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How to Boost Your Marketing Team’s Productivity

April 10, 2019March 20, 2019 by Tina Sherman

To effectively manage a marketing team, you have to understand that they work differently from the other groups. For this team to thrive, collaboration and communication are the keys. They have to know what everyone else in the team is doing. They have to know what’s up. This setup has a lot of room for inefficiency that leads to missed goals and lost sales. Keeping your marketing team agile and productive should be on your priority list. 1. Keep everyone …

Is Your Company Ready for Coworking?

March 19, 2019 by Tina Sherman

Every big company including Google, Facebook, and Apple is embracing the practice of coworking. Coworking — when carefully implemented — can be a big help to both small companies and large conglomerates. But is your company ready for coworking, and what exactly can you get from it? What You’ll Need Coworking involves assigning office personnel into more informal coworking or shared office spaces. First, you’ll need to acquire Cloud-scheduling software that can handle task management and storage. This allows your …

Teaching Methods Have Changed: How They Have Become More Effective

March 11, 2019 by Tina Sherman

Was education simpler when it used to be just students reading books and listening to their instructor? It might have been more straightforward, but it was also less interactive. Students retained information from required readings and input from their teachers — and little else. Now, however, things have become more interactive, perhaps for the better. These might not have been available in the last two decades but now they are considered essential teaching aids: DVDs Interactive learning is one of …

How Do You Get Ahead in Business? It’s in the Mindset

March 9, 2019 by Tina Sherman

How can a business get ahead? There are plenty of ways to do it: innovate, research your target market, hire better workers, or train the ones you already have. From a minimum advertised price policy (which is the lowest price the retailer can advertise their product for sale) to competitive analysis (where each retailer does research on the approximate price of a competitor’s product, including manufacturing, branding, and shipping), getting ahead in business has no lack of tools. There’s something …

Why Should You Refinance Your Mortgage?

March 1, 2019 by Tina Sherman

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If you’ve financed your house or your apartment through a mortgage, you may have likely heard the term “refinancing” before. It simply refers to swapping out a loan that you’re already paying for a new one with a new repayment scheme, interest rate, and surcharges. It’s often done by people who are halfway or almost done with their repayments or need a more flexible plan. In fact, refinancing a mortgage has become an important consideration for many people. Many companies …

Things to Know About the Value of Your iPad

March 1, 2019 by Tina Sherman

iPads don’t come cheap, so you might as well ensure that you have a solid device with an excellent resale value. To do that, you have to improve your knowledge about the gadget. Begin with these FAQs: Is Apple’s Tablet the First in the Market? Apple is perhaps one of the most revolutionary tech brands out there, but it is not the first of everything. It’s not the first company to create a mobile phone. It’s the same with the …

Startup Basics: Why You Need a Business Continuity Plan

February 28, 2019 by Tina Sherman

In January 2019, the U.S. Midwest went through a winter spell—a Frozen-type of a spell. The temperature only Antarctica has, without warning, swept through several Midwestern states, creating panic and chaos. Several reports state that this “dangerously low temperatures” resulted in power outages, deaths, temporary closure of offices, and many business interruptions. U.S. Midwest is a relatively cold area, but a freezing temperature like this is rare. Nonetheless, it happens. If you are planning to build a startup company, how do you …

Plants and Planters: Seven Ideas for your Home Decorating Project

August 25, 2023February 21, 2019 by Tina Sherman

Plants look beautiful and wonderful on their own. If you want to use them as decorations or accents though, great-looking planters are necessary. Pots, containers, planters – whatever you call them – these items bring out the beauty in your plants. They allow you to display your indoor and outdoor plants while giving adding more value to the space as accents and design elements. Decorating with plants and planters is an exciting and fun project that brings out the artist …

A Guide to Backup for Data Protection

February 21, 2019 by Tina Sherman

Today’s world is data centered, what with businesses moving a bulk of their operations online and the whole new world of social media. That data is valuable for many reasons, and so the business and the individual have to guard against disasters, corruption, and loss. The concept of backing up is simple but setting up effective and efficient operations for doing so is the hard part. You will need virtual IT support to protect your data. As it is, the …

Your Guide to Ensuring Your Online Marketing Is a Success

February 20, 2019 by Tina Sherman

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An online marketing campaign is something that you should have if you wish to extend your brand’s reach and build customers’ affinity for your business. Many go for it, but more often than not, they underestimate the preparations required for a successful campaign. They think that it is easy. However, easy does not always mean effective. You need to make it work. To make your online campaign work, you need a group of dedicated people, proven strategies and effective messaging. …