Archive for the ‘English’ Category

The value of referrals

Or maybe I should say the value of referrals and customer pre-qualification. This is why: The lifeblood of every small company is referrals–it’s the easiest kind of sales lead to close. Referrals come from customers who are happy (with your product and service) and generous enough to help out. A jerk isn’t going to do [...]

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January 16, 2012   Posted in: English, simbiosis, ventas  No Comments

1955-2011

Most of you know I am not an Apple supporter at all, in fact I detest its corporate policies. However, Mr. Jobs was a true visionary and that deserves an honest tribute:

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October 6, 2011  Tags: ,   Posted in: audiovisual, English, Hugh MacLeod, I+D+i, JFA  No Comments

Life. Paradox. Utopia.

I receive the Gapingvoid newsletter everyday. Some cartoons are amazing, some are a bit crappy, but normally it worths the time. In fact I own three original cartoons from Hugh McLeod and probably my small collection will grow in the future. Sometimes the best of the newsletter is not the cartoon itself, but Hugh’s explanation. [...]

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August 6, 2011  Tags: , ,   Posted in: aforismos, audiovisual, English, Hugh MacLeod, I+D+i, JFA  One Comment

The link between people and business

Doing business is all about buiding relationships, because companies don’t do business. People do.

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April 29, 2011   Posted in: English, JFA, ventas  One Comment

Incredible Beings

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March 3, 2011  Tags:   Posted in: audiovisual, English, Hugh MacLeod  No Comments

3D Printing

Just as nobody could have predicted the impact of the steam engine in 1750—or the printing press in 1450, or the transistor in 1950—it is impossible to foresee the long-term impact of 3D printing. But the technology is coming, and it is likely to disrupt every field it touches. Companies, regulators and entrepreneurs should start [...]

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February 13, 2011  Tags: ,   Posted in: audiovisual, economía, English, I+D+i, tecnología, The Economist  3 Comments

Motivation!

What motivates us? This is the question that this extraordinary video from the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) tries to answer. Do not hesitate to have a look at it and share your thoughts about this issue, please.

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July 8, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: audiovisual, economía, English, productividad  No Comments

S.M.A.R.T. Goals

Here it is the George Doran popular mnemonic in project and performance management, pretty useful to create metrics and other goals: Specific.- Know exactly what your goal is. Measurable.- Know whether you achieved the goal. Achievable.- Speaks for itself. Relevant.- Relates to the big picture. Time Bound.- When will you reach the goal? Did you [...]

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June 22, 2010  Tags:   Posted in: English, organización, productividad  One Comment

¿Corporate blogging?

The truth is that B2B marketers are still giving their first steps in Social Media. Facing the perception of irrelevance but knowing, at the same time, that results can be measured. ¿Something to think about? In 2009 Business.com discovered that B2B marketers who use social media tend to do so more extensively than their B2C [...]

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June 2, 2010  Tags: ,   Posted in: audiovisual, blog, eMarketer, English, social media marketing  One Comment

TED presents… ‘Tom Wujec: Build a tower, build a team’

This is not the first time I write a post in English, but I would like to begin this post clarifying that I have decided to do so regularly. The main reason is that it is a nice way to keep my English ‘fresh’, although I have to admit that I should be paying attention [...]

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April 30, 2010  Tags: , ,   Posted in: audiovisual, economía, English, JFA, organización, TED  No Comments