wiredFINANCE: A New Way to Budget for IT Advertising

March 18, 2010

Today, search engines have become serious money makers. However, traditional marketing budgets aren’t designed to tackle the world of key word bidding and search placement. Here’s the budget discussion you should be having with the chief marketing officer (CMO) as you increase your online presence.

PROCESS POINTS: Minimizing Records Retention Risk

March 18, 2010

When it comes to records retention, you need to walk a very fine line -- keeping certain records for long periods can be just as bad as not having them at all. Here's how to take control of your records retention process (or start one if you don't already have a process in place).

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Job Creation's Ground Zero

March 17, 2010

As CFO of the Department of Energy, Steve Isakowitz has $36 billion to spend to put America back to work. No one said that it was going to be easy.

BASIS POINTS: Free Up Working Capital in a Recovering Economy

March 17, 2010

The economy is turning around. However, if companies don't continue to focus on working capital and cash flow management, they won't see an improvement. Here are several actions that can help free up working capital.

THE FINANCE TRANSFORMATION: Time To Reexamine Your Assumptions

March 16, 2010

Forget about "information overload." Instead, reexamine your assumptions about all of the information you use. The return on your time and attention investment will be worth it.

STRATEGY MANAGEMENT: Strategies for Better Performance Management Implementation

March 15, 2010

Despite extensive planning, few performance management methodology implementations ever go smoothly. Here are surefire strategies to help you avoid implementation hiccups.

THE CFO EDGE: Three Tricks for Dodging the CFO's Ax

March 15, 2010

Many companies are adopting a new low-cost finance model, which means financial professionals' jobs may be at risk. Here are three ways to show your CFO that you're a valuable resource.

THE CFO EDGE: DOE Challenge: Spend $36 Billion to Create Jobs

March 12, 2010

Department of Energy CFO Steve Isakowitz isn't constrained by a tight budget like many CFOs. Instead he's been given a unique challenge: he must spend billions of dollars quickly to create jobs.

FULL DISCLOSURE: Madoff Whistle-blower Markopolos Sounds Off

March 11, 2010

Harry Markopolos, who spent nine years trying to persuade the SEC that Bernie Madoff was a fraud, shares his opinion on SEC officials from James Donaldson to Mary Schapiro in this candid interview.

BizTaxBuzz: Will a Junk Food Tax Help Fight Obesity?

March 11, 2010

Around the country, states are considering taxes on sugar-sweetened drinks and junk food. Would a tax actually improve people's health? Here are two conflicting reports.