Kurt Osterberg

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7 Tips for Starting a Content Marketing Strategy

They say that hindsight is always 20/20. That when we look back at where we came from we can see things we wish we would have known or done better. This couldn’t be more accurate when I look bac...
On June 27, 2014 / By Kurt Osterberg
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9 Ways to Use SlideShare for Your Business

SlideShare is a popular presentation tool for the business world that allows you to create presentations, upload them to the cloud, and share them with colleagues. With a globral ranking of 124 on Ale...
On June 25, 2014 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Summer Hiring: 4 Tips for Employers

Summer is an especially hectic time for many industries. Restaurants and shops frequently extend their hours of operation to accommodate increased foot traffic from students who are out of school for ...
On June 23, 2014 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Create an Advisory Board for Your Small Business

Starting and growing a business is complex and it’s impossible for you — the business owner — to know all the answers. The more information, talent, and resources you can access, the...
On June 19, 2014 / By Kurt Osterberg
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For Corporate Recruiting, Fall Is The New Spring

June is a time of pomp and circumstance, caps and gowns and fresh beginnings. But if June also signals the start of recruiting season for your company, then I hate to say it, but you’re a bit late...
On June 17, 2014 / By Kurt Osterberg
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How to Write the Perfect Thank You Letter After Your Job Interview

Think about your last job interview. Did you send a follow-up note afterward? The thank you letter is an overlooked part of the interview process, likely because it comes after what people think is th...
On June 13, 2014 / By Kurt Osterberg
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5 Smart Business Ideas for Retirees

Now that you’ve retired from your job, are you ready to seize the challenge of starting a new business? Many retirees who’ve been employees all of their lives get excited at the thought of...
On June 11, 2014 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Don’t Blame the Weather, Wal-Mart: 4 Ways Perfectionists Tackle Problems

When Wal-Mart Stores reported weak quarterly sales and earnings recently, the first thing chief executive Doug McMillon blamed was what he called “the unseasonably cold and disruptive winter weath...
On June 9, 2014 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Programming through play: Why teaching kids to code will change how the rest of us code

I felt pretty jealous as I walked into the computer room of the elementary school I was visiting. The hulking PCs of my youth – with their giant floppy disk drives and 8-bit copies of Oregon Trail �...
On June 5, 2014 / By Kurt Osterberg
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7 Tips to Get Better at Sales Now

Everyone who works in the business world, on some level, needs to know how to sell, and even the best salespeople can find ways to improve. Here are a few simple bits of advice to help you improve you...
On June 3, 2014 / By Kurt Osterberg