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Happy Employee Appreciation Day 2020!

Happy Employee Appreciation Day 2020! Today is the one day of the year to show your staff just how much your value their hard work and overall contributions. Just today. No other day. Of course that’s not true! Just like Valentine’s Day isn’t the one time of the year to…
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Should You Script Your Employees?

As you endeavor to improve the customer experience at your business, you’ll want to do everything you can to ensure that your employees are always delivering their best, most consistent performances possible. In fact, many businesses will develop something like a flowchart for employees to memorize to maintain that consistency.…
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The Secret to Working with Millennials

We’ve all seen those articles about the things millennials are killing. Industries like cable TV are falling to digital streaming, and social conventions like face-to-face conversations are giving way to text messaging and social media. Let’s not forget all those accusations of how pampered and selfish most are, too. Blaming…
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Why Employees Should Want to Be Mystery Shopped

We’re almost there! Christmas is less than a week away, and we suspect many employees like yourself can’t wait to push through the festivities and make it to the other side of New Year’s, right? —Soon. Just keep focused and it’ll all be over before you know it! In the…
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Opportunity in the Chaos of Christmastime

‘Tis the season for jingle bells, hot chocolate, and gift buying. Where in previous years sales promotions like Black Friday took place on one day, now they all seem to be extended from the day of Thanksgiving onwards. There are lightning deals to catch and doorbusters to grab. As you…
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Lessons from Nike’s Amazon Departure

Earlier this week, Nike announced that the company will no longer sell its products through Amazon, saying, “As part of Nike’s focus on elevating consumer experiences through more direct, personal relationships, we have made the decision to complete our current pilot with Amazon Retail.” That pilot program began back in…
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A Service-First Sales Culture

According to a Gallup poll, as quoted in Shep Hyken’s article, “Five Ways Salespeople Can Contribute To A Great Experience,” salespeople are the lowest ranked profession outside of members of Congress. That there’s such a large negative sentiment to overcome for successful sales is a bitter pill to swallow. As…
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Does Your Business Offer Enough Upgrades?

Unless you’re running a charity or volunteering, most business owners are in the game to make a profit, and most of your employees work to earn a salary. Enhancing your business’s sales are crucial to making both goals a reality, so let’s take a look at how you can encourage…
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Selling Your Business Culture to Job Candidates

Inertia is a powerful force—not just in physics but also in people’s lives. As such, you might not be surprised to learn that your potential new hires often need more than the lure of higher pay and better benefits to make the move from another business to yours. After all,…
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