N00bs in retail!

It’s very frustrating to interact with people “dangerously” inappropriate to conduct any sort of business activity. Unfortunately, there are lots of them in the retail sector. People are hired only on the criteria of low salary demands and are completely uneducated on selling or managing. It’s very sad and drives . . . → Read More: N00bs in retail!

Shrinking of retail sector (Q1 2010)

2,8% decrease of the total number of employees in the retail sector for the first quarter of 2010. The respective change in the first quarter of 2009 was +1% (compared with 1Q 2008).

Source: “Proto Thema” Newspaper – Business Stories, p.2, 20 . . . → Read More: Shrinking of retail sector (Q1 2010)

New stiff measures for Greece

New austerity measures have been imposed today in an effort to rejuvenate and cleanse the Greek economy. Luckily most measures affect the public sector. More specifically, 13th and 14th salary was cut  in the public sector but not in the private one. Vat tax and other taxes have been considerably increased.

If 13th and 14th salary have . . . → Read More: New stiff measures for Greece

In search of Career

I predict that an enormous number of Greek students and young professionals will immigrate to other European countries in order to avoid the tough economic measures and problems that the Greek economy faces. It’s not only because of better options in terms of career, money and quality of life; it is also due to the fact . . . → Read More: In search of Career

Interactive marketing and its shiny future

Interactive marketing is going to have a great future. I reason this statement in the current and upcoming technologies and media use and consumption. Moreover there are many examples of some quite successful campaigns based on interactive marketing.

Interactive marketing is using mainly the internet as the interactivity platform but this is not necessary. Interactive uses the . . . → Read More: Interactive marketing and its shiny future

You must see this…

You have to see this post! It’s an amazing yet another story of . . . → Read More: You must see this…

Great Quote!

One great quote that I read on Richard Denny’s book: Selling to Win is that “people have two ears and one mouth”. The quote means that everyone (and especially salesmen that want to be successful) need to listen carefully on their audience / customers. We should listen twice as much as we talk! Effective communication relies . . . → Read More: Great Quote!

FreeRice

FreeRice is a great project that can help you improve your english and at the same time help in the fight against poverty and hunger. For each word you get right, the FreeRice donate 10 grains of rice through United Nations. The revenue, that enables donations, comes from small advertising banners on the bottom of the . . . → Read More: FreeRice

The Timebanking Concept

I’ve just discovered TimeBanks.org. It’s a very interesting concept. You contribute time in helping someone and you get a visual currency: time dollar. Then you can get help by exchanging the time dollars you have in your timebank account. There are many kinds of help you can get and give, it can range from babysitting to . . . → Read More: The Timebanking Concept

Confidence and Advancement

In Maslow’s pyramid the 3rd level of needs are the social needs. Needs that come from our interaction with other people. These kinds of needs force us to be socialized, to want to be popular, etc. People of low self esteem and confidence are socially insecure which in way force them to spend their energy in . . . → Read More: Confidence and Advancement