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The Importance of Being Current & On Target - CRM For Private Equity and Venture Capital

BY Martin BegleyMon Oct 5, 2009 at 3:28 PM

When there’s a lot at stake, expectations run high. It’s too easy to hurt or kill a relationship with a Private Equity client by just confusing your facts, or not having the latest and greatest information at your fingertips. ...READ»

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The CRM Solution for Private Equity and Venture Capital Firms

BY Martin BegleyMon Aug 24, 2009 at 4:01 PM

Financial Services companies don’t sell “stuff.” But when you look for a CRM (Client Relationship Management) system most of them are only designed for companies that do. The needs of a financial services company, especially ...READ»

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Tom Gray Solutions Partners with More Than Rewards

BY Tom GrayThu Jul 23, 2009 at 12:53 PM

In a bold move to consolidate his position as a leading independent consultant and sales trainer to the motorsport, powersport and watersport industries, Tom Gray of Tom Gray Solutions today announced a freshly forged alliance with Milwaukee-based More Than Rewards--a leading customer loyalty software and solutions design firm that shares his commitment to promoting growth and sales within the motorcycle and powersports industry.READ»

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Getting It Right the First Time: Incorporating Data Tools Into Marketing Campaigns

BY Melinda PartinThu Jul 23, 2009 at 11:26 AM

Who? What? Where? When? Any company looking to share its message with the public needs to ask these questions first. But you already knew that, right? It's crucial these days that marketing dollars are used in the most effective ...READ»

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Tom Gray Solutions Powersports Training/Consultancy Catches Fire on Line!

BY Tom GrayWed Jul 15, 2009 at 12:41 AM

If a website could do a burnout, leaving a trail of smoke and flames behind it, TomGraySolutions.com has done it with a spectacular launch that has captured the interest of many of the thousands of clients its principal, Tom Gray, has guided to success during his nine-year tenure with Assurant Solutions. Assurant, an industry leader in enhancing profitability for business owners and managers in the motorsport, powersport and watersport industries, recognized Gray as National Sales Trainer of the Year in 2007. READ»

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Tom Gray Solutions Launches Powersports Training Web Site

BY Tom GrayWed Jul 15, 2009 at 12:39 AM

Assurant National Sales Trainer of the Year Tom Gray today announced the launch of a state-of-the-art website to establish and promote his new independent consultancy, a training service available to business owners and managers in the motorsport, powersport, and watersport industries. READ»

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Results-Oriented Teams Collaborate: More Than Rewards and Tom Gray Solutions Form Alliance

BY Tom GrayWed Jul 15, 2009 at 12:36 AM

One of the country’s most successful designers and purveyors of customer loyalty software and solutions has allied themselves with Tom Gray Solutions, forming a pioneering partnership that promises to rock the motorsport, powersport, and watersport industry with their combined potential for expanding dealer profitability. READ»

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Happy July 4th from the Bridge

BY Julie Sue AuslanderWed Jul 1, 2009 at 11:43 PM

Rama is facing a dilemma of how to cross the ocean to Lanka, where his abducted wife, Sita, is being held captive by the demon king, Ravana. Praying to Varuna, the Lord of Oceans, does no good. Varuna does not respond. Rama ...READ»

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Summertime and the Networking Is Easy

BY Julie Sue AuslanderWed Jun 10, 2009 at 10:13 AM

Networking is not about how many bunches of business cards you can hand out in the least amount of time. I was at an event last week and someone I didn’t know raced up to the booth, interrupted my conversation (body language ...READ»

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Hotel chains have a lot to learn from the web

BY Fahmi AbdeinWed Jun 10, 2009 at 5:40 AM

Hotels need to learn from web concepts like web analytics, user behavior pattern analysis and creating unique visitor experiences. READ»

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Help Is Where You Find It

BY Julie Sue AuslanderTue May 12, 2009 at 11:23 PM

It is good news that government support for women business owners is getting attention in media like The Wall Street Journal. As entrepreneurs, we should not count on government bailouts trickling down to owners of small ...READ»

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Drawing on Brilliance

BY Julie Sue AuslanderWed Apr 29, 2009 at 6:47 PM

How can you even think about work/life balance when you fear you may be the next to be laid off? Because this economy needs you! The powerful forces behind our rapidly changing global economy are squeezing out business models ...READ»

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How the Top Second Tier Becomes the New First Tier

BY Julie Sue AuslanderTue Apr 21, 2009 at 3:01 PM

Who says there can be too much of a good thing? With the record number high school graduates last year, also came a record number of deferred admission decisions from the Ivy's (NY Times). For this top talent pool, used to a ...READ»

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Are You Wandering in the Desert?

BY Julie Sue AuslanderWed Apr 15, 2009 at 10:23 PM

Why do we procrastinate when there is no time like the present? It's either fear or frustration. Pick your poison. It matters not. As we have discussed previously, doing does it. No matter where your procrastination originates, ...READ»

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The Company You Keep: Have you arrived or are you departing?

BY Julie Sue AuslanderWed Mar 25, 2009 at 9:13 AM

Hi to all my compatriots in a down market. I recently received a newsletter from Danny Wood, a fellow member of NJEntrepreneur.com, which struck a chord in me that I wanted to share with you. Albert Einstein defined ...READ»

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Car Dealer / Automotive eShopper Experience Study

BY Jeff KershnerMon Mar 2, 2009 at 9:36 PM

These are some result from the 2008 Cobalt Group Automotive eShopper Experience Study.READ»

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What's Love Got to Do With It?

BY Julie Sue AuslanderWed Feb 11, 2009 at 9:34 AM

As Valentine's Day approaches, I have spent time thinking about living in "wholeness" and that we can't separate our love of life, of love interest, of child, or of work from each other. Valentine's Day is there to remind us to arrive ...READ»

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Are You Bailout, Bankrupt, Great Depression — or Reinventing Yourself?

BY Julie Sue AuslanderWed Feb 4, 2009 at 9:34 AM

Not everybody was depressed in the Great Depression. There will be victors and thrivers from our own rough economic times. What are you doing to make sure you are one of them? Are you waiting to be bailed out of your life, your ...READ»

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How to Move the Snow

BY Julie Sue AuslanderWed Jan 28, 2009 at 8:28 AM

On this one of the many snowy mornings in the northeast this year, I look out at my walk and wonder how to move the snow. Growing up, I remember the race to get up early on a snowy morning to be the first shoveler out there ...READ»

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You're Invited

BY Julie Sue AuslanderThu Jan 22, 2009 at 9:48 AM

I began the New Year with an invitation for you to join me in making 2009 the most amazing year of our lives. Many of you wrote down your personal commitments and shared them with The Company You Keep readers throughout the world. ...READ»

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Answer the Question

BY Julie Sue AuslanderWed Jan 14, 2009 at 3:07 PM

In the current economic climate people are reticent to try new things. They are relying on what they know and people they trust for advice on new products and services for their businesses and homes. The only problem with this is that ...READ»

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Virtual What?

BY Julie Sue AuslanderWed Jan 7, 2009 at 6:09 PM

With the ink not yet dry on our New Year's resolutions, here are three ways to get 10–15 more hours out of your week. That is a lot of gym time. Saving "just an hour a day," successful businesses and entrepreneurs have time for just ...READ»

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The Gift That Keeps on Giving

BY Julie Sue AuslanderThu Dec 25, 2008 at 7:58 AM

With all the holiday banter about hunting for the perfect gift, perhaps to find that gift we need only search within ourselves. From the time we are young, we live with a process in which we lose our voice and shutter our ...READ»

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How Do You Show Up?

BY Julie Sue AuslanderWed Dec 17, 2008 at 12:58 PM

In your work/life, do people think you are angry when you are not, sad when you are not, even happy when you are not? Becoming mindful of the ways in which your message is communicated could open you up to a new understanding of ...READ»

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Downsizing Is Dangerous for Morale, for Productivity — and For Lawsuits.

BY Julie Sue AuslanderWed Dec 10, 2008 at 6:00 PM

If we have a policy of constantly hiring, then all employees would be top performers. A healthy garden doesn't allow weeds to grow while we sit idly by and wait for the plants to take their place. "Rightsizing" should consistently be ...READ»