Tag Archives: Businesses

How Small Businesses Can Use SMS for Customer Support

Brooklin Nash — November 16, 2019 Follow @realBrookNash People are practically glued to their smartphones — so why not take advantage of it? It’s now easier than ever before to keep in touch with your customer base. Today’s consumers also expect companies to offer easy, convenient ways to communicate. Because of the changing world of … Continue reading How Small Businesses Can Use SMS for Customer Support →

Nearly half of businesses aren’t investing in personalization technologies despite citing customer experience as a top priority

Personalization

Just 9% of DCX executives have rolled out personalization tools in their organization. Amy Gesenhues on November 15, 2019 One would think that with more than 7,000 martech tools available to create exceptional digital customer experiences, businesses would have little trouble building a marketing stack that delivers a seamless customer journey — but that doesn’t … Continue reading Nearly half of businesses aren’t investing in personalization technologies despite citing customer experience as a top priority →

3 Reasons Why All the Businesses You Start Will Fail

Startups Mistakes

Zak Mustapha — November 14, 2019 Follow @zakmustapha They say the only way you really fail is when you give up. True, but that’s not the core reason why they fail. In my many business failures, the reasons behind every business failure I’ve experienced or witnessed boil down to three. These aren’t the only reasons … Continue reading 3 Reasons Why All the Businesses You Start Will Fail →

Find Businesses That Already Have Demand

Business Strategy

Don Dalrymple — November 9, 2019 Follow @dondalrymple What do people already want to buy? It’s far easier to meet demand than create demand. I have been in businesses that are innovative and the proof of concept, go-to-market strategy and target customer all have to be identified. This approach takes a lot of commitment to … Continue reading Find Businesses That Already Have Demand →

How Should Small Businesses Measure Cybersecurity?

Cybersecurity

Dan Fries — November 4, 2019 How do you know if your business is safe and secure online? Measuring how effective your cybersecurity is can be tricky for small businesses. Cybersecurity firms make use of complex key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure how effective their security tactics are, but building these systems is generally beyond … Continue reading How Should Small Businesses Measure Cybersecurity? →

How Businesses Need To Adapt Their Training to Make Way for Generation Z

Generation Z

Aashish Sharma — October 20, 2019 Follow @ineedseo Historically speaking, society has a way of stereotyping generations into pigeonholes for the neatness of media reports. In truth; each generation contains a plethora of differences even between themselves, let alone between each other. Businesses will always need to adapt to suit the skills and training needs … Continue reading How Businesses Need To Adapt Their Training to Make Way for Generation Z →

6 Proven Local Email Marketing Ideas For Small Businesses

Email Marketing Tips

VerticalResponse — October 18, 2019 Follow @VR4SmallBiz Email is often underutilized by small, local businesses despite the fact that it boasts a whopping 122 percent ROI — more than four times that of social media and direct mail. Whether you own or operate an auto repair shop, landscaping business, tax preparation service or other local … Continue reading 6 Proven Local Email Marketing Ideas For Small Businesses →

Voice Enables Local Businesses To Compete With Amazon

Voice Assistants

Voice Enables Local Businesses To Compete With Amazon by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, October 11, 2019 Ashwin Ramesh, CEO at Synup, believes voice search and services are increasingly and rapidly becoming an important part of selecting a local retailer. This is based on data that company analyzed. Search Insider highlighted some of the numbers … Continue reading Voice Enables Local Businesses To Compete With Amazon →

You Can’t Handle the Truth – Why Most Leaders Say They Want Their Businesses to Be Customer-Centric but Aren’t Willing to Take the First Step

Business Development

Christopher Brown — October 11, 2019 Follow @marketculture Creating a new business that endures over a long time is hard. We all know the statistics; 80 % of companies fail within the first 2-3 years. What separates the businesses that sustain from those that wither away? Customer obsession. These companies have found a problem worth … Continue reading You Can’t Handle the Truth – Why Most Leaders Say They Want Their Businesses to Be Customer-Centric but Aren’t Willing to Take the First Step →

How Businesses Can Cultivate Their Online Profile to Attract Prime Job Candidates

Effective Hiring

Mark Runyon — October 2, 2019 Follow @aspprogrammer Those of us who have been in the online dating pool know about vetting prospects. It doesn’t matter if you’ve developed a great rapport with someone. At some point, you have to ask yourself, “is this person going to boil my pet bunny?” Social media is obviously … Continue reading How Businesses Can Cultivate Their Online Profile to Attract Prime Job Candidates →