links for 2009-06-29

  • Within days of launching, Microsoft's new search engine Bing managed to nab the number two spot in terms of market share, overtaking Yahoo in the United States and worldwide, according to data from StatCounter Global Stats
  • Over the years, I have found that some people are just naturally negative and often employees that are political use criticism as a power structure.
  • The success of a marketing program is too often judged by the quantity, rather than the quality, of leads produced. But when it comes to converting leads to revenue, the sales force will tell you that more isn’t necessarily better – better is better.
  • Everyone says we are supposed to grow our business digitally in this digital age. But for the average small business, what really can or are we supposed to do, other than have a great website and maybe a blog?
  • There are two kinds of entrepreneurs: Those who work tirelessly and are great at execution, and those who are visionary and truly create new ideas—and sometimes new markets.