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Using Pinterest to promote local businesses and events
Emma Fitzpatrick MarketingWhile it's intuitive to build a local following on most social outlets, doing so on Pinterest is a bit more complex. After all, Pinterest is a place for dreaming, driven by keyword searches. Locality isn't at the forefront of the platform. But you certainly can use Pinterest to market and promote your local business or event. Learn five ways you can use Pinterest for local marketing.
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7 ways to influence risky project decisions
Dr. David Hillson Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementMany project decisions are made by other people that affect you and your career, and often these decisions are about risk. Decisions about budgets, assignments, team allocations or priorities can significantly change the risk profile of a project.
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5 must-have home improvement apps
Bambi Majumdar Interior Design, Furnishings & FixturesWith summer knocking on our doors, home renovation projects seem to have taken priority for homeowners across the country. In 2014, U.S. home improvement stores reported revenues close to $144 billion. The pace will be even faster this year especially from the third quarter on. According to the Residential Remodeling Index (RRI), every metropolis in the country will be witnessing increasing remodeling activity this year with an average growth of 4 percent.
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Managing your expectations and workload during strategic planning
William D. Pawlucy Association ManagementEvery day there are many nonprofits in the world moving through the beginnings of a strategic plan. In every one of these sessions, nonprofit boards are creating the road map for their organizations, which is exciting. But there are many executive directors who are dreading the possibility of overloading their staff with too many initiatives. How can an executive director effectively manage expectations during the strategic planning session without putting a damper on the board's enthusiasm?
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RFA therapy shows promise in treating pancreatic cancer
Dr. Afsaneh Motamed-Khorasani Medical & Allied HealthcarePancreatic cancer has been ranked as the fourth-leading cause of cancer-related mortality in the West with 20 percent, 40 percent and 40 percent of the cases presented with a resectable lesion, unresectable locally advanced and metastatic disease, respectively.
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A warehouse manual on manual handling
Ken Ackerman Distribution & WarehousingFor thousands of years, humans have handled cargo manually. Visitors who see ancient structures in places like Egypt and Peru are mystified by our ancestors' apparent ability to lift and move heavy materials with no mechanical aids. In our current era of robotics and other high-tech solutions, it is easy to overlook the necessity and the importance of manual handling. Let's consider the when and the why of manual handling. Then we will look at how it is done, and finally we will look at some of the equipment options.
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How do e-cigarettes affect oral health?
Piyush Bakshi Oral & Dental HealthcareThe quest for bringing down tobacco use by providing alternative systems for delivering nicotine has given rise to e-cigarettes — electronic cigarettes that can be smoked when the cravings for a puff become too strong to control.
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Communicating with the outside world while full-timing
Paul Redvers Recreation & LeisureWhile vacationers may want to "get away from it all," RV full-timers want to stay in touch with the world every day. We want news and weather, sports, entertainment and email. Skype video, if possible, is always welcome.
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Use ‘cost’ to close interior design sales
Fred Berns Interior Design, Furnishings & FixturesWhen it comes to pricing, most interior design professionals focus only on what it costs prospects to hire them. In contrast, savvy designers focus on what it will cost prospects if they don't. Chances are you periodically encounter price procrastination when presenting your cost to prospective buyers. They tell you that they want to "think about it" or talk it over with their spouse, or perhaps "get back to you tomorrow."
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How yoga therapy benefits athletes
Dr. Shahla Khan Sports & FitnessAlthough the benefits of yoga have been and continue to be explored in terms of promoting all-around positive health, yoga therapy is emerging as a discipline in itself that could potentially have many benefits for athletes.