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Manpower Releases Employment Outlook Survey

June 13, 2013 |

Manpower has released the results of their Employment Outlook Survey for the third quarter of 2013. Continue reading

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Three Things For Which Every
Marketer Should be Thankful

November 20, 2012 |

As marketing professionals, it’s time to reflect on the devices and technologies that we should be thankful for that help us succeed in our careers and more effectively reach our target markets. Continue reading

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Embrace Online Application Forms

November 13, 2012 |

While browsing Twitter, I came across a tweet promoting a webinar, ‘Why Online Applications are Killing your Job Search.’  I was immediately intrigued and discovered that the author cited a report that claims ‘only 5 of every 1,000 online applications make it to the hiring manager’s desk.’  Could this really… Continue reading

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Demand for Market Research Experience to Increase in the Future

October 02, 2012 |

As a marketing professional and a provider of marketing professionals to a variety of industries, I was glad to see that ‘Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists’ ranked #8 out of ten jobs listed. Continue reading

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Ensuring the Brightest Talent through a VMS/MSP

September 11, 2012 |

The Staffing Industry Analysts conducted a recruiting and talent acquisition (TA) survey; do staffing firms treat VMS/MSP orders differently in the TA process? Continue reading

Is Email Marketing Dead?

May 03, 2012 |

With the increase of social networks and digital tools, some marketers are wondering if email marketing campaigns are dead? Apparently, this is not the case as more than 27 percent of emails were opened on a mobile device during the second half of 2011, according to the marketing agency, Knotice. Continue reading

Avoid Hiring the Wrong Employees

February 29, 2012 |

According to a CareerBuilder survey, 41% of companies spent at least $25,000 on a bad hire and 25% of companies spent at least $50,000 on a bad hire in 2010. What constitutes a “bad hire”? Continue reading

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e-Commerce is on the rise this holiday. Who utilizes it more?

December 02, 2011 |

The Washington Post reported that Cyber Monday sales exceeded Black Friday sales by 24.1 percent. Sales from this most recent Cyber Monday surpassed last year’s by 13.7 percent. More people are shopping online not only during the holidays, but also throughout the year. Continue reading

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A Positive Outlook for Marketing Professionals

October 05, 2011 |

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the 2010 to 2011 Occupational Outlook Handbook giving advertising, marketing, promotions, public relations, and sales managers a positive job outlook with a projected 13 percent increase through 2018. The job growth is measured by the growing number of goods and services that will need… Continue reading

Insider Tips from Google’s Own

August 04, 2010 |

Hubspot was recently fortunate enough to interview the driving force behind Google’s corporate blog, Karen Wickre.  As Google’s chief blogger, it’s safe to say we should all be listening to what she has to say. You can read the entire interview here, but I have summarized a couple of interesting… Continue reading

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