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Worldwide Webinar
Free to 2020 Members
Marketing Strategies
for 2009
Ian Fletcher
Managing Director
2020 Group UK
This free webinar will be a fast moving, exciting and passionate programme to fire up action. Ian will provide you with key points and action steps so you know exactly what to do for your firm and your clients.
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for the Price of an International Phone Call - approx. $5.00
Tuesday, January 6
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM GMT
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM EST
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM PST
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Technology Tip
Powersticks!
USB Powered
Portable Chargers |
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The Powerstick is the winner of the CES Award for Best of Innovation. It charges mobile devices such as BlackBerrys, cell phones, smart phones, PDAs, iPhones, iPods, digital cameras, GPS and MP3 Players. It is simply charged from any USB port including computers and laptops and then used to charge mobile devices; no disposable batteries or wall chargers are required.
The Powerstick comes with 9 connectors to charge most popular cellphones, pda, mp3 players and gps devices. Check the compatabilty section on their website to see if the Powerstick charges your device.
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Fun Corner
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There is an interesting free radio service that allows you to choose the style, genre and era of music you want to hear, on your computer and without interruption or commercials. From 50's Number 1's or British Invasion to Jazz Legacy, their are over 150 channels to choose from, including seasonal music. Search for an artist or an individual song and it will continue to play songs from that artist or genre. |
I personally want to thank Richard for his expertise and innovative ideas. Many of you have unknowingly benefitted from them.
We hope to see you online at our webinars or at one of our seminars.
Sincerely,
Peggy Tyers
2020 Canada
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Canadian Innovator |
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May you enjoy the holidays, spending time and taking pleasure with your family and friends. Merry Christmas , Happy Hanukkah, Happy Kwanzaa to you and yours. As we take this time to renew our spirit, please remember those less fortunate, in our communities, in our country and around the world.
We will be starting our New Year with a trip to Las Vegas to attend the 2020 International Conference along with the Management Summit. In combination with that, Ian Fletcher, the Managing Director of the 20202 Group will host a worldwide webinar for 2020 Members on January 6. On our return we will be developing the 2009 Agenda with more webinars, seminars and conferences across the country.
We want to thank all of our members for their continued support and encouragement over 2008 and we hope to bring you more new ideas and tools throughout the next year through our newsletters, website and courses.
As always, we have a new inspirational movie for you, "May You be Blessed". This movie is not about religious beliefs... it is about joy, gratitude appreciation, kindness and love -- A message for all seasons.
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2 Minute Health Check |
The 2 Minute Health Check System is a "tool" where the end product is effectively an agenda for you and your client to discuss their needs and wants in many areas of their business and personal life. Introducing this tool in the New Year allows your clients to re-address their priorities and take care of any issues they may face in the upcoming year.
Send to your clients early in the tax season for their review. The Health Checks should be completed by the client, together with the Partner or Manager, who should be able to explain any terminology.
Ideally, because the Health Check establishes quite clear areas of need, it should be used to effect the introduction to your other services.
The form provides a useful compliance item to be retained on file. It illustrates that you have raised these issues with the client, even if they are not prepared to pursue them. You might send a subsequent letter confirming the consequences of inaction.
Please ensure that you have a system in place to log the completion of these Health Checks. It might be a good idea to use the responses to categorise client data on your Contact Management Database for future targeted follow-up
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Leadership Lessons
Driven Home by the Struggles of U.S. Automakers
- Justin Pinkerman (Leadership Wired) |
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Lately, news headlines have been dominated by the debate over a potential bailout of the American automakers. The economic recession has dented the sales of new vehicles, which has thinned the pocketbooks of auto manufacturers. Already in a precarious position due to past instances of mismanagement, Detroit's Big Three find themselves approaching a cash flow crisis.
Heated discussion continues on what, if any, action should be taken by the government to rescue the automakers. The purpose of this article isn't to argue for or against a bailout, but rather to point out the leadership lessons that have surfaced during the debate. Amid the bailout talks, three maxims standout as worthy of note, namely:
- Wealth Makes Waste, Fight to Stay Lean
- Once Broken, Trust Must Be Restored at a Premium
- During Downturns, Leaders Model the Way of Frugality
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Charity Initiative
2009 Tax Season
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In our charity initiative, firms can set up their own contribution per Tax Return or a lump sum which will be donated half to a local charity of your choice and the other half to 2020's charity of choice Opportunity International . OI provides micro-financing to poor entrepreneurs in Third World countries.
The information is on our website with full details and registration info, the charity established in trust, as well as a complete communication package to advise your clients' about this endeavor. It's a great way to help you stand out from the crowd in your community and help charities.
For more information please contact Peggy or call 905-891-8546
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Newsletter Archive
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For those of you who may not open the newsletter every month, you may have missed some great articles or downloadable gems from the months gone by.
We have archived the 2008 Newsletters both here and on our website (in Recommended Readings)
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