Sales tips: Creating an effective email campaign
Small businesses can use email to drive sales, but competing for customer time and getting past spam requires five basic strategies. 1 Marketers must…
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Robotic distribution spread unevenly
Robots are working in manufacturing but their use is heavily concentrated in the Midwest and upper South, a Brookings Institution study found. The robotic…
Management Message You Can Use: Let’s have some fun this holiday!
Wishing you joy and peace! It’s common these days to complain during the holidays about how commercialized the season has become. In fact, complaining…
Work Notes So much for wide open spaces
It’s an idea that rang true: Open up the office. For thousands of startups and office remodels, egalitarian open offices have been in. No more stuffy…
What is a conforming loan?
Ask the Expert What is a conforming loan? A conforming loan is one that conforms to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac guidelines. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are…
Negotiation: Tips for buyers and sellers
At the most basic level, home sellers and buyers want the same thing: A good price and a smooth deal. But between price and smooth, there is a lot of…
How to find a worthy charity
When it comes to helping people in need across the world, everyone would agree that charities play a prominent role in ensuring that money makes it to the…
The toast: How to find the right words and say them with style
Whether you’re the best man toasting the bride and groom or taking your turn to toast the new year, the stage is yours. Make the most of it. First, here’s…
Bringing water to rural Africa
A British startup is attempting to do what billions of dollars and dozens of donors have not: Bring a reliable source of water to rural sub-saharan…
Smart Textiles: Even your shirt will be online
Clothing usually revolves around either extreme utility or fashion and the recent introduction of smart textiles hopes to help improve both of those…