It’s the constant problem we all face in the workplace, and in life. How can we get it all done when our to-do lists never get shorter and time seems to move faster and faster? How can we make our workday more efficient and organized so we’re delivering results without burning out? You can grab …
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, …
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 …
Back when I was in middle school, AOL Instant Messenger was all the rage. When all my friends got cell phones, texting became our main form of communication. When I got my first office job, Skype for Business was how my team communicated efficiently. So it only makes sense for businesses to adopt an IM …
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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Instant Replay, AstroTurf, First and Ten Lines, Skycams, Jumbotrons – all of these were considered high tech at one time. My, what a long way we’ve come! Let’s take a look the latest technology being employed by the NFL these days and its impact on the game. In the NFL, analytics is the new normal …
Just like in the movie Back to the Future II, where it was predicted that we’d all be driving flying cars and that the Chicago Cubs would win the World Series, the crazy dreams of a distant future have a way of catching up with us. While we will soon find out about the Cubs’ …
Every year the Puget Sound Business Journal (PSBJ) names the top 100 fastest-growing private companies in the state of Washington. According to the PSBJ, ‘To make the list, companies must have recorded revenue of at least $500,000 in 2012 and demonstrated revenue growth through 2014. The firms are privately held during the reporting period and …
Once in awhile, you read a book that sticks with you for the long haul. Ask anyone and I bet they can rattle off a handful of books that have affected them in some way, whether it be a gripping biography or a book that made them cry. Then there are the books that have …
With a name reminiscent of a secret codename in a James Bond movie, “M” is the latest in the digital personal assistant space. A few weeks ago Facebook began to test its new service called M, which is a personal digital assistant inside Facebook Messenger that completes tasks and finds information on your behalf. It’s …
In this day and age, we are all too familiar with having to associate passwords with our computers, applications, email, online banks, etc. Identity fraud remains a serious concern for both individuals and businesses. Our identities are verified almost exclusively by one of two methods—things that you carry with you, such as a driver’s license or passport, and …
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Ah, work-life balance. Definitely not a new concept but one that is continually discussed in the media, around the water cooler, and at home. Can you really have a career, a spouse, kids, good health, a hobby, good friends, and a white picket fence and ensure that each receives its proper attention? I don’t know …
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