Engaging with your list on a regular basis will keep your customers interested in you. However, open rates aren’t high. If we look at statistics provided by email marketing platform MailChimp, they state that those in industries as wide ranging as construction and gambling can expect open rates of less than 25 percent. Whether your email is opened or not depends entirely on what you write and how you write it....
Bloggers Are the News Bringers of Our Age One of the original reasons press releases were invented is that they allowed journalists to find things that companies were doing, and, if they were interesting, maybe cover them in their columns. In the digital age, journalists have essentially been replaced by bloggers. There are blogs to fill every conceivable niche, which deal with all kinds of matters. New products, services, and businesses have plenty of room for coverage on blogs....
Based on research from Mason Currey’s Daily Rituals: How Artists Work, as well as some other academic resources, the infographic provides an overview of the daily rituals of 26 of history’s most creative individuals from writers like Gustave Flaubert and Flannery O’Connor to some of the world’s greatest thinkers like Benjamin Franklin and Sigmund Freud. The data presented on the infographic sorts the people in order of time of day when they wake up, with de Balzac waking up daily at around 1 AM....
This is the fifth annual Innovate Celebrate conference and we’ve seriously bolstered our prize package this year. From fast track interviews at reputable accelerators and frequent flier miles to ample business resources and invitations to exclusive startup events, companies competing in the Startup of the Year competition have a lot to look forward to. Curious about which companies are contributing to the epic prizes available at Innovate Celebrate this year?...
According to the JPMorgan Chase Institute, the average small business owner has 27 days of cash reserve. There may come a time that founders need to consider taking on debt or investment. At Techstars Startup Week in Columbus, powered by Chase for Business, a panel of entrepreneurs shared advice on preparing financial information to attract flexible capital. Most Business Plans Suck; Get a Mentor The majority of founders don’t know how to build out a detailed business plan....
The iPhone SE is a reincarnation of the iPhone 5S in terms of design with an additional trending color option: rose gold. The question, though, is whether the iPhone SE is worth buying if you want to replace your current iPhone. If you have a current 5 or 5S, then you should probably go for the upgrade; if you have the 6 or 6S, then maybe hold out. Rose Gold Color iPhone SE available in 4 color options: gold, silver, space gray, and rose gold....
But some are worried about the effect that these rapid advancements in technology are going to have on the job market. We invent countless ways to make our lives easier and many inventions have made human roles surplus to requirement over the years – but what if this reaches a new extreme? Paranoia or Practical Concern? Machines don’t want to get paid, they don’t talk back, and they’re never lazy....
This week, however, has been a bad week for the ages. The various social media platforms and their senior leaders have come under fire or made major PR missteps. Who’s had the worst week of all? Judge for yourself – let’s take a look back at all the problems affecting the social media titans this week. Monday, April 1 Otherwise known as April Fool’s Day, there was actually no bad news for the companies....
This unabashed love, however, has made society turn a blind eye to the means by which these devices are built. These alleged champions of progressive innovation have taken advantage of every lax labor law, every questionable manufacturing regulation, and every compliant regime to build as many devices as possible at the lowest cost. The well-documented working conditions of their infamous factories and warehouses are all the proof we need....
Wayfare – Wayfare is going to be your power move if you are looking to get out of the country on your next adventure. Wayfare is an app available on both iOS and Android and it is your modern day version of a penpal. With the app, you connect with users from other countries and have seven days to talk with them. If you would like to continue your conversation, it is recommended you pursue friendship on other social media platforms or email....
A new DC-based startup called JobOn wants to change that decades-old process. Thanks to webcams and cloud technology, job seekers can record and upload a free video profile in which they answer standard interview questions and email it directly to hiring managers. The managers then have a better screening tool and can invite in only the best for a second interview. JobOn launched last fall and has gained traction among both seekers and employers because it offers both the video application component and job listings....
While studies continue to pile up on the desks of high school teachers and principals alike, the stigma of late-sleepers is hard to shake. As one study explained, sleep cycles are not consistent throughout the population; about 40 percent of all sleepers (humans) don’t fit into the traditional 11 PM to 7 AM schedule. This is a biological reason for sleeping late – and, yet, people still view late-sleepers as lazy losers and sad screw ups....
Do you use LinkedIn to connect to new people for leads, to find vendors, or perhaps to pad your network for your next potential job search? To ensure you are building the best network of connections on LinkedIn, there are certain tweaks you can make to your profile. Follow the checklist below to make your profile an effective resource for building your professional network: Is your profile picture a professional-looking headshot?...
IT teams around the world are scrambling to instate adequate security measures to deal with the onslaught of threat actors looking to exploit it, with some describing it as the worst software flaw to emerge in the wild in over a decade – and perhaps in the history of modern computing. The good news is that there is a patch available to reduce the risk to your business, read on to find out more....
Claiming to be the “Cloud storage for physical things”, MakeSpace gives consumers the convenience of storing their items without having to deal with the high costs of traditional self-storage facilities or having to make a trip to facilities themselves. Users of the service simply schedules a delivery via MakeSpace’s website or by phone, pack the boxes once they arrive from the company, and then the company ships your items to its storage facility....
However, there’s one marketing technique that hasn’t lost it’s popularity, even if the internal methods of delivery have changed: Email marketing. For the last 20 years of changing marketing trends, email has remained as popular as ever. You need to master email marketing: It’s one marketing technique you won’t say goodbye to in just a few months’ time. Email Marketing Will Always Work If you were to peer into both the past and the future, you’d probably see email marketing remain near the top for successful marketing techniques....
Personally Test the Instructions Sometimes, it is pretty easy to put down some instructions when you are familiar with that certain product. But first-hand readers may get lost if things are not crystal clear. As a consequence, the wise thing to do is to test the guidelines yourself through the eyes of a clueless customer.This step may not always be possible. Sometimes the products are too expensive to have access to them....
“I’m not just sure, I’m HIV-positive,” says Eric Cartman, the foul-mouthed, obese elementary student in the Comedy Central animated hit South Park. Back in 2008, the show aired “Tonsil Trouble”, an episode wherein Cartman, in the process of getting his tonsils removed, accidentally gets infected with HIV. An egotist, Cartman attempts to gain support and sympathy from those around him, but ultimately fails because the AIDS awareness fad has decidedly died out according to everyone else....
The home office has become the norm for millions of employees around the world, with the global pandemic still in full swing. Fortunately, online resources like video conferencing platforms and project management software have made it easier than ever to stay productive from the comfort of your own home. Now, Microsoft is upping the ante by providing users with an additional range of third party integrations that will make working from home a breeze, no matter what you’re working on....
Whilst project management apps and other useful productivity-enhancing tools have facilitated efficient, flexible work, keeping employees happy, engaged, and assured they can progress within their company are all equally as important to overall business success. Other takeaways for business leaders include the need to provide more reasons why employees should come into the office – and to stop worrying about how productive they’re being when they’re at home. Re-Recruiting and Re-Onboarding Now Crucial One key takeaway from the results is that companies need to “re-recruit” and “re-onboard” employees....
