Apple has been named the world’s most valuable brand by Interbrand for the fifth year in a row, at an estimated value of $184.15 billion. While the company’s technological innovations are an essential component of this success, branding is a key ingredient of Apple’s success formula. In addition to ranking as the world’s most valuable […]
Are small business loans and venture capital becoming easier to get? That’s what a couple of writers are saying this week. Couple more money with the great advice delivered in this batch of curated content, and you have a sure winner. Leadership, management, and productivity Could you use some extra money? If so, this small […]
By Shep Hyken Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon, once said, “The best customer service is if the customer doesn’t need to call you, doesn’t need to talk to you. It just works.” In other words, the best customer service is invisible. It just happens. The customer doesn’t have to ask for it. It just […]
Optimism comes in many varieties and throughout the last year, we’ve seen that small business optimism in general has been running high. In addition to this, a recent targeted survey on optimism has made me even more optimistic about the current streak of optimism running through small business owners. Let me explain my optimistic view […]
By Lindsay Dicks With a constant influx of new social media platforms (and constant updates to old ones), it’s easy to get confused about the latest social media lingo. Even worse, different sites use different terms to describe the same thing, which makes it even more confusing! So today, I’m going to explain ten of […]