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3 Warning Signs Your Toxic Partner is Threatening Your Company’s Purpose

Kerry Stover — February 25, 2019 Follow @kerrystover — February 25, 2019 Organizations interact with many, many external factors every day, and each one has a certain impact — large or small — on the health of your operation. Partners are one of the most impactful factors. Good partners lift your company and employees, but … Continue reading 3 Warning Signs Your Toxic Partner is Threatening Your Company’s Purpose →

Clear Warning Signs of a Dysfunctional Team

Teamwork Skills

Rick Lepsinger — October 30, 2018 Follow @onpoint_llc — October 30, 2018 RyanMcGuire / Pixabay Organizations often put a lot of thought into organizing teams and getting them up and running. But a team is an ongoing social environment that requires a lot of care and maintenance to ensure that it keeps performing effectively. While … Continue reading Clear Warning Signs of a Dysfunctional Team →

Warning: Are You About to Hire a “Reluctant Employee”? (Part 1)

Effective Hiring

Karl Sakas — August 25, 2018 Follow @KarlSakas — August 25, 2018 Ask the right questions to avoid hiring Reluctant Employees. When it comes to agency hiring, one of the biggest risks is hiring someone who can do the job, but doesn’t want to do the job you need them to do—I call these types … Continue reading Warning: Are You About to Hire a “Reluctant Employee”? (Part 1) →

An expert on loyalty programs has a warning for blockchain startups

Blockchain

If you’re thinking of setting up a universal currency exchange for loyalty points, says a marketing exec, you’re working against the interests of brands. Barry Levine on April 16, 2018 A variety of blockchain startups, such as the Lichtenstein-based DigitalBits Project, are looking to employ the protocol’s tokens to reinvent loyalty programs. Many of … Continue reading An expert on loyalty programs has a warning for blockchain startups →

Warning to Employers: Get Your Background Checks In Order

Career Development

Brett McIntyre — January 16, 2018 Follow @216Marketing — January 16, 2018 Employers have always lived under the threat of litigation when using background checks for screening applicants. This is nothing new. What is new is that, over the last few years, a particular aspect of using background checks has become a leading source of … Continue reading Warning to Employers: Get Your Background Checks In Order →

Warning: These Online Ad Hacks Will Send A Stampede To Your Sales Funnel!

Sales Funnel

John Lincoln — November 14, 2016 Follow @johnelincoln— November 14, 2016 Looking for some great new ideas that will bring people in your target market to your website? Try online advertising. But not just any type of online advertising. It’s too often the case that digital marketers play a “shoot in the dark” game when … Continue reading Warning: These Online Ad Hacks Will Send A Stampede To Your Sales Funnel! →

Warning – Your IT System May be Keeping You from Growing

Business Improvement

by Brent Pohlman Follow @brentpohlmanOctober 9, 2016 Every day I deal with this issue. I am working with our IT Staff and Business Analysts to find ways to meet the needs of our changing clientele. I am finding it imperative that our systems continue to be looked at and improved to compete in an ever-changing … Continue reading Warning – Your IT System May be Keeping You from Growing →

3 Early Warning Signs That Your Small Business is in Trouble

Small Business

by Brad Swezey Follow @JustSmallBizSeptember 12, 2016 I’m talking to you today about three early warning signs that your small business is in trouble. They’re out there. Whether or not you pay attention to them is up to you. But if you do pay attention to these early warning signs, you might be able to … Continue reading 3 Early Warning Signs That Your Small Business is in Trouble →

10 Warning Signs Your SEO is a Scam Artist

Search Engine Optimization

by Mark Simmons July 18, 2016 Follow @mixeddigitalJuly 18, 2016 Anytime there’s a knowledge gap between a consumer and service provider, there’s a possibility of deceit. Then there’s the service providers that don’t know much more than their clients, but act like they do, who spew a lot of “tech talk” that’s impossible the lay … Continue reading 10 Warning Signs Your SEO is a Scam Artist →