Absurdly Driven looks at the world of business with a skeptical eye and a firmly rooted tongue in cheek. You’ve always been suspicious, haven’t you? You check into your hotel and wonder whether everything is as clean as you’d like it to be. After all, who knows what sort of uncouth type might have slept in […]
From the RSR/Coherent Path report All those young whippersnapper technologies can tout their flashy new features, but ol’ man email keeps delivering the goods. To find out how this venerable channel generates a ROI as high as 3,800 percent (per the Direct Marketing Association), market intelligence firm RSR (Retail Systems Research) authored a free report
A new report finds that retailers have room for improvement in email effectiveness Read More »
Starting and running more businesses than ever, women business owners worldwide are on the rise, according to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2016/17 Women’s Report. The report surveyed women entrepreneurs in 74 global economies to create a snapshot of women’s progress. Here’s some of what the new report found: In the past year, 163 million
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You don’t need a ton of space to start a small business. Once the kids have moved out or you’ve finally cleaned out that room at the end of the hall, that extra space can help you get a new business off the ground. Here are 50 small business ideas you can start in a
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How to achieve brand management and change that drives ROI My passion is to approach brand as the most valuable asset of an organization. In working with board members around the world, I’ve learned what’s of interest to them. It’s not merely the creative aspect of brand, but much more the business administration side of
In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have and more. Danny Sullivan wearing his Noogler hat: Source: Twitter A Google Sukkah at the NYC office: Source:
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Alexas_Fotos / Pixabay When it comes to professional social gatherings the reality is that people at almost every organizational level experience some form of anxiety, faced with the prospect of meeting new people. The underlying reason is that ultimately, there’s little preparation or training for what’s known professionally as “working a room.” Hollywood has fuelled
In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have and more. Google Chicago has a subway car on their rooftop: Source: Twitter Google movie theatre signage: Source:
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Last week, advocates from our Madison, Wisconsin office shared some of the benefits they’ve experienced from participating in Zendesk’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. That’s all well and good, but if you’re a support manager, you might be thinking, “How can I take agents off the clock, and off the queue?” It can be hard
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In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have and more. Really big Google beach chair and beach ball: Source: Instagram Old fashion Google trailer: Source: Instagram
Old Google trailer, Google Dance Tokyo shirt & really clean Google server room Read More »
