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20 Amazing Benefits of Hugging According to Science (+10 Hugging Tips)
Over the centuries, various forms of interpersonal touch have become less common, influenced by changes in cultural values and new technology. Nowadays, with twenty four hour access to mobiles, texting and email, many people spend more time interacting with their technology than they do with each other. This lack of touch has many effects on…
Read MoreWhat Your Digital Marketing Campaign Is Lacking
Ecommerce is quickly supplanting brick and mortar retail. Ecommerce has grown to eight percent of all retail sales. While this may not seem like a lot, given proper context, it’s actually a massive amount of overall sales. Ecommerce retail sales will grow to $1.915 trillion by the year 2020. The trend is clear, and businesses…
Read MoreComparative Analysis Between Digital Offices and Traditional Office Spaces
Our friends over at www.findmyworkspace.com take us on a tour of the differences between digital offices and traditional office spaces. Twenty years ago, location was the most important factor contributing to a business’ success. An accessible and presentable physical location was absolutely essential. In fact, marketers would warn you to forget about starting your own…
Read MoreThe Pros and Cons of Using a Virtual Assistant
Regardless of the size and scale of your business, you can find great value in hiring a Virtual Assistant. In the 1970’s, long before the Internet became a major force in business development, virtual assistants were identified with company executives who were always on the move. They were tasked to manage mundane tasks such as…
Read MoreHow to Reach the Growing Number of Smartwatch Users
Strategy Campaign for Smartwatch Users Mobile devices have become an important aspect of the digital marketing industry. With the rise of new mobile technologies in the form of wearables, many businesses and marketers are looking at expanding their list of mediums and extending their online campaigns to incorporate these devices. Based on Paypal’s 2015 report, mobile…
Read MoreBusiness Gifts for Long-Term Customer Relationships
5 Great (and Inexpensive) Business Gifts for Long-Term Customer Relationships Are business gifts still ‘a thing’? They most certainly are, says Forbes contributor John Hall. In fact, the writer stresses the importance of letting long-term customers know you’re thinking about them by sending out gifts even when the time hasn’t come for the holidays.…
Read MoreIs Productivity Increased by Stimulants?
Do Stimulants like Coffee Increase Productivity? Everyone in the office has a moment from time to time – or maybe several moments – where they’re just not feeling very productive. With many factors that could be the possible culprit, for whatever the reason, productivity levels have gone down. If you’re tempted to reach for…
Read MoreThe 2015 Report On the State of Cyber-security
The 2015 Report On the State of Cyber-security SEC staff have been conducting sweep examinations of over a hundred registered investment advisers and broker-dealers to test the preparedness and practices of these firms against cyber-security attacks. What they found convinced the SEC to issue a Risk Alert through its Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE). The…
Read MoreHow To Promote Like Starbucks
Are you a Starbucks junkie who’d gladly stomp across a bed of rusty nails for a Caffe Americano? Or do you scoff at the coffee maven’s high prices and frilly drinks? Quite frankly, it doesn’t matter how you feel about Starbucks. Fan or foe, you must admit that no one markets better than they do.…
Read MoreHow Can Twitter Help Businesses Recruit Perfect Candidates
How Can Twitter Help Businesses Recruit Perfect Candidates Over the years, recruitment agencies have evolved to keep pace with technology. Video conferencing, handheld tablets and mobile computing devices, which were only fictional gadgets often talked about in movies and books, are now a reality. The internet has grown from a small community to a network…
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