Brian Wallace — August 3, 2017 Follow @nowsourcing — August 3, 2017 Predicting economic trends can help you to make smarter decisions about your business no matter what kind of business you are in. When consumer confidence falls and consumer spending goes with it, nonessential spending is typically the first thing to go. People stay … Continue reading Paying Attention To Economic Indices Can Help Your Business [Infographic]
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Irisini Davis — July 10, 2017 — July 10, 2017 Retailers have a lot to think about these days. Between political risks and inflationary pressure, consumers are more cautious. Retailers have to constantly shift to remain competitive and maintain customer loyalty. Recent studies in millennial consumer behavior reveal that ‘the convenience factor’ may be more … Continue reading 5 Ways Retail Advertisers Can Combat 2017’s Big Challenges
Jeanette Nyden — June 21, 2017 Follow @JeanetteNyden — June 21, 2017 andreabreq / Pixabay Some outsourcing contracts actually ensure poor performance. It’s true! Service levels are too high, penalties drive over-performance in one area at the expense of others, and governance structures look pretty on paper but create zero accountability. Couple these problems with … Continue reading If It’s Broken, Fix It: 3 Simple Solutions
Rob Wood — April 19, 2017 — April 19, 2017 Your business has probably never moved faster. And the competition has probably never been more cutthroat. But there’s one thing that will give you a leg up in business—and that’s your data. That is, if you can stay on top of its non-stop growth and … Continue reading 4 Key Performance Areas for Your Business
Dave Brock — April 3, 2017 Follow @davidabrock— April 3, 2017 The single biggest challenge facing business executives in the coming years is managing complexity. As our businesses get bigger and more diverse, as our customers change and grow, as organizations become larger, more complex, as the amount of information and data grows, while our … Continue reading “We Can’t Solve Our Business Problems With Microscopes”
Lynn Hunsaker — March 28, 2017 Follow @clearaction— March 28, 2017 Is customer engagement, artificial intelligence, digital marketing, predictive analytics, big data, or some other “shiny object” the key to driving business performance? Certainly all of these endeavors can make a difference in revenue growth. Yet there is a bigger picture: none of these is … Continue reading 3 Ultimate Factors of Business Performance
Tema Frank — March 2, 2017 — March 2, 2017 Can you make your business as recession-proof as Apple? (Photo by Rob DiCaterino from Jersey City, NJ, USA [CC BY 2.0]) During the last recession, Brian Gracon, author of Meconomics 101: 16 Ways to Improve Your Marketing, Selling and Business Management for Today’s Consumers, wondered … Continue reading How to Recession-Proof Your Business
Samson Adepoju — March 1, 2017 Follow @salonyourway— March 1, 2017 The topic of would you do things differently if you had to start your business again is an interesting one. What would you do if you were to start your business over again from scratch in 2017? Well, maybe I can give you some … Continue reading What Would You Do Differently If You Could Start Your Business Over?
Simon Davies — February 27, 2017 Follow @SimonTheoDavies— February 27, 2017 Ruthlessness and competitiveness tend to be attributes associated with individuals in the world of business. This has been typified by Gordon Gekko in Wall Street and Ayn Rand’s novel, Atlas Shrugged. Meanwhile, kindness is often an afterthought and sometimes seen as an inconvenience. But … Continue reading Nice Guys Always Win: Why Having a Heart is Good for Business
