October 25, 2018 / by Katrina L / Business, Money / 1 comment
As the Minnesota winters and flu season continue to draw closer, wellness in the workplace deserves a closer look. This goes beyond staying healthy, though, and looks into employee relationships, mental health and physical well-being. Happy and healthy employees can bolster productivity, decrease turnover and keep healthcare costs low. A wellness plan can help you […]
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UPDATE: Google Products That Didn’t Make The Cut
December 7, 2018 / by Katrina L / Business, Digital Technology, Mobile Apps, social media, Technology / 0 comments
Google recently shuttered Google+ after a data breach, and we covered other products that the search giant has closed down over the years. But those weren’t all the losses. In fact, just yesterday, Google announced that its messaging app Allo, will close down in March of 2019. Users will be able to export conversation data, […]
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Workplace Wellness Tips
October 25, 2018 / by Katrina L / Business, Money / 1 comment
As the Minnesota winters and flu season continue to draw closer, wellness in the workplace deserves a closer look. This goes beyond staying healthy, though, and looks into employee relationships, mental health and physical well-being. Happy and healthy employees can bolster productivity, decrease turnover and keep healthcare costs low. A wellness plan can help you […]
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Goodbye, Google+…This, and Other Google Products That Didn’t Make The Cut
October 11, 2018 / by Katrina L / Business, Digital Technology, social media, Technology / 1 comment
Google Pixel, Gmail, Android, Maps. These are all products that Google has put out that are incredibly popular, but not all of Google’s products are winners like these. Google+, the long ill-fated social network that was created to be the next Facebook or LinkedIn, has officially been shut down. The announcement comes after a software […]
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TED Talks for Sales Professionals
September 21, 2018 / by Katrina L / Business, Entrepreneur / 0 comments
TED Talks are a great way to cultivate skills and knowledge from sources that you may have not had access to otherwise. Sales, however, is a broad category, with sales professionals needing a range of emotional and intellectual intelligence and forethought into the future in order to really succeed. These speakers are insightful and interesting, […]
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Need to Know: eSports is Poised to be a Billion Dollar Industry
July 31, 2018 / by Katrina L / Business, Digital Technology, Marketing, Technology / 0 comments
The eSports market is growing at an unsubstantiated rate, set to be an industry valued at more than a billion dollars in the next three years (in 2016, eSports was valued by Goldman Sachs at $500 million, and the market is expected to grow by 22% annually). There has been a recent boom in […]
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Marketing Tips: Keyword Research and Planning For Improved SEO
June 11, 2018 / by Katrina L / Content, Digital Marketing, Email Marketing, Marketing, SEO / 2 comments
If you’re looking to improve your SEO and haven’t done much research into keyword planning, you might not realize how important it really is. Knowing how to use and find the right keywords is arguably the most important skill a marketer can hone when it comes to search effectiveness. The start of effective SEO comes […]
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The Fall of Facebook?: the Aftermath of the Cambridge Analytica Scandal
April 2, 2018 / by Katrina L / Business, Content, Digital Marketing, Digital Technology, Shareable Content, social media, Technology / 1 comment
Facebook has been heavily profiled in the news lately, due to a massive questioning of how users’ data is handled, after political data firm Cambridge Analytica had access to over 50 million Facebook users’ private data, which was, in turn, able to use the data in their work for the Trump campaign in 2016. The […]
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Jaw-dropping Company Headquarters
March 26, 2018 / by Katrina L / Business, Technology / 0 comments
Company benefits are reaching beyond insurance and vacation time and are moving into a revolution of the actual workspace. Everyone has the image of Google and Amazon’s headquarters in their mind; with dog parks, rainforests and nap pods galore, but that isn’t the only innovative space in the business world. From themed rooms to sustainability, […]
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Event Profile: SXSW 2018
March 15, 2018 / by Katrina L / Business, Digital Technology, Entrepreneur, Marketing, Technology / 0 comments
South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas has become a cultural mecca for music and film buffs, as well as a place for hosting interactive events that cover a range of topics from everything new in technology, to entertainment and advertising. There is always a huge amount of news coming from this week-long event, so […]
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Business Podcasts to Subscribe to in 2018
March 8, 2018 / by Katrina L / Business, Content, Digital Marketing, Email Marketing, Entrepreneur, Marketing, Shareable Content, social media / 1 comment
Continued education doesn’t have to come in the form of classrooms and textbooks, you can glean knowledge from many sources. One of the most popular ways to continue learning is listening to podcasts. Podcasts can cover a wide range of subjects from pop culture to politics to business practices. The following podcast recommendations cover topics […]
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