Top 10 Business Trends for 2007 Compiled from over 60 Leading Industry Experts Lead with Global Warming and Energy Concerns

Cupertino, CA (PRWeb) February 2, 2007 -- Will the #1 issue in the world be Global Warming in 2007 and will energy continue to take center stage? Mitchell Levy, Author of "Happy About Knowing What to Expect in 2007" says that Global Warming, Environmental Issues and Energy, along with the continued utilization of the Internet and its effect on spreading capitalism are the mega trends for 2007. He also has eight other predictions worth exploring. In last year's book "Happy About Knowing What to Expect in 2006", his predictions were 85% accurate.

The Top Ten Trends for 2007 are:

1. Global Warming/Environmental Concerns Effect Business
2. Energy Continues to Take Center Stage
3. The Internet Continues to Grab Mindshare by Getting Incorporated into Daily Processes
4. The World Continues Going Mobile
5. Marketing Starts Moving From an "Art" to a "Science"
6. The US Dollar Becomes Less Important
7. Capitalism Continues to Spread Throughout the World
8. Rapid Adoption of Mass Customization
9. Software Continues to Morph
10.Online Networking Becomes a Key Business Asset

Each trend is supplemented with a number of predictions from leading industry experts. Here are some interesting predictions from this year's book:

* "Global warming will be recognized as a serious issue by all political factions and alternative fuel sources will become more acceptable including nuclear power generation...."
Andrew 'Flip' Filipowski, Owner, Chairman & CEO, SilkRoad Equity, Inc.

* "Businesses will become interactive with customers to create new versions of products and services of all kinds, from food to toys to manufactured business supplies."
Brock Hinzmann, Technology Navigator, SRI Consulting Business Intelligence

* "The Internet will continue to grab mindshare and leisure time from the US population, as people transform their use of the Internet from 'search and retrieve' to 'receive and interact'."
Buddy Arnheim, Partner/Member of Firm's Executive Committee, Perkins Coie LLP

"Happy About Knowing What to Expect in 2007: Getting a Handle on the Year Ahead" will help you think about expectations for this year. Mitchell Levy has been making extremely accurate predictions since 1998. Read about his previous predictions to see how much credibility you'll give to this year's trends. It's a fun and entertaining read. You will be glad you spent the time and will be happy with your new perspective. The book sells in tradebook form for $19.95 and in ebook form for $11.95. The PDF and tradebook versions are available from the Happy About website today, as well as Amazon and through the book channels . View the contributors for this year, read more predictions, view the table of contents and purchase a copy (http://happyabout.info/economy.php).

About Mitchell Levy
Mitchell Levy is Director of the innovative Silicon Valley Executive Business Program and the Chairman and partner of CEOnetworking. Mr. Levy is also President and CEO of ECnow.com, a Management Consulting firm helping company's grow with strategic consulting and targeted business education, author of the books E-Volve-or-Die.com, Happy About Outsourcing, and Happy About Knowing What to Expect in 2005, creator of the Value Framework®, and on the board of directors of Rainmaker Systems (NASDAQ: RMKR).

About Happy About
Happy About® books deliver wisdom. Our books are smaller, compact, high-impact reads that are typically 80-150 pages and are delivered in paperback, eBook, or podbook format. Visit Happy About (http://happyabout.info/) for more info. For quantity discounts, feel free to contact the publisher: Mitchell Levy 408-257-3000.

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