http://www.valuablecontent.com en-us http://www.valuablecontent.com N/A frun04@gmail.com Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:27:18 PDT 20 http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/31498/1/4-Items-to-Review-Before-Designing-Your-Company-ID-Cards If you are about to design your corporate identification cards, the following four things should first be considered. Allen Richardson Mon, 07 Jan 2008 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/30133/1/Public-Relations-is-a-Discipline-of-Depth Contrary to popular misconception, public relations with an impact is the discipline of depth. In today's business world, successful practitioners are those who can step outside the box of traditional agency practice, and embrace the communications trends that are working today. Rebekah Wortman Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/27903/1/Six-No-Fail-Ways-to-Form-a-Winning-Relationship-with-the-Media For many people, the biggest impediment to getting publicity is taking that important first step - introducing themselves to the media. Here, a publicity expert gives you six steps to form a winning relationship with journalists. Diana Laverdure Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/27902/1/PR-ETIQUETTE-101 No matter how good your news angle, if you break certain etiquette guidelines when contacting the media, you will never achieve the publicity that will kick-start your business. Here, a publicity expert shares her tips on PR etiquette 101. Diana Laverdure Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/27901/1/Partner-with-Non-Profits-to-Jump-Start-Your-Publicity Many companies don't realize that their good deeds can also generate broad media coverage. Here, a publicity expert shows you how to enhance your reputation and brand image while also being socially responsible. Diana Laverdure Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/27900/1/How-to-Nail-the-All-Important-Phone-Pitch   Diana Laverdure Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/27899/1/Multiply-Your-Exposure-by-Re-Marketing-Your-Publicity   Diana Laverdure Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/27898/1/Find-Your-%93Unique-Selling-Proposition%94-and-Zero-in-on-it   Diana Laverdure Tue, 26 Jun 2007 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/23093/1/FullIdentity.com-Storms-the-ID-Card-Industry-in-Their-First-Quarter www.FullIdentity.com launched their services on 7/10/2006 and have added over 1,700 new customers since the grand opening.  Allen Richardson Thu, 02 Nov 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/20891/1/3-Advantages-of-using-Electronic-Press-Releases A simple 1-page press release can be the most powerful marketing tool in your arsenal. It can generate more awareness of your company, more traffic to your website and more sales of your product or service. Matt Hockin Mon, 24 Jul 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/20155/1/Wildfire-Productions-Announces-Release-of-Latest-Client-Website%3A-Just-Art-Related Wildfire Productions is a professional design and marketing company. As an example of our creative and effective work, Wildfire Productions happily announces the launch of their latest client website, Just Art Related. drew stauffer Mon, 12 Jun 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/19563/1/Little-Writing-Mistakes%2C-Big-Cost%3A-Experts-Agree-Editors-Mean-Better-Business This article demonstrates why it's important to have all your documents reviewed by a reputable third party. Chandra Clarke Wed, 10 May 2006 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/18858/1/Simple-Tips-for-Writing-an-Engaging-Article%09 The simplest way to begin writing an article is to break it into three key ingredients. You want to provide information, incorporate attention getters and create easy reading. Carolyn campbell Sat, 01 Apr 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/18634/1/Five-Reasons-to-Conduct-Media-Interview-Training Want press coverage for your business? Then training individuals charged with speaking to reporters is critical.  Learn five benefits of media training in this article.  Mitchell Friedman Mon, 20 Mar 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/18218/1/E-Commerce-Business-%96-Proceed-With-Caution A brief look at the e-commerce industry and the need for live operator customer service support. Todd Cardin Fri, 03 Mar 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/17942/1/An-Elevator-Speech---an-Indispensable-Tool-for-Self-Promotion An elevator speech is an indispensable tool for promoting your work. An elevator speech is a sentence or two that you can deliver in the space of an elevator ride that expresses the essence of your unique offer. Learn how to prepare it. Molly Gordon Fri, 17 Feb 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/17807/1/Defining-Corporate-Identity%2C-Brand-Identity-%26-Brand-Image Corporate identity is a company's visual presence, which involves the corporate logo and design strategy for corporate marketing collateral. Scott White Fri, 10 Feb 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/17781/1/Branding%2C-Positioning-and-Differentiation Different products need to be different brands with different names. However, the only thing common about this sense is that it's all too commonly ignored in the hopes of cheating risk and the possibility of failure. Scott White Wed, 08 Feb 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/17674/1/Vending-machine-Locators--Improve-your-business If You thing what you do isenough for your business think again Hire a vending locator boost your business. jade guzman Thu, 02 Feb 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/17112/1/Battling-with-Customer-Service%3A-How-to-Win-the-War%2C-Part-2-of-2 Have you been aggravated by the customer service experience by the last time?  Read this two-part series on how to get what you want from customer service. Gwendolyn Lee Fri, 06 Jan 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/17111/1/Calling-Customer-Service%3A-How-to-Win-the-War%2C-Part-1-of-2 Have you been aggravated by the customer service experience by the last time?  Read this two-part series on how to get what you want from customer service. Gwendolyn Lee Fri, 06 Jan 2006 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/6568/1/Creating-Newsworthy-Public-Relations-Pieces To effectively market your product or service, you need to reach out to the public (your target market) with exciting compelling news about your company.  Larger corporations have a bigger handle on this area of PR than small business owners.  Often there is a whole department dedicated to "getting the news out".  The small business owner is left with his own devises to generate news and that could becomea tedious task. Super Admin Wed, 23 Nov 2005 00:00:00 PST http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/1597/1/Ten-Critical-De-Escalation-Skills Learning how to de-escalate your anger as well as the anger of others is a critical skill to have in the workplace.  Learn the skills that can help you to intervene in these difficult situations in a positive way and create a more pleasant work environment. Kim Olver Thu, 20 Oct 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/1564/1/Market-Makers-Play-a-Significant-Role-in-Reverse-Mergers. One overlooked individual in the process of taking a company public through reverse merger is the market maker. The market marker is critical especially if the company is going to be listed on OTC Bulletin Board or the NQB. Pink sheets. Joseph Quinones Tue, 18 Oct 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/1336/1/What-Is-Reverse-Merger%2C-And-Is-It-For-Everyone%3F-Part-2 One way to make sure that the Reverse merger is going to work is to buy one hundred per cent of the shares owned by the shell owner, but this is not a guarantee because there could be shares unaccounted for. Joseph Quinones Sat, 01 Oct 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/1335/1/What-Is-Reverse-Merger%2C-And-Is-It-For-Everyone%3F-Part-1 A reverse merger is a method used by many small and mid-cap companies to initially go public, its the purchase of, and reverse merger into, an existing public shell company. This is inexpensive compared with conventional Initial public offerings (IPO). Joseph Quinones Sat, 01 Oct 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/1334/1/Reverse-Merger%2C-IPO-Or-Direct-Public-Offering-%28DPO%29%2C-Which-One-Is-Right-For-You%3F A direct public offering is when a company raises capital by selling its shares directly to what is refer to as affinity groups, unlike an IPO which are sold by a broker dealer to its customers and the general public through other broker dealers who have customers interested in buying shares in the company. Joseph Quinones Sat, 01 Oct 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/1331/1/Going-Public%3A-Now-that-You-Have-Successfully-Made-the-Transition%2C-What-Do-You-Do%3F As a public company now you can now approach investors and let them now that you are working hard to grow the company but if they should need some liquidity the market will provide it. Joseph Quinones Sat, 01 Oct 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/1329/1/Going-Public%3A-The-Process-for-Small-and-Mid-size-Companies-to-Go-Public. It's the dream of every person who starts a business to some day see it trading in one of the stock exchanges even after they are no longer associated with the company. Joseph Quinones Sat, 01 Oct 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/1325/1/Going-Public-by-Way-of-Regulation-D-%28504%29-Offering. Under the Securities Act of 1933, any offer to sell securities must either be registered with the SEC or meet an exemption. Regulation D (or Reg D) provides three exemptions from the registration requirements, allowing some smaller companies to offer and sell their securities without having to register the securities with the SEC. Joseph Quinones Sat, 01 Oct 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/560/1/It%26%2339%3Bs-Okay-To-Negotiate---REALLY%21 Negotiating ethically but firmly will enhance your relationships and earn you respect. Michael Schatzki Wed, 17 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/516/1/10-Tips-For-Long-Term-Client-Retention Follow these tips to create a client retention plan that grows your business and leverages your success. Rachna Jain Wed, 17 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/505/1/Sealing-The-Deal-Over-The-Business-Meal Build positive client relationships and build your bottom line by learning the rules of dining etiquette. Lydia Ramsey Wed, 17 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/458/1/Getting-Grant-Funding-For-Your-Nonprofit-Organization This article teaches nonprofit professionals, and volunteers how to obtain grant funds for their organizations on a regular basis. For their capital, project, and operating needs. Berwyn Kemp Tue, 16 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/451/1/How-to-Run-a-Successful-News-Release-Program Marketing public relations gives you cost effective ways to reach your audience. Here are simple steps for running an effective news release program. Claire Cunningham Tue, 16 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/434/1/Build-Credibility-with-Expertise As an Investment Representative you've worked hard to build trust with your pension clients. Now, you can solidify that long term relationship with your expertise on one of the greatest fears of small business retirement plan sponsors. Lawrence Groves Tue, 16 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/419/1/The-Management-Team-Section-of-the-Business-Plan---Don%92t-Just-Include-Resumes Even the best new concept or existing plan will fail if executed poorly. The Management Team section of the business plan must prove to the investor why the key company personnel are "eminently qualified" to execute on the business model. Dave Lavinsky Tue, 16 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT http://www.valuablecontent.com/articles/418/1/Minding-Your-Global-Manners Guidelines to help you find your way through the maze of international etiquette rules that apply whether you work on-line or in an office. Lydia Ramsey Tue, 16 Aug 2005 00:00:00 PDT