December 28, 2008 Edition

Welcome to the December 28, 2008 edition of Corporate Vigilance presenting an array of opinions, instruction, and helpful information as it relates to business and personal finance.

Ralph Jean-Paul presents Keep Your New Year's Resolutions posted at Potential 2 Success, saying, "“"Start sticking to those New Year’s Resolutions by learning what resolutions really are, why some resolutions don’t work, and how to follow through on them.""

Dr Martin Russell presents Word of Mouth Marketing For Small Business posted at Word of Mouth Marketing, saying, "I just finished speaking with a woman who runs her own studio. She contacted me because she realized one thing. She has lots of happy client …But She Is Getting ZERO Referrals!"

Mike presents Brand, Branded and More Branding! posted at Trade Show Convention Displays Blog, saying, "Conventiondisplay.blogsome.com is a blog dedicated to the trade show industry and was created to discuss new product developments, trends, show marketing, and specific trade show venues throughout the trade show industry."

Great Management presents A Simple Easy To Use Tip To Improve Public Speaking posted at Great Management, saying, "Do you remember your first presentation? Were you nervous, scared? Let me share an easy to use tip in this 'mad' video which will improve your Public speaking..."

Darryl Kimball presents Just Give Me a Home Based Business that Makes Money! posted at Just Give Me a Home Based Business That Makes Money, saying, "This article takes an honest look at the home based business industry and some of the pitfalls waiting for the person starting a new home based business. Many of us have started a new home based business filled with excitement and hope, only to be left with frustration and dismay. After all, we just want a home based business that makes money."

Trisha Wagner presents Why a Graceful Departure is Important posted at Empowering Mom.

debergerac78 presents How ethical is the toy industry? posted at The Business Ethics Blog, saying, "How U.S. toy companies are endangering children by allowing high levels of lead and arsenic to contaminate their products."

Dr Martin Russell presents Swap & Drop - A Million-Making Networking Tip posted at Word of Mouth Marketing, saying, "One of the key rules of success has to be 'copy what works' - “Swap & Drop” is a little known, face-to-face networking method that actually works."

Diane Corriette presents Want an easy and low cost way to make money online? Get yourself a blog posted at Online business building with blogs, podcasts and membership sites, saying, "If you are looking for an easy and low cost way to make money online then a blog is one of the easiest ways to get started. Relatively low cost to get started (all you need is a good hosting provider and a domain name) and easy to set up/maintain running your own blog is definitely low investment costs and high potential return"

Darryl Kimball presents My next great Home Based Business Venture posted at Just Give Me a Home Based Business That Makes Money, saying, "Since the time we are small children we are told that if we fail the first time, we should try and try again until we succeed. It doesn't matter what we are doing or trying to accomplish, we only fail when we give up on ourselves."

Raymond presents New Credit Card Rules posted at Money Blue Book.

Isaac Yassar presents Our Quality = Our Value posted at Isaac Yassar .com, saying, "The more quality a corporate has, the more value it'll get. The more value it has, the more support it'll get. And of course, more profit!"

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December 14, 2008 Edition

Welcome to the December 14, 2008 edition of Corporate Vigilance presenting an array of opinions, instruction, and helpful information as it relates to business and personal finance.

Michael Cohen presents Traits Of A Good Investor | The Stock Investor - Stock Advice And Tips posted at The Stock Investor, saying, "These are the three most importnat traits of a successful stock investor."

Simon Stapleton presents 10 Big Reasons Why Freelancers Must Use Elance and Rentacoder (or Other Freelance Marketplaces) | SimonStapleton.com posted at Career & Personal Development for CIOs, Technical Professionals and Self-Professed Geeks, saying, "Freelance Marketplaces, like Elance and Rentacoder, have grown very popular with freelancers and their clients because they are a ‘platform solution’ to many freelancer business problems. For a small(ish) fee, freelancers enjoy many benefits. What are they, and why use these platforms?"

Dr Martin Russell presents If You Hate Asking For Referrals… posted at Word of Mouth Marketing, saying, "Plenty of people hesitate before spreading the word about a political candidate or a business or a medical device. We’re worried that we’ll look silly, or that the place will end up being too crowded and now we won’t be able to get in. Or perhaps we’re concerned about losing our uniqueness…"

Junior presents Does The Big Three Crisis Mark The End Of Big Labor posted at Car Commentary, saying, "Will the near failure of US automakers doom the future of unions?"

Tushar Mathur presents Do your Marketing Emails look like SPAM ? posted at Build Websites & Start a Business, saying, "Spam is a bigger and bigger problem nowadays. Recently Ralph Wilson, Paul Myers, and other Net marketing gurus have written about the problems that spam is causing honest, hard working Net marketers."

Ian Peatey presents Price of three inches posted at Quantum Learning - nonviolent living, saying, "How to balance market pricing with attention to the specific needs of the customer?"

Howard Ditkoff presents Publicizing The Threat of Personality Disorders Among Those in Positions of Power posted at SystemsThinker.com Blog, saying, "Recent political scandals - including those involving ex-Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich - awaken us to the dangers posed when sociopaths or those with serious personality disorders use their charm and persuasion to attain positions of power, whether in government, corporations or the family."

Great Management presents Sports And Business Have Much In Common posted at The GreatManagement Blog, saying, "Sports and business have much in common. Each is about teamwork, graft, discipline and success. And each can learn from each other by sharing knowledge of how best to get to the top."

Raymond presents Reviews Of The Best Advanta Business Credit Cards and Offers posted at Money Blue Book.

Raymond presents Reviews Of The Best Discover Credit Cards and Offers posted at Money Blue Book.

Shaun Connell presents The Get-Rich-Quick Lie posted at Financial Planning, saying, "Finally, someone explains -why- get rich quick schemes don't work. I explain why it simply isn't possible to get rich without -creating- something or finding a way to trade something of value. Basic business and economics... a must read for all internet marketers."

Will Edwards presents On Giving Up posted at Inspiration, saying, "There is no question about it, if you want to be successful on the internet, you need to be persistent. I think most people think they are persistent enough when they start out, but when they give-up, they demonstrate that they just are not."

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November 30, 2008 Edition

Welcome to the November 30, 2008 edition of Corporate Vigilance presenting an array of opinions, instruction, and helpful information as it relates to business and personal finance.

Jayson Gibson presents Hope for Homeowners Act of 2008 ?What's At Stake? posted at New Homes Section Blog, saying, "Information about the Hope for Homeowners Act of 2008. Details about problems in our current economy and how each problem relates to the Hope for Homeowners Act of 2008."

Market Breaker presents It?s Been A Brutal Year posted at Stock Investing Tips, saying, "This year has been the worst year for the stock market since the Great Depression."

Brian Terry presents 3 Ways To Make Money With Product Creation posted at Big Marketing Secrets Blog, saying, "The popularity of online shopping has brought so many opportunities for entrepreneurs. Today, they don’t even need to build a brick and mortar business as they can serve their customers better through online transactions."

Simon Stapleton presents 6 Powerful Questions To Ask In Your Performance Review | SimonStapleton.com posted at Career & Personal Development for CIOs, Technical Professionals and Self-Professed Geeks, saying, "Was your last performance review/appraisal enjoyable? Worthwhile? Inspiring? Constructive? It should be all of these things, if done right. But chances are, it wasn’t. And you won’t be the only one. I recently surveyed over 800 IT professionals from over 600 companies and discovered that over 70% felt their performance reviews were ineffective. What’s happening?"

Andy presents The Black Hat Seo Marketing Tricks - No More Dark Side! posted at Personal Plug, saying, "In order to give your online business a solid chance of being successful in the first place you must first get the basics right. I’m talking about having a solid Strategic Plan that you can put into action, one baby step at a time."

Investing Angel presents Learning Financial Planning through Asset Allocation » Free Stock Market Investing Tips posted at Stock Tips, saying, "Some ways to learn about financial planning."

Great Management presents The 7 Simple (but ignored) ‘Rules’ For Ensuring Your Meetings Are Productive posted at The GreatManagement Blog, saying, "Here are 7 simple basic ideas, which are often overlooked, that can improve the quality of the meetings you organise and the meetings you attend."

Brian Terry presents The Beginner’s Guide to Overnight Traffic | Big Marketing Secrets Blog posted at Big Marketing Secrets Blog, saying, "I’m really excited about this guide because if you want to make money online, then you absolutely need the Beginner Traffic S7™ strategy as described in these pages."

Ralph Jean-Paul presents How To Become a People Person posted at Potential 2 Success, saying, "“All things being equal people will do business with people they like. All things not being equal, they still will. Learn to become a people person and become better in relationship, leadership, and influence in every part of business and life.”"

Helen Trump presents Product Fulfillment: Issues and Resolution posted at Social Marketing by Michelle MacPhearson, saying, "This blog discusses about how email service companies make such companies suffer from their inefficiencies."

Mary@SimplyForties presents Pricing Shenanigans at Circuit City posted at SimplyForties, saying, "Evidently Circuit City is not doing a whole lot to keep their customers happy as they go down."

Wayne John presents UserVoice is a Better Way to Obtain Customer Feedback posted at Wayne John, saying, "If you value feedback from your users, or simply want to give them an easy, professional way to let you know what they think, then you need to look at UserVoice. This is the best feedback tool I've seen. If you run a blog or web site, you need to look at this!"

Archvillain presents Epic Fail-out posted at A Dark and Sinister Force for Good, saying, "Not sure if this meets your requirements, but I thought it needed to be said."

Raymond presents Credit Card Offers For People With Bad Credit Or Poor Credit History posted at Money Blue Book.

Anco presents Tipskey - Misconception Of Quality Assurance posted at Tipskey - Unlock Practicality, saying, "Quality assurance is in charge of the quality of all business processes in a company. For example product inspection, a business process, checks the product quality but quality assurance ensures the quality of the product inspection."

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November 16, 2008 Edition

Welcome to the November 16, 2008 edition of Corporate Vigilance presenting an array of opinions, instruction, and helpful information as it relates to business and personal finance.


tony scott presents Free Online Advertising posted at Promote Your Business, saying, "Free classified Ads buy and sell pets computers real estate used car and general merchandise online. Promote your business for free."

AndrewB presents 4 More Thing You Must Know Before Starting Your Home Business posted at Personal Plug, saying, "It’s tougher and tougher to start a online home business, and yet the opportunities continue to increase. On the one hand, you have to be cautious about the business opportunity you choose; on the other hand, you have to do your due diligence to make sure you are working with a solid opportunity with a stable company."

hank presents Dream More, Work Less posted at My Investing Blog.

One Family presents Exec-proofing – Part 1 – Avoiding Company’s That Suffer From Excessive Executive Pay posted at One Family's Blog, saying, "The post elaborates on common misconceptions about excessive executive compensation."

Tushar Mathur presents Ways To Leave Your Business posted at Small Business Resource, saying, "Selecting your successor is a fundamental objective that is decided early in the Exit Planning process. Almost all owners want to transfer the business to other family members, an employee or a co-owner; only about 5 percent want to sell to an outside third party. Interestingly, however, most persons first identified as successors do not usually end up as the ultimate owners."

Britannica Blog presents The Need for Greater Flexibility in the Workplace posted at Britannica Blog, saying, "Reports on the falling economy and heaving financial industry are monopolizing news lately. At the same time, today’s managers are faced with continuously changing and conflicting demands: consumers want their products customized in record turn-around time while employees are faced with the impeding stress of long work hours and the resulting burnout."

AndrewB presents Home Business Opportunities - Truth About Home Based Business Opportunities posted at Personal Plug, saying, "Research is important when looking for home based business opportunities but it takes a little more than just research to determine whether the opportunity is the right one for you."

Anya Portnik presents Selling in Tough Markets - free special report posted at Gavin Ingham.

Khan presents Promotion Tips - Tricks to Boost Your Business posted at Higher Education and Career Blog, saying, "To operate a successful business, you need to promote yourself. Here are some promotion tips to get you started:"

Raymond presents The Benefits and Dangers Of Payday Loans and Cash Advance posted at Money Blue Book.

Michael. presents Black Monday 2008: Wall Street Stock Market Falls to Historic Lows posted at Michael Emilio.

Will Edwards presents The 4 Ps of Service Strategy posted at ITIL V3 Talk, saying, "The 4 Ps of Service Strategy (after Mintzberg) are as follows: Perspective, Plan, Position and Patterns - at least according to ITIL v3. A Strategy can be any of these things or, indeed, any mixture of them."

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November 2, 2008 Edition

Welcome to the November 2, 2008 edition of Corporate Vigilance presenting an array of opinions, instruction, and helpful information as it relates to business and personal finance.

Louis Burns presents Presuppose Greatness posted at NLP Marketing Blog.

AndrewB presents 10 FREE Product Promotion Tips posted at Personal Plug, saying, "The real truth about product promotion online, and how you really can do it for free."

OW Bureaucrat presents We're Here To Document YOU! posted at Ontario Works?, saying, "Observations from a bureaucrat located deep within the bowels of Ontario's social service system."

Khan presents An Outsider's Guide to Corporate Life posted at Higher Education and Career Blog.

Great Management presents How To Write A Brilliant Speech In Under 5 Minutes posted at The GreatManagement Blog, saying, "Many successful public speakers and presenters can make great speeches in minutes. Here's a proven approach."

Simon Stapleton presents Even The Idiots Amongst Us Practice Leadership When posted at Career & Personal Development for CIOs, Technical Professionals and Self-Professed Geeks, saying, "If you’re responsible for developing new leaders, or if you’re an emerging leader yourself, then don’t forget that what we learn and experience in our ‘everyday’ lives act as strong reminders that we’re all Leaders."

Brian Terry presents 3 Ways To Make Money With Product Creation posted at Big Marketing Secrets Blog, saying, "The popularity of online shopping has brought so many opportunities for entrepreneurs. Today, they don’t even need to build a brick and mortar business as they can serve their customers better through online transactions."

AndrewB presents Successful At Home Business - The Success Secret To Home Business posted at Personal Plug, saying, "Targeted marketing is very much the key to establishing a successful at home business. In other words, targeting the market which is most likely to be responsive to receiving your offer."

Raymond presents How To Generate Valid Credit Card Numbers posted at Money Blue Book.

Tushar Mathur presents Ways To Leave Your Business posted at Small Business Resource, saying, "Selecting your successor is a fundamental objective that is decided early in the Exit Planning process. Almost all owners want to transfer the business to other family members, an employee or a co-owner; only about 5 percent want to sell to an outside third party."

AndrewB presents Tax Dedcutions for Internet Marketers and Online Entrapeneurs posted at Personal Plug, saying, "Great tips to pay very little taxes and get lots of deductions."

debergerac78 presents Is it ethical for other industries to lobby for Wall Street bailout funds? posted at The Business Ethics Blog, saying, "They may not be financial institutions, but they're far less to blame for the economic slump than those currently being bailed out."

Manoj Thulasidas presents Unreal Blog » Blog Archive » » Quant Life in Singapore posted at Unreal Blog, saying, "A whacky look at the life of a quantitative finance professional in Singapore. [Published in the Wilmott Magazine in Nov 2007.]"

Nicola Rowe presents Three reasons why boards of directors are poor at appointing CEOs posted at Strategynut, saying, "Three reasons why boards of directors are poor at appointing CEOs", for your consideration.

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October 19, 2008 Edition

Welcome to the October 19, 2008 edition of Corporate Vigilance presenting an array of opinions, instruction, and helpful information as it relates to business and personal finance.

debergerac78 presents Was SEC Chair Christopher Cox right to dismiss self-regulation? posted at The Business Ethics Blog, saying, "Self-regulation is as important as outside regularization when it comes to stopping greedy individuals from breaking the rules."

Chris presents Looking for a Job? Here are 4 Steps to Find a Great One posted at ProsperingServant.com.

Ella Moss presents FINANCIAL CRISIS: IT’S NOT OVER UNTIL IT’S OVER « Zodiac Times posted at Zodiac Times, saying, "economic predictions from the pen of astrologer"

The Push Up Coach presents 5 Life Lessons I Learned From Push Ups posted at The 1000 Push Ups Club, saying, "Some lessons you learn from doing pushups."

Great Management presents How to Win That Job Promotion posted at The GreatManagement Blog, saying, "If you are after a pay rise and career advancement it can be better if you decide to stay in your current employment and get promoted. But don’t just sit there, do these simple things."

Ben Dinsmore presents Are World Financial Markets Still "Perfect"? posted at Trees Full of Money, saying, "The back rooms of Wall St.'s investment houses effectively made the common American Investor nothing more than a pawn."

CMOE presents Which Comes First Coaching or the Need for Coaching? Part 3 posted at Teamwork, saying, "Each corporation has need for good coaches and mentors within its ranks. These coaches must be prepared to aid with existing problems and to prevent future issues."

Simon Stapleton presents Using Twitter As A Business Communication Tool posted at Career & Personal Development for CIOs, Technical Professionals and Self-Professed Geeks, saying, "Twitter is the ‘micro-blogging’ service that has grown to 3m users wordwide in less than 3 years because it provides the simplest social communication platform around."

debergerac78 presents Predatory lending practices take a human toll posted at The Business Ethics Blog, saying, "Unscrupulous lenders probably never imagined that their tactics would eventually push Americans to turn guns on themselves and their loved ones."

AndrewB presents Time to Unleash How to Do Successful Affiliate Business posted at Making Money Online, saying, "Briefly, Affiliate Marketing is a method for advertisers to expand their reach with minimal costs, and for “publishers” to gain commission income when buyers respond to affiliate ads placed on their website, or otherwise advertised by the publisher."

David B Bohl presents 6 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Busting Out of the Rat Race posted at Slow Down Fast Today!, saying, "The nine to five grind… you’ve been a participant since your late teens, early twenties. Is it time to take a hike? Here are six questions to ask yourself BEFORE you ditch those bennies."

Sam presents NEW !! The Bank Crisis, the Subprime Mortgage Crisis and How they Affect You posted at Surfer Sam and Friends, saying, "The Bank Crisis, the Subprime Mortgage Crisis
And How They Affect You

Raymond presents New FDIC Insured Limit Covers Bank Deposits Up To $250,000 posted at Money Blue Book.

Dennis Scheffler presents Logo Design Ideas for Your Company posted at Logo Design Blog, saying, "A logo for your company will be the corner stone of your marketing efforts, so you need to come up with some logo design ideas that will really pop and get noticed."

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October 5, 2008 Edition

Welcome to the October 5, 2008 edition of Corporate Vigilance presenting an array of opinions, instruction, and helpful information as it relates to business and personal finance.

John Phillips presents Losing Jobs and Getting Rich posted at The Word, saying, "Two extremes in today's economy"

John Phillips presents When No One?s Minding the Store posted at The Word, saying, "What the Interior Department scandal teaches the business world"

John Phillips presents Workplace Woes and St. Paul posted at The Word, saying, "The current economic crisis shows a lack of corporate vigilance"

Chris presents What Drives Career Advancement - Development of Skills or Development of Connections? posted at ProsperingServant.com.

Verna Morris presents 100 Companies No Environmentalist Should Ever Support - X-Ray Technician Schools posted at Comments on: Top 100 Diet and Fitness Blogs.

Leon Gettler presents Siemens, corruption and corporate social responsibility posted at Sox First, saying, "Just as Siemens executive go on trial for corruption, the company sets up up a foundation for corporate responsibility"

debergerac78 presents The Post’s Pearlstein says Wall Street execs should apologize - but will they? posted at The Business Ethics Blog, saying, "Considering that this crisis was driven by corporate greed, an apology would be a good place to start."

Simon Stapleton presents Five Self-Marketing Tips for Information Technology Employees : SimonStapleton.com posted at Career & Personal Development for CIOs, Technical Professionals and Self-Professed Geeks, saying, "I used to be like you - a shy, modest, hard working IT engineer who’d little time for what I supposed to be those self-serving sycophants scrambling up promotion vines in the corporate jungle"

Tushar Mathur presents Recordkeeping: What to keep and what to throw ? posted at Small Business Resource, saying, "Some documents and records need to be kept indefinitely but most can be discarded after a prescribed period. Here are some general rules of thumb as to how long you should keep them."

Applying the Law of Attraction presents Applying the Law of Attraction to Your Career posted at Applying the Law of Attraction Membership Library, saying, "For the people who are not aware of the theory of the law of attraction, then you are soon to realize that it is a basic principal of the Buddhist religion..."

Great Management presents Gain Extra Hours Every Day By Simply Outsourcing Your Life posted at The GreatManagement Blog, saying, "Some of you will have seen me raving about the best self-development book ever written: The 4 Hour Work Week. As a direct result of this book, I have started to outsource my life and gain some valuable hours back every day."

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