• Travel Map Planning
    Travel

    6 Steps to Make Your Dream Vacation Actually Happen

    Everyone has a dream vacation they’d love to take, but not everyone gets to turn it into a reality. Making your dream vacation happen takes some work, but if you’re willing to do some planning, have some patience, and work hard, you could make it happen sooner than you think. So whether you want to travel to Belize or Antarctica, to help you out, follow these 6 steps to turn your dream vacation into a reality. Research Your Goal First up, you’re going to need to do some research. Where do you want to go? When is the best time to go there? What are the average flight costs? What…

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    Health Literacy

    Drug Formulation & Delivery Systems

    Did you know that seven in ten Americans is on at least one prescription? We live in a time where health consciousness is on the rise, and there seems to be a pill for everything. How do scientists get from disease to cure, and how are drugs formulated? If you’ve ever wondered how drugs and pharmaceuticals are developed, here’s a detailed look at drug formulation and delivery systems from end to end! Drug Formulation From Start to Finish How are drugs made? It’s a complex question that usually begins with identifying a clinical problem. That health issue might be cancer, an allergic reaction, bone density issues, epilepsy: anything of clinical…

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    Marketing

    Top 4 Technologies and Emerging Strategies in Sports Marketing

    All industries experience foundational shifts in the ever-changing technological environment, and sports marketing is no exception. The immense scope of its platform is startling, and franchises and leagues are turning to cutting-edge technology to build winning teams and capitalize on fan passion. The goal is establishing a solid customer base and growing additional revenue sources, such as corporate sponsorship through operational transformations, corporate restructures, and new techniques intended to reach its target audiences. Creating Innovations Shifting criteria, views, beliefs, and expectations of sports consumption requires catering to those unique perspectives. Teams, leagues, athletes, agencies, and media outlets are not only competing for new fan recognition, but are racing against each…

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    Management

    Can Fresh Fruit At Your Desk Really Help Boost Productivity?

    We all know that we should be eating our five a day of fruit and vegetables. Some people are lucky enough to like most of the fruit and vegetables that there are available whilst others struggle as they simply don’t like them. It is important to get our daily intake though and finding out what the best fruit and vegetables are for you and what you need them for can definitely help. The team at Fruitful Office recently conducted some research which found out that eating fresh fruit at your work desk can improve your productivity and concentration by over 10%, an astonishing amount compared to not eating any. It…

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    Marketing,  Online Business

    How to Build Trust on Your Website in 3 Surprising Steps

    Do you get a decent amount of visits to your site but your Google Analytics report says they leave on the page they visited you on? Ouch. That’s not good news. The bottom line for most websites is an increase in business. More customers through your doors, buying your products, telling others about your services, etc. If viewers leave on the first page, you aren’t hitting any of these goals. You want a website that converts. The term is a “high-converting website.” Kind of like those old evangelical meetings that converted all the people under their massive circus tents. Everyone that walked in—walked out a believer. How do you get…

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    Business Tools

    How the Right Point of Sale System Can Help Your Business Grow

    The days of point of sale systems being glorified calculators to process payment transactions and calculate tax and change are far behind us. Today, point of sale systems are sophisticated networks of hardware and software technologies—all working together to make your business more efficient and secure. Indeed, the right point of sale system can do a lot to drive the growth and success of your business. The key word in that sentence, though, is “right,” as not all point of sale technologies will be ideal for every business. Standard Features for a Quality POS Ultimately, you will have to think about the factors that make your business unique. What are…

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    Public Relations

    4 Ways Your Business Can Give Back

    If you own a small business or are the CEO of a major corporation, there are many ways you can use some of your profits and time to give back to the community. In addition to doing some good in the world, participating in philanthropic activities can help boost your company's reputation. Here are four of the best ways your business can give back to the community.