Drones, also known as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), are on the scene! What once seemed like something straight out of the Jetson’s (remember that cartoon?) is now a total reality. Perhaps you’ve seen one fly over your house or while taking your dog for a walk. When my husband purchased his drone, he attached a …
The satirical newspaper The Onion once ran a story headlined, “Report: 98 Percent of U.S. Commuters Favor Public Transportation For Others.” This slice of cleverness from 2000 translates well to technology investment today. Because while innovation has become second nature for everything from media companies to retailers, many industries are oddly late to the party. …
Customer relationship management (CRM) refers to the practices, strategies, and technologies that companies use to manage and analyze customer interactions and data throughout the customer lifecycle, with the goal of improving business relationships with customers, assisting in customer retention, and driving sales growth. CRM systems are designed to compile information on customers across different channels, …
Not a month goes by these days without hearing in the news about a high-profile hack attack of a major national brand. As an employee why should you care about working for a company that invests in information security? Information is the heart of any organization, and yet each year, companies stand to lose millions …
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The amount of data being stored continues to grow at an ever-expanding pace each year. How we access our data, and how quickly we need to be able to access it, is changing as well. Let’s look at some of the new trends in digital storage that we’re seeing as we head into the second half …
Digital wallets – the technology that allows users to store credit and debit cards, cash, and loyalty cards and coupons to make electronic purchases using a digital device, most often a smartphone – are supposed to be the wave of the future of payment options. Using some of the new mobile payment systems such as …
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It’s what makes many employees love their jobs, some may even enjoy it more than their paycheck. This may seem crazy, but what’s crazier are some of the benefits we are seeing popping up in businesses these days, such as unlimited vacation time, pet insurance, or simply a free beer every Friday. Let’s take a …
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Businesses and Super Bowl teams have a lot in common. The Super Bowl’s broad appeal and unprecedented profitability holds valuable insights for every businessperson. When you watched the Carolina Panthers and the Denver Broncos, what did you learn from the game? 1 – Script your plays ahead of time. Having a well-planned and practiced plan of …
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Making your business work entirely in the virtual world is no longer a daring and unknown journey into the abyss. Thanks to the Amazons, eBays and Expedias of the world, we now know what it takes to make a successful business with just a computer and a skilled team of experts. Let’s explore some tips …
This holiday season, think back on your last year and take a moment to recollect on everything that brought you to this point. Maybe it was a successful year at your company or you were given some extra PTO to use up with friends and family, we should find some joy in our jobs. Otherwise, …
If you know Washingtonians, you know we will take any opportunity we can to talk about the Seattle Seahawks. Doesn’t matter if we’re in the regular season, the off-season or halfway around the world, the 12s family stands by the boys and (most) of their decisions. Under the lead of Head Coach Pete Carroll and …
