April 2012
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Marketing Mixes: Emerging economies - Technology... →
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I recently came across a report stating that emerging markets are the most aggressive ones as compared to the developed European or American market when it comes to adopting to cloud technology. Among the Latin American cloud adopters, the companies of less than $1B in revenue, 36% of their…
March 2012
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Xamun Enabling Consultants to Work Anytime,...
We can often hear “work-life” balance in motivational posters around the office or it might be mentioned on one of the lifestyle pep talks HR offers but does it remain less in practice, or worse, stay in theory?
Weekends are most looked forward to but from experience it’s not the free time per se we desire. What we look for is essentially the freedom from the constraints of work. Before anything...
February 2012
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Marketing Mixes: Skill and Wealth generation... →
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In a world with ever increasing population and increasing level of education expectations, every individual is looking for a higher paying job. Government is certainly aiding this move, and why not? An educated nation ensures growth and independence for individuals, so whats the trouble? The…
January 2012
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Xamun can help you start a virtual company
Did you know that you can start and operate a virtual company with people you know globally? You can ask them to join you full time, part-time and/or hire freelance experts by just using two tools: Xamun and a PayPal account.
The point is not only to do it but to do it well. With the following steps you can have a virtual company with systems and processes that can be ISO9001 certified: Step...
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Trending on 2012: Social Media Predictions
2011 has been a great year for social media, especially in terms of social media sharing—this generation’s second coming of the word of mouth. Last year, Facebook made 52.1% of web sharing while Twitter came in strong at 13.5% which also showed growth at 576.9%. Google+ (introduced in the same year) got 373% of growth sharing while Tumblr rose at 1299.5%.
The influence of social media will...
“Seeing the way young people think about the world reinforces my optimism about...”
– @BillGate via Twitter (via blfcollective)
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Get heard on Xamun with Get Satisfaction!
Get Satisfaction is known as a customer community software platform that caters to customer-centric discussions and information exchange. In its conception, it showed results of customers wanting to help each other out by answering questions, posting queries and offering suggestions.
As a business solution, Xamun found GetSat to be an intuitive and friendly environment that in turn reflects our...
December 2011
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Xamun Release Notes - Freelance Edition
Freelance Features List
Xamun Freelance edition is now available! Check out the features in this release that are tailor-fit for today’s freelance consultants.
My Profile
This section is all about you. Setup your personal profile; update your educational information, skills, and employment history.
Dashboard
Your Personal Dashboard includes the modules Client, Engagement Calendar, Project, and...
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Xamun Release Notes - Corporate Edition
Xamun Features List
Xamun Corporate edition is now available! Read more about how Xamun incorporates the art of collaboration in the consulting business.
My Day
My Day is a feature of Xamun that lets you create, monitor and manage your daily business activities, tasks, and schedule. Manage your daily weekly tasks and have it readily assigned or approved. Monitor your business end by viewing your...
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November 2011
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Clash of the titans: Email v social media →
infoneer-pulse:
The headlines were unequivocal - Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg had announced that email is dead.
The truth however was a little more prosaic. At the launch of the social network’s new messaging platform, he had said “we don’t think a modern messaging system is going to be email”, and that the new system was “not email”.
Mr Zuckerberg wasn’t the first to suggest that email...
clientsfromhell:
Me: “Yup, your computer is broken. Do you have another one you can use, while we take this one down to get fixed?” Client: “My only other computer is stashed away in an aluminum box with a bunch of magnets…” Me: “What on earth would compel you to do a thing like that!?” Client: “Y2K was a scary, strange time for everyone, man.”
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10 Ways to Win Back a Former Client →
October 2011
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Project Management Software for Consultants and...
Project management is one of the central cohesive sources of support of project managers and consultants alike. If the project is the heart, project management methodology is the process that maintains and sustains the project. Luckily enough, the present market provides project management software that help consultants on achieving essential activities, deadlines, and tasks that need to be...
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PSIA launches product development group
The Philippine Software Industry Association (PSIA) is targeting to develop and commercialize 10 globally recognized software products in various categories by 2016. Each one of these software products is also targeted to generate at least US$1 million annually from offshore costumers0.
This is the vision set forth by the organization’s Product Development Special Interest Group (PD/SIG), which...
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September 2011
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Marketing Mixes: Facebook : Change is the word →
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Oh yes tell me about it, my friends and colleagues keep expressing their frustration and distress over the ever changing layout of the Facebook and honestly its quite irksome. Ever since Facebook has existed since 2005, it has undergone changes every single year and at times as much as over 2…
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PSIA launches PD/SIG, eyes 10 globally-recognized... →
Aug 25, 2011—-The Philippine Software Industry Association (PSIA) is targeting to develop and commercialize 10 globally recognized Filipino software products in various categories in five years.
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Source: Facebook To Launch Read, Listened,... →
Facebook is planning for ways to surface personal content better. And we’ve heard from a source that Facebook will introduce new buttons on the wall that will begin introducing some granularity to the “Like” concept. We’re told these new buttons are “Read,” “Listened,” “Watched.” The network will also soon launch new social commerce buttons like “Want” following the introductions of the...
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From CRM to SCRM: Is SCRM for the Businesses of...
CRM has come a long way. From traditional linear approach to today’s social CRM (SCRM), it is apparent that the internet has shaped the process of customer relationship management from linear to circular. While traditional CRM tends to focus on three things: sales, marketing, and service and support, cloud computing enabled SaaS CRM which reduced costs and made the process conversational,...
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Facebook's New Subscribe Tool →
Anyone of you giving the Subscribe button a “Like” or a not?
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“Other services are declaring that you have to use your real name, because it...”
– Twitter CEO Dick Costolo. (Via TechCrunch, fred-wilson)
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Marketing Mixes: Freelancers and the new... →
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Revolution?Yes, you read it right, freelancers in our generation and generations to come will be how the majority of the work force would prefer to be and the thought alone is quite revolutionary. The last revolution which we had observed was that from industrialization and hence the rise of white…
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Online Ad Spend to Overtake TV by 2016
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Marketing Mixes: Taking saas to market : Which... →
marketingbinge:
Software as a service model is bringing specialist software to small to medium size businesses like never before. Its a great news for the SMB business owners, and the market size is huge across the globe so why hasn’t the saas caught a wildfire by now already? Aren’t there Independent software…
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“The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your...”
– Stephen R Covey
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“So the question or the inspiration that has been going around in my mind for...”
– Arup Maity via Thoughts & Prejudice
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Spread the Good Virus: How to Make Viral Videos
Being a Communications graduate I always had this mentality that what we should invest on and improve is our creativity bank. When I was a student I thought, sure, okay, there is plenty of room to make mistakes, do something out of this world, think outside the box, try to disprove theories and challenge yourself to no end. However, outside the comfort zone of my exclusive constitution, it’s a...
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August 2011
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Using Gmail, Calendar and Docs without an Internet... →
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The great thing about web apps is that you can access all of your information on the go, and we’ve introduced ways to use Google Apps on a variety of devices like mobile phones and tablets. But it’s inevitable that you’ll occasionally find yourself in situations when you don’t have an Internet connection, like planes, trains and carpools. When we announced Chromebooks at Google...
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Twitter and CRM: Breaking the Myths
Many web based CRM (Customer Relationship Management) applications are turning to Twitter which is one of the most successful micro-blogging and social networking sites for customer service.
Websites like HootSuite, Followbase and CoTweet also surfaced to cater rich Twitter applications to organizations and companies such as Fox, MarthaStewartOnline, Facebook, McDonalds, Microsoft and Los Angeles...
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Log in: Social Networking Sites that will benefit...
It is true that giving away flyers is still a way to go but then, it is not the way to go, especially in today’s marketing and advertising trends. Developing an efficient, effective and transparent website and establishing a strong presence in the online community are one of the explored methods of marketing. And it is not enough to just blog and have an online advertisement, joining social...
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Use of CRM in Improving Customer Experience
CRM or Customer Relationship Management is a solution geared towards effective management and relationship building and strengthening with clients, customers and sales prospects. It is a tool that organizes, automates, and synchronizes business processes. Experts have recommended that using CRM software is a tool to improve customer experience.
Here are some key highlights on how CRM improves...
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Dos and Don’ts of Customer Experience and Customer...
One of the most tried and tested advertising formula is the word of mouth. Before the dawn of internet advertising, television commercials and huge billboards, there was always a Gina who will recommend your service to Anna and Mae who in turn will spread the word to Joe, Rissa and Jerome who, if satisfied will recommend your service to 10 more people.
Throughout the years, promotion through word...
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Xamun Feature Spotlight: Talkback
8 out of 10 people have a Facebook account and by the minute, more and more people are signing up to be part of the biggest social networking site in the world. Even the business and marketing industry is now using Facebook as a tool to advertise, reach a bigger market, and expand their network. Being an on-demand solution, Xamun is incorporating Facebook’s easy and fun features to its...
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Tips on How to Build Work Relationships
The nature of BAI’s work is mostly geared towards people teaming together for a project. Having a strong relationship foundation is vital to the productivity of the team. A strong work relationship can foster better individual performance, team productivity, and employee retention. Creating an opportunity for a social interaction can also be a gauge in observing how a person’s work performance....
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UX: A factor in the productivity formula
Can you imagine if we are still building homes, buildings, and infrastructures the same way our ancestors did millions of years ago? How about finishing a dissertation using a typewriter or sending an important message via telegraph? It’s laborious but something gets done. However, compared to today’s fast paced lifestyle, what gets done isn’t enough. Businesses today don’t just go for quantity...
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Steve Jobs Resigns as CEO of Apple →
dbreunig:
Whoa. This has been the least quiet August I can recall.
Update: and he’s now Chairman of the Board.