–> #1 Ranked Forex Robot World Cup (FRWC) Robot At 156.91% Projit In Just 11 Days!

–> Soon, The Top Competing EAs Of The FRWC Will Be Available For Purchase

Many of my subscribers have been steadily following the Forex Robot World Cup (FRWC)…

Just a small re-cap for those that haven’t:

The FRWC was created with the objective of finding the best NON-COMMERCIAL Forex robot in the world through a competition based on solid and transparent rules.

What does non-commercial mean? Simple, robots that are not being sold or marketed anywhere but are solely used by their developers.

Hundreds of independent robot developers from all over the globe joined the FRWC to compete for the #1 Prize… US $100,000 (which is why the FRWC got the BEST of the BEST robot developers to participate)!

Now… the competition has two phases, the qualification phase and the live (real money) trading phase.

As of December 1st, 2009 the live trading phase started with 24 robots out of the 329 submitted during the qualification phase (which lasted over 2 months!)

Yes… ONLY 24 robots!

Why so few? Simple – the FRWC’s qualification rules are TOUGH! They have the sole objective of truly having the best of the best compete… robots that have the potential of not just having good results for a short period of time…

…but robots that can be consistently profitable over time.

You can view the live (real money) results of the 24 competing FRWC robots (updates every 15 minutes) here:

==> Visit Official Forex Robot World Cup Website

…and, by the way, you will also be able to view each robot’s real money live account statement so you can see each and every trade it takes as the competition progresses, right through to the end on Friday, January 29th, 2010.

It is truly exciting to finally see an event designed to separate truth from hype…

…let me explain.

Once the live phase of the FRWC is over this coming Friday, the winning robots will be available for purchase (in very small quantities).

This means one simple thing: THE END OF B.S. ROBOTS IN THE MARKET!

Once and for all, FX traders will be able to put their hands on real, PROVEN money making FX robots.

No marketing hype… no cheap sales pitches… just the natural outcome of the most important automatic FX trading competition, which YOU can follow live AND verify on a daily basis:

==> Visit Official Forex Robot World Cup Website

By the way… after almost 2 months of live, real money trading, the leading robot is at 156.91% projit!

I don’t know about you, but I have been (and will be) following this thing on a daily basis until the end

Remember – this is the biggest and most important FX robot competition and, for the first time ever, FX traders will have access to the best of the best “PROVEN in real time”, real-money robots.

The FRWC decided to release a very limited number of copies so I recommend that you don’t just follow the competition closely but also check your inbox regularly for updates on when the product will be available.

==> Visit Official Forex Robot World Cup Website

Rob Trader – Forex Expert
http://tradingtoollist.co.cc/

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It is a fact that companies who take a clean and green approach to the way that they operate are more trusted by customers, and the public in general, and also incur fewer costs, which are both objectives that all companies have.

Lots of companies try all kind of public relations tricks, and complicated cost cutting schemes, when all they need to do is to go back to basics by becoming more environmentally friendly.

What then can be done to become an environmentally friendly company?

Reduce wastage – Assess your company processes to see where waste could be reduced. For example, can invoices be sent electronically and goods ordered in bulk to reduce packaging waste? Waste reduction should be the top priority of any waste management scheme as this is where the most cost effective and positive and environmental changes can be achieved.

Recycle Printer Cartridges – Printer cartridges that are thrown away are a real problem for the environment, and are also the cause of unnecessary extra costs being incurred for companies. Once a printer cartridge has run out, the best and cheapest option is to just refill it yourself, alternatively though, you can send it back to the supplier, who will then sell you a recycled one, that works as good as a new one, for as little as half the price.

Re-Use Paper – Paper is often the highest volume waste stream in the workplace and, even if a recycling system can not be set up, simply reducing and re-using paper can result in significant waste and cost savings. So, Print documents double-sided and keep a tray of scrap paper next to the printer for use with internal documents etc. Better still try to avoid printing where possible.

Purchase Recycled Paper – Purchasing recycled paper is no more expensive than buying virgin paper, and the quality is the same. Therefore, there really is no excuse for continuing to buy virgin paper, which not only requires more trees to be cut down, but also uses up substantially more water and energy to make.

Recycle Aluminum – Aluminum can be recycled indefinitely, and the production of a recycled aluminum product emits just 5% of the amount of CO2 that is emitted when a brand new aluminum product is produced. So, considering the benefits, surely setting up an aluminum collection point next to vending machines, and in canteen areas, is the right thing to do.

Re-Use Cups – Around 8% of global annual oil production is currently used in the manufacturing of plastics and the process of production uses harmful chemicals. (Waste Online, 2008) Plastics are non-biodegradable and may take hundreds of years to decompose. So, if an office has a vending machine, employees can re-use a plastic cup throughout the day or perhaps keep their own mug at their desk.

So, there you have it, six simple environmentally friendly ideas that almost every company can implement. They may require a little effort and organization to begin with, but it is clear that the long-term benefits, both to the environment, and to the company itself, make the extra effort and organization worthwhile.

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Have you ever stopped to consider the wealth of hidden revenue potential that may lie buried in your customer database? The resident data could be worth a small fortune in the way of untapped possibilities. This article lists various ways that you and your company can utilize this precious resource more effectively to probe your customers’ real wishes and concerns.

Past purchasers and current prospects in your database represent potentially warm to very warm leads for future business — unlike people you contact via cold calls, who have no relationship with you at all. So if your organization is not making every effort to up-sell, cross-sell, pamper, placate, or otherwise retain previous buyers and prospects, think of the revenue it may be forfeiting!

If you haven’t mined your data extensively, consider doing the following things, each of which has a crucial purpose:

1) Ensure the accuracy and completeness of your customer/prospect data.
2) Take the temperature of your customers and prospects — are they happy?
3) Expose hassles customers are experiencing, so you can begin fixing them.

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Start with a Telephone Campaign

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You can begin this process with a call to each key customer and prospect contact. One issue to resolve is which department in the organization should do this. Does either “everyone” or “no one” own the customer data? Then perhaps you should volunteer yourself, or suggest appointing someone to do this important job.

In case you need to give anyone a rationale for pursuing this effort, here’s a good one: Marketing research reveals that customers who’ve purchased something from your company at least one time are far more likely than non-customers to do so again. This is a compelling reason for getting on the ball and mining for gold!

Let’s assume that you’re ready to get started with your telephone campaign. What do you say and do? You could plan to use a checklist of talking points to cover in each call. The scope and depth of the conversation will depend on the willingness of the contact to continue the discussion, so it’s ideal to cover the basics first.

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Gold Mine #1: Ensure the Accuracy and Completeness of Your Data

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Especially if the database has not been kept up-to-date, or has recently been upgraded, merged, or otherwise significantly massaged by technology, the first points to cover would be the correctness of the information. In one such scenario, you might start by saying:

“Hello, [contact name], this is a courtesy call from XYZ Corp. My name is [name] from the [ABC department]. I’m calling to confirm whether our records are up-to-date and complete, as we’ve recently conducted a major upgrade of our databases to better serve our customers. May I take a few moments of your time to verify your information for our records, and to answer any questions you may have about our products and services?”

Assuming that the answer is yes, you can proceed to verify the current contact information, customer or prospect status, items purchased, and so forth.

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Gold Mine #2: Take a Customer/Prospect “Temperature Reading”

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If the conversation seems to be flowing well, you can next assess how happy the contact is with whatever has transpired so far.

If it’s a prospect, you could ask, “Are you comfortable with our continuing to contact you periodically to verify your pending needs? What timing would work best for you?”

If it’s a customer, consider asking, “Are you pleased with your products and services to date? Are they doing exactly what you wanted them to do?”

If the customer’s answer is no, proceed to Gold Mine #3. If the answer is yes, you can continue to probe more deeply into the “happiness factor” by asking for:

– Testimonials and success stories. Try to make arrangements to collect statements that can be kept on file, and get permission to use them.

– Additional needs. A related reason for this call might be to apprise people of new offerings. Delve into what’s new or different about the contact’s situation since your last conversation. Perhaps they’ve grown and want more of the same, or even some of the new!

– Referrals. Does the customer know of anyone else who could use the same products or services, given the customer’s name as the referrer?

– Permission to be used as a reference. Ask whether prospects can get in touch with the customer for details on positive experiences.

– Suggestions for greater improvement. Is there anything that could make the customer’s experiences even more enjoyable?

– Willingness to test future upgrades. Would the customer be willing to try out updates before they’re released to the general public?

– Opinions on potential offerings. If your company wants to learn what consumer reactions might be for a possible product or service, here’s a way to find out.

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Gold Mine #3: Uncover Any Hassles Your Customers Are Experiencing

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If the contact is unhappy with your offerings, don’t shy away from hearing the news. Consider that this is the perfect chance to mine more valuable data that will turn into gold after you and your team sift through it. For example, you might learn that:

– There are immediate but basic problems that you can help remedy right away.

– Major malfunctions are occurring that should be documented and fixed.

– Gaps exist in the internal hand-offs for converting prospects into customers.

– Customers or prospects need something that you don’t offer, which could spark ideas for new offerings, accessories, and promotional campaigns!

In conclusion, your customer/prospect database may represent an under-exploited source of new income streams. Therefore, you have everything to gain by taking charge of this resource and mining its treasure!

Adele Sommers, Ph.D. is the author of the award-winning “Straight Talk on Boosting Business Performance” program. She helps people “discover and recover” the profits their businesses may be losing every day through overlooked performance potential. To sign up for more free tips, visit her site at http://LearnShareProsper.com

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I was reading an interesting article in last Sunday’s paper. It was written by Roberta Matuson, a contributing writer for Monster. It was titled “Improve Your Job Search.”

Among other things the writer encourages you, the job seeker, is to review your resume. “Your resume may not be attracting the right attention and it could be time to spiff it up a bit,” she says.

This is common advice. And frankly, writing a resume usually the first thing a job seeker does when heading into the job market. And if the job search requires a mid-course correction most folks look to “spiff up your resume” as a solution to a job-finding impasse.

Unfortunately we’re victims of a job finding culture that’s convinced the way you find a job is through your resume. We’ve all believed at one time or another that, if we get enough resumes in the marketplace, surely the numbers will eventually work for us.

Wrong! Resumes don’t get jobs . . . YOU do!

The drip, drip, drip of exasperation waiting for the phone to ring is sometimes unbearable . . . especially if you’ve been in the market for awhile. You just can’t understand why your resume isn’t working.

At this point most people go back and review or even rewrite their resume. But, in reality, they’re just adding insult to injury. The way out of this dilemma is not more resume, but more person-to-person interaction.

Let’s face it, hiring decision-makers will never make you a job offer based on a piece of paper. And if you use that as your only means of finding a job, well, you’re condemning yourself to weeks, even months of frustration as the drip, drip, drip of valuable time without work makes you more and more irritated.

Your goal is to discover ways to get in front of the person who could be our next boss. Face-to-face meetings are the only way you will get a job. So, why not focus on ways to do that rather than spiffing up our resume.

Fortunately, there are proven techniques that can help you accomplish this without relying exclusively on your resume. For example, develop a roster of people you have access to or who are knowledgeable about the industry or company you’re interested in. They’re are people you already know.

For example, people you do business with (like bankers, insurance reps, accountants, store owners, etc.), religious leaders, politicians (state and local) are the kind of people who could be knowledgeable and who may even have valuable contacts they could introduce you to. Add to these, friends, neighbors, relatives and co-workers and you have an extraordinary list of potential helpers.

Spending time developing these “career partners” will put you light years ahead of the competition and dramatically reduce the amount of time you have to spend in the job market.

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Listings of bank foreclosures continue to grow as the number of collapsing small banks continue to rise. According to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, it has just shuttered the 100th failed bank in 2009.

While the country’s largest banks were rescued by billions in taxpayer money, failing small banks were closed and their deposits and other assets were transferred to other banks.

According to bank analysts, the number of failed small banks is still considerably low compared to the overall number of smaller banks throughout the U.S., but the bank closures show the divide between smaller banks and the country’s biggest banks like U.S. Bancorp, JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs, which are growing stronger and bigger.

Analysts cite the high number of bad real property loans as the major factor for the failure of most, if not all, of the 100 banks that have failed so far this year. They expect more small banks to fail and to release more listings of banks foreclosures into the market because of these toxic real estate loans.

The rising number of bank failures has wiped out billions from the FDIC, which has been paying the depositors of failed banks. FDIC said that its over $50-billion fund as of 2007 is now below the safe level. To replenish its fund, it has asked stronger banks to make their insurance payments earlier.

Communities served by small banks are also now feeling the adverse effects of the failure of their banks. Although their deposits are paid by FDIC and their other assets are transferred to the acquiring institutions, they have lost their strong relationships with their bankers and they are now facing new bankers bent on cutting costs and eliminating previous incentives.

Some acquiring banks have closed branches, terminated high-interest deposit accounts, cut off several lines of credit and ended loan programs with favorable terms.

FDIC Chairwoman Sheila Bair explained that bank closures are painful to communities, but failing banks needed to be shuttered early so assets can be preserved, consumers can be protected and financial stability is sustained.

The FDIC expects more bank failures over the coming years, particularly in the Southeast and Midwest where banks made big loans to house builders and developers of strip malls, housing subdivisions and office buildings.

According to Foresight Analytics, around $870 billion of the $1.8 trillion worth of commercial property loans in the U.S. were provided by smaller banks that lack the trading strength of bigger banks, putting them closer to failure and their assets to listings of bank foreclosures.

Joseph B. Smith has been educating buyers on the finer points of Listings of Bank Foreclosures at ForeclosureListingsNationWide.com for over five years. Contact Joseph B. Smith through ForeclosureListingsNationWide.com if you need help finding information about Listings of Bank Foreclosures.

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