Forecasting


Recent Forecasting Articles

Business Horoscopes: August 2010

Leos in particular should plan on a major shake up this summer. Here's what the stars have in store for your business.  Read more

Business Horoscopes: July 2010

The stars are aligned to reward Cancers with unexpected professional victories. But amid your good fortune, don't become complacent.  Read more

Using Predictive Analytics on Web Data

Traditional Web analytics are great for optimizing visit level metrics. Here's how you can go beyond that, and use predictive analytics to form long term rel...  Read more

Business Horoscopes: June 2010

Running a small business takes a gift for anticipation, if not clairvoyance. To help you predict the changes that will affect your business and your industry...  Read more

Business Horoscopes: May 2010

Running a small business takes a gift for anticipation, if not clairvoyance. To help you predict the changes that will affect your business and your industry...  Read more

Business Horoscopes: April 2010

Running a small business takes a gift for anticipation, if not clairvoyance. To help you predict the changes that will affect your business and your industry...  Read more

Business Horoscopes: March 2010

Running a small business takes a gift for anticipation, if not clairvoyance. To help you predict the changes that will affect your business and your industry...  Read more

Business Horoscopes: February 2010

Running a small business takes a gift for anticipation, if not clairvoyance. To help you predict the changes that will affect your business and your industry...  Read more

Seventh Generation's Jeffrey Hollender on How to Forecast

During difficult times, here's how to set realistic sales projections  Read more

How to Maximize Holiday Sales and Profits

Advice for small businesses on how to prepare for the holiday season by generating customer loyalty, implementing timely marketing, and determining inventory...  Read more

Business Forecasting in a Crazy, Mixed-up World

Three entrepreneurs share their challenges, frustrations, and strategies for business forecasting in a recession.  Read more

Ray Kurzweil: How to Predict the Future

A good sense of timing is key to success. Fortunately, it's easier to see the future--and to plan for it--than you may think.  Read more

How to Spot Trouble in Your Financials

Diagnose what's wrong with your company by zeroing in on your financials.  Read more

Cash Flow Projections Made Easy

Here is a 4-step process you can use to create cash flow projections you can trust.  Read more

How to Know What They Will Buy

Forecasting demand is never easy; here are some tips for making the process work for you.  Read more

Persuasive Projections

Predicting the future is hard. But when you're making financial projections, that's exactly what you need to do. You can avoid some of the most common mistak...  Read more

A Simple Approach to Sales Forecasting

How do you forecast sales accurately? The trick is to break the sales down into manageable parts.  Read more

Action Plan: Using Economic Forecasts

Track the economy so you can prepare for your business's future.  Read more

Building a Realistic Sales Forecast

Combine the values of all of your prospects in order to create a total sales forecast.  Read more

What's the Key to Great Forecasting?

It helps to start with good, accurate data. Here are 6 pieces of information to gather.  Read more

A Passion for Forecasting

Generating an accurate annual sales forecast will save you from wreaking havoc in your company next year.  Read more

Forget Spreadsheets

Brodsky stresses that the best way to track monthly sales and gross margins is to do it by hand.  Read more

Stay the Course

A noted small-business CEO explains why you should never, (ever!) change your annual plan in the middle of the year.  Read more

How Sales Goals Are Set

A survey asked companies how they set sales goals for sales executives and sales reps  Read more

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