• Online Education Courses
    Higher Education

    Why Should You Do Your MBA in IIM or Top Business School?

    A strong uptick in the economy is creating huge employment opportunities for many and MBAs are in the forefront of those who can grab a sizeable share of this pie. The campus placements at India's best b-schools are moving to heights that were never seen before - many colleges are in the 20+ lakh average CTC bracket, and many more are set to join this club very soon. Recently, IIMA reported that its students bagged an average domestic salary of Rs.

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    Food

    Recipe Rescue – 5 Cooking Hacks to Help Master Even the Most Challenging of Recipes

    It can be fun to play it fast and loose in the kitchen, using recipes as a vague guide while flowing to the beat of your own whisk. However, this can also result in some horrific (and inedible) cooking fails. If your cooking adventures are regularly turning into disasters, read on to discover the five essential steps to always getting the recipe right: 1. Get the Right Cookware Sometimes it can be fun to stretch your resourcefulness by coming up with clever ways to get around the fact that you don’t have the cookware a recipe calls for. However, when you’re elbows-deep in dough and the realization strikes that this…

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    Management

    5 Hot Desking Tips to Increase Productivity

    Are you always looking to make efficient changes in your business to be more productive? Do you like to stay on top of business and general working trends? Hot desking is starting to become a very common practice in a lot of office spaces, and for a good reason. The practice makes people communicate more and gives smaller spaces a lot more efficiency. If your workplace is going a bit stagnant, hot desking may be the answer you are looking for. Hot desking is essentially taking away assigned seating for some, or all, of your employees. You have to keep up with workplace innovation to succeed, so consider switching things…

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    Marketing

    How to Keep Customers Loyal to Your Brand

    As the saying goes: "Quality is better than quantity", and this is key for understanding the effectiveness of brand loyalty. The probability of selling a product or service to an existing customer is 60-70%, with 65% of a company’s business said to come from existing customers. Companies such as Apple are the epitome of brand loyalty, with the tech company having a core of followers who will solely buy their products and stick with them throughout their lifetime. Here, we will look at exactly what it is that makes customers stay loyal to a brand.

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    Travel

    Tips for Traveling With a Chronic Condition

    Are you one of the 133 million Americans who has been diagnosed with a chronic condition, including 80% of older Americans? Perhaps you thought your traveling days were over once you received the diagnosis — but that’s simply not true! Sure, planning for travel with a chronic illness can be stressful, but it can be done and done well if you know where to start. If you or someone you love lives with a chronic illness, there are some special considerations you must make when you plan to travel. Here are some top traveling tips. Plan Ahead The reality is that, even though you may be going someplace totally exciting,…

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    Management

    How To Recover From Losing A Key Client: A Guide

    Disappointing. Surprising. Down-right terrifying. Yes, these are all terms we’ve heard used to describe the loss of a major client. Whether you’re a one-man band, SME, or major organisation, losing a key client can have serious repercussions for your business. Unfortunately – although perhaps reassuringly – it’s something that almost every entrepreneur and business will face at some point. What’s more, the manner with which you react to the situation can lead to a net benefit in terms of both profit and professionalism. In this article we discuss how to recover from losing a key client and how the negative circumstance may be turned into a positive. Don’t burn your…

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    Engineering

    Car Buying Tips for First Time Buyers

    Getting your first car can be an intimidating process. You need to find a vehicle that suits your needs, fits your budget, and isn’t going to fall apart the minute you drive it off the lot. Rather than simply going in blind, it can be extremely beneficial to do some basic homework before you head off to the nearest dealer. Here are a handful of the most important things you’re going to want to keep in mind as you set about the search for your first car.

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    Business Tools

    How to Choose a Call Answering Service

    When choosing a call answering service, we need to consider these four tenets: Take advantage of any free trial periods, Watch out for long contracts, Get references, and Don’t be too concerned with high prices. For this article, we will assume that you have diligently followed these 4 steps and are ready for the next evolution how to your answering service running smoothly. We will explore a few industry tips & tricks on how to keep your service professional and reliable.