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January 01, 2021Making a job offering attractive to today's workers means more than just giving them a suitable salary. Benefits are incredibly important and encompass myriad aspects of employees’ lives outside the workplace. So if a job candidate asks whether you offer a competitive employee benefits package, how do you know that you actually do?
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December 10, 2020A healthy bottom line depends on having your best customers come back for more. According to data, repeat customers have a 60 to 70% chance of buying on a future visit to your store or shop. Compare that to the dismal 10% of customers who come back after their first experience, and you can see why customer loyalty matters to your business. So, how do you transform a newbie shopper into someone who sticks around? Here are some of the best methods brands and retailers use for building customer loyalty.
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December 09, 2020There are 31.7 million small businesses in the U.S. (and more than 20,000 large businesses – those with over 500 employees), according to the Small Business Administration. In fact, many online businesses have a very small team. Sometimes the owner is the only employee. These "mom and pop" companies often rely on digital sales to make their mark. How big of a mark? Small-team retailers saw more than $1.3 billion in sales in the U.S. in 2018, and it’s only grown since then.
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October 29, 2020Providing technology and learning programs to underserved populations around the world builds a more inclusive future of work.
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May 28, 2020Chances are, if you’re working from home while social distancing, you’ve logged on to Zoom more than a few times in the past couple of months: The number of Zoom daily meeting participants topped a whopping 300 million in late April. And even if you aren’t using it for business, chances are you’re logging into virtual happy hours, birthday parties and other social events after your workday has wrapped up.
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May 27, 2020In the healthcare industry, innovation is more than a buzzword. The right innovations in the right hands at the right time can, in fact, ensure life triumphs over death. Healthcare technology advancements that range from high-tech sensors and drones to bacteria-quashing light bulbs, are pushing healthcare into new, exciting directions, providing heightened levels of care and improving quality of life.
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May 12, 2020Blockchain—a digital ledger shared across a computer network—has been a topic of conversation for months. What is blockchain, why is it generating so much buzz, and what does it mean for your business both now and in the future? Here’s a crash course.
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May 12, 2020Blockchain—a digital ledger shared across a computer network—has been a topic of conversation for months. What is blockchain, why is it generating so much buzz, and what does it mean for your business both now and in the future? Here’s a crash course.
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May 07, 2020If you’re an avid video game player, you are probably already familiar with turn-based strategy (TBS) games. These types of games are borne out of board games and their characteristic slower-paced, strategy-centered gameplay. In video games like the classic Civilization, you must think like a chess player and strategize multiple steps ahead. If you’re not into fast-paced shooter games and you don’t want to depend on reflexes alone, you might enjoy the slower-paced action of a turn-based strategy game.
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April 21, 2020Most of us have heard that fiber optic internet speed is “better,” but that’s fuzzy. What does that really mean? Is it really faster and more reliable? What are the other connection options we’re comparing to? What’s the difference between fiber optic vs cable internet speed? Is it more expensive? And if fiber optics is as earth-shaking as they say, how can we get it?