5 Ways You Didn’t Realize Your Company Can Use Cryptocurrencies
With cryptocurrencies like bitcoin making headlines recently due to a rapid increase in dollar value, it’s important for small businesses to realize there’s more to this phenomenon than accepting it as a form of payment. While that’s certainly an important aspect of cryptocurrency for companies to consider, it only represents the tip of the iceberg.…
Read More3 Basic Recipes to Improve Your Restaurant Without Breaking the Bank
Running a restaurant business is by no means an easy task. The food and beverage industry is not only rife with heavy competition, but requires a substantial investment of both time and money as well. For a dining establishment to survive, setting yourself apart in the market is only half the battle. In order to…
Read More11 Digital Marketing Predictions You Should Ignore for 2018
This time of year, our inboxes are flooded with many prediction posts for the coming year. My inbox is certainly no exception. In fact, you may have even seen my predictions post just a few weeks ago. This year there seems to be many more than usual. After reading more than a dozen of them I’ve…
Read MorePoint-to-Point Cabling vs. Structured Cabling: Choosing the Right System for Your Business
While choosing a data cabling system for your business, you’ll encounter two options: point-to-point cabling or structured cabling. Because cabling plays an integral part in any IT environment, it’s important to select the right system, so your data needs are met in a sustainable and reliable way. Keep reading to discover which cabling system is best for…
Read MoreThe Big Trends Shaping the Factory of the Future
Technical innovation is reshaping traditional industries—take BIM’s (Building Information Modeling) impact on construction planning and smart devices in the energy sector. Manufacturing has experienced its own transformation, but the factory itself hasn’t fundamentally changed since Ford’s Model T production line in the 1920s. While machinery has drastically changed since then, the factory itself hasn’t quite…
Read MoreThe Growth Dilemma
Adapted from the upcoming book The Growth Dilemma: Determining Your Entrepreneurial Type to Find Your Financing Comfort Zone. If you ask me to describe the primary tension that has kept me awake over the past eight years as I have built my company, it is whether I am investing fast enough to ensure the best…
Read More6 Smart Ways to Nurture High-Quality Leads
When you look at your website analytics, do you often find visitors who are just looking around, just like window shoppers in a physical store? Although your sales strategy should focus on those who are most likely to buy from you, do not disregard these “lurkers” easily. Basing on customer journey mapping, put them on…
Read More20 Awesome Facebook Cover Photos
I switched on the Television last night very briefly and I can now see why Facebook is so popular! There was nothing to watch. Now I don’t have cable or Satellite TV, so that was maybe part of the problem, but there is a method in my madness…it minimizes the temptation to sit in front…
Read More5 Customer Service MUST Dos for 2018
At the conclusion of any year it is wise to look back a successes and failures but also to move forward with a specific strategy for improvement and growth. The five steps below are critical for review of 2017 and planning for future success in 2018: 1. Study and prepare for your customer journey Identify…
Read MoreLeaders Need to Change First Before Organizations Change
In our last article, we discussed Transformative Leadership and Change Realization. Now let’s discuss the importance for leaders to understand their own need to change first before an organization can change. Leaders Need to Evolve in Order for the Organization to Follow Suit A common theme that has emerged throughout my years of experience as a leadership expert is…
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