Instagram is quickly growing to become one of the most used social platforms worldwide. With over 1 billion users, it trails Facebook closely as the most popular social network. However, Instagram users have 58x more engagement per follower than Facebook making it an attractive platform [...]
How long should you keep your customers waiting on the phone? If you are an astute business owner, the answer should be for as short a time as possible. The longer they stay on the phone, the more fidgety and irritable your customers will grow. [...]
Mother’s Day is a huge retail holiday you do not want to skip! According to the National Retail Federation, last year consumers were estimated to spend a total of $26.7 billion on gifts for mom. This holiday gives retailers an amazing opportunity to generate [...]
Many online shoppers use Google to search for products they are interested in buying. As a result, if your online shop is not appearing on the first or second page of the search results, you are in trouble. It is imperative that online shop owners [...]
When you are planning to retire early you need to aim at having at least 25 to 30 times the money you spend annually including savings and investments. However, this number can be lowered or raised depending on the lifestyle you have in mind. For [...]
If you're currently re-evaluating your company’s marketing strategy, then you’re probably already familiar with terms like search engine optimization (SEO) and of course, social media. In recent years, marketing teams have had to deal with the ever-changing rules of SEO and they have also seen [...]
For any retail business to survive in today’s competitive marketplace, they must operate by the rule of one: you have one chance to give customers what they’re looking for; if you fail to do so, customers will forever say you carry nothing. Don’t let this [...]
As a business owner, and even as a consumer, yourself, you’ve probably heard of social responsibility. More often than not, the word “corporate” comes before it. While it’s true that major corporations take social responsibility seriously, small businesses should make it a priority, too. The [...]
A company is only as good as its profit; no amount of passion will keep a startup afloat, so you need to find ways to get finances flowing into your business if you want to extend its lifeline. Given the fact most new companies go [...]