Wednesday, 2 July 2008

There’s no better time to receive your Master’s in Negotiation and Dispute Resolution. Mediation and Conflict Negotiators are among the fastest-growing professions in the early decades of this century.
If you are looking to become part of an international negotiation and conflict team or if you are looking to become part of a mediation team at a healthcare or educational facility, the Master’s in Negotiation and Dispute Resolution from Creighton University is a great choice.
These Degrees are offered online.
They have 4 specializations:
Organizational/Transactional Negotiation and Dispute Resolution
International Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
Healthcare Collaboration and Conflict Resolution
Educational Collaboration and Conflict Resolution
Creighton has consistently ranked as the #1 Master’s degree granting university in the Midwest by US News and World Report for the last 13 years.
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Wednesday, 4 June 2008
Marketing and advertising has never been easier for small businesses in Chicago, or in other parts of the world for that matter.
When the economy is tough, you can lean on your marketing agency to help your small business, or you can try to make some marketing decisions on your own and become your own marketing […]
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Thursday, 17 April 2008
You have to buy this book!!!!!
Big Black Pencil is a small business marketing agency in Chicago. We learn many of our marketing strategies from the very best . Today I learned something about Steve Krug, author of Don’t Make Me Think. I recently visited his web site and thought I had uncovered a […]
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Wednesday, 19 March 2008
Social networking isn’t just for the big guys anymore. WOM advertising happens a lot faster when you promote your self and ask others to help. If you are the best bakery in Chicago or Oak Park, ask your internet savvy friends to write about, or your blog or theirs. If they have a business, return […]
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Saturday, 16 February 2008
Talk to your marketing agency about how you can make your Chicago business website become more visible. There are two ways that you can improve your website visibility.
1. Have your marketing agency create a blog (web log) for your company to let people know about your products or services. Once your blog is online, you […]
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Friday, 18 January 2008
Ask your marketing agency these 5 questions before you give them your small business marketing business.
If we come on board, where do we fit in your client roster in order of billing?
How do you measure your clients success?
Do you have integrated marketing experience? for whom? and what were the results?
Can I speak get a referral […]
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Wednesday, 16 January 2008
Chicago is a competitive market for small and medium size businesses. Selecting the right sized marketing agency that understands your business can give you an advantage over your competitors. Here are 10 marketing tips guaranteed to make this year’s marketing plan a success.
Create a marketing budget that you can afford. If you’re only allowing a […]
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Tuesday, 15 January 2008
You have 30 seconds to grab your customer’s attention online. Your website need to get down to business.
Successful small and medium sized businesses in Chicago know that an outdated website can be worse than no website at all.
Big Black Pencil Marketing can review your website and help you find your unique attribute and help you […]
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Tuesday, 15 January 2008
Many small businesses in Chicago are blogging to get business. Chicago-based marketing agencies like Big Black Pencil are helping their clients grow with user-generated content.
It supercharges your website with viral marketing shared through the use of networking through
a variety of blended medias.
Your Chicago small business blog can contribute by sharing content through […]
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Tuesday, 15 January 2008
Speed up sales when your small business sales are slow. Make your Chicago-based small business more profitable by communicating with your past customers. Turn to the customers that trust you most. Here are 3 easy ways.
Create special offers or incentives for bulk or repeat purchases for past customers only in a letter or post card.
Pick […]
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