Category - Advice

Today, technology is everywhere. Society’s growing reliance on modern tech has become, well, unprecedented. For example, everyone has a mobile device or smartphone in their possession, and they also carry it with them wherever they go.

As a business, it’s important that you incorporate such technologies in your operations if only to accommodate your customers. But this also makes it vital that your workforce understands the systems and technologies in use and can leverage them. Sometimes, further training is necessary for select systems, software, and devices.

Which Smart Home Gadget Should You Get First?

August 30, 2018

Deciding to become a first-time owner of smart home gadgets means you’ve taken a significant step. However, there are still other things to figure out. One involves determining which smart device earns the spot at the top of your “to-buy” list. Indeed, many people find they’re interested in a range of smart gadgets, meaning prioritizing the first purchase isn’t always straightforward.

Here are four tips that should help you narrow down the options.

Improving the B2B Customer Experience

June 28, 2018

Advice, B2B

Business-to-business corporations, or B2B, don’t often focus on individual customers. A business-to-customer corporation, or B2C, is where the consumer usually interacts. As progress continues to move forward and people become more proactive with their spending and usage habits, B2B spaces are having to focus on customer appeal and approval more than ever before.

When a business interacts with another business, they don’t focus on the end product for the customer. Because of the oversight, customers with a problem have to relay their complaints to middlemen instead of the business. With their complaints not being seen to, consumers begin to use other businesses, and the B2B loses money.

How Millennials in the Workplace Are Changing the B2B Landscape

June 7, 2018

For the most part, the B2B industry has been largely isolated from most of the changes happening in today’s workforce. Fortunately — or unfortunately, for some — that’s no longer the case. The Millennials are here, and they’re kickstarting considerable changes in the industry just by being who they are.

As older generations age out and the new workforce floods with Millennials and younger workers, many aspects of business are seeing something of a transformation. Part of this change has to do with modern technologies, yes, but it also has to do with that new, separate audience.

Millennials aren’t just changing the workforce, either — they’re also shaping the customer side of the equation, as younger generations become the majority of B2B clientele.

9 Questions to Ask Your Cloud Provider

May 31, 2018

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Moving data to a cloud can be a benefit of both time and money. A properly working cloud is efficient, improves productivity, unburdens staff and can accommodate data backup. The only downside of moving data to the cloud is making sure you pick the right cloud provider. Choosing a provider can be difficult, so here are nine basic questions you should ask to make your search easier.

How to Position Your New Business to Look Bigger Than It Is

May 17, 2018

Alexander Dance

position your new business to look bigger than it is

Your small business might be able to perform just as well as your larger competitors, but potential clients and customers can’t see that. When some people look at a small business, they get the impression that it is untested and inexperienced. When they look at larger organizations, they assume that it is more reliable and more stable.

For small business owners, there are strategies that you can use to make your business look bigger than it really is. This can help potential clients get over the uneasiness they may have about working with a smaller company, and in return, it can be a move that will help your company grow. Here are a few tips that you can use to put the best face on your company and make it look a little bigger than it really is.

What Smart Speakers Mean for Healthcare?

May 3, 2018

If you’ve ever had the pleasure of using one of the more recent voice assistant and smart speaker platforms, you know how transformative the technology is. They are completely changing the way we interact with our mobile devices, vehicles, and homes, and even how we carry out activities like shopping.

Almost all the major tech companies have a voice assistant platform on the market. Apple has Siri, Amazon’s Echo employs Alexa, Google Home uses Google Assistant and Microsoft has Cortana. Of course, these are just the major names and brands on the market. Many other devices and platforms use similar assistant tools or borrow the existing ones through developer-friendly APIs. Alexa, for example, is available on a variety of third-party products outside Amazon’s standard offerings.

7 Apps All Entrepreneurs Need

March 15, 2018

If you are an entrepreneur, business owner or small business owner, chances are you’re quite the busy person. You have items on your plate that range from managing your employees to meeting customers and posting on social media. While having a strong team behind you is crucial, making helpful apps part of your team is essential, as well. Here are 7 apps helpful to every entrepreneur, no matter your skill or experience.

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November 7, 2017