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Much like a sudden deluge of shoppers into a retail store or an unexpected spike in orders via an e-commerce site, there’s never enough time to prep for something like NRF 2020. Best known as “Retail’s Big Show” and produced by the National Retail Federation, NRF 2020 will attract nearly 40,000

Although some content marketers can be as productive as a team of factory workers, it’s important to remember that you’re not creating widgets. The assets content marketing teams produce — whether it’s white papers and eBooks, blog posts or videos — always need to ladder back to a business

Years from now, untold numbers of Canadians may walk past a tree and have no idea about its secret connection to the history of entrepreneurship. The exceptions will be those responsible for getting more than 790 of those trees planted — which is what happened when they shared their company goals

Innovation can create new income streams and provide new value to clients. Learn how to make innovation an important part of your culture.

At a time when we can store thousands of images on our smartphones and millions of records in a server, it’s kind of amazing that some of the most critical data about our professional lives still fits neatly on a small piece of cardboard. Long before digital communications tools like email and

Many people are probably quicker to associate Instagram with the word “selfies” than “shopping,” but that’s about to change. The volume and amount of time people spend on Instagram — not only looking at content but interacting with it through likes and comments — means it has quickly evolved into

A sales manager’s day is a mix of routine, process fulfillment, data analysis, and coaching. Learn more about their daily responsibilities.

Win an athletic competition like a race and you might get a trophy, cash, a paper certificate or simply bragging rights. All of these things represent a sort of prize, but they can make the experience of victory feel very different. This is not unlike achieving a “conversion" within a

Anyone can rhyme off a bad experience that soured them on the promise of customer service. This can range from being kept on hold indefinitely and having no one respond to a message or post on social media to an urgent email message that seems to disappear into the ether. This is why, at first,

When the printer breaks or the company website goes down, it’s time to get help from the IT department. Too often, however, the appreciation for the IT team stops there. Many company leaders have little or no idea what their IT department does, or, more importantly, what their information