The sales team knew the sales process helped improve the results they produced–they had tested it, they’d seen profound improvements in result, but they weren’t using it. They struggled to produce results. The manager knew he was supposed to coach his people. He knew that coaching was the most effective way to improve performance and […]
Burnout is hardly a brand new phenomenon, but it is an issue that has been exacerbated by the self-led opportunities of the online economy. Because we’re practically all connected to the Internet at any given time and the startup costs for an online business are practically nil, anyone can do it. Or at least anyone
Overwhelmed. Stressed. Exhausted. These are some of the words that accurately describe how most entrepreneurs feel when they are trying to grow a successful business. Chances are, you are bombarded by various tasks on a daily basis. Not to mention all of the fires you have to put out because of the unpredictability of entrepreneurship.
Social media can be an incredibly effective tool for businesses. But updating every platform with valuable content can be time consuming. That’s where a social media aggregator like Juicer.io can help. The company started as a small project and has since grown into a tool that businesses of all sizes could benefit from. Learn more
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From artificial intelligence to robots, companies are finding new ways to automate the kinds of tasks that were previously the domain of humans only. Out of the 1,349 companies that responded to this year’s Inc. 5000 survey of the fastest-growing companies in America, 51 percent of CEOs said they plan to substitute human labor with technology. The most
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The revenues for Thanksgiving week in 2017 was up by 33% from 2016. And according to SCORE, small businesses better be ready for another busy holiday shopping season in 2018. The organization, which mentors small business owners, is bullish on the 2018 season, predicting sales will remain strong. This optimism is driven by a continuing
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Any small business owner can tell you that running a company requires a lot of time, effort and dedication. Some entrepreneurs make the mistake of piling too much “busy work” on their plates, which doesn’t leave them much time to focus on the tasks that only they can do. To find a solution, we asked the experts at
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On August 16, Slack experienced connectivity issues in the middle of the working day, with certain features not working. The messaging app services was down for some time until Slack resolved the problem. Slack’s outage followed similar software outage failures this year. In fact, in a year from April 2017, the leading business messaging service suffered 40 days with
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Are you always busy? Are you worried about how effective all this work is? Are you addicted to busyness and need help? We are here to help you separate the needless hustle from the essential work. It is not always about working smarter than harder, but it is vitally important that you stop chasing your
Marketing Podcast with Laura VanderkamPodcast Transcript My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Laura Vanderkam. She is the author of several time-management and productivity books, including the one we discuss in this interview, Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done. Vanderkam is the author of several
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