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Growth Hacking Tricks: Turn your Difficult Clients into Real Brand Advocates!

by David Campbell December 6, 2015December 6, 2015 I have to disagree to a mindset that growth hacking is just another buzzword. Growth hacking is a unique practice with its set of goals, and it often extends beyond digital marketing, per se, to include using branding and even customer service as marketing devices. In the … Continue reading Growth Hacking Tricks: Turn your Difficult Clients into Real Brand Advocates!

Need To Give Feedback To A Difficult Person? Here’s How

Eleanor ShakibaOctober 13, 2015 Tears, shouting or rambling justifications for their behaviour. These are the top three defensive behaviours you’re likely to encounter when giving performance feedback to difficult people. No doubt you want to avoid triggering these behaviours. Perhaps you’re wondering how to give feedback successfully. One useful idea to keep in mind whenever … Continue reading Need To Give Feedback To A Difficult Person? Here’s How

Why Effective ‘In-House’ Video Marketing Can be Difficult to Achieve

Neil Wood-MitchellOctober 1, 2015 Can marketers achieve successful Video Marketing ‘in-house’? A recent Video Marketing survey of over 50,000 US and international B2B marketers confirms both its effectiveness and how achieving professional results continues to evade ‘in-house’ content creators. The in-depth Ascend2 report sought to explore how businesses were using Video Marketing and how effective … Continue reading Why Effective ‘In-House’ Video Marketing Can be Difficult to Achieve

When Coaching isn’t Enough: Difficult Performance Management

Chris ArringdaleSeptember 25, 2015 Poor performance from one or more of your team members is toxic. Whether their time is spent texting or wasting time at the water cooler, that behavior is highly contagious. Unfortunately for some, this attitude towards work and conduct in the office isn’t always easily solved through coaching and mentoring sessions. … Continue reading When Coaching isn’t Enough: Difficult Performance Management

7 Ways to Give Difficult Feedback

Peter StarkJuly 7, 2015 No one enjoys receiving negative feedback, and I’m willing to bet that providing employees with negative feedback on performance issues doesn’t top the list of favorite leadership responsibilities. It’s an easy task to procrastinate, especially if you’re tasked with delivering the feedback to one of your more challenging employees. Over the … Continue reading 7 Ways to Give Difficult Feedback

The Most Difficult Conversations You Have Ever Had At Work

    Readers share stories of weird, scary, and embarrassing office conversations. By Rose Pastore This week at Fast Company, we’ve been talking about challenging conversations, from “Your performance sucks” to “Hey boss, I’m pregnant.” We learned the common mistakes managers make when delivering bad news, and what to do when a coworker has a … Continue reading The Most Difficult Conversations You Have Ever Had At Work

Finding the Right Media Contacts – It’s Not as Difficult as You Think

By Debbie Leven, Published November 6, 2014 Are you keen to get more media visibility but struggling because you just don’t have the media contacts? I hear that a lot and it can be frustrating, particularly if you’ve tried before and not got results or you simply feel overwhelmed about the thought of getting started. … Continue reading Finding the Right Media Contacts – It’s Not as Difficult as You Think