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IT Outsourcing: Benefits, Risks and Best Practices

by Annie Bustos July 7, 2016 Follow @TechBlocksJuly 7, 2016 With CRM, BI, storage, document management and other systems moving rapidly to the cloud, companies that are slow to make the shift to the latest cloud-based platforms will be left behind. These cloud-based systems are essential for the modern firm that wants to be agile, … Continue reading IT Outsourcing: Benefits, Risks and Best Practices →

Strategy Development Best Practices

Strategy

by Joe Tawfik July 5, 2016 Follow @joetawfikJuly 5, 2016 What is Strategy & Why is it Important? The definition of strategy is multifaceted. Its broadest meaning is to provide a game plan for how the organisation will achieve its stated goals. This game plan is typically focused on achieving commercial and/or positioning success in … Continue reading Strategy Development Best Practices →

Conversion Rate Optimization Best Practice: Ignore Best Practices

Conversion Rate Optimization

by Chris Goward June 21, 2016June 21, 2016 Why do marketers insist on looking for “best practices” and “conversion rate optimization tips” that simply don’t work? A few years ago, I wrote a blog post called “31 Conversion Optimization Tips – How to Increase Conversion Rates”. Early in the post, I explained that these so-called … Continue reading Conversion Rate Optimization Best Practice: Ignore Best Practices →

Web Design Best Practices for Growing and Converting Visitors [Infographic]

Web Design Guidelines

by Stacey Rudolph June 18, 2016June 18, 2016 In recent years, we have witnessed a surge in popularity of responsive web design, as more and more websites have finally embraced mobile responsiveness. However, mobile responsiveness is not everything. Savvy marketers and entrepreneurs know that things like speed, Call-to-Action buttons, number of web pages and the … Continue reading Web Design Best Practices for Growing and Converting Visitors [Infographic] →

Order Writing Best Practices for Field Sales Teams

Product Management

by Alden Morse June 16, 2016June 16, 2016 Mobile order writing allows a field sales team to eliminate paper from their ordering process, reducing the number of people involved in getting orders filled, and increasing order accuracy. Rather than carting around catalogs and order forms, you can take a mobile device loaded with the mobile … Continue reading Order Writing Best Practices for Field Sales Teams →

3 Hiring Best Practices: Build a Workforce that Delivers Superior Customer Service

Effective Hiring

by Suzanna Colberg June 14, 2016June 14, 2016 With the help of the globe-spanning soapbox known as the Internet, your customers now wield more power than ever before when it comes to the success of your organization. While a few negative rants among a deluge of neutral or positive online reviews might not hurt your … Continue reading 3 Hiring Best Practices: Build a Workforce that Delivers Superior Customer Service →

(So-Called) Email Best Practices

Email Marketing Optimization

by Janna Hartley June 10, 2016June 10, 2016 Emails with personalized subject lines are 26% more likely to be opened. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a prescribed set of steps or parameters that would guarantee success or some sort of black and white, concrete solution to achieve results? Devoid any such magic insight or … Continue reading (So-Called) Email Best Practices →

Challenges and Best Practices in Integrating ERP Solutions and eCommerce

eCommerce ERP

by Alden Morse May 27, 2016May 27, 2016 If you’re a wholesale distributor or manufacturer with a B2B eCommerce channel, you probably already know you need to integrate your ERP with your eCommerce application in order to gain maximum efficiency in your order and fulfillment processes. But what you may not know is the best … Continue reading Challenges and Best Practices in Integrating ERP Solutions and eCommerce →

4 Best Practices for More Efficient Stock Management

Inventory Management

by Matt Osit May 18, 2016May 18, 2016 If you’re a wholesale distribution or manufacturing company, efficiently managing stock is one of the biggest challenges your business faces. Stock management, sometimes also called inventory management, is the process of efficiently managing stock to ensure that your supply is enough to meet customer demand. Stock management … Continue reading 4 Best Practices for More Efficient Stock Management →

5 Best Practices to Consider Before You Use Livestreaming Video

Video Marketing

by Azure Collier May 17, 2016 Follow @azurecollierMay 17, 2016 Live video is the most talked-about tool among social media marketers right now. Marketers from small businesses to large corporations are jumping on the live video trend, and it’s working. People spend 3 times longer watching live video on Facebook compared to non-livestreamed video content. … Continue reading 5 Best Practices to Consider Before You Use Livestreaming Video →