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Record labels are companies that market recorded music and corresponding videos. They engage in a wide range of functions in the music industry, including new artist recruitment and development (known as A&R, which stands for artis and repertoire), music publishing, and copyright enforcement. Marketing is one of a record label’s most important functions, as public awareness of their brand and associated artists is the way it makes money. Record label logos and their contact information once figured prominently in the center of vinyl records, which is how labels such as Arista, Capitol, and Epic became household names....

In the retail world, shrinkage, or shrink, is the term used to describe a reduction in inventory due to shoplifting; employee theft; administrative errors such as record keeping, pricing, and cash counting; and supplier fraud. There’s also a fifth category of shrinkage, which represents all of the unidentifiable reasons for loss in your store. A common misperception is that retailers absorb shrinkage as part of the cost of doing business. While retailers have to factor loss into their bottom line, it’s a costly problem for all....

Many sales managers (and salespeople) dread the annual performance review. And the performance review can indeed be both unpleasant and useless. But when properly conducted, a review can also be a highly useful tool for building goals and planning your coaching time for the year to come. The best performance reviews don’t contain any surprises. For example, if a salesperson falters, his sales manager should let him know right away and help him overcome the difficulty....

What do lawyers, ministers, and psychologists have in common? People in those professions have all made the transition to Human Resources management and the field is full of professionals who took wildly divergent paths to get there. Here are some common ways in which people transition into Human Resource management. Perhaps one suits you? Lateral Moves Start in an administrative role with a company and gradually take on more Human Resource management work overtime....

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A Layoff Termination Letter Makes Business Sense When an employer lays off employees, the employees deserve to receive the termination information in a termination letter. Use this sample layoff termination letter as a model to craft your own letters. Your employees warrant your care and attention during a layoff situation. This sample termination letter is an example of the type of letter you might write to employees your business is forced to lay off due to economic factors....

Even though the media are more fragmented than ever, press releases can and should be an essential component of your media strategy. Put your press releases online and draw not only the media, but also general readers, potential donors, and volunteers to your nonprofit website. David Meerman Scott, writing in The New Rules of Marketing & PR, points out that the new media world consists of far more than the usual outlets....

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Best practices in layoffs matter for the employees you lay off and the employees who survive the layoffs. Employee layoffs allow you to cut costs while preserving your relationship with your most critical employees. Plan first for your organization’s future when you embark upon an employee layoff. You need to tackle the problems and challenges that you anticipate to occur before, during and after you layoff your valued employees. This anticipation will allow you to consider every alternative before you layoff employees, too....

There are lots of websites out there promising discounted tires and wheels, but which one to choose? Questions abound. Are they getting quality merchandise? Do they have a good selection? What about customer service? Somehow a brick-and-mortar location engenders a lot more trust from customers, but there are some very good online discounters out there. Here’s my list: TireRack.com: (Full Review) The Tire Rack is a very large online-only tire and wheel discounter....

Like most drivers, you likely don’t think of the complex series of steps that occur when you get in your car and drive away each morning. Putting the key in the ignition switch and starting the car feels like second nature. However, if your car has ignition switch problems, you may not be able to start the car at all. Ignition switch problems can also cause issues on the road, such as unexpected shutdowns or electrical problems....

Is your nonprofit ready to be tonight’s breaking news? Complacency about your organization’s vulnerability can be your worst enemy. In today’s litigious world and lightning fast media, you could be catapulted into a crisis by dinnertime today. During my nonprofit career, organizations I have worked for have experienced a client’s death; a product tampering that threatened a primary fundraiser; an athletic scandal; and a mass shooting on campus. We learned the hard way to be prepared or prepare to suffer more than necessary....

If you want to start making money at home quickly, with little to no investment, selling on eBay is a viable option. There are many advantages to starting an eBay business including: It’s fast. You can create an auction today, and get paid for your item within a week. It doesn’t cost a lot. You can start for free if you sell items you already own. Your expenses come after you’ve made a sale and have been paid....

Combat Documentation and Production Specialists are primarily responsible for supervising, planning, and operating electronic and film-based still, video, and audio acquisition equipment in order to document combat and non-combat operations. MOS 24V Duties Duties performed by the soldiers in this MOS include the operation and use of motion, still, and studio television cameras on a unit level. They will work with electronic and film-based processing, editing, audio, and printing darkroom equipment....

Thanksgiving celebrations make for great memories. It’s not just the food; the atmosphere of warmth, fun, and humor adds to the festivity and contributes to the family legacy. Grandparents have anecdotes to share about their Thanksgiving holidays, and you can create a trove of memories to pass on to the next generation and create a tradition around values such as love, sharing, generosity, and fun. Serve Humor for Thanksgiving One such tradition could be to make Thanksgiving a day of laughter....

These are sample thank you letters that an employer can write to an employee to recognize the employee’s good work. These are semi-formal employee recognition letter samples. You can write a semi-formal employee recognition letter in just a few minutes using these sample letters as your template. Keep in mind that an employee recognition letter is appropriate from coworkers, employees in different departments, managers, supervisors, and senior leaders, as well as from the employee’s boss....

While you want a robust bar business, since alcohol sales offer great profit margins with low overhead, the drawback is that you may, on occasion, have to deal with drunk customers. The key to dealing with drunk customers is not to let them get drunk in the first place. Big chains like Applebee’s do this by limiting the types of alcoholic drinks served (no Long Island Tea for you) and limiting the number of drinks a person can order....

Nobody can tell you what your chances of waiver approval are, as you consider joining the military. Depending on your issue, it could be an easy process, like LASIK or PRK Laser Eye Surgery, or a difficult and long process for serious knee or shoulder surgeries. There is a set of standards you can use as a general guide, the Medical Disqualifying Ailments for Military Service form, but every waiver request is evaluated using several individual factors....

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The lowest score for one round (18 holes) of golf ever posted on the LPGA Tour is 59. And one golfer holds that record all by herself: Annika Sorenstam. Sorenstam posted the first, and so far only, 59 on the LPGA Tour during the 2001 Standard Register Ping tournament in Phoenix, Ariz. That was good for 13-under par. Sorenstam, who was 30 years old at the time, not only set the tour’s scoring record, but bettered the previous record by two strokes....