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Zack Oates of Ovation on Building Business Connections through Digital Storytelling
Soliciting feedback from customers often seems like a daunting task. However, Zack Oates and his team at Ovation have cracked the code with a proven strategy that not only encourages guest feedback, but also establishes a personal connection for exceptional results.Zack Oates and the guest feedback platform Ovation have taken a radically different approach to hearing from customers, which stems…
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What to Do When a Personal Brand Clashes With Corporate Reputation
Personal branding is experiencing a universal moment. We are seeing people from all walks of life building their visibility, promoting themselves both online and offline. Once reserved for those of us looking to monetize side gigs, personal branding has since become a mainstream endeavor. Research shows that people who are…
How to Prioritize Mental Health in the Workplace
How much do you consider mental health in your overall well-being? Many business owners sacrifice their own emotional stability and personal satisfaction for what they believe to be the greater good of the organizations they run. Or they are too lost in all the noise of operating and growing a…
Do Not Normalize The Monday Blues. It’s a Productivity Killer That Can Be Avoided (If You Know How).
Most of us know the dreaded feeling of waking up to the jarring sound of the alarm on a Monday morning. The Monday blues are more than just a poetic metaphor; they're a productivity killer that haunts the modern workforce. The recent survey by B2B Reviews paints a vivid picture…
5 Reasons Why Salespeople Make the Best Business Leaders
Warren Buffett, Ginni Rometty and Howard Schultz share a common background — they all worked as salespeople before becoming CEOs of Berkshire Hathaway, IBM and Starbucks, respectively. Buffett worked as an investment salesman, Rometty got his start in a sales role at IBM, and Schultz had a stint as a…
Why You Should Keep Posting On Social Even If Viewership Is Low
Q: People tell me to post regularly on LinkedIn, but nobody's reading. Should I just quit? — Derek, AustinThis article could flop. You might not even get past the first paragraph. That's just a fact of life for anyone who writes anything. But it's not a reason to stop.Let's start…
Why Your Favorite Hobby Shouldn’t Be Your Next Business Idea
If you're interested in franchise or business ownership and you're in the beginning stages of researching what kind of business matches your entrepreneurial goals, the options available can be overwhelming. After all, 20% of new businesses fail in the first two years of being open, 45% during the first five…
Using ChatGPT and AI for Podcast Content Strategy
This story originally appeared on Readwrite.comThe world of podcasting has seen explosive growth over the past decade. We are a little more than halfway in 2023; the number of podcast listeners has reached 464.7 million, a number that continues to rise. With this rapid expansion, creators find it more challenging…
The Top 3 Business Opportunities of the Next Decade
As someone who has been in the business world for some time now, I've seen trends come and go. One thing that has always remained constant is the need for entrepreneurs to innovate and create new ways to make money. There are a lot of ways to do this, but…
Want Business Longevity? This Strategy is the Secret
I founded my commercial real estate firm over 40 years ago and have seen tremendous disruption in my time leading it. While the coronavirus pandemic was in many ways unprecedented, our response was the same as it always has been: pivot and readjust. For instance, although we typically seek long-term…
6 Mindset Strategies I Wish I’d Known Earlier in My Career
During my 12-year journey as an entrepreneur, I've unearthed some game-changing mindset strategies and practices that I wish I'd known earlier. These shifts have the power to breathe new life into your business and personal journey once you start to practice them. And most of them are simple. I feel…
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