Six Sigma doesn”t improve the customer experience. It may seem that Six Sigma turns the focus away from the customer because it is driven by data. In so many companies, quality improvement is driven by the latest customer complaint, or some manager”s latest issue. This may seem like you are being responsive to the customers, but such an ad hoc and scatter-shot approach is inefficient and ultimately doomed to failure. The question you need to ask is what data is presented to the organization in order to select improvement projects? Without the right data, how can you succeed? Unless the…
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Everyone has been talking about the Machiavelli Hangman (http://www.hangmanmovie.com) but no one seems to have the slightest clue about its release date or when or where or why or how? The internet and newspapers are plastered with stories revolving around this great film and how it going to revolutionize the face of Hollywood because it is so unconventional. There is an element about this whole Machiavelli Hangman project that reminds me so much of the Blair Witch Project. No one really knew why they went to see it or why they were talking about it, they just did. The ingenious…
Dateline: January 4th. Orange County Anger Management class participants review anger triggers of the week. Jane, age 23, engaged to be married: My boyfriend openly flirts with other women in front of me. Jim, age 40, an IT professional: a work group back East didnt finish their project on time, which made our progress look bad I blew up! Joe, age 46, successful business owner and young grandfather: I get so mad at everyone that my daughter wont let me see my grandchild. Now, Im angry at my daughter, too. Mary, age 38: I am constantly yelling at my…
Suzanne Falter-BarnsIn our recent survey to readers of my ezine, The Joy Letter, I was asked to provide a timeline of the ups and downs in building my motivational website, (www.howmuchjoy.com). Ah where to begin? There have been definite highs and lows in my small businesss 5-year history. Here are some of them, plus lessons learned along the way.August, 1999. Launched site based on my newly published creativity book with trepidation, despite gut feeling that it would succeed. Had no idea what I was doing. Hired fancy authors web site creator/promoter at vast expense. But people came.October-December, 1999. Went…
Adam WaxlerThe Opt-In SecretEveryone knows that in order to be successful online you need build a large (quality) list through some type of Opt-In offer.You see them now on virtually every site you visit on the internet, some type of form, whether from a pop-up window or directly on the site itself, that is asking for your name and email address in exchange for some type of offer (newsletter, e-course, free chapter etc.)Unfortunately, many web site owners (yes, even the gurus) are not doing everything they can to maximize the number of people who opt-in from their website. In fact,…
Giving back to the world just became as easy as clicking a button on your computer screen, and it”s free.A week or so ago I wrote an article entitled, “On-line charities are a perfect place to see how people help the world, and inspire you to join a good cause.” This is a little follow-up article just to tell you about an amazing site that a friend told me about after reading the first article. It”s called www.thehungersite.com and it”s an incredible concept that has obviously struck a chord with many people, as there are now several links for five…
What exactly is the best-kept secret behind incredibly successful businesses? Is it keeping up with the trends? Having an excellence workforce who will make sure that your company is working in tip top shape? Or is having a loyal client base who will not only keep on going back to you whenever they need your products or services but they are also the ones who will help your company get more attention from other people through good word of mouth. This is why a lot of successful companies nowadays just love using the loyalty marketing concept as a key strategy…
How To Use The Power Of HOT “In-Demand” Niches To INSTANTLY Get More New Business Than You Can Handle!Everyone”s talking about profiting from “Niche Marketing” – but no one”s telling you exactly HOW to do it! Now you”lldiscover how to tap the incredible wealth lying hidden in hot, in-demand niches – in 21 different ways.Idea #1 – SELL AD SPACEWhen you build a website around a niche – a “niche minisite” – you”ll attract a very specific audience to it. Advertisersand marketers will pay a premium to place their ads in frontof this viewership if it is targeted to their…
Consider these parameters for a real estate deal: Property Value: $250,000 Purchase Price: $160,000 Repairs: $2,500 If you analyze the numbers, you see that the equity available in this deal is $87,500 (Property Value minus Purchase Price minus Repairs). So here”s a hypothetical question for you: Assuming that the information above is accurate, and the property is located in an area that you view as acceptable and/or favorable, then: If I offered to give you this deal in exchange for $10,000 in cash, would you do it? Remember – this is hypothetical. The real question here is this: Would you…
Title loans have the same features as a secured loan, except for a single aspect. While secured loans do not spell out the type of collateral that will suffice it, title loans specifically require cars or any other vehicle to act as collateral. Vehicles may be used to guarantee secured loans too. Secured car loans, for instance, offer borrowers money to help them purchase cars. In this case, either the new automobile or an older automobile may be used as collateral. Thus, secured car loans too may be termed as a title loan.Title loans are named thus because of the…
Stud poker is poker in which the first round of cards, and often the last, is dealt face down and the others face up. 7 card stud poker is a variant of this, which has become more popular since the American Civil War. With 7 card stud poker the dealer starts by dealing each player a combination of a face up and a face down card, the online poker games played at virtual casinos normally consist of between 4 and 8 players. Once the first wager goes into the pot, each player in turn can either fold, call, or raise…
Are you considering a search engine promotion campaign to improve your website”s search engine visibility? To aid in your decision, have you checked your website to determine its search engine awareness?Perhaps you may be thinking why do I need to check my website? Do you remember going to the doctor for an illness? Hopefully, your doctor performed some tests to diagnose your illness before prescribing your medication. If not, you may have gotten some very undesirable results. In the case of your website, you need to diagnose the patient and determine the extent of your website”s search engine visibility. Based…
Call Center ServicesBusinesses often find that the amount of time, money and employees required to do the amount of work required on the telephone per day is simply overwhelming and not at all profitable for their business. It might be that they dont have the proper number of employees that are required to handle the volume of calls for that particular business or they dont have any of the equipment or skills that are available to handle large volumes of telephone work. Whatever the reason, many large and small businesses eventually find that they need to seek help from call…
At seventeen years old, I was a brat. A mixture of innocence, immaturity and righteousness. And I carried that attitude with me everywhere, including my trip to the shoemaker.Now, to understand why something as simple as a trip to the shoemaker would stay with me all these years later, I have to explain. I came from the most loving and nurturing parents a child could ever want. Even back then, I knew I was blessed with a wonderful family, but this realization also made me a little arrogant. My fierce devotion to family could be blinding at times.When my dad…
Italian charm bracelets are a very popular item right now. But, what are they and what do they stand for, if anything. Bracelets in general, whether for special occasions like friendship bracelets, or just beautiful ones like diamond tennis bracelets have been worn for years as a regular pieces of jewelry. Of course, there are many styles and types to choose from. Even children enjoy jelly bracelets. Let us explore the different types that we see commonly today.Italian charm bracelets are easy to find these days. While people have been making and selling them for a century, they have come…