The 2014 AT&T Small Business Technology Poll found businesses that use mobile apps for daily tasks saved a total of $65 billion last year. Moreover, 77 percent of respondent businesses said they rely heavily on three or more mobile apps for daily company functions. There are mobile apps that can streamline just about any...
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The pressure is heightened, and you’re once again entering a business negotiation. That sale needs to be closed; your small business needs funding. Whether it’s an important deal that needs to be completed or a job interview that needs to be nailed, negotiations play a vital role for a large number of people and...
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As consumers, we have become accustomed to choice. A special product seems to exist for every little niche, and we have the liberty to choose which products suit us best. The scope of product availability is evident in any large retailer. Even common grocery stores can carry over 30,000 different items at a time....
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You would think that at some point, mobile growth might have to stagnate, at least just a tiny bit, right? But no, apparently more and more people are buying mobile devices every day. One of the mobile options continuously growing is the tablet PC. A few years ago, tablet PCs were unheard of. But...
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It seemed not so long ago, communicating and interacting with customers was relatively simple. Customers would receive advertisements, talk to storefront workers, call customer service… many businesses understood their consumers well, and stuck to the methods that proved successful. In the 1970’s there were already over 125 published definitions of the word ‘communication’, and...
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It was a banner year for the mobile platform in 2013. Apple and Samsung advanced their smartphone arms race, more businesses adopted bring your own device (BYOD) policies, and mobile advertising more than doubled. A recent report by eMarketer.com revealed that mobile ad spending should reach $9.6 billion by the end of the year,...
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