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Many companies lament that price pressure has destroyed their margins and market share. Sales people are often convinced that price is their only tiebreaker. Jaynie Smith will show you research that proves otherwise. When customers are surveyed in double-blind studies, we learn that price is not the most important buying factor more than 90% of the time, but many companies cave in because they hav... (MORE)

How come everywhere you go, businesspeople are boring and annoying when the speak in public? How come well-intended professionals produce some of the most hideous visuals to accompany their presentations? And how come you're no better? There is a reason why "Death by PowerPoint" is in everyone's vocabulary today? The software is too easy, nobody takes enough time to learn it properly, people hi... (MORE)

There is a lot of hype out there today about transparency in business. But how can you have transparency when leadership is made up of a role, scripted by management criteria that is not only out-dated but ineffective? And just how dangerous is transparency anyway? This interview will not sound anything like what your Mama taught you about business. And it may not even be what you learned in... (MORE)

Marnie is available for comment or interview on any topic related to busy women, time management, life balance or leadership. (MORE)

Robert Landau was an international Cruise Director for close to ten years. "My career was full of astounding highs and very frightening lows. Out of ten years at sea, I've come close to looking death in the face only two times, but those are two times I'll never, ever forget! Cruising is more than safe but there are times when even someone like me gets a little unsure of having the faith to make i... (MORE)

In the news - the confidence of women in the workplace.As someone who speaks with thousands of women across America every year, I have developed a ground floor view of how women feel in the daily dynamics of the work environment. Women do tend to be less assertive, in general, and because of our socialization, we are more relational in the workplace - men are more transactional. So in the co... (MORE)

Apple never retailed its products. it Apple-ized retail. Retail is forever changed thanks to Job's vision and Apple's execution. Mike will reveal some of Apple's secrets at delivering one of the world's best customer experience. And show how this PC-maker-turned-entertainment-and-experience-company makes money doing it. Jobs' vision and Apple's execution have had a transformative effect on the ... (MORE)

Host: Will the Obama Jobs Plan Stimulate Entrepreneurs to Create Jobs? Let’s ask a Small Business Expert who was recently interviewed by the Wall Street Journal on Small Business Turnarounds: Dave Westfall, MBA, is a Small Business Coach and Turnaround Strategist. Westfall: Thanks for having me on your show today. In a word, NO, not by itself.. From my experience, Entrepreneurs typi... (MORE)

Attention Members of the Media: Allen Media Strategies and Simon and Schuster are excited to share an advanced look at NOWHERE NEAR NORMAL by Traci Foust (Gallery Books; April 5, 2011Hardcover Original; $25.00).In this compassionate, witty, and moving memoir, Traci Foust chronicles her life growing up with obsessive compulsive disorder, anxiety, and clinical depression. When all the neighbor... (MORE)

TC North, Ph.D., is a high-performance expert in training your brain to create greater success. He shares the top secrets of world-class athletes, business leaders and high-end sales professionals. He has delivered keynote addresses and trainings to sales teams including Sun Microsystems, Kaiser Permanente, GE Access and GE Financial, and to CEO groups such as Vistage International. He is a... (MORE)