Why Small- and Medium-Sized Businesses Should Monitor the Media

Written by Kathrin Koehler


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Well, in this case, size does not matter. It is still important howrepparttar people living inrepparttar 104444 community where you are located react to your business. It is still important that you are amongrepparttar 104445 first who catches a new trend concerning your product range – or otherwise another small enterprise may come up withrepparttar 104446 innovation that you could also have produced. These are only two small examples that show why media monitoring is so important.

If you are opposed to media monitoring because your company only has a small budget for public relations, think twice. Especially if you only have a small amount of money at hand to promote your company, it is essential to follow up every PR activity to make sure that money is well-invested.

For media monitoring, a simple concept applies: only when you know what is going on you can react accordingly. So do not only go through your local or regional newspaper and expert publications, but broaden your horizons. Filterrepparttar 104447 internet for information about your trade and company. Withrepparttar 104448 help of search engines, hundreds of websites, online-publications and databases can be sorted through. There are also professional monitors how can do this job for you. In any case, media monitoring is worthrepparttar 104449 effort – regardless of your company’s size.

Kathrin Koehler works as PR consultant for the company activemeta.net, specialised in media monitoring and – analysis services. For more information, go to www.activemeta.net or email to koehler@activemeta.net.


Trust the Power of Your Intuition

Written by Claudette Rowley


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You might be thinking "I know I need to trust my intuition. But how do I do that?" Try outrepparttar steps below, inrepparttar 104443 order that intuitively feels right to you.

T - Talk to your intuition. Ask your intuition a question. Get in touch with it. R - Rest your mind. Your mind can get inrepparttar 104444 way of hearing an intuitive insight. Give your selfrepparttar 104445 space to clear your mind and listen to your inner messages. Spend time in nature, meditate, do yoga or something with a rhythm to it, like taking a shower, going for a walk, or listening to peaceful music. U - Un-know. Let go ofrepparttar 104446 need to know. You may understand your intuitive message, or it may ask you to leap intorepparttar 104447 unknown. It's not important to understandrepparttar 104448 "why" orrepparttar 104449 result you'll gain by taking action on your intuition. S - Suspend judgment. Intuition isn't good or bad. It's purely a message from your own inner wisdom. T - Take action. Until you take action onrepparttar 104450 messages you receive, your intuition can't work its magic in your life.

Using your intuition will lead you in new directions and open a door that you might not have otherwise opened. Trusting your intuition isrepparttar 104451 key that unlocksrepparttar 104452 door, and acting on it allows you to walk throughrepparttar 104453 doorway to a new opportunity. Trust your intuition and watch its power unfold.

Claudette Rowley, coach and author, helps professionals identify and pursue their true purpose and calling in life. Contact her today for a complimentary consultation at 781-676-5633 or claudette@metavoice.org. Sign up for her free newsletter "Insights for the Savvy" at http://www.metavoice.org.


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