In the non-profit sector especially, knowing what one is getting out of a tool, tactic or strategy can be especially complex.
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Still, for those concerned with covering all their bases, EmergencyLink may be a useful tool, especially because it's free.
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The findings show that Facebook could be used as a reliable job-screening tool, he says, especially since candidates would have a hard time "faking" their personalities in front of their friends.
If a paid membership makes it possible for you to read full profiles of people outside your network, I can see that this would be a useful tool, especially when preparing to meet someone for an interview.
That controversy has served as a nice marketing tool, especially in reaching younger gamers who may not have paid attention to the franchise until Mom and Dad complained.
Stein spoke of a promoted retweet tool Twitter offers that seems to be especially well suited for this purpose.
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But, being able to message repeatedly as a result of a Facebook like or Twitter follow is an extremely valuable tool, especially for political campaigns who would have had to spend valuable and limited cash to do so otherwise.
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The LTV formula, when used correctly, can be a good tactical tool for monitoring and comparing like-minded variable market programs, especially across channels.
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Also, the travel costs to tool up factories for a product can be exorbitant for a small startup, especially when it can sometimes mean that a company has to have a presence in the factory for up to several months to assure quality.
For most people, especially the early adopters with thousands of followers who are tech savvy, the free service is a great tool.
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