GoDaddy InSight, A First-of-its-kind Smart Recommendation Tool, Guides Entrepreneurs toward Achieving Their Goals If you’ve ever tried to build a website and then find ways to get prospects to see it and take action, you know first-hand this is a time consuming and difficult undertaking. As a business owner, you have a lot of responsibilities,...
At SuiteConnect Ramon Ray spoke with Evan Goldberg, Executive Vice President, and Jayson Maynard, Senior Vice President of Global Field Operations, both of Oracle NetSuite Global Business Unit about how NetSuite can serve small companies and bigger companies. They expressed that there are some things big and small companies have in common; everyone wants...
Forbes is an "old media" company chronicling the growth (and demise) of billion dollar companies. It was founded in 1917. Fast forward 100 years, Forbes must stay relevant in a changing demographic with changing technology. No longer is business just about older guys creating billion dollar mega companies. It's now about almost teen founders...
Businesses still have a lot of work to do in the areas of password and access security, according to the latest research in this year’s Global Password Security Report. While some organizations are increasing their use of important security measures like multifactor authentication (MFA), overall, employees still have poor password hygiene that weakens overall company security. When 80 percent...
As marketers, and every business owner needs to be a marketer in some way, we focus on getting more leads and increasing sales. However, what about focusing on the customer experience as well, which is MORE than just "advertising" or "marketing" The Wall Street Journal writes that there's a trend wherein large companies are lessening...
As a leader of my team at Smart Hustle I often wonder, how much to "help" a team member and how much to get out of the way and trust their genius skills and abilities. This is the dilemma of leadership. In a traditional corporate environment there's the model of management by walking around, which...
There's always a lot we can learn from big brands. Walmart, in a death fight with Amazon and other retailers is launching its Christmas and holiday marketing "now". It's not waiting until November. What about you? Should you start marketing to your customers NOW about their holiday shopping plans? The Wall Street Journal writes about it...
It's not easy to start selling online or doing ecommerce. Sure it's EASIER than it was 20 years ago, but unless you're a bit of a techie and willing to fiddle with things it can be tough. However, I find the the more you use tools that are integrated with the platform you're using...
A few weeks ago I was helping a good friend and his wife and business partner produce and staff his first exhibit at a small trade show. It was me and another experienced and mature business professional, who were helping. Hiring interns was one option, it would have been very low cost, but instead...
We're inundated with text. Most social platforms are full of this or that post, that's text based, with an image or video. Even our phones, you see people speaking on them less than looking at them. However, your VOICE is powerful. Think about it, it's someone's birthday. What do they like to hear or see....
