It might come as a surprise, but many small businesses and even some medium-sized businesses struggle when it comes to properly managing data. Small business owners are often unaware of proper security, storage and backup protocols. According to studies, enterprise-sized companies take steps to keep their data as safe as possible. Why don’t small businesses always do the...
Read MoreYou want your employees to work hard towards success, but do you know how to motivate them to sell in the first place? Here are just a few ideas you could implement starting today. Bad Attitudes Can Poison The Office A salesperson doesn’t have to get the program right off the bat; learning how to sell a product...
Read MoreRecently, the Washington Post reported some interesting results from their poll. For example, 94% of respondents between 18 and 29 reported that they had an exceptional opinion of Google while 72% of those respondents said they had have a “very favorable†opinion of the search engine giant located in Mountain View, California. Strangely enough, this makes Google more...
Read MoreSeveral new Google+ features have popped up, and many of them users are raving about. Over 40 new features and improvements have been introduced in the last 30 days or so. A few of the most notable ones are below. Hashtags While many people use hashtags on other forms of social media other than Twitter, they haven’t really...
Read MoreYou may think that you shouldn’t be on Pinterest because you’re a technology company. After all, isn’t Pinterest for people who are creative, and make interesting things out of paper and recycled goods? While those kinds of people do have a place on Pinterest, that doesn’t mean your company doesn’t, too. Having a popular board with lots of...
Read MoreApple just introduced a brand new product on Monday called iWork, a browser-based version of its popular productivity suite. Unlike its desktop version, this cloud-based product works on Macs and PCs alike, which makes it a direct competition to both Google and Window’s own productivity tools (Google Drive and Office 365, respectively), both of which are also based...
Read MoreLess than a year after sponsored results were introduced on Facebook, the company has decided to remove them. Starting in July, advertisers – small businesses and big businesses alike – will be unable to advertise via sponsored result. Facebook’s failed ad unit allowed people to put their company at the top of search results. For example, if someone...
Read MoreGoogle has always offered cash to those who report vulnerabilities and bugs that could result in an exploitation of a Google product, but as the reports began to trickle in, the search engine giant decided to up the ante. In general, the amount for reporting a bug has more than doubled from the previous $3,1333.70 to $7,500 when...
Read MoreYou know when Amazon does it, it means big things – and Amazon has just debuted a 3D printer section that provides supplies for 3D printing. Currently, Amazon only sells 3D printing supplies from well-known and well-trusted 3D printer manufacturers, like Makerbot and Cubify. They have even begun to sell a small assortment of actual 3D printers. The...
Read MoreA big-business budget isn’t necessary to make your customers feel good about being your clients, and making them feel this way is absolutely necessary. Not only is making your customers happy important for them, it’s important for referral business as well. People talk about the companies they like, which means good things for you if you’ve managed to...
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