Archive for January, 2018
The No Tears Guide to Letting Someone Go
Having to terminate an employee is never fun. Even if you’ve had to execute this task hundreds of times over the course of your career, it never gets easier. Everyone understands how devastating and humiliating it can be to lose a job and, as a leader, you must find a way to handle the dismissal […]
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A Blockhead Digital Character Shows 4 Ways to Do Marketing Right
Stampy Longnose. It’s not the kind of name that immediately translates visions of millionaire status or successful CEO personas leading fast-moving, highly successful companies. However, this moniker represents one of the most prolific and successful YouTube operations based on the concept of entertaining kids with Minecraft stories and humor all while generating real-time dollars in […]
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Customer Service in Action – A Personal Touch
Customer service is never more important than when something goes wrong. Your actions can either win your customer back, or it can cost you that customer for life. Nobody knows this better than Amazon, who has built a massive reputation for fast and reliable order fulfillment. Through their consistent excellence, they’ve completely changed the retail […]
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Branded Promotional Products Make a HUGE Marketing Impact
People love free stuff; they always have, they always will. This is why branded promotional products are so effective. It doesn’t even necessarily matter what “it” is. So long as it’s free, people are going to come running. Choosing the right type of promotional products can have a huge marketing impact because of their longevity […]
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Never Underestimate the Value of Good Relationships
Tattly was started almost on accident. Design blogger Tina Roth-Eisenberg was looking at the temporary tattoos her daughter received at a birthday party, and was disappointed by the uninspiring fake tattoo designs available. She had many talented artist friends due to an artistic coworking space she’d recently founded. Bringing these folks together to create a new […]
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Brochures: An Incredibly Effective Marketing Tool
Sometimes things become trends for a reason. Case in point: brochures. Brochures are still incredibly effective marketing tools. Why? Because Brochures Have Versatility to Spare Brochures are the perfect supplementary tool to give to someone to clue them into more information about your product or service WITHOUT having to rely on the internet. Did you just […]
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Keeping Employees Engaged During the Dreaded Month of January
Returning to work after the fun and exciting Christmas season can feel like an uphill battle. If you really want to keep your employees happy, healthy, and engaged during the dreaded month of January, there are a number of essential things to keep in mind. Encourage Your Employees to Spend Time Outside Part of the […]
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Motivation Matters
Motivation matters. Why? Because without it we fail to thrive. Lack of motivation is linked to lethargy, depression, and higher employee turnover. In contrast, studies show goal setting (even goals WITHOUT attached financial incentives) improved worker performance by 12 to 15%. How well you can motivate yourself or others can have a substantial effect on […]
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Motivation Matters
Motivation matters. Why? Because without it we fail to thrive. Lack of motivation is linked to lethargy, depression, and higher employee turnover. In contrast, studies show goal setting (even goals WITHOUT attached financial incentives) improved worker performance by 12 to 15%. How well you can motivate yourself or others can have a substantial effect on […]
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Family Support is Key for Succession in a Family Business
Running a successful family business inevitably comes to a critical decision – how to continue the business when the current business owner decides it is time to retire and step away? Some decide to shut the business down. Others sell it to an outsider. Still, others decide to groom a family member to take over, […]