Kim Rodgers went to college as a photography major, but left with a degree in graphic design. After putting down the camera for a few years to pursue a graphic design career, she decided it was time to get back into the photo world. So, she picked up a camera, pointed it in the direction of her dogs, and started …

Today Barry Maher is in demand for business audiences of all types. But Barry first made his mark as a world-class salesperson and sales manager, then as a management and sales consultant, helping clients improve their productivity, often dramatically. Selling Power magazine declared, "To his powerful and famous clients, Barry Maher is simply the best sales trainer in the business."

It …

written by MO.com Subject Matter Resource Ilya Bodner

THE 5 C’S OF LENDING

Regardless of the type of financing you obtain for your small business, one constant remains true at all times—there will be interest. This is a rate charged for the use of money and commonly compounded continuously (every day of the year). Small business interest rates have a legal maximum, …

Susan Bender Phelps is the Chief Navigator at Odyssey Mentoring, a consulting and training company that specializes in strengthening existing mentorship and leadership programs and helping clients build strong programs from the start.

Odyssey Mentoring & Leadership is a corporate training company in the essential skills you need to be an effective mentor, mentee and leader. They work with corporations, professional …

A J Borowsky has invested in real estate, made soap, explored financial planning, produced and edited documentaries, and written books, all while holding a "traditional" job in television news.

AJ is available to inspire your organization or group to think differently, take a long term proactive approach, and ask What Next. Weaving stories from his life with examples that have inspired …

Christine Clifford, CSP consults with companies on marketing with a special emphasis on branding and positioning. She combines her wisdom, humor, insight and lifetime experiences to encourage great accomplishments in others. Don't forget to laugh!™ and Don't forget to ask!™ are her two trademarks.

Diagnosed with breast cancer in 1994, Christine Clifford wrote a humorous portrayal of her story in Not …

written by MO.com Subject Matter Resource Dave Lavinsky

The vast, vast majority of entrepreneurs who seek capital fail. And the reason why is very simple. Yet most entrepreneurs don’t know it.

The reason why most entrepreneurs fail to raise funding is that they go after the wrong funding sources.

The biggest culprit is venture capital, which is the absolutely wrong source of funding …

David Langton, a visual communication designer and author of Visual Marketing (Wiley) was recognized in Graphic Design USA’s annual review of designers in America as one of the People to Watch in 2009. David is co-founder with Norman Cherubino of Langton Cherubino Group whose work is featured in Designing for the Greater Good (HarperCollins). David is an adjunct professor at …

A web strategy pioneer, Philippa Gamse has been working with Internet applications since 1991. Originally from the UK, she formed her US-based consulting and speaking practice in 1995. Clients report significant improvement in quality web traffic, visitor engagement, customer loyalty and qualified sales leads within 30 days of implementing her recommendations.

Philippa was the sole featured expert for the cover story …

Kevin J. Anderson is the author of more than one hundred novels, 47 of which have appeared on national or international bestseller lists. He has over 20 million books in print in thirty languages. He has won or been nominated for numerous prestigious awards, including the Nebula Award, Bram Stoker Award, the SFX Reader's Choice Award, the American Physics Society's …

Derrick M. Guest is the co-founder and CEO of Griot’s Roll Film Production & Services Inc. a video marketing company that provides video services for businesses, non-profits, corporations, city and state agencies looking to demonstrate a product, educate their target market on their services or organization looking to improve their presences on-line using video.

The son of the late Mr. Benjamin …

As a CEO for a digital marketing agency, I have observed and analyzed the industry trends in 2012 based on our experience in this domain and the feedback from our customers.

Here are my picks for the top marketing trends in 2012, = all of which are being based on a massive volume of structured and unstructured data.

1. Big Data

Most companies …