SMB 2010 Market Trends – New Segmentation model “SMB Owner Personality Model”

May 2, 2010

Picture Credit : Pedro Laboy Understanding and figuring out the SMB market is usually hard. It remains a mystery for technology vendors to provide solutions that resonate with SMB owners. As per the SMB 2010 trends, this market remains a unique revenue opportunity for many technology vendors. Now, if you want to capture this market, [...]

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The Next Big Switch: The “Cloud” and the Top 12 Reasons to Consider It

April 25, 2010

Picture Credit : Seven Morris Cloud computing is referred as the Next BIG Switch because the influence it will have on our community may be close to “Bringing Electricity to the Mainstream”. The Big Switch Presentation by Gracey Newman and Bill Dillon View more presentations from Gracey Newman. Cloud is here whether you like or not. [...]

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2010 Top 10 Mobile Trends: Is it a Golden Key for the Next Decade?

April 18, 2010

Picture Credit: Leeks Photostream Lately my time has been spent on developing a business plan for enhancing mobile sales force experience. I was doing research to understand sales people persona, motivation factors and work lifestyle, I stumbled upon Forrester article on 2010 Mobile Trends and related articles to make sales force effective.  I realized that Mobile solutions will be key to making [...]

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Dr. Petri Salonen: Leading Global Business through Smart Partnering

April 13, 2010

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Dr. Petri Salonen Founder & CEO of Tellus International: An international organization providing management services for software- and high-technology companies that want to globalize their business. Tellus International provides an affordable alternative for companies to extend their offerings around the world. 2 years ago, I met Dr. Petri Salonen (usually called as Networking Rebel) at [...]

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Integrating Smart Partnering into business process: A Case Study – Alticor

April 4, 2010

Picture Credit : mathieuthouvenin Integrating Smart Partnering into business process: A Case Study – Alticor Case Study : Create profitable ideas through smart listening and partnering Recently I read a case study about Alticor on Emerging-Trends Listening Posts. What got my attention was how they implemented smart listening posts with their suppliers to identify trends [...]

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Why consider Smart Partnering with Employees?

March 31, 2010

  Picture Credit : JohnCalnan Happy Employees = Profitable Organization + Productive Workforce It is normal to change jobs every few years. Individuals are looking for jobs that offer empowerment, growth opportunities, flexible work arrangement and work life balance.  In the current landscape where retaining employees is very difficult, it is critical for employers to [...]

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#PARTNERtweet : 140Bite-Sized Ideas on Smart Partnering (Published)

March 21, 2010

140 Bite Sized ideas for succeeding in your Partnerships Have you ever dreamt of writing a book?   I always imagined publishing a book that can help the community around me.  Both of these aspirations came true very recently when I published my first book #PARTNERtweet.  All the royalties of this book will be donated to [...]

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Microsoft Showcase:60sec DEMOS at your finger tips

March 15, 2010

  Picture Credit : Aaron Gustafson’s Imagine one place to find great demos on Microsoft products and services? Microsoft Showcase. Yes Yes. It is called Microsoft Showcase. Microsoft Showcase delivers rich demos via podcasts to help you learn about Microsoft products and services. It helps us engage with Microsoft by contributing to, rating, and commenting on podcasts. My [...]

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Smart Partnering: It is all about DIALOG, GIVING and PATIENCE

March 8, 2010

  Photo Credit : Michael Tienzo’s Smart Partnering: It is all about DIALOG, GIVING and PATIENCE You can only do so much alone. Your network is your accelerator for growth. Smart partnerships is a key differentiator and very hard to replicate easily. Petri Salonen, CEO of Tellus Corporation clearly articulates that “Partnering is mostly misunderstood [...]

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Special Moment : Proud to be a mom

February 28, 2010

Today was a big milestone in our life.  My son, Chirag was featured in the local newspaper as a cover story.  Jake Lynch, our local reporter wrote a beautiful story about Chirag’s contribution to the community.  He did an amazing story on Chirag.  I had tears in my eyes when I read this story.    We are so fortunate [...]

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