Like it or not, customer reviews are a fact of life — and their impact on your business is huge. Columnist Jeremy Smith explains how you can use this to your advantage to promote your brand. Jeremy Smith on November 27, 2015 Unless you’re just back from an extended stay in some parallel universe, you … Continue reading Are Customer Reviews Promoting Your E-Business Like They Should?
by Linda Dessau November 21, 2015November 21, 2015 When you deliver a product or a service — whether you are a solo practitioner or you run a company, agency, firm, or clinic — your prospective customers and clients need to trust you. In business, trust always has been, and always will be, the killer app. … Continue reading Nobody Can Blog For You, but Maybe They Can Blog WITH You
Tricia MorrisOctober 30, 2015 Many enterprise brands and organizations are becoming increasingly challenged by an information problem: too much information, compounded by trouble managing it and delivering it to employees. This typically leaves employees feeling the organization doesn’t offer much information at all, or if they do, that’s it not current or accessible. And whether … Continue reading 7 Big Benefits of Giving Employees the Knowledge They Need
Justin WongOctober 21, 2015 Written by Amanda Austen, our talented intern. If infographics aren’t part of your company’s marketing strategy, you’re missing out on a huge opportunity to shine above your competition. Humans are visual creatures. In fact, 90 percent of the information transmitted to our brains is visual data. Images, charts, and bursts of … Continue reading Infographics: Why They Should Be In Every Marketer’s Tool Belt
Bob HutchinsSeptember 23, 2015 One hundred years ago, if you wanted to sell something, you had to build a store. People could walk into the store, see the product, and if they wanted to buy, they could buy. With the development of direct mail and toll-free numbers, you could forget the store. Just have a … Continue reading If You Build It, They WON’T Come.
Annekathrin HaseSeptember 21, 2015 The use of emoticons (aka emoji) in our everyday life has increased significantly during the last decade. The growing popularity of the social media and the need to share every moment of our lives on the internet has led to the development of a variety of expressive means that can help … Continue reading Emoji: Hate Them or Love them, They Improve Your Company
Jeremy ViaultSeptember 19, 2015 As the saying goes, first impressions go a long way. That’s why you might find yourself spending hours preparing your notes for a job interview, putting on your best outfit for a first date, or hailing a taxi avoid being late for an event. It’s pretty much the same when it … Continue reading Win Your Customers Over Before They Even Open
David HasselSeptember 16, 2015 In The Office, Steve Carrell masterfully plays manager Michael Scott, who’s not-so-secret arch enemy is Toby, the meek and oft-maligned HR guy. Throughout the show, Scott is happy to openly share with everyone his opinions that HR staff are merely paper-pushers who have little to offer strategically in the realm of … Continue reading Providing Energy Creators Rather than Bogeymen: Why Companies Need to Re-Assess the Way they Approach HR
Bob WoodsSeptember 16, 2015 When companies come into being, they usually have very specific ideas about their customers: what age they are, how much they make, etc. My question to you as a salesperson (and hopefully as someone who is interested in Social Selling) is, “If a company’s owner or management takes the time and … Continue reading Attract Potential Buyers Before They Need You
Conflicting data show native ads perform but are often despised by consumers. Greg Sterling on August 28, 2015 Marketers have enthusiastically embraced “native advertising,” and there’s an emerging body of evidence supporting the proposition that it’s more effective than traditional display. The latest addition to that corpus comes in the form of a report just … Continue reading Native Ads: Effective, But Are They Accepted By Consumers?
