An expert guide to selecting the right cloud service model for your business Cloud computing is all the rage, allowing for the delivery of computing and storage capacity to a diverse community of end-recipients. However, before you can decide on a cloud model, you need to determine what the ideal cloud service model is for your business. Helping you cut through all the haze, Architecting the Cloud is vendor neutral and guides you in making one of the most critical technology decisions that yo...

In Reading Between the Signs, Anna Mindess provides a perspective on a culture that is not widely understood - American Deaf culture. With the collaboration of three distinguished Deaf consultants, Mindess explores the implications of cultural differences at the intersection of the Deaf and hearing worlds. Used in sign language interpreter training programs worldwide, Reading Between the Signs is a resource for students, working interpreters and other professionals.

This important new edition...

Rediscover the fundamentals of marketing from the best in the business

In Marketing 5.0, the celebrated promoter of the "Four P's of Marketing," Philip Kotler, explains how marketers can use technology to address customers' needs and make a difference in the world.

In a new age when marketers are struggling with the digital transformation of business and the changing behavior of customers, this book provides marketers with a way to integrate technological and business model evolution with the...

A compassionate, hilarious tour of the United States explores the quirky side of life in America, from airline food to tax returns, from the perspective of a world traveler who has lived abroad for two decades. By the author of A Walk in the Woods. Reprint.

'a compelling methodology... to increase market share quickly' -- Eric Ries, bestselling author of THE LEAN STARTUP'a must-read for anyone in business' -- James Currier, managing partner, NFX Guild'will teach you how to think like a marketer of tomorrow' -- Josh Elman, partner, Greylock PartnersGrowth is now the first thing that investors, shareholders and market analysts look for in assessing and valuing companies. HACKING GROWTH is a highly accessible, practical, method for growth that invo...

The foundational and wildly popular go-to resource for influence and persuasion-a renowned international bestseller, with over 5 million copies sold-now revised adding: new research, new insights, new examples, and online applications. In the new edition of this highly acclaimed bestseller, Robert Cialdini-New York Times bestselling author of Pre-Suasion and the seminal expert in the fields of influence and persuasion-explains the psychology of why people say yes and how to apply these insigh...

Time is limited. Attention is scarce. Are you engaging your customers?Apple Stores, Disney, LEGO, Starbucks.

Do these names conjure up images of mere goods and services, or do they evoke something more--something visceral?Welcome to the Experience Economy, where businesses must form unique connections in order to secure their customers' affections--and ensure their own economic vitality. This seminal book on experience innovation by Joe Pine and Jim Gilmore explores how savvy companies excel ...

Un de ses amis, le marquis de Croismare, s'étant intéressé au sort d'une jeune femme qui demandait à sortir du couvent où elle avait été placée contre son gré, Diderot eut l'idée facétieuse, en 1760, de lui adresser des lettres prétendument écrites par la religieuse qui lui demandait secours. Le marquis tomba dans le piège, une correspondance s'ensuivit, et l'écrivain, pris à son propre jeu, finit par composer les mémoires que Suzanne Simonin était censée avoir écrits à l...

Het boek ‘Een scene schoppen’ is een handleiding om met Participatief Drama aan de slag te gaan. Je krijgt tools mee om drama en theater in te zetten om te activeren, dialoog te stimuleren, en aan te zetten tot nadenken én handelen.

Het boek bevat:

•Tips

•Praktijkvoorbeelden

•Overwegingen

•175 oefeningen om op de vloer met groepen te werken

•Ontstaansgeschiedenis

•Filosofie van Participatief Drama

•Theorie van de methodiek

Participatief Drama wordt steeds bekender, meer geÃ...