The first of a series of books for learners of English in the business world that primarily promotes reading and writing skills. Learners learn to read and analyse authentic materials including poems, internet and newspaper articles. They also practise listening to recorded excerpts from actual movie scenes. The structure of the units and subsequent language exercises allows flexibility when there are different levels of learners in the same class who range from high beginners to low intermediate. The text is colourful, interesting and easy to use. Each booklet is accompanied by a teacher's companion with instructions on classroom techniques an audio CD.
Today, an effective marketing analytics executive is even more important than a brilliant data scientist. That's because successful analytics investments now require managerial orchestration of many elements that go far beyond conventional definitions of analytics. Marketing and Sales Analytics examines the experiences of sales and marketing leaders and practitioners who have successfully built high value analytics capabilities in multiple industries. Then, drawing on their experiences, top analytics consultant Cesar Brea introduces overarching frameworks and specific tools that can help you achieve the same levels of success in your own organization. Brea shows how to: Establish the "ecosystemic" conditions for analytic success Reconcile the diverse perspectives that impact analytics initiatives ("Business v. IT," "Sales v. Marketing," "Analysts v. Creatives v. Managers," and "Everyone v. Finance") Decide what success will "look like" Agree on the questions to ask Organize both internal and external data Establish operational flexibility, and balance flexibility with efficiency Recruit the right people and organize them optimally Intelligently decide what to do yourself, and what to hire vendors for Balance research, analytics, and testing Implement proven research, analytics, and testing strategies Deliver results through storytelling (and recognize its limitations) Control the biases that creep into analytics research Maintain momentum, implement governance, and "keep score"
Simpson focuses squarely on one of the most challenging aspects of running a successful I.T. Drawing upon MSP University's experience in helping partners across the country transition to an annuity-based, proactive managed service delivery model, each phase of the I.T.
Once at a Writers conference, I was approached by a new author. She asked me, “How can I make my book a best seller?” I smiled. “First write a great book.” She answered quickly, “I’ve written a great book, how can I increase my book sales?” I could see she was sincere. “You must create interest and demand for your book through publicity and promotion. Publicity and promotion will drive book sales.” She frowned. “I don’t know where to begin?” The reality is you simply cannot depend on your publisher to help sell your book, nor do you need a million-dollar advertising budget. You can create interest and demand for your book through publicity and promotion. Publicity and promotion will drive your book sales. Driving Book Sales is primer on every aspect of publicity, marketing, advertising and public relations in the real world and online. This book will tell you how in the real world and on the world wide web.
New International Business English is a flexible course at the upper-intermediate level for people who need or will soon need to use English in their day-to-day work.All four skills - listening, speaking, reading, writing - are developed through a wide range of tasks which closely reflect the world of work.The Student's Book has been redesigned with many new illustrations and photos to make it more attractive and easier to use.The attached CD-ROM contains an introduction to the BEC Vantage examination and one complete Practice Test including audio.
English for Business Studies is a course for upper-intermediate and advanced level students who need to understand and discuss business and economic concepts.
Introduction to Business covers the scope and sequence of most introductory business courses. The book provides detailed explanations in the context of core themes such as customer satisfaction, ethics, entrepreneurship, global business, and managing change. Introduction to Business includes hundreds of current business examples from a range of industries and geographic locations, which feature a variety of individuals. The outcome is a balanced approach to the theory and application of business concepts, with attention to the knowledge and skills necessary for student success in this course and beyond. This is an adaptation of Introduction to Business by OpenStax. You can access the textbook as pdf for free at openstax.org. Minor editorial changes were made to ensure a better ebook reading experience. Textbook content produced by OpenStax is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction for students and professionals who are studying English for business or workplace communication and covers both spoken and written English. Based on up-to-date research in business communication and incorporating an international range of real-world authentic texts, this book deals with the realities of communication in business today. Key features of this book include: use of English in social media that reflects recent trends in business communication; coverage of the concept of communicative competence; analysis of email communication; introduction to informal English and English for socialisation as well as goodwill messages, such as thank you or appreciation messages, which are a part of everyday interaction in the workplace; examination of persuasive messages and ways to understand such messages; an e-resources website that includes authentic examples of different workplace genres and a reference section covering relevant research studies and weblinks for readers to better understand the topics covered in each chapter. This book goes beyond the traditional coverage of business English to provide a broad and practical textbook for those studying English in a workplace setting.