Marketing/Business Management:

Meeting
Seven tips for more productive meetings 

SPS
The seven types of wastage in production 

Management
Implementing Unpopular Measures Successfully – 5 Rules 

Management
Just four steps to that victory team! 

Management
Four strategies to prepare the workforces for an economic recovery 

Management
6 Rules for Issuing Official Warnings Legally 

Marketing
Tops salespeople: their four common characteristics 

Management
7 Effective Techniques to Handle Conflicts 

Marketing
Save money when you purchase marketing services – 5 strategies 

The Web’s Lesson
What they new rules of marketing teachs us about E-commerce? 

Eurostat
Industrial producer prices down by 0.2% in euro area - down by 0.4% in EU27 

Management
8 tips for a credible management style 

Statistische Bundesamt
German exports in April 2009 –28.7% on April 2008 

Science beyond fiction
Europe unveils strategy to become a global leader in high-risk IT research 

Business
The 9 growth phases of a company 

Marketing
Technical Sales - The 5 Biggest Risks 

IBM reveals:
Five innovations that will change our lives in the next five years 

Results of major AMD European Survey:
Europe is turning into a Continent of Content-Craving 'Connect-aholics' 

Free e-Book:
The Best & Worst of the Mobile Web 

October 2008 compared with September 2008
Industrial producer prices down by 0.8% in euro area - Down by 1.4% in EU27  

Michael Nirek - Internet Marketing Mentor
What is Cash Gifting and does Cash Gifting Work? 

From red tape to e-barriers - changing challenges
Commission approves new programme to break down e-barriers 

September 2008 compared with August 2008
Volume of retail trade down by 0.2% in euro area - down by 0.1% in EU27  

September 2008 compared with August 2008
Industrial producer prices down by 0.2% in both euro area and EU27 

Fostering "green" energy technologies
Leading EU research institutes launch the European Energy Research Alliance 

European Commission
Commission opens consultations on review of Merger Regulation 

August 2008 compared with July 2008
Industrial new orders down by 1.2% in euro area - down by 1.4% in EU27  

Janet Bercovitz, Illinois business professor
Psst, Boss: Co-workers most powerful influence in organizational change 

Psychology professor Dolores Albarracín
Action as a goal may be too broad, new research suggests 

Internet marketing
Google internet marketing news 

Commission launches debate on future of universal service
Broadband Internet for all Europeans 

August 2008 compared with July 2008
Industrial producer prices down by 0.5% in euro area - Down by 0.7% in EU27 

Obsolete electronics
Freelance Electronics aids companies searching for and needing to sell obsolete parts 

EU - India Summit
An EU27 surplus in trade in goods with India of 3.2 bn euro in 2007 

By Wayne Bell
Importance Of links... 

Clerical Business Solutions - worldwide outsourcing services
Outsourcing becomes the solution for business support in a recession 

Second quarter 2008 compared with second quarter 2007
Euro area labour costs rose by 2.7% - EU27 up by 3.4% 

July 2008 compared with June 2008
Industrial production down by 0.3% in both euro area and EU27  

Federal Statistical Office
Consumer prices in August 2008: +3.1% on August 2007 - decline by 0.3% on July 2008 

A new Fraunhofer Representative Office
Building bridges to the Far East 

European Commission launches online pilot project
Better access to scientific articles on EU-funded research 

July 2008 compared with June 2008
Industrial producer prices up by 1.1% in euro area - up by 0.9% in EU27  

World statistical data
WorldStat.org - The new statistical resource 

June 2008 compared with May 2008
Industrial production stable in euro area - up by 0.1% in EU27 

European Research
Commission proposes a legal framework for European Research Infrastructures 

June 2008 compared with May 2008
Industrial producer prices up by 0.9% in euro area - Up by 1.2% in EU27 

Labour Force Survey 2007
Employment rate in the EU27 rose to 65.4% in 2007 - Rate for women rose to 58.3% 

May 2008 compared with April 2008
Industrial new orders down by 3.5% in euro area - Down by 4.7% in EU27 

Doubts about Euro as Germans reject Latin bloc notes
Notes printed in Berlin have more currency for bank customers who fear a 'value crisis' 

Outsourcing and offshoring industry
Can’t afford a full time Chief Marketing Officer? Hire a freelancer 

May 2008 compared with April 2008
Industrial producer prices up by 1.2% in euro area - up by 1.3% in EU27  

Energy consumption and production
EU27 energy dependence rate at 54% in 2006 - Energy consumption stable 

Federal Statistical Office
6.2% more insolvencies in April 2008 

Green is the new gold
Nine environmentally friendly investment tips for a prosperous future 

Speech Design - Visual Voice Mai
First visual voice mail implementation in Germany 

Businesses rely on GPS technology
GPS technology is a major asset for business owners 

European Commission
Electronic Procurement in the EU opens doors to cross-border business 

European Commission - IPv6
An unlimited source of Internet addresses to be on stream in Europe by 2010 

ID Control - one-time password
Password security often bad for environment 

Product Safety International
Free product safety and standards resource 

BASF IT Services - SAFIR
Speech technology for the process industry 

Immobilienconsulting
Poles apart in the German office real estate market 

Messe München GmbH
Focus on the environment – Most successful IFAT ever 

Commission casts ICT in green role
We need a high growth, low carbon economy 

Messe München GmbH
Transport logistic China 2008 – Green logistics is an export success 

Information on buying residential
The Global Property Guide – relaunched 

The Knowledge Centre
China - an insurance giant 

Patent research services from China
Non-english patent services gaining ground in China 

Messe München GmbH: Transport logistic China 2008
Strong expansion in exhibition space 

Statistical Office of the European Communities
A EU27 external trade deficit of 34 bn euro with Japan in 2007 

Federal Statistical Office
Upward trend on labour market undiminished 

Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities
Industrial producer prices up by 0.6% in euro area - up by 0.5% in EU27  

Tealeaf and Harris Interactive - Consumer survey
Personal customer service not extinct on Web 

Gartner - data centre
Companies can save 1 Million kW/h by implementing 11 best practices 

Viral Marketing Overview
Viral Marketing - not using it could kill your business 

Eurostat - external trade
Euro area external trade deficit 5.6 bn euro - 23.0 bn euro deficit for EU27 

Gartner says
Changing the cost structure of IT will become a business imperative for most CIOs 

Behind closed doors
The importance of 'invisible' businesses 

Information security management
Common Myths, Misconceptions and Paranoia about IT- Security 

Tiffany Barnett White, University of Illinois marketing professor
Personal information in e-mail marketing can backfire, study indicates 

Business administration professor Mu Xia - Study
Web sites influence users, even when they don't communicate directly 

Finance professor Timothy C. Johnson - Study:
Heavy market volume doesn't necessarily signal quick, easy trading 

European Commission - Information Revolution
Commission consults on how to put Europe into the lead of the transition to Web 3.0 

Daw Web Hosting Blog
Asian consumers drive online economy to growth 

IMS Research - Report
Cultural difference - hinder to In-vehicle TV? 

Gartner: Hype cycle for emerging technologies 2008
Green IT to gain momentum through 2009 

Report Buyer - new report
Voice Over IP drives IT and Telecoms in SME market 

Corporate performance management
Corporate performance management is the highest priority in Business Intelligence in Europe 

Bharat Book Bureau - Market Analysis
China Automobile Sector to 2010 

IMS Research - latest report
Conquering the Human Race – Smart Card Global Domination Nearing Completion 

VOIP or IP-TELEPHONY
Internet Telephones -- Too Good To Be True? 

Special Report - Realities and Risks of Cloud Computing
Gartner says cloud computing will be As influential as E-business 

CHD Expert Group - European Study
Lowest prices for dining in Germany 

EU-wide household survey
Internet phone calls getting popular in European homes 

First quarter 2008 compared with first quarter 2007
Euro area labour costs rose by 3.3% - EU27 up by 4.3% 

Vereon - New trends and market development
Rising demand for E-Invoicing 

Global Associates - outsourcing marketIndia
Engineering services - Big outsourcing opportunity 

Global Property Guide
Asia house prices lead the world 

Eurostat
Euro area unemployment stable at 7.1% - EU27 stable at 6.7%  

Bloomberg - retail sales
German retail sales unexpectedly fall on inflation 

Federal Statistical Office
Labour market benefiting from favourable short-term economic trend 

Crunch, squeeze, pinch?
Credit conditions painful for all 

Gartner: IT Grand Challenges
Seven Grand Challenges Facing IT 

In-Stat - 80% of Millennials had used SMS
"Millenials" key demographic in mobile social networking 

Harris Interactive and Tealeaf
Customer experience issues impact the business directly, with two Waves of abandonment