Tag: Media & Marketing

Successful Selling Starts with Selecting Appropriate Attire

Selecting the proper outfit for each client, meeting and occasion is a tricky yet all-too-important task that professionals in the sales industry must learn to master if they want to make it to the top.

Homework Key to Navigating Past Gatekeepers, Voicemail

Prospectors need to do their homework before hitting the phones if they want to get past the gatekeepers.

Do You Have What it Takes To be a Respected Leader? (The Human Factor)

Leaders are not only respected for their obvious accomplishments, but also for their integrity, strong families, engagement with their churches and involvement in their communities.

Self-Checkouts Migrating to Returns, Deli Counter (Touch Points)

Big retailers are increasing the use of self-checkout kiosks. Americans are far ahead of their European counterparts when it comes to embracing self-checkouts.

KNWA Promotes News Director

Fayetteville’s NBC affiliate, KNWA-TV, Channel 51, announced in mid-January that it had promoted Brook Thomas to be the station’s news director.

Peer Praise Dynamic Proves Most Valuable for Creatures (Human Factor by Patrick Sbarra)

Preparing an inspiring year-end team meeting had been a bit of challenge until I had a moment of insight and clarity while preparing a program to celebrate a record- setting year in 2006.

Election Mania Turns Millions into Experts (Jeff Hankins Commentary)

With the rapid growth of blogs and the interactivity that media and political Web sites provide, this country suddenly has millions of political experts, prognosticators and opinions.

Cumulus Stations Land New Manager

Mike DeMarco takes over seven stations in Northwest Arkansas market.

Leader’s Bookshelf Filled With Helpful Recent Titles (Commentary)

It is once again approaching the end of the year. While I was going to do something different this year, the crop of books on leadership has been too rich to ignore.

Capitalist Coaches are Here to Stay (Commentary)

Anymore, the difference between the locker room and the board room is, you probably won?t get popped in the behind with a towel in the locker room.

Employers’ Year End Offerings Run Gamut of Giving (Bottom Line)

Companies award employees a wide variety of year end gifts.

Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Best & Worst of 2007: Year of the Slowdown

The real estate slowdown, developer struggles and banking worries dominated 2007.

How to Earn Employee Trust and Commitment (Human Factor by Bruce Johanson)

Thus, the question that needs to be asked and answered is “What can we do to gain or regain genuine employee commitment?”

New Fayetteville Cinema Creates Market Shrinkage

The new, 12-screen Malco Razorback Cinema in Fayetteville didn’t even have to open to have an effect on local theaters according to the most recent public records.

‘Superbad’ Sales Suspended by Honolulu Mayor

Honolulu’s mayor asked Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to pull special edition copies of the irreverent teen comedy “Superbad” from its shelves after learning the DVDs include a replica of the main character’s fake ID, a Hawaiian driver’s license inscribed only with

Entergy Arkansas unveils ‘Next Generation’ plan; will seek to extend nuclear licenses

Fort Smith business leader John Taylor has died

Car-Mart completes $161.3 million securities transaction

Officials ask public to be on the lookout for bird flu in flocks