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Language Learning
© Language Learning Research Club, University of Michigan
General Editor: General Editor: Nick C. Ellis / Journal Editor: Pavel Trofimovich / Associate Journal Editor: Emma Marsden / Associate Journal Editor: Kara Morgan-Short / Associate Journal Editor: Scott Crossley / Monograph Series Editor: Marianne Gullberg / LL Cognitive Neuroscience Series Editor: Núria Sebastián-Gallés / Executive Director: Scott Jarvis / Associate Executive Director: Jeff Connor-Linton
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ISI Journal Citation Reports © Ranking: 2015: 10/181 (Linguistics); 25/231 (Education & Educational Research)
Online ISSN: 1467-9922
Author Guidelines
Instructions for Contributors
Language Learning is an international journal that publishes rigorous, original empirical research as well as systematic critical literature reviews and innovative methodological contributions. Domains covered include first and second language acquisition in naturalistic as well as tutored contexts, including second, foreign, and heritage language, bilingual education, immersion programs, and study abroad. All disciplinary perspectives are welcome, from linguistics and psychology to anthropology, cognitive science, education, neuroscience, and sociology.
As one of the premier peer-reviewed journals in the field of applied linguistics, established in 1948 at the University of Michigan, Language Learning strives to promote research of the highest quality with thorough literature reviews and solid theoretical frameworks, rigorous data analysis, cogent argumentation, and clear presentation.
Manuscript types. Language Learning invites original submissions in the following categories:
- Empirical Study. Manuscripts submitted under this category should report research carried out in a specific domain of language studies, involving a theoretical or applied focus relevant to language learning and development.
- Conceptual Review Article. Manuscripts submitted under this category should offer a current review of a body of knowledge in a specific domain of language learning studies, rigorously developing theoretical arguments relevant to problems in language research or problematizing key issues in need of further investigation.
- Methodological Review Article. Manuscripts submitted under this category should provide a state-of-the-art review of methods and techniques employed in a particular domain of language learning studies, systematizing and consolidating methodological insights both within and across research paradigms.
- Systematic Review Article. Manuscripts submitted under this category should systematically analyze data, concepts, and results from previous studies to clarify trends and issues in language learning research and to inform readers of trends in developing fields of language study. Preference will be given to articles which target novel or underexplored issues and articles which systematize knowledge in research areas with disputed or conflicting findings.
Manuscripts considered for publication will be reviewed for their presentation and analysis of new empirical data, expert use of appropriate research methods, and rigorous development of theoretical arguments relevant to problems in language studies — with the guiding criterion of enhancing existing knowledge. Methods sections must be detailed enough to allow the replication of research. Theoretical accounts should be internally consistent.
Manuscripts will be considered for publication with the understanding that all pertinent sources of support and information have been acknowledged and that the manuscript is being submitted to Language Learning only. Language Learning will not consider articles that have been published or are being considered for publication elsewhere. Authors are asked to submit a cover letter to the editor with their manuscript submission. In it, they should provide relevant background to the submission and disclose any special circumstances that may raise potential ethical considerations, such as any conflicts of interest or any overlap of the present submission with text or data appearing elsewhere in related published or under-review work.
Length and style requirements. Submissions must match the aims, scope, and style requirements of the journal. Manuscripts submitted must conform to the specifications of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th edition.
- Published papers are usually less than 10,000 words, including endnotes, references, tables, and figures. In order to keep manuscript length reasonable, authors are encouraged to designate additional research materials (e.g., appendices, data, extra tables and figures, or samples of materials) to be published as part of Supporting Information on the Language Learning website. For further information on the supporting information options, please see https://authorservices.wiley.com/author-resources/Journal-Authors/Prepare/supporting-information.html
- All manuscripts are to be accompanied by an abstract of about 150 words (see Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th edition, chapter 2).
- All citations included in the list of references should include a unique DOI identifier (if available) and should be formatted according to the requirements of the American Psychological Association (see Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 6th edition, chapter 7).
- If a manuscript includes notes, do not use the footnote or endnote features in a word processing document. All notes should be formatted manually as endnotes (superscripted digits), with the relevant text placed at the end of the body of the manuscript under the title Notes, before References.
- If figures and tables do not interfere with formatting, layout, and readability of the manuscript, they should be inserted in exact locations inside the body of the manuscript. In all other cases, each table and figure should be listed on a separate page at the end of the main manuscript file, with the <Insert Table # Here> or <Insert Figure # Here> placeholders inserted in the body of the manuscript to designate the location of each table or figure.
- Reviewers often seek more extensive information about study materials and methods than what is possible to include within the limited space of a manuscript. As much as is feasible, submit full details about the procedure, testing protocol, instruments, and methodology of your study using the Supporting Information option during file upload. Examples of additional information include language tests, full listing of stimuli, questionnaires, screenshots of computer-based testing interfaces, additional graphical or tabular representations of data, and so on. Providing full methodological detail as part of the review process will help speed up the review as well as allow reviewers to carry out more informed evaluations.
Manuscript blinding. Authors should pay careful attention to preparing their submission to allow blinded peer review. Language Learning supports several manuscript blinding alternatives, in recognition of the fact that manuscripts vary in the extent to which self-citations are used. Authors are required to choose one or a combination of the following blinding alternatives in order to prevent delays in initial manuscript processing. Authors are also required to clearly indicate their blinding choice in the accompanying cover letter.
- Full Blinding. In the body of the manuscript, replace all citations and references which contain all authors' and coauthors' names and the publication year by writing: Author (xxxx) or (Author, xxxx). In the reference list, ensure that the entire citation is blinded (including year, title, journal, etc.) and that the citation is located at the top of the reference list.
- Partial Blinding. Replace only a portion of selected references by writing Author (xxxx) or (Author, xxxx) to the extent that authors' anonymity can be best preserved. In the reference list, keep full citation for the references that remained intact in the body of the manuscript but blind those references (including year, title, journal, etc.) you chose to anonymize, placing them at the top of the reference list.
- Referring to Own Work in the Third Person. In many cases, reviewers need to have access to essential citations in a manuscript, particularly when these are used to motivate current work. If these citations are based on authors' and/or coauthors' prior research, blinding such work might not only be revealing of authors' identity but might also make it difficult for reviewers to adequately evaluate manuscripts. In such cases, in the body of the manuscript, authors should describe their own and their coauthors' relevant work in the third person, as one normally would refer to other researchers' work in a published manuscript. In the list of references, provide full citations for own work, placing those in the appropriate location alphabetically.
Again, in the cover letter to the Editors, clearly indicate how each submission has been blinded in order to avoid processing delays.
Reporting quantitative research findings. When reporting research using quantitative and statistical methods, authors submitting to Language Learning should follow the Guidelines for Reporting Quantitative Methods and Results in Primary Research by Norris, Plonsky, Ross, and Schoonen (Volume 65, Issue 2).
- Authors are also required to provide measures of effect sizes, at least for the major statistical contrasts which they report (see Editor's Announcement, Volume 57, Issue 1, for detailed guidance).
- For further guidance on conducting and reporting quantitative research, authors are encouraged to consult the chapters in Improving and Extending Quantitative Reasoning in Second Language Research published in Currents in Language Learning (Volume 2).
Review process. Language Learning processes manuscripts in a prompt and professional fashion. To expedite peer reviews and ensure the highest level of expertise in the review process, some manuscripts will be forwarded to one of the Associate Editors who will serve as the action editor in those cases. Articles suitable for the journal are typically sent to at least three reviewers drawn from among experts in the field. The names of all reviewers consulted are printed in the journal annually.
Submission of manuscripts. Manuscripts should be submitted online at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/langl. Full instructions and support are available on the site, and a user ID and password can be obtained on the first visit. Support can be contacted by phone (888-503-1050), e-mail or via the "Get Help Now" link. If you cannot submit online, please contact the Editorial Office by e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Shared Research Instrumentation Policy for Accepted Articles. Language Learning encourages accepted authors to upload their data collection materials to the IRIS database (http://www.iris-database.org). IRIS is an online repository for data collection materials used for second language research. This includes data elicitation instruments such as interview and observation schedules, language tests, pictures, questionnaires, software scripts, URL links, word lists, pedagogical interventions, and so on. After an article has been formally accepted, the authors can upload their instrument(s) with an 'in press' reference, and the IRIS team will add page numbers to the reference after they are available. The sharing of research instrumentation benefits the research community and helps authors and journals increase the visibility of their published research.
Early View. Language Learning articles are published online through Early View in advance of their appearance in a print issue — see Early View articles.
Open Science badges. Recognizing the importance of research transparency and data sharing to knowledge-building, Language Learning would like to join the open science movement by encouraging authors to engage in open science practices and by rewarding authors for engaging in such practices. In partnership with the non-profit Center for Open Science (COS), we offer all authors submitting their manuscripts to Language Learning access to the following three open science practices — Open Materials, Open Data, and Preregistered Research Designs. We also award all qualifying authors open science badges recognizing their contributions to the open science movement. The open science practices and associated award badges, as implemented by the Center for Open Science and supported by Language Learning, are the following:
The Open Materials badge recognizes researchers who share their research instruments and materials in a publicly-accessible format, providing sufficient information for researchers to reproduce procedures and analyses of published research studies. In the field of second language research, a qualifying public, open-access database of research instruments and materials is the IRIS digital repository of data collection materials (http://www.iris-database.org).
The Open Data badge recognizes researchers who make their data publicly available, providing sufficient description of the data to allow researchers to reproduce research findings of published research studies. Numerous data-sharing repositories are available through various Dataverse networks (e.g.,http://dataverse.org) and hundreds of other databases available through the Registry of Research Data Repositories (http://www.re3data.org).
The Preregistered badge recognizes researchers who preregister their research plans (research design and data analysis plan) prior to engaging in research and who closely follow the preregistered design and data analysis plan in reporting their research findings. The criteria for earning this badge thus include a date-stamped registration of a study plan in such venues as the Open Science Framework (https://osf.io) or Clinical Trials (https://clinicaltrials.gov) and a close correspondence between the preregistered and the implemented data collection and analysis plans.
The Open Science Framework (https://osf.io) qualifies as a public, open access repository which supports all three open science practices described above. This repository can host entire projects, including materials, data, and pre-registration protocols.
Applying and qualifying for open science badges is not a requirement for publishing with Language Learning, but these badges are further incentive for authors to participate in the open science movement and thus to increase the visibility and transparency of their research. Interested authors can find information about how to qualify for each badge on the Language Learning website, under author guidelines, and in the online submission system at http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/langl.
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Prior to acceptance of a manuscript for publication, there is no requirement to inform Language Learning of an intention to publish in OnlineOpen. All OnlineOpen articles are treated in the same way as any other article. They go through the journal's standard peer-review process and will be accepted or rejected based on their merit.
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|Matzo meal
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|3 , sliced
|3 , well beaten
|4 , sliced
|Fish fillets
|5 Pound (Plus Trimmings)
|To Taste
|To Taste
Work fish fillets through the finest blade of a food grinder and set aside.
Put fish heads, bones, and trimmings in a large kettle along with 3 onions, celery, carrots, salt, pepper, and enough water to cover.
Cook to the boiling point, then simmer.
Grate the remaining onion very fine and combine with eggs.
Mix thoroughly with the ground fish, adding the matzo meal, a little more salt and pepper, and 4 tablespoons of water.
Shape into balls and drop into the simmering fish broth.
Make certain broth is barely bubbling, then cover, and cook 2 hours.
Cool right in the broth, then transfer to a serving platter.
Use the cooked carrots for garnish.
Strain the broth and refrigerate until jellied.
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Nutrition Rank
Nutrition Facts
Serving size: Complete recipe
Calories 2625 Calories from Fat 583
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 66 g101.5%
Saturated Fat 5 g24.8%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 2134.5 mg711.5%
Sodium 2786.6 mg116.1%
Total Carbohydrates 95 g31.7%
Dietary Fiber 16.1 g64.4%
Sugars 33.8 g
Protein 430 g859.8%
Vitamin A 629.8% Vitamin C 87.7%
Calcium 148.2% Iron 25.2%
*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet

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The Artisan DC Hotel in Bogota is a reinvention of the Urban Boutique experience. Located at the heart of Bogota's financial district, we strive to be more than a hotel for our guests, we are defined by our resolute vocation to offer you an individual tailored experience and our rooms are a faithful interpretation of this promise. Each of our two buildings combine urban expressions, like exposed brick walls, chic and contemporary features with unique avant-garde elements. Our generous windows will allow you to feel in the tranquility of your bedroom, the energy of the city.At our hotel you will find two hotels imbedded in one. Our two buildings have differences that make them distinctive from each other, one being warm and vibrant and the other serene and evocative but both rich on textures and details.After visiting The Artisan DC Hotel you will have great tales to talk about.


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Deceased Estate Sydney
Home Cleaning, Cleaning Company, Cleaning Service
Preparing For Sale – Clearing And Cleaning Deceased Estates In Sydney
Onsite assessment
Deceased Estate Sydney meets with you at the property to prepare a quote. This helps us understand what items you wish to keep, what can be given to charity, and what must be dumped. It also helps up report on the size of the clean-up, the cost of the dumping, and any additional trades required for repairs, painting and large item removals like cars or demolitions.
Take usable estate furniture and donate to charity
We examine the items in the deceased estate and with your guidance, decide on the items to be given to charity. As you would understand, charities will only take furniture and household items that they can sell or give away. We are experienced in assessing what they will take.
Take waste to dump
If the deceased estate property needs a thorough clean-up, there is likely to be significant waste, and there is a cost to dispose of general waste, and we will advise you of the approximate cost of the dumping. We have trucks to take the waste to the dump.
We can deliver estate furniture to your address
If you have identified items of furniture that you wish to keep, then we can arrange delivery to either your house or to appropriate storage.
Remove old carpets and Unusable goods
Once we have removed anything of value, we set about clearing old carpet and "junk" that has been accumulated. This includes items like blinds, curtains, old electrical appliances like refrigerators and freezers and dryers that have no value.
Clean interior of house
Depending on the interior of the deceased estate, we will thoroughly clean all surfaces including Skirting boards, windows, and cobwebs.
Thoroughly clean the kitchen, bathroom, toilet and laundry
The kitchen, bathroom and laundry are often in original condition and the tiles and tap ware need cleaning to remove grime build.
Pressure clean all pathways
Just to bring that extra touch to the gardens and overall appearance of the house we pressure wash all pathed areas including Veranda's, driveways, shed floors and walkways
Paint inside and outside the estate property
If the exterior paintwork is dilapidated, we can have this cleaned away and re-painted. Similarly, if the internal paint needs freshening this can be done.
Deodorize to remove odours
If the house has had animals (dog and cats) or the owner smoked, or another source of odour, then the house can be deodorized.
Fumigate to remove pests
Usually, a thorough clean will remove pests, but it fleas remain, or cockroaches are evident, these can be fumigated.
Weed the garden, clip and cut bushes
Typically, the garden is overgrown. We clip the bushes, remove weeds, and clean the garden surrounds.
Prepare the front garden for attractive presentation
We can pay extra attention to the front of the property, so families and investors are not deterred by initial impressions.
Disposal of mattresses, waste, paint, medicine, chemicals
No-one wants old mattresses, and these are disposed of. There may be toxic materials – old batteries, paints and chemical which need separation and disposal.
Disposal of large items like cars, boats, trailers, tyres, lawnmowers fridges, washing machines and dryers.It is common for vehicles to be found on site, as well as old, rusted trailers, old tyres, car components – all these large items are recycled for steel.
Demolition and removal of old garden sheds or rusted, damaged sheds
Older deceased estates have garden sheds which are nothing but an eyesore. This can include old sheds we can remove these.
Would you like some advice about what to do? Call Dean on 0408 62 96 66.
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Often, a deceased estate property needs extensive cleaning and clearing, needing more time than a relative can give – it can be a massive job to sort through everything, remove all the furniture, give it to charity, then use scrubbing brushes and pressure cleaning to get the house looking good enough for a successful sale. So give Deceased Estate Sydney a call and discuss with Dean how we can help you. 0408 62 96 66
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We are a team of individuals that live in the community. That means we understand the turf and tree and shrub and insect issues of this area. We know the unique problems and challenges of this area and we know how to fix them.Our specialists do not have a daily goal or quota. This means our expertly trained technicians never rush on any property and have the time to talk with each customer and answer all questions and concerns.All field service employees are licensed and in good standing with the NJ DEP (New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection).Our staff members are continually trained year-round and are required to attend professional development and acquire continuing education credits every year.


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June 6th, 2012
When you're that old, it doesn't matter who's watching.
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When you're that old, it doesn't matter who's watching.
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Looks photo shopped, the mom seems a little over dressed for hiking.
I know the sound small pond turtles make when they get busy. I can't imagine being right next to that throaty ruckus without some discomfort.
Father, "Kids the one on top is really tired so his friend is just giving him a ride home." Son, "Ain't it just like a friend to screw you while your trying to help em out."
Slow poke…
Get a room! The people that is.
"No … they are not fighting."
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They tortoise all we know.
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Today's Rant: Why Marketing is Harder — and More Fun
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The salesperson knows the company size, location and industry as well as the prospect's role and stage in the buying cycle. Today the salesperson doesn't get a face-to-face meeting until much later in the buying cycle. It is the marketer who must keep the attention of the multiple buyers at a multiple companies through the early and middle stages of their buying cycles. In order to keep each buyer's attention, the marketer's provision of information must vary in the same way a salesperson's approach varies. Leadership matters.
B2B Marketing Trends for 2016
Collaborate with industry influencers: marketers must creatively build advocacy and content amplification outside the company as well. customer/stakeholder goals of my company, and what do I need to make. company sales rep, it becomes even more vital that both groups understand the buying process from. There will be more companies developing SLAs between sales and.
New Research on Why CRM Fails…Also Lessons for Marketing Automation
Marketing to Business Executives Blog
"The rate of organizational learning, rather than the size of the company's CRM budget, determines how rapidly companies can change the way they relate to a consumer, which, in turn, is linked to the length of the consumer purchasing cycle.. The marketing relationships between companies and consumers are: transactional (from the 1970′s), one-to-one (based on the long-term relationship focus of the 1980s ) and networked (flowing from online networks, the company supply chain and consumers).. Enough of the left brain/right brain argument.
Number One in Social Business
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Debra Devoy, from OpenText , added her company's findings: that "strength of purpose is the one factor that enables OpenText to predict the success or failure of an implementation. At Enterprise 2.0 this week in Boston, I found a few inspiring moments amid all the activity. I particularly liked the opening keynote presentations by John Hagel from Deloitte on the first day and Lee Bryant of Headshift on the second day. The big takeaway…my number one in social business: it all starts with a problem that needs to be solved…and that you can affect.
Who cares about marketing data?
Marketing to Business Executives Blog
It occurs to me that marketing has started its measurement activities in the area of least value to the company (marketing programs data). It is, fortunately, moving higher in the food chain to using contacts nurtured by marketing to forecast revenue. But still that is mechanics — can't be ignored but not the source of the real value to the company. It is time for marketing to set its sights on growth and provide credible information to the rest of the organization on customers, markets, and competition. Type of Data. Top Choice For: Customer Data. Sales leader.
5 Reasons for Low Adoption of Marketing Technology and How to Move Forward
Marketing to Business Executives Blog
Marketing has, in many companies, fallen into an almost Rodney Dangerfield position in the executive suite: they don't get respect—and perhaps they haven't been earning it. Start today to make marketing a legitimate business function in your company. Many of the technologies that comprise the marketing technology ecosystem have been around since before the shift to customer control of the buying process, a shift that has made technology essential to marketers. The time required to develop a culture of experimentation. Lack of, or delayed, IT support.
B2B Marketing Trends for 2016
Collaborate with industry influencers: marketers must creatively build advocacy and content amplification outside the company as well. customer/stakeholder goals of my company, and what do I need to make. company sales rep, it becomes even more vital that both groups understand the buying process from. There will be more companies developing SLAs between sales and.
How do you involve your experts in social media?
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company's key subject matter experts are short on time and may not have an inclination to blog or engage online with customers. How does a company productively involve their experts in online discussions? company called ConnectedN has an answer. Combining content curation with workflow management and an email-based user interface addresses two factors that limit many companies' engagement with social media: the time required of experts and the volume of content needed to maintain a consistent presence. From whom does the customer want to hear? Pretty nifty.
Evidence:the heart of your business (and marketing) plan.
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Their research shows that businesses that try to execute their business plans flawlessly usually fail. Most successful businesses did not start out intending to be in the business that succeeded for them. ( Read the book for some great examples.) Instead of doing a business plan, they pose a five-step recipe for launching a business that will succeed (i.e., No trackbacks yet.
Content marketers: throw out your editorial calendar!
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They can build on the conversations already going on, demonstrating their company's perspective and adding value. . The first recommendation in Accenture's publication, Social Media: Rewriting the Rules on Content Management , is to throw out your editorial calendar. Shocking! Shocking! Isn't the editorial calendar the tool you use to keep a regular flow of relevant content moving out to constituents? Doesn't it drive your budget, assignment, and approval cycles? The calendar ignores today's news and recent developments.
Sorting through content curation options
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This will give you an SEO boost, provide fodder for your lead nurture campaigns and (if done right) gradually build your reputation as the "go to company for insight and information in the content area you've decided to "own. (Actually, a more reasonable goal is to be one of the top five sites your customers go to for information: Marketing as Media: Are you in the Top 5? ) What next? Further, you have the expertise to provide valuable commentary on changes occurring in that area. There are dozens of content curation tools out there. No trackbacks yet.
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Let's start from the beginning – I had five months to find an awesome city with an amazing venue to pull off this awesome event that our company had never experienced before. Every great company kick-off needs to have an inspirational theme. Not just any culinary challenge – this one involved marketing and selling your food to the rest of your company. San Diego – check! Check!
12 Noteworthy Examples of B2B Companies on Instagram
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So, what does this mean for B2B companies? This is the key element I am referring to: Instagram allows companies to tell their story without any interruption. As I previously mentioned, Instagram is a key social media platform for B2B companies to start and/or strengthen their brand storytelling. Instagram is a social media platform unlike any other. Microsoft. HootSuite.
Email Marketing for Manufacturers and Industrial Companies
Industrial Marketing Today
He considered marketing emails to be nothing more than […] The post Email Marketing for Manufacturers and Industrial Companies by Achinta Mitra appeared first on Industrial Marketing Today. Email marketing often gets a bad rap because most people are fed up with the deluge of promotional emails they receive every day. This is only a content summary.
Five steps to establish a content-creating company culture
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I've worked with a number of large and small companies to help them develop a culture of content creation and there seems to be a few common themes that enable success. Here are some steps that launch a company toward a vibrant culture of content creation: 1. The first question many companies ask is, "Where is all of this content going to come from?"
How to change your company culture for marketing success
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I used to work for a big metals and mining company called Alcoa. It might make more sense if you knew that the company was the subject of the most famous lawsuit against a corporate monopoly in U.S. Alcoa actually lost the suit, leading to the break-up of the company into smaller parts that eventually grew into the company's competitors. Company culture rules.
Three companies using IT for dramatic transformation
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I used to work for a big global company. " We discussed the fact that in many companies, the IT Department is still a "cost center" and not strategically integrated into marketing and sales functions. Technology is kind of the blood coursing through our company's veins these days. used to work for a big global company. It is a necessary evil.
Is Marketing Automation Right for Every Company?
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Analyst David Raab reports that for companies under $5 Million in revenue, marketing automation penetration is a miserly 5 percent. Even at mid-size companies ($20 Million – $500 Million), the figure is only 10 percent. Which begs the question: is marketing automation right for every company? However, specific factors make certain companies better candidates than others.
5 Steps to Successfully Build Your Company's Sales Development Efforts
Sales Prospecting Perspectives
Who is responsible for qualifying inbound marketing leads and identifying new, short-term sales opportunties for senior sales executives in your company? Whether you're launching a new SDR effort for your company, or seeking to improve its effectiveness and success in the New Year, here are five steps to get you off on the right track. 1. Do the math. Build a process. How often?
How to Protect Your Company's Reputation on Social Media
Modern B2B Marketing
Companies well-versed in social media marketing have taken all these steps to grow and establish their brand's online presence, but are they doing enough to protect it? Monitoring Every company that engages in social media marketing needs to uphold a strong and credible reputation while looking for ways to continuously improve it. Unsupervised Content Publishing. Account Hacks.
Study shows social media usage surging at large companies
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The University of Massachusetts released its annual survey of social media usage at Fortune 500 companies and the trend continued to heat up, although these mega-companies continue to lag INC 500 companies, non-profits and universities in their application of social media to marketing efforts. Eight of the top 10 companies (Exxon and Berkshire Hathaway do not). Tweet.
5 Reasons companies are bringing their marketing in house
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Here's a significant trend described in a very fine digital marketing research report from SoDA — in the past year there has been a dramatic spike in the number of companies who no longer work with outside marketing agencies — 27 percent, up from 13 percent in the previous year. The shift in North America is a little higher — 28 percent. have a few thoughts about it. One
Why are America's fastest-growing companies killing their blogs?
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Are America's fastest-growing companies shifting away from blogging as a primary social media platform? "Maybe" could be a conclusion based on new research examining the INC 500 from The Center for Marketing Research at the University of Massachusetts. 500 is Facebook with 74% of companies using it. Only 24% of the companies have a formal social media policy.
Five Videos Every Company Needs
What comes to mind when you think about companies using video? Many companies also use video to sell. But video can do even more for your company. Here are five videos every company needs in 2016. The post Five Videos Every Company Needs appeared first on Act-On Marketing Blog. For many people, the Dollar Shave Club video is high on the list. Again, great!
The 10 best big company blogs in the world
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There seems to be a lot of noise about the "death of the company blog." Important? A few years ago, I did a comprehensive study of the best company blogs in America and I thought it was time to re-consider this channel. What is the state of the art in company blogging? What are the best company blogs today? The blog shows the authentic heart of the company.
5 Tips To Promote Your Company Blog
B2B Marketing Insider
The post 5 Tips To Promote Your Company Blog appeared first on Marketing Insider Group. The competition is fierce out there. There are 58.6 million new blog posts each month on WordPress alone. Everybody, in other words, has clued into this content marketing thing. How do you ever get your work noticed? Is it even worth it?
Marketing Performance Benchmarks for Software/SaaS Companies
Today, for marketers at Software/SaaS companies, we compiled some key statistics from both reports, creating a one-stop shop of critical insights for two important digital marketing channels. This is especially true for companies that are using ABM strategies. For B2B software/SaaS companies, this can be extremely powerful for finding the right people. Different Strengths.
12 ways to achieve emotional marketing for your B2B company
grow - Practical Marketing Solutions
" In Mark Schaefer's book, Social Media Explained , he asks companies to ask a critical question: What does our company do that NO ONE ELSE does? While there's validity to each of the common complaints above, there are solutions to help ease companies into adding emotional marketing to the mix. By Brooke Ballard, {gow} Contributing Columnist. Psychographics.
Successful Companies Create Successful Customers
Customer success is the hallmark of a great company. For a B2B software company like Lattice, success means our customers are improving the efficiencies of their sales and marketing organizations, and increasing revenue. The post Successful Companies Create Successful Customers appeared first on Lattice Engines. business customer service predictive analytics success stories
How to Solve the Marketing Skills Gap In Your Company
Digital B2B Marketing
A few weeks ago I was talking to Maureen Blandford about marketers, marketing technology, and the need for all of us to move faster. Our conversation turned to skill sets and the current digital and technology skills gap in marketing today. thought I had in that conversation has been gnawing at me since: "Today's marketers don't have the aptitude for marketing technology."
13 Customer Loyalty Best Practices for B2B Companies
Existing customers interact with several departments in your company. An example of a survey that is probably trying to access the company's Net Promoter Score. 4. The Harvard Business Review suggests "Credit card companies would waive late fees for customers who were on vacation when the payment was due… Airlines and hotels would renew status levels for customers who took a hiatus from traveling when they had a baby or were between jobs.". What could your company do? 5. Our first impressions of people (and companies) frame how we experience them later.


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Business 2.0 says that blogs will become mainstream in 2004 (and they're probably right), and with the massive number of "clutter" blogs out there (so say our critics), it may be a good idea for blog-format publications to follow a written or unwritten code of conduct or code of ethics in order to maintain, and perhaps even increase desirability among readers and prospective readers. The code should also foster a positive network among bloggers, who are very inter-connected, whether they mean to be or not.
Not everyone should be expected to follow the code of conduct or code of ethics, whichever it may be. Just as we all slip from time to time in our adherence to other rules or guidelines (take the 10 Commandments for example), I'm sure that we will slip from time to time from strict adherence to a blogger's code of conduct or code of ethics. However, it may be a good idea for certain practices to be encouraged in the blogosphere, just as they are in the rest of the world.
"Why should we have one of these in the first place?" you ask? Well, there are actually some people out there who are paid for what they've written on their blog in one way, shape or form, and once blogs do become just as mainstream as say, a newspaper or a magazine, bloggers will likely join the ranks of other writers, such as journalists (there was at one point a prediction that bloggers would eventually replace journalists by 2007, which may not happen, since most publications have adopted publication formats similar to blogs or added a blog to the mix, but blogs have certainly changed journalism forever).
Could blogging become a profession? It certainly does have the potential to become one, but as long as no standards exist for it, more clutter will be created and blogging will become less, rather than more credible. Some bloggers may be concerned over this, while others likely will not be concerned at all.
What is the future of blogging? Will it become saturated with first-person ego-driven rants published in diary format, or will it become a new and more convenient way for information to be delivered to the public by the public without a gatekeeper to decide what news is fot to actually reach the public?
While it is ultimately up to bloggers all around the world to determine the destiny of blogging, some may feel that some sort of code should exist to promote a sort of civility among bloggers and non-bloggers, alike.
While I have no personal preference as to what the entire blogosphere decides, I have decided to propose a Bloggers Code of Conduct or Bloggers Code of Ethics (call it what you will) to promote civility and intellectual honesty in the blogosphere. I do feel that both civility and intellectual honesty are two necessities in the blogosphere if it is to remain a credible source of information.
I have created seven guideliness to accomplish this purpose. They are:
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(2) Posts or comments should remain civil, however, if someone does flame you in any way, shape or form, they should expect to be flamed in return in the form of a post or comment and they should not complain that they are treated in the same way that they have treated you. Libeling anyone should be refrained from entirely.
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These are rather simple guideliness and by no means are they absolute, however, adhering to them would ensure more civility in the blogosphere, which would likely increase the respect of those who may be critical, whether they are fellow bloggers or non-bloggers who are on the outisde, looking in.
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Well, I finally made it to the 124th floor of the Burj Khalifa (a.k.a Burj Dubai), thanks to my wife for queueing over 1 hour last week to get the tickets for today!
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Feasibility and validity of self-reported walking capacity in patients with intermittent claudication
Tew G.,Sheffield Hallam University |
Copeland R.,Sheffield Hallam University |
Le Faucheur A.,IFEPSA |
Gernigon M.,University of Angers |
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Journal of Vascular Surgery | Year: 2013
Objective: The primary aim of this study was to assess if self-reported measures of walking limitation correlate better with a community-based assessment of maximum walking distance (MWD) than they do with laboratory-based tests in patients with intermittent claudication. A secondary aim was to examine the effect of prior objective testing on these correlations. Methods: Thirty-one patients completed three self-report tools (self-reported MWD; Walking Impairment Questionnaire [WIQ]; Estimation of Ambulatory Capacity by History-Questionnaire [EACH-Q]) immediately before and approximately 1 week after a series of objective tests (incremental treadmill walking test, 6-minute walk test, 1-hour global positioning system [GPS] recording of a community walk). We analyzed the feasibility of the self-report tools in terms of number of errors and their correlation (r) with objective measures. Results: The correlations of self-report tests to GPS-MWD (range,.579-.808) were consistently higher than with the treadmill test (range,.310-.584) and 6-minute walk test (range,.414-.613). The WIQ had the highest proportion of errors, both at first and second completion (58% and 42%, respectively), compared with self-reported MWD (23% and 13%, respectively) and the EACH-Q (6.5% and 13%, respectively). Correlations were improved with the second set of self-report tests (range,.310-.595 to .414-.808). Conclusions: The fact that all self-report tools correlated better with a community-based measure of MWD using GPS than with laboratory results confirms that they measure what they aim to: community-based MWD. In addition, prescription of a community walk might help patients to better estimate their walking limitation.Copyright © 2013 by the Society for Vascular Surgery. Source
Cognitive behavioural intervention for adults with anxiety complications of asthma: Prospective randomised trial
Parry G.D.,University of Sheffield |
Cooper C.L.,University of Sheffield |
Moore J.M.,University of Sheffield |
Yadegarfar G.,University of Sheffield |
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Respiratory Medicine | Year: 2012
Background: High levels of asthma-related fear and panic exacerbate asthma symptoms and complicate the management of asthma. Asthma-specific fear may be reduced by a cognitive behavioural intervention. We aimed to test if there is a reduction in asthma-specific fear after cognitive behavioural intervention compared with routine treatment. Methods: Adults with asthma registered with family doctors in Sheffield UK were screened for anxiety and 94 highly anxious patients were randomly allocated to receive either a cognitive behavioural intervention to improve self-management of their anxiety (n = 50) or routine clinical care (n = 44). Asthma-specific fear at the end of treatment and at six month follow up were the primary endpoints. Service usage in the six months prior to and six months following the intervention was monitored to allow estimation of costs. Data were analysed by intention to treat. Findings: At the end of treatment, there was a significantly greater reduction in asthma-specific fear for people in the CBT group compared with controls. At six months after treatment the reduction in asthma-specific fear in the CBT group was increased and the difference between treatment and control group was statistically significant. Service use costs were not reduced in the CBT group. Interpretation: A brief cognitive behavioural intervention was found to have efficacy in reducing asthma-specific panic fear immediately after treatment and at 6 months follow up. There was no cost advantage to cognitive behavioural treatment. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Source
Pancreatic insufficiency in adult celiac disease: Do patients require long-term enzyme supplementation?
Evans K.E.,Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Trust |
Leeds J.S.,Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Trust |
Morley S.,Royal Hallamshire Hospital |
Sanders D.S.,Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Trust
Digestive Diseases and Sciences | Year: 2010
Background Celiac disease is associated with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. We previously reported that in 30% (20/66) of adult celiac patients with current or persistent diarrhea the underlying cause was exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. Of these 20 patients, 19 initially improved on pancreatic supplementation. To date, there are no published longitudinal studies. Methods The 20 patients who had initially received therapy for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency were prospectively followed-up for 4 years. Gastrointestinal symptoms, dietary adherence, celiac antibody status, and dose of enzyme supplementation were recorded. Fecal elastase-1 (Fel-1) was repeated to reassess exocrine pancreatic function. Results In the study, 19/20 patients were reviewed, as one had died (mean age 59.7 years, 7 males). The mean duration of celiac disease was 13.2 years. Eleven out of nineteen were still taking enzyme supplementation at a mean dose of 45,000 units of lipase per day. Only 1/11 reported no symptomatic benefit and 8/19 patients had discontinued supplementation because their diarrhea had improved. In the whole group there was a significant increase in Fel-1 levels over time, with median values of 90 μg/g at 0 months, 212 μg/g at 6 months, and 365 μg/g at followup (45-66 months)(p < 0.0001). Conclusions Fecal elastase-1 is useful in identifying exocrine pancreatic insufficiency in adult celiac patients with diarrhea. Our longitudinal data suggests that pancreatic enzyme supplementation could be discontinued in a substantial proportion of patients as symptoms improve. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2010. Source
Noninvasive estimation of pa pressure, flow, and resistance with CMR imaging: Derivation and prospective validation study from the aspire registry
Swift A.J.,University of Sheffield |
Swift A.J.,National Health Research Institute |
Rajaram S.,University of Sheffield |
Hurdman J.,Sheffield Pulmonary Vascular Disease Unit |
And 14 more authors.
JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging | Year: 2013
Objectives The aim of this study was to develop a composite numerical model based on parameters from cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging for noninvasive estimation of the key hemodynamic measurements made at right heart catheterization (RHC). Background Diagnosis and assessment of disease severity in patients with pulmonary hypertension is reliant on hemodynamic measurements at RHC. A robust noninvasive approach that can estimate key RHC measurements is desirable. Methods A derivation cohort of 64 successive, unselected, treatment naive patients with suspected pulmonary hypertension from the ASPIRE (Assessing the Spectrum of Pulmonary Hypertension Identified at a Referral Centre) Registry, underwent RHC and CMR within 12 h. Predicted mean pulmonary arterial pressure (mPAP) was derived using multivariate regression analysis of CMR measurements. The model was tested in an independent prospective validation cohort of 64 patients with suspected pulmonary hypertension. Surrogate measures of pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP) and cardiac output (CO) were estimated by left atrial volumetry and pulmonary arterial phase contrast imaging, respectively. Noninvasive pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) was calculated from the CMR-derived measurements, defined as: (CMR-predicted mPAP - CMR-predicted PCWP)/CMR phase contrast CO. Results The following composite statistical model of mPAP was derived: CMR-predicted mPAP = -4.6 + (interventricular septal angle × 0.23) + (ventricular mass index × 16.3). In the validation cohort a strong correlation between mPAP and MR estimated mPAP was demonstrated (R2 = 0.67). For detection of the presence of pulmonary hypertension the area under the receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve was 0.96 (0.92 to 1.00; p < 0.0001). CMR-estimated PVR reliably identified invasive PVR ≥3 Wood units (WU) with a high degree of accuracy, the area under the ROC curve was 0.94 (0.88 to 0.99; p < 0.0001). Conclusions CMR imaging can accurately estimate mean pulmonary artery pressure in patients with suspected pulmonary hypertension and calculate PVR by estimating all major pulmonary hemodynamic metrics measured at RHC. © 2013 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation. Source
Rajaram S.,University of Sheffield |
Swift A.J.,University of Sheffield |
Swift A.J.,National Health Research Institute |
Capener D.,University of Sheffield |
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Radiology | Year: 2012
Purpose: To evaluate the utility of 1.5-T noncontrast magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of the lung parenchyma and to compare it with computed tomography (CT) in the assessment of interstitial lung disease and other morphologic lung abnormalities. Materials and Methods: Institutional review board approval was obtained for retrospective image analysis. A total of 236 patients who underwent MR imaging and CT as part of their assessment for suspected pulmonary hypertension were included in this study. Lung MR imaging was performed with a 1.5-T system as a stack of axial two-dimensional balanced steady-state free precession (bSSFP) acquisitions. Two radiologists independently evaluated CT and MR images for various morphologic abnormalities, such as pulmonary fibrosis, pleural and mediastinal disease, solid lesions, bronchial disease, and emphysema. κ statistics were used to measure interobserver agreement. Results: Sensitivity and specificity of MR imaging in the identification of pulmonary fibrosis (n = 46) were 89% (95% confidence interval: 77%, 96%) and 91% (95% confidence interval: 76%, 98%), respectively, when compared with CT. In comparison to CT, MR imaging depicted 75% of ground-glass opacities. Nine of the 12 noncalcified nodules were identified on MR images. Lung nodules (75%, κ = 0.71) and effusions (100%, κ = 0.89) were also well visualized on MR images. MR imaging was however less effective in depicting emphysema (16%, κ = 0.60) and minor fibrosis (67%, κ = 0.79). Conclusion: This study shows bSSFP MR imaging is inferior to CT in imaging parenchymal lung disease; however, this study does demonstrate for the first time a potential role for the bSSFP sequence as an alternative radiation-free noncontrast imaging modality for use in patients with pulmonary fibrosis. © RSNA, 2012. Source


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Book DescriptionThe place of money capital in the theory of the firm has remained a relatively neglected question in traditions of economic analysis. In this highly integrative work, issues in production, pricing, capital investment and financial theory are brought to new levels of interdependence. Developing a three-part argument, Money Capital in the Theory of the Firm deals successively with the theoretical issues and analytic motivation, the neoclassical tradition and postclassical perspectives. In doing so, it presents a self-contained foundation in the basic structures of microeconomic analysis relating to optimize decision making in the firm and in the accounting concepts and statistical apparatus of probability theory relevant to the neoclassical aspects of the argument. Additionally, the book provides the essential mathematical development of such advanced topics as utility functions defined over stochastic arguments, the equilibrium theory of financial asset prices and yields, the cost of money capital, and investment decision criteria. This book makes an important contribution to the formation of new and analytically richer perspectives in the important area of economics it addresses. It will be of particular interest to those working in economic theory and microeconomics, and their advanced students.
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Trans Fat 0 g
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