationships with your customers yields affordable business growth.
Why the Drugstore May Be the Last Place You Should Buy Prescription Drugs
When consumers need to get a drug prescription filled, they tend to turn to the neighborhood drugstore. Understandably so. But if drugstores were honest, some prescriptions would come with a special warning label: You May Be …
Boob Tube Saturation: After TV Sales Decline Worldwide, Will Price Drops Follow?
Consumers aren’t falling out of love with their TVs. More likely, they can’t justify replacing the big new TV they purchased not long ago, or they’ve run out of places to put yet another screen.