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Professionals who use Facebook Live for promotional and educational purposes have to stop playing...
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After trying various online meeting software, I have found that UberConference does the job witho...
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How to Really Make an Employee Referral Program Shine
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Every quarter, our company conducts an anonymous survey. This gives...
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10 Ways to Make Your ROI More Measurable
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13 Side Jobs That Can Help Startup Founders Pay the Bills
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How to Bolster Your Brand Influence in 2017
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10 Key Traits to Look for in a Potential Co-Founder
My co-founder and I need to share the same vision for our company. This is the foundation for any...
9 Ways You Can Supercharge Your Business's LinkedIn Page
Use your businesses’ LinkedIn profile as a showcase of what you are capable of and what you can d...
12 Smart Strategies to Stand Out in Your Next Job Interview
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11 Fun Team-Building Activities That Won’t Break the Bank
Every other Friday, we have an in-house “happy hour” where we bring in a couple 12-packs of beer...
11 Sloppy LinkedIn Mistakes That You're Too Qualified to Make
When we review resumes and the LinkedIn profiles of candidates, there are inconsistencies in empl...
Entrepreneurs Name the 12 Best Intranet Platforms
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15 Marketing Strategies You Should Consider for Q1 of 2017
We believe offering highly valuable webinars to the right audience could help us generate leads...
13 Reliable Tools to Organize Your Busy Work Day
We use Podio, a browser-based project management system...
11 Creative Employee Perks That Barely Cost Anything to Implement
On Friday afternoons, we stop working a couple hours early to have a few drinks and enjoy a few...
10 Marketing Tips for Taking Advantage of the Smart Device Trend
IoT companies will have to tread carefully in terms of using wearable and smart device data for...
10 Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make When Hiring Their First Employees
Hiring too fast without properly vetting potential hires. Let’s face it, fast growth forces us to...
How startups can use open source software to compete against the big guys
Open source software allows small companies to deploy highly capable digital platforms and...
What the rise in encrypted messaging apps means for other companies
E2E encryption systems should already be in use in most cases where available. The most reputable...
11 Things to Do Today That Will Grow Your Business Tomorrow
Having a detailed growth strategy with realistic goals is crucial. Even more important is having...
10 Differences Between Corporate and Entrepreneurial Leadership
Corporate leadership is held back by bureaucratic inefficiency and a need to appeal to...
The Top 7 E-Commerce Functionalities to Boost the Performance of Your SMB
These days, it seems like everybody shops online. As an e-commerce consultant, I have built a...
8 Marketing Lessons Learned from the Success of Pokémon Go
The launch of augmented reality game Pokémon Go sparked the attention of both newcomers and...
9 Cliche Interview Answers That You Think Are Original (But Hiring Managers Think Are Blah)
Don’t just mention that you’re an experienced problem solver and can learn...
13 Reasons to Consider Your Exit Strategy When Launching Your Startup
Let’s face it: Starting a new business is risky business. Not everything may go the way you...
13 Pieces of Software That Make Hiring Easy
We use Podio as our internal project management system. We create...
How Psychology Can Make Marketing More Persuasive
Being able to make the consumers “act” is the main competitive edge any marketer should offer...
8 Payment Processors That Deliver What They Promise
Your payment processor could really be anybody you want, even your bank. We like Authorize.net as...
11 Sloppy LinkedIn Mistakes That You're Too Qualified to Make
When we review resumes and the LinkedIn profiles of candidates, there are inconsistencies...
13 Ways You Can Make Meetings More Effective
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How to Restructure Your Business and Save Your Company
When I started Optimum7 back in October of 2007 with my partner Arthur Cooper, we had a business...
12 Ways This Year's Technological Advances Have Altered the Way We Do Business
We are in the business of custom systems consultation. We have received many more integration...
Forever a Student: 11 Types of Courses That Prepare You for the Future of Business
We went through the painful process of establishing a new office abroad during summer. There was...
9 Ways the New SEC Crowdfunding Rules Will Affect Your Business
For a startup, money means resources, and resources mean innovation. These rules will allow small...
17 Creative Ways Marketers Can Address the Rise of Ad Blockers
Marketers shouldn't worry about it since this doesn't concern marketers. At the end of the day...
How To Actually Care For And Invest In Your People
I learned most of what I know about conducting business in the U.S. from my partner, Arthur Cooper..
11 Things B2B E-Commerce Companies Should Keep in Mind When Building Their Websites
This is probably the most essential element for bringing in leads and sales for B2B e–commerce...
6 Copywriting Mistakes That Could Cost You Conversions
Content is king, and I can't stress its importance enough. Good marketing copy attracts people...
The Psychology Behind Persuasive Marketing and Branding
Abraham Maslow (1908-1970) was an American psychologist who left behind a legacy that can be...
12 Startup Founders’ Most Unusual New Year’s Resolutions
One of my 2015 New Year's resolutions was to learn how to kite surf and I ended up taking classes...
14 Ways to Increase Your Brand Marketing Impact in 2016
Pinterest serves as a virtual corkboard that displays vibrant inspirational quotes and even works...
This Is What 2016 Has in Store for Technology
Everything is interconnected. As a Web-based software developer, we get so many requests for...
12 Ways to Take Advantage of Instagram's New Video Channel
Product demonstrations are a big eye-catcher on social media. If companies are able to condense...
11 Things You Can’t Miss in Your Business Continuity Plan
Founders tend to begin searching for a credit line when things are going bad. Actually, the best...
Web developers, data scientists, AI experts: The 15 Top Tech Roles of 2016
Artificial Intelligence will take off in the next few years. We are actively looking for AI geeks...