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Email marketers: Keep growing, but also take the time to teach others

Email marketing has a high burnout rate so to advance our industry, we must take more responsibility to educate our successors. Ryan Phelan on December 18, 2019 It has been a heck of a year for email marketers – not just professionally but for the industry at large. I’ve worked with an amazing collection of … Continue reading Email marketers: Keep growing, but also take the time to teach others →

Take Your Biggest Problem…and Skip It

Problem Solving Culture

Daniel Burrus — December 4, 2019 Follow @DanielBurrus Every business runs into issues that can or will halt progress and cause the company to stagnate. These include slow cash flow, out-of-date technology, and long sales cycles; you name it, it likely exists. Often , when trying to “fix” the problem, the company gets even more … Continue reading Take Your Biggest Problem…and Skip It →

Simple Actions Small Businesses Can Take to End the Year Strong

Small Business

Deborah Sweeney — November 22, 2019 Follow @MyCorporation More than Q4 is ending for small businesses this year. We’re wrapping up an entire decade! As we prepare to say hello to 2020, it’s important that businesses take the necessary actions to remain in compliance and get ready to welcome Q1 of the new year. From … Continue reading Simple Actions Small Businesses Can Take to End the Year Strong →

What does it take to be a winning team?

Teamwork Skills

Send your crew to SMX West 2020 for a rewarding and productive team-building experience. Lauren Donovan on November 19, 2019 Make 2020 the year you unify, empower, and cross-train your marketing team. Send them to Search Marketing Expo – SMX West – February 19-20 in San Jose for an immersive and rewarding team-building experience. The … Continue reading What does it take to be a winning team? →

Do You Take Time Management in Business Seriously?

Time Management

JoAnn Corley — November 14, 2019 Follow @joann corley Prove it! In the comments below, (or Tweet me a reply @joanncorley) share an example of how you consistently demonstrate this – one time attempts don’t count. How about for your team? If you can’t, read on. One of my main passions is helping people get … Continue reading Do You Take Time Management in Business Seriously? →

Take Your IVR System for Small Business to the Next Level

Small Business Tools

Jeff Slaughter — October 31, 2019 If your company is a small business with a big vision, you know it’s not easy to compete with the big boys. You have to be smart, nimble and creative to compete with their resources, manpower and budget. That’s true in all aspects of business but especially in your … Continue reading Take Your IVR System for Small Business to the Next Level →

Agency Satisfaction Index: Take Control of Your Client Relationships

Customer Relationship Managemnet

Karl Sakas — October 28, 2019 Follow @KarlSakas Consider your current stage: Powerless, Overwhelmed, Confident, or Valued? Agencies talk a lot about Client Satisfaction, which is important. But we need to talk more about Agency Satisfaction. Why? You’ll go out of business if clients are unhappy… yet if they’re happy while you’re miserable, you’ll want … Continue reading Agency Satisfaction Index: Take Control of Your Client Relationships →

This is Why You Need to Take More Holidays

Personal Professionality

Mark Di-Toro — October 21, 2019 Follow @MarkDiToro Here’s a theory: taking a break and spending more time on holiday could make you and your business richer in the long term. The problem A recent survey from small business lender iwoca suggested that 37 percent of SME owners (the equivalent of 2.1 million) took no … Continue reading This is Why You Need to Take More Holidays →

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 →

CCPA will take effect in about three months but will consumers really care?

Consumer Engagement

If GDPR’s “manage cookies” forms has taught us anything, it’s that most consumers will simply click “OK.” Greg Sterling on September 23, 2019 The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) goes into effect on January 1, 2020, but it won’t be enforced until July. There has been much hand-wringing, anticipation and attempts to dilute the legislation … Continue reading CCPA will take effect in about three months but will consumers really care? →