Daily Archives: April 28, 2018

Why I No Longer Have Team Meetings In My Business

Amanda Abella — April 11, 2018 — April 11, 2018 After many years of doing weekly team meetings in my business, I’m deciding to stop them. I already barely take meetings for clients (unless it’s business coaching), so it only makes sense to move this over for my internal team. Granted, I still have meetings. … Continue reading Why I No Longer Have Team Meetings In My Business →

Challenges Remain for Women Starting a Small Business

Women In Business

David Kiger — April 11, 2018 Follow @davidkiger — April 11, 2018 When it comes to starting a small business, challenges are everywhere. In the early stages, crucial efforts like seeking funding can be major mountains to climb. For women entrepreneurs, these mountains can appear to even bigger. But there are positive signs: The numbers … Continue reading Challenges Remain for Women Starting a Small Business →

Off-Page SEO: Your Most Burning Questions Answered [Infographic]

SEO Checklist

Justin Herring — April 11, 2018 Follow @justincherring — April 11, 2018 Off-page SEO is NOT just about backlinks as most people think. It involves your overall website trust, authority, social signals and many other things. Don’t just rely upon on-site optimization if you want higher rankings. Whenever you publish a new post or page, … Continue reading Off-Page SEO: Your Most Burning Questions Answered [Infographic] →

5 Tips for Giving Effective Feedback

Feedback Management

Drea Zigarmi — April 11, 2018 — April 11, 2018 Feedback is a skill! All great performance is shaped by good feedback, but how we deliver that feedback may impact our future ability to influence others in a positive way. Great leaders are intentional about how they deliver information about performance and realize the effective … Continue reading 5 Tips for Giving Effective Feedback →

Closing the deal with in-store customers

Customer Acquisition

After brands spend big bucks to get a potential customer into the retail environment, how can they win the sale? Contributor Davor Sutija suggests approaches and technologies that can help. Davor Sutija on April 11, 2018 at 2:41 pm One of the most fundamental goals a brand marketer has is to lead consumers to the … Continue reading Closing the deal with in-store customers →

Making Tech Debt Visible

Technology Impact On Business

Julee Everett — April 11, 2018 — April 11, 2018 As a Product Owner, there is nothing more frustrating than having to use valuable development time to deal with technical debt. Like death and taxes, it’s just never a good time when those lurking defects decide to unravel. We all know it is imperative to … Continue reading Making Tech Debt Visible →

Tips to Repurpose Old Blog Posts into Winning Social Media Posts

Blogging Content

Carrie Hopkins — April 11, 2018 — April 11, 2018 Remember in 1996 when Bill Gates said, “Content is king?” Well, his statement still rings true today in the world of inbound marketing. Your content can be so powerful, and it deserves to be seen by as many eyes as possible! However, your audience won’t … Continue reading Tips to Repurpose Old Blog Posts into Winning Social Media Posts →

Google’s Chrome Ad Blocker Will Not Harm The Advertising Industry

Ad Blockers

Google’s Chrome Ad Blocker Will Not Harm The Advertising Industry by Jerrid Grimm , Columnist, April 11, 2018 Say the words “ad blocker” to an advertiser or publisher and you can guarantee they will cringe. When Google announced its new built-in ad blocker for Chrome last year, it was no exception. The feature, which went … Continue reading Google’s Chrome Ad Blocker Will Not Harm The Advertising Industry →

Sprint Planning Checklist

Business Planning

Stefan Wolpers — April 11, 2018 Follow @StefanW — April 11, 2018 TL;DR: Scrum Sprint Planning Checklist A sprint planning checklist? How dare you: Scrum is a mindset, not a methodology. It is a journey, not a destination. There is no one-size-fits-all-and what else could you possibly cover with a checklist, the mother of all … Continue reading Sprint Planning Checklist →

How to Use Hashtags to Grow Your Business

Hashtag Marketing

Kayla Sloan — April 11, 2018 — April 11, 2018 yourschantz / Pixabay It’s been a little over a decade since hashtags first made an appearance on social media. Although it took a few years, they slowly gained in popularity and use. Today they can be found virtually everywhere. Even so, not everyone uses hashtags … Continue reading How to Use Hashtags to Grow Your Business →