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Especially in these times of crisis, companies need to reduce costs and remain competitive.

And though it may seem complicated, you will discover that actually save your business is easier than you think.

Today I share a list of at least 15 tips to reduce your business costs significantly as of today (and without sacrificing your productivity.)

When we talk about reducing costs will discover that there are 3 choices to consider:

* Costs that can immediately reduce
* Costs that require a controlled reduction
* Costs will take a little longer because they require a change in company culture

Each point in particular should be evaluated and prioritized separately and should pay special attention to the so-called “ant costs” are those expenses that very tiny, barely noticeable but they consume large amounts of resources are almost always unnecessary. Read the rest of this entry »

From now on you will not have to go find Bank Bank of waiting in long lines or having open 10 pages of Internet portals with banks to find the best financial service options for your business.

Today I want to introduce an interesting website called ElMejorTrato.com, an undertaking that began in late 2008 to its development and already in operation since early this year. At the same it can be viewed as a form of Financial Services. Read the rest of this entry »

In line with the last post; we have made clear that one of the keys to success in developing our business MLM is to build an organization in depth rather than width.

Work in a team with 4 or 5 serious people, guide them and serve them to be achieving results, before continue adding partners who can not attend then perhaps they deserve.

When we talk about serious people, are understood to entrepreneurs who are committed to work focused and are willing to take the necessary actions to achieve certain objectives.

Sometimes, having 4 or 5 serious people on our team, sponsor means 8 or 10 people. It is normal that people who enter a business, and then not have the perseverance to dedicate at least 10 hours weekly.

A networker everything that happens on your computer as some members are still, though in many cases it may be temporary, for personal reasons, and then, over time, start with force.

Do not be alarmed if your team is those who already have spent several months in your organization and every time you talk to them, you look at the need to convince them again that business if it works. Focus on the people involved and serious.
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Countless times we have heard and even repeated phrases in the style called “Your time is worth,” or “do not leave for tomorrow what you can do today”, to name just a few of them, that relate to it really is true that not turn back time, which is very valuable for that simple fact, and that should take actions that bring us closer to our goals, or meet our commitments both are professional, familial or social.

It is also common that many times we are saying that “I have time,” or put off important things because “I do tomorrow,” a “morning” that can turn into several days, weeks…. and we postpone (the much talked procastinación).

If we talk about Internet businesses are increasingly we spent hours at the PC trying to create for ourselves a lifestyle that allows us some freedom (both times and economic), ie also achieve the so-called “lifestyle Internet. ” Sure, sounds great and of course it’s possible, but it takes some focus should be to get good results. We all have a life that begins and ends on the Internet. It is much more than that …
We are children, siblings, parents, friends, cousins, employers, boyfriends, husbands or wives, etc… Etc. The roles are many, and the day has only 24 hours.

If we add to that training (in the internet business is vital), or personal growth, for example, over all there is to do for our business to prosper, things can be stressful and overwhelming place. And sometimes, we did not even half of what we had to do, and spent the day….
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Social media has created a new platform for interaction between consumers and producers. Hasbro, Inc. has accepted the challenge, and associations of television and new online campaigns, the company are revolutionizing its brand from being a toy and game company to a “branded gaming company.”

The entrance of social media in business has revolutionized traditional marketing strategies. The client has a level of interaction like never before, with the networks providing power to consumers to participate in the branding process. To take advantage of public involvement, a company must have a strategy to socialize your brand rather than just promote and market products as was done traditionally. Hasbro, Inc. – creators of games like Monopoly – they have not expanded their product line, but have upgraded to prelaunch the classic products in the world of social media.

Incorporating consumer branding process multiplied exponentially with the development of social networks. These communities create a platform for discussion between consumers and brands and have reactions to products are much more transparent. And rightly so, who better than the users themselves to understand what is missing from a product and promote innovation? Eric Von Hipper, Professor of Technological Innovation in the Business School of MIT Sloan, specializes in research related to the nature and economics of distributed and open innovation. According Hipper, the premise that, except for a small percentage of outliers, a successful product meets most user needs, is outdated and inaccurate. These outliers are those who are now innovating, not the manufacturer.

Hasbro, Inc. has adopted the corporate branding strategy is not the CEO Brian Golden said at the World Business Forum last month in New York as a dedication to “reimaging, reinvent and revitalize” their products. Instead of developing new products, “branded gaming company is” creating opportunities for users to interact more with the characters and the products they like.

For example, the October 10, 2010, the company launched The Hub, a cable channel and satellite television, arriving in about 60 million U.S. households The joint venture between Discovery Communications and Hasbro Inc. seeks to enlighten, empower and educate children and their families. The idea is to develop programs that are based on characters that are also Hasbro toys such as Transformers and My Little Pony, giving fans a greater level of interaction. Hasbro has also taken classic games like Monopoly and modernized through mobile applications, online gaming, and custom versions.

As a result, the game grew 12% from 2005 to 2009. Depending on the customer base, brand strategy is different, such execution and approach has proven extremely successful in terms of revenue. Hasbro certainly shows that he is right: it grew by 3% in the third quarter and revenue was $ 155.2 million, or $ 1.09 per share.

Companies must realize that they no longer control your brand, but they are a participant in its development and direction. This fundamental change in how a brand is also implemented should be incorporated into the strategy. For example, if your brand has a product that is being changed by users, methods of marketing research must be reoriented to search for user innovation, or “atypical” that are making new products, and then incorporate them into the process. Social networks give the fans a product a chance to interact with each other and allow your brand to benefit from open communication rather than losing control completely. As with the new smart strategy of Hasbro, Inc., a brand can learn to grow, including the voice of consumers and benefit greatly from this exchange.

Pricing Based on Cost:

Pricing, cost plus: One of the simplest methods, is to add a surcharge to the cost of the product standard.

Utility pricing goal: is to set a price to get some value that is set as a goal or objective. Ex. Add 10% or 15% of its products.
Pricing Based on Value

This strategy bases its price on the perception that customers have about the product and not the cost. This implies that the company can not design a product and a marketing program and then set the price, but the price is considered along with the other variables of the marketing mix before setting the marketing program.
Pricing Based Competition:

Pricing rate in effect: the price is set according to the current values of the other competitors, not based on costs or demand. It is a popular strategy when the elasticity of demand is difficult to measure. Avoiding price wars.

Pricing sealed bid is used when companies bid for contracts, and base their prices on the rate set believe its competitors to bid.
Pricing Strategies for New Products:

The strategies with which to establish the prices of products vary depending on the phase of the cycle of life that is across the product. In introducing the product to market is when there is the more difficult process.

A company that introduces a new product imitator must decide how to position your product to the competition in terms of quality and price. There are four strategies for this:

Strategy One: introduces a high quality product at a high price.

Good value strategy: introducing a high quality product at an affordable price.

Overcharge strategy: quality products do not justify its price.

Economy strategy: average quality products at affordable prices.

Companies that launched an innovative product, they face the challenge of fixing prices for the first time, there are two strategies which go:

Strategy to capture the market’s highest level, this strategy makes sense under certain environment, for starters, the quality and image of the product must justify its higher price, the cost to produce a smaller volume should not be such as to affect significantly the benefits, finally, competitors should not be able to easily enter the market. This strategy sets the highest price in order to get maximum revenue in each market segment willing to pay the price, then to drain the sale in that segment down to a lower down the price.

Strategy to penetrate the market: fixing a low price to attract buyers as much as possible and thus achieve significant market share. Having thus a high volume of sales, costs, therefore, be lower, which may allow further lower the price.
Pricing Strategies Product Mix:

If a product is part of a product mix, the strategy should be modified, since the products of the mixture of products have claims and related costs, but face varying degrees of competence.

Pricing product lines: some companies, not individual product development, but a fixed product line increases between model and model, based on the difference between the cost of each, the assessments made by different client’s characteristics and prices of competitors.

Product pricing option: Used in products that are optional in other major, such as any additional accessories, this strategy is core to decide which items were part of the principal and which are, in effect, optional.

Product Pricing captive: no product which are vital to the functioning of the main product, such as, for example, printer cartridges, rolls of photos, etc… It is very common that the main product, such as printer, has a relatively low cost, and accessible, while the print cartridges bring a premium.

Pricing products: it is an interesting strategy for companies that raise their costs for storage of the remains or wastes of manufacturing. Here, the company can sell its products at a price that at least cover the cost of storing this “waste” and this way reduce the cost of its main product. A clear example is in zoos, which began trading animal waste for fertilizer industry.

Pricing collective products: Many companies offer group products, which are something like “packages” of their products at a lower price if the buyer acquired individually. This strategy not only increases the profits of the enterprise, but promotes consumers to purchase products that individually may not have acquired.

# 5: Either sold or well-rotted

This is a popular saying among traders in fruit and vegetables, and means that you should never “bargain away” products or services of your company, only to sell “although it is something.” If you do not believe in the value of what you offer, your customers will not. Remember that your profit margin is where it goes to pay operating expenses for investment in the business, and ultimately, profits.

# 6: Never trust

One thing is give credit, and quite another to be trusted. If we intend to give credit to our customers, we must first see how many possibilities there that we do not pay (and if the company is poised to take that risk), and we must also have someone in charge of the collection, giving “weapons” to do their job, and signed Read the rest of this entry »

# 3: The law of sowing and harvesting

Have you heard of the law of sowing and reaping? What you sow is what we will reap. Sow sparingly and reap sparingly, sow and reap abundantly abundantly. This principle bears much relation to the previous two. As owner or manager you are an example for their employees, suppliers and customers. So far the potential of the company, sow in decent salaries, sow by hiring another employee if the work demands it, instead of “black” that you have more, planting one or two courses training a year, sow in raw materials of good quality and reliable suppliers (although not the cheapest), always on giving the customer a little extra, plant to hire at least a little publicity. Sow advice by professionals to make important business decisions and improve your business. I’m not trying to say that ALL must reinvest profits earned (although it is always advisable to start), but implement it in instead of trying to sow all the profits for you to maintain “anemic” to your business and see results.

# 4: Do not buy anything you do not know exactly how you’re going to sell or use

Sadly I have found many companies (especially those with little time to have started), which are cast in tow large operating expenses and invest heavily in furniture and equipment, but do not yet know how or through Read the rest of this entry »

Every day there are more brands that land on Facebook in search of followers, but what is really what drives a person to be a fan of a famous company in the social network? According to a study by Google, is hoping to receive any discounts and special offers that essentially encourages the user to support a brand on Facebook, reports the WebProNews blog.

25% of those polled by Google argues potential financial benefits as the main reason to follow when a mark on Facebook. 18% said, however, that his main motivation is to show their support for the brand. For 10% of the respondents is the fun and excitement that moves them mainly to follow a mark on Facebook. And 8% is the ability to access the latest news related to the mark which leads them to show their support for a particular brand in Mark Zuckerberg’s social network.

However, the report shows that Google are still a minority of users interested in contact with brands through social networks. Thus, 55% of respondents said not a fan of any brand, 18% following one or two brands, 11% to three or four, 10% to between six and nine, and 6% stated follower more than ten brands.

In recent years, particularly after the emergence of social networks and social media, there are many who believe that consumers are “turning off” the traditional marketing.

There are many companies over the past twelve months have made significant investments in digital marketing, in fact investment in search marketing advertising during this period showed an increase of 10%. Growth has also been experienced in other areas of digital marketing and mobile marketing and advertising in media and social networks.

Experts and analysts believe that every day there are more companies that target and increase their resources and investments into the market for digital marketing at the expense of traditional marketing channels.
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