Sentences with phrase «other efforts like»

The larger idea behind Amazon's program — as well as its other efforts like the shoppable Instagram clone Spark — is that social media drives sales.

At the time of the launch, Facebook told Inc. that Workplace was a big bet for the company, on par in importance with other efforts like Instagram and Oculus.

Not exact matches

Amazon, for those like Wang and millions of others who make the effort, can be really, really worth it.

Scientific research managers coordinate the efforts of other scientists to achieve larger goals, and handle things like human resources, budgeting, and the other managerial tasks necessary to keep a lab — or a bunch of labs — running smoothly.

Dimon said he'll continue to be involved in other efforts, like the Business Roundtable that he chairs.

But the reason they're expecting to do well this year has more to do with their marketing efforts, rather than the recovering economy or other factors like low oil prices, according to a small business holiday survey from Constant Contact, an online marketing firm in Waltham, Massachusetts.

At its best, it's a cash - grab by big ISPs while at its worst it's a concerted effort to stifle online services that compete with other parts of their business, like all that unmetered television we watch.

Mirror the other person's facial expressions, because once again, this demonstrates that you are in agreement and like — or are making an effort to like — the other person.

It takes effort to see the bigger picture, but it's an effort well worth making, if only so we don't become like most investors (other than Buffett) who freak out and sell when the market is on the way down, or fear missing out and buy when the market is nearing its peak.

For example, rivalries — particularly between friends — can be a great boost in areas like personal health and fitness, or other activities that require effort and dedication, such as studying for an exam.

Just like with licensing, the company providing the platform is much more likely to succeed than an independent inventor at the commercialization effort, due to their established relationships with other companies in the distribution chain.

He said the government has been very supportive of his efforts to reform companies like Sony and others.

It sounds like you're making an honest effort here to understand where the other person is coming from, even if you're really just buying a 30 - second reprieve from the monotony of it all by toying with them.

Once you've established a plan, nurture and grow it like you would any other business effort.

Other opportunities will take an incredible amount of time and effort like collaborating with your engineering department on creating an interactive site widget that can be used for link building purposes.

That could be a big relief for the athletes who did attend the Olympics and took creative precautionary measures like freezing their semen — Zika can be transmitted from sperm — and packing ridiculous amounts of mosquito repellent (among others efforts).

Moog's technology chief George Small said the aerospace industry, like other highly regulated sectors such as the medical and nuclear power industries, was expending considerable effort on tracking parts across the supply chain to keep up with quality and regulatory demands.

Some of those who spoke with the Post got the impression that Apple wanted to hire senior executives to run some kind of TV and / or movie venture, while others said it sounded like Apple (AAPL) was working on a possible acquisition to jump start such an effort.

He also pointed out that in addition to the military aspect of US operations in the country, other parts of the US government like the State Department and USAID are also active in reconciliation efforts, recovering water access, and rebuilding the power grids in destroyed towns and cities.

Last May, Sears announced it was putting Craftsman, along with other iconic brands like Kenmore and DieHard, as well as its Sears Home Services repair business, up for sale, in an effort to sell off other attractive assets to maintain financial liquidity.

When working away from others, it is easy to stop doing the little things, like making the effort to dress and groom properly.

Cho goes into great detail on the ROI of these efforts, additional benefits, how side projects stack up against other types of marketing he's tried, and tips to do side projects right, so check out the complete post if you'd like more info.

Like Google, Amazon is known mainly for one thing — online retail — but it too has an array of efforts, some of which relate to the core business and others that don't.

We are excited to receive this award, and others like it, as it's based on anonymous employee feedback and is a direct result of the ongoing efforts to create an environment where people can do their best work.

We are excited to receive this award, and others like it, as it's based on anonymous employee feedback and is a direct result of the ongoing efforts to -LSB-...]

Although it may seem like a simple and obvious content marketing strategy, managing content distribution across multiple LinkedIn groups means dedicating a great deal of time and effort on reading what others post and on sharing your thoughts within those discussions.

Haven't I been reading that they have been borrowing, and helping property developers borrow, money like crazy to build wasteful projects (e.g. ghost cities) in an enthusiastic effort to outdo each other in reported GDP growth?

Its big bet on live video is a big challenge to smaller players like Twitter and Snapchat, which should absolutely be afraid by Facebook's effort to replace others as the go - to place for real - time reaction and content.

If you answered YES then you face the same struggle as many other small business ownersyou can successfully manage the rest of the company, but when it comes to the sales team, you feel like your efforts are coming up short.

«We need to make sure that we're not only not getting in the way, but we're helping them advance their efforts to improve the outcomes in things like homelessness and literacy and other community challenges,» Ms. Finley said.

On top of that, Facebook offers marketers the option to target ads according to data compiled by firms like Experian, Acxiom and Epsilon, which have historically fueled mailing lists and other sorts of offline efforts.

Other efforts, like those to get advisers to sign the fiduciary oath or to commit to following fiduciary best practices, can also play a role.

But, so do efforts like «going viral,» to increase «brand awareness;» and many other «new» marketing efforts.

Moreover, with increasing competition from other young cloud companies as well as giants like Oracle, IBM, and HP means DWRE has little room to raise prices or cut back on its marketing efforts if it wants to retain market share.

If content marketing predictions made by leaders like Joe Pulizzi, Sarah Mitchell, Carlos Abler, and several others are any indication, 2016 could truly be the year when brands finally start to de-silo their content efforts and operate as fully functional publishers.

While I respect Rush's right to speak his mind (without people like him, we would be like other totalitarian governments that don't tolerate dissent), I am with the Pope and the church in their efforts to reach out to the world.

My question is this: what would it take for the American church at large (American church in this case meaning mainline denominations, other individual sects like the Mennonites with their huge variety of conservative to liberal congregations, nondenominational churches of all sizes mega and not, etc.) to make a concerted effort to call out abuse demonstrated by clergy in both church, public, and private settings?

«Motivated in large part by their religious traditions of protecting the vulnerable and serving «the least of these,» as Jesus instructed his followers to do in the Gospel of Matthew,» writes Eric Marrapodi, «World Relief and other Christian agencies like the Salvation Army are stepping up efforts and working with law enforcement to stem the flow of human trafficking, which includes sex trafficking and labor trafficking.»

Just yesterday I was warned by someone that my support for women in ministry and my inclusion of LGBT voices on the blog represented an effort «to be liked by other people and win the approval of the world.»

Other times it might look like giving up your well - meaning place in the spotlight in an effort to let someone else shine.

There is no guarantee that investment in youth ministry, after - school programs, or other such efforts will necessarily change the fate of people like Tracy and Evie.

They do not expect to be just like every other church or to appeal to every person, and they do not expect that their tradition will survive without effort.

Missionary Pentecostalism includes the efforts of U.S. denominations like the Assemblies of God, as well as missions from Sweden and other European countries.

Success in scholarly production, like success in other kinds of work, requires high concentration of effort.

Instead of focusing on other peoples views, why don't you do some good in this world and spend your time and effort on real issues — like the American children that are starving.

The Sons of Entitlement talk a lot — preventing others from speaking — and pose questions that are more like efforts at entrapment than genuine attempts to learn.

Glazer, like many other observers, believes that in our mostly well - intentioned efforts to deal with the breakdown of these structures, «our social policies are weakening them further and making matters in some important respects worse.»

Women, like blacks and members of other oppressed groups, must break their inner bondage and gain self - esteem if they are to use fully their potential in collective efforts to change the systems of injustice (discriminatory laws, pay scales, admissions policies to professional schools, among others).

One of the more frustrating elements of this group (like so many others) is that every effort at edification or even simple concern seems to be challenged for it's philosophical point of view.

Lots of plans, goals, and a vision, a picture of what we want our life together to be like at different stages of our lives, and concrete thoughts and efforts on how to get there that impact us everyday.Some formal, some informal, some more rigid and fixed than others.