Business conferences can be exhausting. I’m not sure why- it doesn’t seem like you do anything special but maybe that is just it. What you are doing at a conference is different from your daily routine therefore it takes more effort than you think it does. How do you deal with it? [...]

The social networking phenomenon Twitter is so popular and so big that any business, particularly an internet based business, cannot afford to miss out on its potential as a great tool for marketing. [...]

So you have the big screen, you have the speakers, you have the receiver, you have the cables, you have the big chairs, so now what? A home theater is like a car in the sense that you can buy a low end model or you can buy a high end model, but you’re not going to get your best performance out of either unless you have tuned it up to optimal performance. [...]

From elegant and chic to inexpensive and family-friendly, the restaurant options in Toronto are as varied as the city itself. Here are some top suggestions that will suit those looking to indulge as well as foodies seeking more thrifty yet flavourful fare. [...]

A large number of my clients asks me about what forms of tax savings can life insurance policies provide. What I keep telling them that while life insurance is a major tool for these purposes, there are other ways in which a Canadian individual can save and optimize long-term financial planning [...]

Whenever I ask salespeople in my seminars what they believe to be Job 1 in successful selling, the typical response is “to hit my target/quota” or “to achieve my budget”. While I agree that in order for businesses to survive let alone prosper, certain revenue goals must be met, my belief is that this imperative is actually Job 2.

Billboards, television, radio, travel websites, blogs, newspapers, magazines, — today’s traveller is inundated and overwhelmed by the volume of travel information and advertising one sees each day. How does one have the time to sift through and filter the things you really need to know and what is superfluous information?

Customers are equipped with an inner signal and a green light goes off when they feel they’re being treated with respect and concern. A red light blinks with the specter of indifference. Green: customers return; red: customers leave. So, Why are customers worth so much?

Being connected while mobile is a given for professionals. Staying in touch with Head Office (or Home Office), having access to vital customer data and sales numbers and marketing material, is the lifeblood of business. The question is how to do this in the most efficient and comprehensive way.