by Brian Stupp Follow @IOUFinancialSeptember 21, 2016 The holiday season means different things to business owners; while some experience a slow season, others have a surge in profits. Regardless, all small business owners need to prepare for this season, or your business could be negatively affected. Plan for Holiday Recognition and Marketing You must plan … Continue reading Best Ways for Small Businesses to Plan for the Holidays
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Social Media Management: Which Tools are the Best?
by Katie Leimkuehler Follow @kleimkuehlerSeptember 21, 2016 Using social media to develop an online presence and personal brand for your business, although it pays big dividends, can be a time-consuming process. But with the right tools, the job can be easy and even fun. There are a lot of social media management tools out there … Continue reading Social Media Management: Which Tools are the Best?
6 Useful Onboarding Best Practices Every Employer Should Know
by George DicksonSeptember 19, 2016 How confident are you in your organization’s onboarding process? There are many factors that play into the success or failure of onboarding, and most of it comes down to strategy. Whether or not it’s deliberately designed or executed, every organization has an onboarding strategy. Since the strategy you adopt can … Continue reading 6 Useful Onboarding Best Practices Every Employer Should Know
6 Best Practices for Building a Considerate, Collision-Free Messenger Bot
by Anthony Thomas September 19, 2016 When Facebook unveiled its Messenger Platform in April, primarily to help developers build bots, the first-to-market examples were generally limited to receiving information within a Messenger thread. Unless you had an appetite to receive weather reports from a cat called Poncho or wanted to receive CNN news updates via … Continue reading 6 Best Practices for Building a Considerate, Collision-Free Messenger Bot
How to Find an Email Address by Name – The Best Sales Teams Can Find ANY Email Address
by Michael LambourneSeptember 13, 2016 The secret to exactly how to find an email address by name, so rather than leading with a dreaded cold call, you can warm up the interaction ahead of time! Cold Calling has been around for a long time and it has a deservedly bad reputation. Ask 100 people what … Continue reading How to Find an Email Address by Name – The Best Sales Teams Can Find ANY Email Address
How Can You Best Encourage Employees to Attend Events Related to Your Industry in Your Community?
by Young Entrepreneur Council Follow @YECSeptember 12, 2016 1. Subsidize or Pay the Event Fee At our company, we have a policy where we will cover or subsidize event costs or courses that are related to our industry or will help an employee further their professional development. By reminding employees about this policy, I find … Continue reading How Can You Best Encourage Employees to Attend Events Related to Your Industry in Your Community?
How to Become a Digital Influencer: 10 Best Ways
by Carol Stephen Follow @Carol_StephenSeptember 8, 2016 How to Become a Digital Influencer: 10 Best Ways How do you go about becoming that person whose every word is listened to? How do you build trust so that you become an influencer? Digital influencers have not been around that long. However, there’s already a science behind … Continue reading How to Become a Digital Influencer: 10 Best Ways
Why the Cheapest Payment Gateway is Not Always the Best
by Sandra Wrobel-Konior Follow @sandriczAugust 31, 2016 Choosing the right payment provider for your website can be difficult and there are lots of points you need to consider. Particularly important when you’re just starting a business is a pricing and fee structure. And, of course, you’re looking for the cheapest payment gateway. But, the cheapest … Continue reading Why the Cheapest Payment Gateway is Not Always the Best
Sprinklr vs. Adobe vs. Oracle vs. Salesforce vs. The Others: Which Social Management Is Really Best?
by Brannon Brooks Follow @killbrannonSeptember 2, 2016 You need to manage your social presence if you’re going to make sure your business flourishes. Today, there are 70% of Americans with at least one social account. This makes it critical that every business is managing their brand reputation online. It’s a time-consuming venture, and one that … Continue reading Sprinklr vs. Adobe vs. Oracle vs. Salesforce vs. The Others: Which Social Management Is Really Best?
The Marketing Tool That Will Help You Build The Best Teams
by AJ Brustein Follow @ajbrusteinSeptember 2, 2016 Outside of working and spending time with my family, there is only one other weekly commitment I stick to – playing soccer. I play in a Tuesday night coed league that at times can be pretty competitive. We are often happy to just have enough players to field … Continue reading The Marketing Tool That Will Help You Build The Best Teams