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How Online Communities Can Help Your Business
Let’s look at how online communities (OCs) can have a positive impact on—and support—your business’ strategic development and initiatives. The cultural impact of OCs on the future of manufacturing can’t be overemphasized. As young students, engineers and manufacturers enter and move up the ranks of manufacturing companies (including yours) they’ll be bringing with them expectations to communicate in the ways they are most comfortable.
Read MoreEveryone Is Welcome
Account managing is the fine art of balancing the needs and expectations of your customer with the skills of your company personnel.
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The Custom Manufacturing Megatrend: A New Industrial Revolution
New methods of manufacturing are bringing about fundamental change in the way products are designed and delivered.
Read MoreManaging Asian Tooling Sources
Working in the Asian marketplace requires an adaptability to different cultures, business norms and government regulations.
Read MoreCustom Machining Builds Revenue at Strohwig
Moldmaker turns metal fabrication skills into a major profit center with aerospace work.
Read MoreAligning Efforts in the Automotive Industry
Forming a strategic alliance allows this group of moldmakers to pool their resources and offer OEMs complete support—all the while realizing tax savings.
Read MoreNew Economic Stimulus Law Should Help Boost Sales
This year’s $168-billion economic stimulus package, as crafted by both the Administration and Congress, is designed to be “timely, targeted and temporary”—which essentially means that its tax incentives, which are the heart of the package, are good for 2008 only. But the incentives offer something for just about everyone this year. Individual taxpayers are expected to see rebate checks and for American businesses, the new law contains business tax provisions that are perhaps the most important in terms of economic stimulus.
Read MorePart Two of a Two-Part Series How Online Communities Can Help Your Business
Last month, the networking and marketing benefits your shop and business can get from online communities (OCs) were examined. This month, the advantages OCs can provide for your own Web site’s visibility and prominence, which result in more exposure to motivated prospects and more leads, will be discussed. And the easiest way to understand the value of OCs in this regard is if you first understand the term “guanxi.”
Read MoreMoldMaking Expo 2008 Post-Show Report Change Is Good
Once again, the industry rolls with the punches as MME showcases the latest and greatest in products, equipment and technologies designed to manufacture molds in the quickest, most efficient ways possible.
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