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Top 15 Capacity Planning Tools for Your Business [2024]

Epicflow

A capacity planning tool is software developed to assist organizations in allocating and managing their resources more effectively. The tool is tailored for professional services organizations (marketing, advertising, creative agencies, software, IT services, and management consulting sectors).

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Your Complete Guide to Subcontracting as an Independent Consultant

Successful Independent Consulting

strategy development, market research, transformation initiatives). Most boutique firms dont openly advertise subcontracting roles, but they may still hire nonemployees for projects. Based on their input, heres a list of agencies and platforms for you to consider. boutique firms digital marketing Atlanta").

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6 Ways to Take Control of Your Career Development If Your Company Doesn’t Care About It

Harvard Business

We are now in the era of “do-it-yourself” career development. During my 11 years at PepsiCo, mostly during the 1990s, “personal development” was treated as a major company initiative. Developing expertise in a nascent area of growing importance can lead to promotions and other career opportunities.

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R&D Spending Has Dramatically Surpassed Advertising Spending

Harvard Business

Especially at smaller companies.

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Why and How Personal Branding is Vital for Independent Consultants

Successful Independent Consulting

Develop a “tagline” or one-sentence summary. This concept is borrowed from advertising. What adjectives do people use when they introduce me? What do I enjoy doing and do really well? For more help, use the tips and worksheet in my previous blog post Know Your Niche.

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Positioning Yourself As The Expert — How To Develop A Consulting Voice That Clients Will Listen To with Ron Carucci: Podcast #21

Consulting Success

Positioning Yourself As The Expert — How To Develop A Consulting Voice That Clients Will Listen To with Ron Carucci. I switched careers into learning and development and organization development. How do you develop that discipline? If you’re a niche firm, you’re not going to pay to advertise.

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6 Ways to Move Beyond the Commodity Mindset

Consulting Success

Many years ago, Tropicana took orange juice to a new level with its branding, marketing message, and advertisements. The company developed a solid product and charged a premium for it. Raising the Bar. Factory 10 has done much the same – it has raised the bar.

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