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Happy New Year! 2014 is here, and with a rapidly improving economy, it looks like this year will be a good one! In the New Year we hope you grow your firm as a team, and collaborate more with clients and partners.
Full Sail Partners looks to provide your firm with top of the line educational materials. As we kick off 2014, our first quarter theme will focus on collaboration. We expect that you will be hearing this buzz word from all angels by the end of 2014, so we are excited to be able to provide you with some resources to focus on!
Be sure to connect with us on LinkedIn and Twitter for the latest news and information. If you follow us on Twitter, we will follow you back and promote your firm's content across our social channels.
Sincerely,
Full Sail Partners
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How to Set a Competitive Marketing Budget
As we launch in to 2014, it is imperative to set realistic and attainable goals and expectations. Is your firm using a 'shotgun' approach to your marketing efforts, or using a 'sniper rifle'?
In the spirit of collaboration, review this article to see how your finance and marketing team can work together to develop a realistic marketing budget.
Accounting + Marketing = Improved Metrics
 When it comes to proving the value of marketing efforts, often professional services marketers have to prove their worth to the financial department through a language that they understand - Marketing Metrics! This often means a series of pre-determined metrics for measuring marketing ROI (return on investment).
With collaboration between your marketing and finance departments, your firm can accomplish anything!
4 Biggest Hazards of Forecasting in Excel
We all love this this time of year when EVERYONE (in management at least) is coming at you to peer into the crystal ball to see what the upcoming year will bring. You feel lucky enough to have made it to the New Year, but are you ready to forecast what is going to happen! If you are currently doing your forecasting in Excel... good luck!
Review these four major hazards of forecasting in Excel.
The Project Performance Equation
As the New Year begins, most businesses, including ours, look for ways to drive even greater success than last year. If you are like most professional services firms, you evaluate project performance based largely on the efficiency with which the project is completed.
Ask yourself, are you looking at the full equation?
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Learn More...Deltek Tips
Deltek Vision Year-End
With year-end in the rear view mirror (for some, not all!), and tax season soon upon us, we provide the following resources.
Don't forget to save this link for next year, as the information is updated on a yearly basis!
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5 Best Collaboration Tools in 2014
 Not all business buzzwords are created equally. For example, 'collaboration' is red-hot among buzzwords today - but unlike other momentarily popular topics, the concept has been around for a long time, but is now being addressed via technology designed to leverage the internet.
Review 5 of the best collaboration tools available that will help your firm excel in 2014.
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Calendar of Events
1/22 | SMPS Hawaii Lunch & Learn
2/12-14 | Visit our booth at SMPS PRC
3/5-7 | Enter our contest & attend our presentations at SMPS SERC
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Did You Know?
In 7.1, you now have the ability to delegate invoice approvals to another employee, when you are out of the office or on vacation.
To access, open up 'Options' on the top navigation, and under the 'General Tab' select 'Delegate Invoice approvals to' and choose the employee.
This feature is part of the new Invoice Approvals option, and requires the feature to be turned on.
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Participate in the 35th Annual A& Clarity Industry Study
Participate in the 2014 AE Clarity Report and receive insight and analysis into how architecture and engineering firms are performing. Participants receive a free report and access to interactive benchmarking tools. One lucky participant will receive an iPad Air.
The information provided in this report is essential to establishing goals and metrics that align with industry standards.
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Win a Free Registration for SMPS SERC!
It is a new year, and it is time to spread the love! Full Sail Partners is giving away a free registration to SMPS SERC on Valentines Day. The Conference will be held in Raleigh, NC, March 5-7.
Contestants must fill out the registration form, and complete the three questions.
>> enter here
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Whitepaper: Steps to Drive Firm Growth
When attempting to emulate successful firms and their growth, ask yourself these questions:
- Are business objectives appropriate?
- Are key policies and plans effective?
- Do results validate business strategy?
Review how your firm can get the most from a business growth plan
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Webinar Archive
Did you miss any of the Full Sail Partners' Webinars from 2013?
No problem! All of our past webinars can be found on our webinar archive page.
>> view here
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