GoodFinancial.info http://www.goodfinancial.info Financial News and Video Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:01:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 en hourly 1 How to Succeed in Business? Follow the Grateful Dead http://www.goodfinancial.info/how-to-succeed-in-business-follow-the-grateful-dead/ http://www.goodfinancial.info/how-to-succeed-in-business-follow-the-grateful-dead/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:00:25 +0000 admin http://www.goodfinancial.info/how-to-succeed-in-business-follow-the-grateful-dead/ .../ Please read the Online Marketing Blog comment policy. ElenaI sat in on a webinar with David Scott last year and when he mentioned The Dead, a very Very VERY large smile came to my face. Aside from my personal connection with this topic (as a deadhead and PR pro), he is absolutely spot on with this. By doing what everyone else thought was bad practice in the music industry (i.e. encouraging free distribution of their music), this band made millions, encouraged decades of lifelong fans, and spawned an entire genre of jam-bands who model after The Dead. Some of those bands also make millions with this approach, and the jam-band scene drives the live music industry. We live in a digital world and media IS and WILL be shared. I am all about following The Dead's model and distributing great, unique content to fuel SEO. Nice job David, I'm excited for the read... Dave CurrierThis reminds me a lot of NASCAR. Those guys encourage you to bring your own beer to races, hang out with the fans, take pictures and... Related posts:
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…/ Please read the Online Marketing Blog comment policy. ElenaI sat in on a webinar with David Scott last year and when he mentioned The Dead, a very Very VERY large smile came to my face. Aside from my personal connection with this topic (as a deadhead and PR pro), he is absolutely spot on with this. By doing what everyone else thought was bad practice in the music industry (i.e. encouraging free distribution of their music), this band made millions, encouraged decades of lifelong fans, and spawned an entire genre of jam-bands who model after The Dead. Some of those bands also make millions with this approach, and the jam-band scene drives the live music industry. We live in a digital world and media IS and WILL be shared. I am all about following The Dead’s model and distributing great, unique content to fuel SEO. Nice job David, I’m excited for the read… Dave CurrierThis reminds me a lot of NASCAR. Those guys encourage you to bring your own beer to races, hang out with the fans, take pictures and…

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    • ]]>     While the economy still looks dismal to many, about a quarter of small companies expect to ramp up hiring in the coming months, a recent CareerBuilder survey shows.

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    …The students with the effective kindergarten teachers were earning more. They were more likely to be saving for retirement. At the age of 27, these students with good kindergarten teachers were earning an extra $100 a year for every percentile they had moved up in test-score distribution in kindergarten. For example, a 5-year-old with a good teacher would typically jump from the 50th percentile to the 60th, and, 22 years later, could expect to earn about $1,000 a year more other students who stayed average.Chetty’s research is particularly timely considering the national pressure to tie teachers’ pay to students’ performance, with schools in Daytona Beach, Fla. and elsewhere already implementing such a system.Ms. Yamaguchi, my kindergarten teacher, certainly had an effect on me. For several weeks, while the other kids ran off to the playhouses and swings during free time, she sat down with me to help me write a story I came up with about a dinosaur who fell asleep and woke up in modern time to live among…

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    …10 Who Moved My Cheese Dr Spencer Johnson
    Suitable for any age and taking only an hour to read this book is a must for anyone who is seeking something better in life. Whether it’s freedom, wealth, love or health, it’ll help you find what you’re looking for in a changing world.

    Some are more relevant to employees, others are more relevant to business owners but all are excellent books and whatever your situation we recommend them all.
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    This book is the one you might find surprising. You may have heard of all of the other books in my top ten but this one was a surprise to me too. Not being a well known classic, I didn’t expect it to such a fantastic book and so well written.

    8 The Tipping Point Malcolm Gladwell
    This book really is a classic. If you’ve ever wondered what makes some products or trends take off worldwide while others just fall by the wayside, this book will enlighten you. Filled with real life case studies this book is a must read.

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