Take our quick poll and tell us which of these five areas of your business strategy is the one you feel will have the biggest impact on your company’s success this year. Talent Acquisition and Retention Marketing/Communications Sales Technology New …

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POLL: What is the most important part of your business strategy?

Since we celebrate President’s Day today I thought it might be interesting to pull up a little business trivia about some of the past leaders of our republic who were also business leaders. And they did it all without the …

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Presidents Who Were Also Businessmen

Could your competition have a cost structure that gives their business strategy a competitive edge over you? If you are operating inefficiently the pricing you offer customers will reflect it.

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How Your Inefficiency Gives Your Competitors a Pricing Advantage

Customer service is the new luxury. I’m convinced that the company that owns the voice of the customer and uses it to build an organizational culture that focuses on delighting the customer through uncommon service strategy will own the marketplace.

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Why Your Customer Service Sucks

Right now I am engrossed in Jim Collin’s newest book Great by Choice.

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A Business Consultant’s Take on Creativity and Success

We all think we are remarkable in some way—at least when it comes to our career. But are you truly remarkable? If you think you are remarkable, prove it and build a personal brand around it.

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Think you are remarkable? Your personal brand may say otherwise.

I think sometimes we focus so hard on getting new business that we lose sight of how crucial it is to keep existing customers coming back for more.

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Customer Retention is a Business Strategy

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An employee survey conducted by Deloitte found that only 20% of employees are engaged in their work.

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12 Ways to Stop Losing Money Through Lost Employee Engagement

I read Dave Kurlan’s “Understanding the Sales Force” blog religiously.

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Kurlan Provides Shocking Stat on Sales Force Management