Transforming ideas in a new business or trying to boost work efficiency, requires great devotion in every aspect, but also an inspiring team that will support the idea and the right productivity tools that will streamline the way to success. There are several challenges that need to be overcome when trying to establish an...
10 Essential Business Productivity Tools
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Virtual and In-House Marketing Team Productivity Tips to Improve Performance
Whether you work in-house or at an agency, it’s essential to ensure your team members are empowered to be more productive and efficient. Marketing teams that work well together in a productive and efficient manner tend to deliver the best results. In this article, we will look at some productivity tips that can improve...
Small Business Advantages of Paid Sick Leave for Employees [INFOGRAPHIC]
How your small business can boost productivity and cut costs by offering employees paid sick leave Many small businesses have to evaluate and making cost-benefit decisions on which benefits their employees need the most and which benefits they can afford to offer. While your business may be eager to improve benefit packages for employees, it...
Running a Business in the Digital Era: A Decade of Changes
How has the digital revolution has changed the way you do business over the last decade Since the iPhone’s introduction in 2007, mobile technology has transformed business on a revolutionary scale. The aggregate annual consumer value that users in leading industrialized nations place on mobile technology above the cost of devices and services is...
3 Ways the Cloud Helps Win More Business
How tapping into the power of cloud technology is changing your ability to win more new business Starting with the term information technology, a small business owner realizes that IT is more than word processors and Facebook pages. Information technology is the foundation that allows for most of our business communication. We no longer are...
15 Mobile Apps to Make Your Small Business More Efficient
Smartphone apps that can improve everyday tasks and help you run your business Nine out of 10 executives use a smartphone to help run their business, a July 2013 Google survey found, and 10 percent manage their businesses exclusively from their smartphone. This makes choosing the right business apps crucial for running today’s company efficiently....
4 Small Business Finance Tips Every Business Should Add This Year
Four everyday finance tips for keeping your small business’s annual spend and finances in order throughout the year The financial stability of your business is critical to your ability to adapt to changing market demands — both positive and negative — and invest in the resources that provide a positive customer experience. Here are...
Improving Internal Communication to Maintain Your Customer Service Edge
Efficient management of marketing and sales information flowing from customers to internal team members can impact a customer’s experience and overall satisfaction Consumer dissatisfaction was the biggest culprit behind slumping sales in 2014, reported the American Customer Satisfaction Index, commenting on a third-quarter 0.7 percent decline that brought national customer satisfaction to its lowest...
How Encryption is Impacting Business Security
Businesses large or small need to understand the importance of data protection for business security Sony got an unwanted gift to kick off this year’s holiday season, becoming the victim of a security breach that not only leaked the unreleased Christmas film Annie but also compromised the healthcare and salary data of over 6,800...