Sales processes are riddled with productivity myths. Salespeople are not necessarily doing their best work, but they think they are. Likewise, companies are not using data as extensively as they should use it. But management believes they’re making data-driven decisions. In a Toutapp study, 71 percent of sales reps say they lose time doing data
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Most potential buyers or existing customers want fast online help. But more than half of them don’t start by calling businesses. They begin with seeking answers in knowledge articles. Harvard Business Review says that 57 percent of customers who call a business attempted to use the business’s self-service solutions first. And lack of information about
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Want to double your eCommerce profits? According to Big Commerce, eCommerce sites convert an average of 1% to 2% of their traffic. And most eCommerce sites convert at 1% or less. So you might want to push the conversion needle by 2% to 4%. If your site currently converts in the neighborhood of 1%, these
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Data privacy breach isn’t as far from you as you might think. 99 percent of computers have software vulnerabilities. So hackers, with the right tools, can exploit you. We’re aware of the imminent dangers of cyber-criminals. But that’s only a side of the coin. On the flip side are corporations and governments. Most of us
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BambooHR and Zenefits are cloud-based Software as a Service (SaaS) HR solutions. Their shared specialty is storing, retrieving, and managing employee information. Also, the two services strive to be affordable for small businesses. BambooHR offers free trials, and users laud its affordability. Zenefits gives you a demo and prices start at $5 a month. BambooHR
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Hold it! Take photos with drones only after you know this. The FAA could jail you for three years for owning a drone; plus a $250,000 fine. And if you’re lucky, you’d pay a civil penalty of $27,000. That’s if you don’t register your drone. No. This isn’t a call for panic. People are buying
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So you’re wondering how to write marketing blogs that your target clients would read? Well, they say “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” Bad advice. In The Book Smugglers survey, nearly 80 percent of respondents said that they made buying decisions based on book covers. Your blog has “book covers” too. The
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The best VPN service should protect you from spies and criminals (among other benefits), especially if you work remotely or your job depends on an internet connection. Albeit, deciding on a VPN service is hard. Using a VPN service is like using the bank—you entrust them with private matters—some of which are matters of life
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Do you hop on your PC or smartphone every morning without VPN services running on them? I hope not. Otherwise there shall be wailing and gnashing of the teeth. If your pangs of regrets haven’t started yet, then it’s only a matter of time. Would you rather wait for it to hit you? Think about
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You’ve heard the saying before “If you sleep, you’ll slip.” Well, looks like it’s the other way around actually. If you DON’T sleep, you’ll slip. Researchers from some of the most reputable institutions on sleep, and from top universities like Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, Uppsala University, and others have all agreed that losing sleep could
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