Author Archive: Jeremy Parkinson
Here Are the Other Companies Comcast Is Gobbling Up
Recent tech acquisitions put the cable giant in a position to dominate the digital video market and expand its broadband reach While federal regulators, Congress, and most of K Street have been focused on Comcast’s massive, $45-billion proposed merger with Time Warner Cable, Comcast has been busy snapping up smaller fare. In the last four […]
7 Things About Landing Pages Your Boss Wants To Know
I was working with a startup company a few years ago, when they wanted to test advertising with Google Adwords. They hadn’t actually done any advertising beforehand, as all the traffic was coming in through word-of-mouth, but they felt that they needed a boost in sales and the number of users. We discussed matters with […]
A Beginner’s Guide to Navigating Office Politics
Executives often complain to me about the new generation of employees — they aren’t as committed, sophisticated or knowledgeable as more experienced employees would like them to be. They get bored or disillusioned quickly. Turnover is a problem, and so on. Just as often, I respond that youth may not be the main problem new […]
3 Tough Job Interview Situations and How to Handle Them
Once the interview is over and you’ve landed the job, it’s smooth sailing from here on out, right? Not exactly. If your job includes communicating with clients and closing deals, you’ll have to go through the job interview process over and over again. Luckily, you can translate the skills that got you in the door to help […]
5 Trends That Are Shaping Mobile Commerce
With the steady increase in mobile tech developments in recent years, many small businesses have made mobile commerce, or m-commerce, a priority. Whether it’s using a tablet in a brick-and-mortar store or enabling sales through a mobile website, businesses across a wide range of industries are seeking solutions to help them adapt to a mobile-obsessed world. “With […]
3 Ways to Enjoy Traveling Without Breaking the Bank
Who wouldn’t want the chance to travel more? Unfortunately, many of us feel limited by our finances. Let’s face it: vacations aren’t cheap, and other goals should come first. These three ways could let you travel without breaking the bank. 1. Don’t Pay with Money: Instead Use Points and Miles Serious savings are available with […]
Working Hard or Overworking? Why You Should Relax
Are you constantly checking your work email? Working through the weekend and on your days off? Taking phone calls from the office at any and all hours? While you’re certainly not alone, you’re probably also way more stressed out than you should be. Numerous studies have shown that overworked employees are at a much higher […]
The student loan crisis isn’t as bad as it seems
Believe it or not, a new study says that student loan borrowers are doing just fine. Earlier this month, when President Barack Obama announced a plan to give more student loan borrowers access to an income-based repayment plan, he illustrated the trouble college students and recent graduates face by telling the story of a woman named Ashley […]
You Won’t Believe What Some Bosses Ask Workers To Do
Have you ever wished you could flunk a boss for being so bad at his job? Or perhaps you’d assign your manager an A grade if you could, because of how well she treats you and your team. A new CareerBuilder survey provided workers with an opportunity to do just that – evaluate their bosses’ performance and […]
The Latest Gender Gap: People’s Views About Taxes
A new survey revealing key differences about how the sexes view their taxes. WalletHub”s 2014 Tax Fairness Survey, released last week, had its share of predictable findings: Four out of five respondents think the U.S. tax code is “complex” or “extremely complex.” Nearly two out of three want corporations to pay higher tax rates than […]
