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Federal Government Sector | Thought Leadership Conference | Diversity and Inclusion

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - Jan 22, 2012, 4:41 pm
THOUGHT LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE 2012 March 26 – 28, 2012 – New York City Take a company with an impeccable reputation in training and consulting with more than 18 years experience in Federal Sector and private sector business and a consortium of over one hundred of the nation’s seasoned top tra...
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A host of new features to assist you in selling to the Government

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - Jan 4, 2012, 4:20 pm
Proxity is excited to announce a host of new features which will assist you in becoming proactive in selling to the Government. A New Database called Business to Business- provides information as to commercial and Institutional prospects. Over 750,000 emails and contact names If you are selling par...
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Happy Holidays Everyone!

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - Dec 19, 2011, 3:21 pm

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Not "business as usual" with Government of Canada in 2012

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - Dec 13, 2011, 9:07 am
Not “business as usual” with Government of Canada in 2012 How the process really works in the purchasing environment in a time of cost-cutting. Face The Facts: The Government of Canada is committed to reducing the deficit, and has asked departments and agencies to prepare plans to reduce the...
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Richard Furlong has updated the About Me section

The Green Thing

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - Jul 31, 2011, 12:43 pm
The Green Thing In the line at the store, the cashier told an older woman that she should bring her own grocery bags because plastic bags weren’t good for the environment. The woman apologized to him and explained, “We didn’t have the green thing back in my day.” The clerk responded, “T...
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You're Connected, Now What?

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - May 15, 2011, 2:04 pm
Meeting and friending people has become fairly easy with social networks, live events, and a gazillion ways to locate, like, and follow peers. How do you take things to the next level? What makes a connection work to your advantage? And by *your* I mean both parties involved. If you’re looking t...
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What is Greening Government Operations?

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - May 9, 2011, 6:18 pm
Office of Greening Government Operations The Office of Greening Government Operations (OGGO) was created in April 2005 within Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC). OGGO’s mandate is to accelerate the greening of the government’s operations by working closely with other f...
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Trust and Networks

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - Apr 18, 2011, 11:51 am
Trust and Networks Trust makes networks work. When trust is high among members of a network, there’s a wonderful cohesiveness and capacity to get work done. When trust is low and relationships are plagued by suspicion, networks collapse into brittle organizational structures that rarely offset...
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A new approach to workplace learning

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - Mar 15, 2011, 8:03 pm
A new approach to workplace learning
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Business Analytics Government Forum 2011

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - Jan 15, 2011, 2:52 pm
Join us for the Business Analytics Government Forum 2011 on January 28, 2011 at The National Arts Centre, Ottawa. You know the challenge you face today. You need to make better decisions – at every level of your organization – that will lead to more effective outcomes and build the public’s...
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5 Ways the Government Is Using Dynamic Web Services to Better Serve Small Business

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - Jan 1, 2011, 9:26 am
In the past, dealing with the U.S. government often meant dealing with paperwork, paper trails and a system of constituent outreach that might not have been the most customer-centric in its approach. That was then; this is now. From the campaign trail to Capitol Hill, the government has upped the a...
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Types of Government contracts an SME can have – Part 2 | Canada

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - Oct 31, 2010, 1:54 pm
Supply Arrangement We left off last time at the work required once you have successfully received a Supply Arrangement. Looked at objectively, all a Supply Arrangement does is get you in the door, along with several or many other suppliers of equivalent goods and services. You have tendered on ...
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Types of contracts an SME can have with Government – Part 1 | Government of Canada

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - Oct 31, 2010, 1:39 pm
SME Contracts with the Government of Canada | Part 1 There are several types of contracts that a small and/or medium (or for that matter, large) enterprise can have with the federal government. Other than one-off types of contracts awarded as a result of a tender call, or a procurement under $5000....
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How to Create a High-Learning Team – Center for Creative Leadership

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - Aug 28, 2010, 3:04 pm
Image via Wikipedia http://bit.ly/9IsUVm public-sector-lists.com | government-mailing-lists.com Key Government Audiences Delivered ® tel: 416 630-3679
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Courage is the most important virtue

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - Aug 27, 2010, 2:41 pm
Courage: “Courage is the most important of all the virtues, because without courage you can’t practice any other virtue consistently” -Mata Angelou public-sector-lists.com | government-mailing-lists.com Key Government Audiences Delivered ® tel: 416 630-3679
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5 Things You Need To Know About Facebook Places Right...

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - Aug 26, 2010, 12:55 pm
5 Things You Need To Know About Facebook Places Right Now | Social Media Today http://bit.ly/c0psNG
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The most important yardstick of your success

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - Aug 23, 2010, 1:09 pm
Never lose sight of the fact that the most important yardstick of your success will be how you treat other people – your family, friends, and coworkers, and even strangers you meet along the way. Barbara Bush (born 1925) Wife of the 41st President of the United States public-sector-lis...
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How Command Presence Commands Respect

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - Aug 21, 2010, 12:05 pm
How Command Presence Commands Respect http://t.co/z5WxOyB public-sector-lists.com | government-mailing-lists.com Key Government Audiences Delivered ® tel: 416 630-3679
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Why You Need to Know TED

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - Aug 21, 2010, 10:28 am
Why You Need to Know TED http://t.co/m17f8la public-sector-lists.com | government-mailing-lists.com Key Government Audiences Delivered ® tel: 416 630-3679
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Open Platform delivers government content from the cloud

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - Aug 21, 2010, 7:28 am
Open Platform delivers government content from the cloud http://bit.ly/asNT6E public-sector-lists.com | government-mailing-lists.com Key Government Audiences Delivered ® tel: 416 630-3679
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The Creative Government Buyer & Seller

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - Aug 20, 2010, 12:22 pm
The Creative Government Buyer & Seller OMB Issues Procurement Guidance for Federal Agencies » Government Contracts: A Strategy? We heard from quite a few people on our blog recently, “Rule You Can Break: The GSA Schedule“. Responses generally came from two sources: (1) companies-wanting-...
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Use Your Blog to Drive Social Sales

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - Aug 20, 2010, 9:52 am
RT @smexaminer Use Your Blog to Drive Social Sales | Social Media Examiner http://bit.ly/9dAtnu public-sector-lists.com | government-mailing-lists.com Key Government Audiences Delivered ® tel: 416 630-3679
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New #ebook: This Sentence has 5ive Words – Eigen Values,...

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - Aug 19, 2010, 3:57 pm
New #ebook: This Sentence has 5ive Words – Eigen Values, Creating Truisms and the Future of #Marketing via @Note_to_CMO
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Why Executives HATE Social Media

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - Aug 2, 2010, 12:46 pm
Why Executives HATE Social Media I’m an executive and I HATE social media. There, I said it. It’s finally “out there.” But before you Twitter a flaming flash mob link to assemble pitchfork-wielding Second Life villagers outside my door, I urge you to take a deep breath, put down your dou...
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Winning Trade Show Strategies

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - Jul 15, 2010, 4:19 pm
bbristow | July 15, 2010 at 9:47 am Winning Trade Show Strategies Rick and I just returned from working a government-focused trade show for a valued client. The show was a raving success, producing a sizable number of raw (but targeted) leads, and many strong prospects. Though booth traffic c...
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Everyone Needs to be Seen

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - Jul 7, 2010, 12:28 pm
Everyone Needs to be Seen By: Marnie Green, Management Education Group, Inc. What really motivates employees today? Well, just look at them! I haven’t met a human being on Earth (yet) who doesn’t have a need to be seen. I’m often asked to speak about “motivating employees.&#...
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Richard Furlong has updated the About Me section

Social Media For Government

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - Jun 19, 2010, 9:13 am
Social Media For Government View more presentations from Maxine Teller. Public Sector Lists | Canada KEY GOVERNMENT AUDIENCES DELIVERED! Related posts:Social Media Count showing how active and dynamic the Social Web is. Note to Gov2.0 Social Media Count howing how active &... The Roles of Faceboo...
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5 Social Media Best Practices for Business

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - Jun 16, 2010, 3:56 pm
Social networks and blogs are changing how consumers find places and services, how and where they share their experiences, and eventually, where they will spend their time and money. Without an understanding of, and participation in, social networks, you can miss shaping and contributing to the deci...
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21 Rules of Engagement in Social Media

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - Jun 16, 2010, 3:26 pm
What follows is a modified excerpt from Engage!, by Brian Solis, it is the complete guide for businesses to build, cultivate, and measure success in the new Web. Chapter 17 Social Media is reinventing marketing, communications, and the dissemination of information. For many businesses and organizati...
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66% of Government Orgs Adopting Social Networking, Collaboration Tools

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - Jun 4, 2010, 1:23 pm
New Study Shows – 66% of Government Orgs Have Adopted Social Networking & Collaboration Tools REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. & WASHINGTON, Jan 14, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) –A comprehensive study announced today by the Human Capital Institute (HCI) and Saba (NASDAQ: SABA, the premier people manag...
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10 Things That Make A Blog Stink

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - Jun 4, 2010, 9:22 am
10 Things That Make A Blog Stink – Indie Business Blog Some things make a blog great while other things make a blog stink. Luckily, the things that make a blog stink are not only easy to recognize, but also easy to fix. While I wouldn’t go so far as to say my blog is Related posts:GO THE D...
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Think Different

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - Jun 3, 2010, 7:45 am
Think Different Public Sector Lists | Canada KEY GOVERNMENT AUDIENCES DELIVERED! No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin. No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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Cloud Computing and Government

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - Jun 3, 2010, 7:24 am
Cloud Computing and Government http://tinyurl.com/ya3a4fo Public Sector Lists | Canada KEY GOVERNMENT AUDIENCES DELIVERED! Related posts:Improved Economy in the Cloud Improved Economy in the Cloud Public Sector Lists | Canada... Upload and store your files in the Cloud with Google Docs In the Cloud...
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Improved Economy in the Cloud

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - Jun 3, 2010, 7:20 am
Improved Economy in the Cloud Public Sector Lists | Canada KEY GOVERNMENT AUDIENCES DELIVERED! Related posts:Cloud Computing and Government Cloud Computing and Government http://tinyurl.com/ya3a4fo Public Sector Lists | Canada... Upload and store your files in the Cloud with Google Docs In the Clo...
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A new book on social media, written just for you…

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - Jun 3, 2010, 7:15 am
Created by Brian Solis A new book on social media, written just for you… Engage on Prezi KEY GOVERNMENT AUDIENCES DELIVERED! Government Lists – U.S. | Canada Related posts:The Roles of Facebook and Twitter in Social Media Marketing The Roles of Facebook and Twitter in Social Media Mark...
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Building a social learning environment

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - May 22, 2010, 8:59 am
Building a social learning environment KEY GOVERNMENT AUDIENCES DELIVERED! Government Lists – U.S. | Canada Related posts:Social Media Count showing how active and dynamic the Social Web is. Note to Gov2.0 Social Media Count howing how active &... 66% of Government Orgs Adopting Social Netwo...
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Harness mob rule in your brand's favor.

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - May 14, 2010, 12:37 pm
How to harness mob rule in your brand’s favor – iMediaConnection.com “Government Lists – U.S. | Canada” See how and why social proof — the increased likelihood of doing something when you see others doing it — can turn up the heat on your marketing power. V...
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GO THE DISTANCE

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - Apr 21, 2010, 1:03 pm
GO THE DISTANCE posted by: http://www.chrisbrogan.com/go-the-distance Often, I find myself reading a blog post that stops short of the real opportunity. It starts well. There’s a good observation, then a little bit of an idea starts to pop its head out, and then nothing. It’s like the room neve...
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Chief FOIA Officer U.S. Report 2010 03 15

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - Apr 11, 2010, 5:16 pm
Chief FOIA Officer U.S. Report 2010 03 15 KEY GOVERNMENT AUDIENCES DELIVERED! Government Lists – U.S. | Canada View more documents from White House. Related posts:SBA | In Front of the Curve in 2010 Doing Business with Government in 2010 Nancy Sternberg – SBA... BEST WISHES for 2010 a...
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Social Media Count showing how active and dynamic the Social Web is.

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - Apr 11, 2010, 3:17 pm
Note to Gov2.0 Social Media Count howing how active & dynamic the Social Web is. KEY GOVERNMENT AUDIENCES DELIVERED! Government Lists – U.S. | Canada Related posts:The Roles of Facebook and Twitter in Social Media Marketing The Roles of Facebook and Twitter in Social Media Marketing... Socia...
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Engaging Internal Users in Government

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - Apr 6, 2010, 3:15 pm
Engaging Internal Users in Government View more presentations from Digitaldarren KEY GOVERNMENT AUDIENCES DELIVERED! Government Lists – U.S. | Canada Related posts:Public Value And Gov2.0 Public Value And Gov2.0 An active engaged community.. by Darren... Seven Government 2.0 Predictions for...
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What is Government?

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - Apr 6, 2010, 2:48 pm
What is Government? What is Government on ESSENTIAL AUDIENCES DELIVERED! Government Lists – U.S. | Canada Related posts:Engaging Internal Users in Government Engaging Internal Users in Government View more presentations from Digitaldarren... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Re...
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Thought leaders for Gov2.0

Richard Furlong posted an article on governmentlists - Apr 6, 2010, 2:25 pm
Thought leaders for Gov2.0 Seminar with CIO – City of Edmonton, Canada Chris Moore, CIO CCT Gov2.0 on Prezi ESSENTIAL AUDIENCES DELIVERED! Government Lists – U.S. | Canada Related posts:Public Value And Gov2.0 Public Value And Gov2.0 An active engaged community.. by Darren... What is...
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Richard Furlong, CEO/Founder
government-mailing-lists.com

“Richard is the one of the foremost experts at marketing to the governments of Canada and the United States. If you're looking to create lucrative business relationships in the public sector, you'll need Richard's experienced advice.”
June 8, 2009
Scott Zosel, President, Zosel & Company

“Richard is a person that I trust. I know Richard from 2005. I admire his courage and persistence while growing his business, doing the right things and learning from experience.”
July 25, 2008
Zvi Dror, Partner, Lambda Integral Corporation

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