There’s been a lot of talk recently about mega corporations and their efforts to go green, but we know that small business is the key to taking sustainable business practices mainstream. So we surveyed 166 small businesses to see what if anything they were doing to go green.
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How are Small Retailers Going Green? (Infographic)
Posted by JoshAK under ManagementFrom https://www.retailpackaging.com 3384 days ago
12 Ways to Boost Your Summer Retail Sales in 2015
Posted by JoshAK under SalesFrom https://www.retailpackaging.com 3419 days ago
Feeling helpless against the summer slowdown in your retail biz? Not to worry, here are 12 ways to boost sales and beat the summer slump.
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How to Make Yourself Work When You Just Don’t Want To - Heidi Grant Halvorson - Harvard Business Review
Posted by JoshAK under Self-DevelopmentFrom http://blogs.hbr.org 3929 days ago
Can you imagine how much less guilt, stress, and frustration you would feel if you could somehow just make yourself do the things you don’t want to do when you are actually supposed to do them? Not to mention how much happier and more effective you would be?
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Debunking the Myth of the 10,000-Hours Rule
Posted by JoshAK under Self-DevelopmentFrom http://www.brainpickings.org 3949 days ago
The “10,000-hour rule” — that this level of practice holds the secret to great success in any field — has become sacrosanct gospel, echoed on websites and recited as litany in high-performance workshops. The problem: it’s only half true.
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These Scientists Studied Why Internet Stories Go Viral. You Won't Believe What They Found
Posted by JoshAK under Social MediaFrom http://www.fastcodesign.com 3973 days ago
Science confirms what Buzzfeed and Upworthy already know: In the hierarchy of digital contagion, content that evokes powerful emotions floats mercilessly to the top.
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A Radical Innovation Technique From Snowboarding
Posted by JoshAK under StrategyFrom http://www.forbes.com 4027 days ago
When organizations innovate new products and services, the process can get very complex: Competitive analyses. Voice of the customer sessions. Minimum viable product feature sets. Strategies. In many cases, these are all appropriate. But...
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How data mining can boost your revenue by 300%
Posted by JoshAK under MarketingFrom http://money.cnn.com 4043 days ago
With details like age, gender and buying history, small businesses can better engage with their customers and dramatically increase sales.
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A Scientific Guide To Writing Popular--And Shareable--Headlines For Twitter, Facebook, And Your Blog
Posted by JoshAK under Social MediaFrom http://www.fastcompany.com 4050 days ago
Everyone wants their content to be more sharable and the headline is usually reason anything gets shared online. Here's how to write a popular headline.
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Improve Your Brand Recall Value With Social Media
Posted by JoshAK under MarketingFrom www.steamfeed.com/improve-brand-recall-value-social-media 4054 days ago
Social media has been used for business for almost a decade now. The benefits however, have been questioned continuously. Many naive business people complain that they do not get any traffic or leads directly from social media and hence the effort is waste. Nothing can be farther from truth.
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Customers Shop for Reasons… Not Things
Posted by JoshAK under Customer ServiceFrom http://retailminded.com 4057 days ago
Think back to the last time you bought something. Was it because you were thirsty, and got yourself a refreshing drink? Or maybe it was because you were heading to a birthday party and needed a gift. Just like your own purchasing actions are influenced, so are your customers.
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