February 23, 2016
Your staffing business provides an appetizing target for hackers: social security numbers, salary data, and other personal information. Cybercriminals are just champing at the bit to access them. Last year alone, there were 781 reported data breaches and the average incident cost the affected business $3.8 million. We wish that our industry was immune to … Continued
January 27, 2012
In the business world, it is important for companies to differentiate themselves from their competition. Organizations need to figure out what makes their products different, how their products suit their customer’s needs, why consumers should pick their product over the other competitors. For some companies, it may be quite clear as to what differentiates them … Continued
July 28, 2011
This is a guest post is by Sera Filson, entrepreneur and professional student: Whilst it might sound like a strange concept, there is the potential to garner numerous business lessons through studying Switzerland as a nation state. Perhaps the most intriguing feature of Switzerland is its ability to remain neutral under a whole range of differing … Continued
July 1, 2009
A recession is clearly not something that rolls around that often. Be that as it may, firms that plan on being in business for many years need to plan for it. Usually, firms do not plan on something like this happening unless they have experienced the attrition that a typical recession generates. Although a recession … Continued
May 4, 2009
By now, I am sure you’ve seen enough articles and have heard plenty of news reports about the “recovery”. It’s been a very significant subject for the past several months. Although it has gotten a bit old, it still has a nice sound to it because it represents renewed growth and hope for the future. … Continued
March 1, 2009
I hail from Chicago, city of almost 3 million, with over 9 million in the Chicago Metropolitan area making it 3rd largest in the US. Along with people comes traffic – lots of it. Usually I leave the office a little later in order to avoid the “heaviest traffic” but it’s still always busy. As … Continued
November 1, 2008
I admire the Charles Dickens quote, “It was the best of times, and it was the worst of times.” You might say it applies to everything and it applies to nothing, depending on who is reading it. That’s because some find a bit of good in everything and some have a hard time finding good … Continued
October 12, 2008
At times you may wonder what could be done to capitalize on the investment that was made in staffing and recruiting software for your organization. When you installed your software, something was supposed to happen that didn’t. You thought that it would change the way business was managed and yield all sorts of efficiencies and … Continued
July 16, 2007
What is CRM (Customer Relationship Management) and what does it mean relative to software utilization? It all starts with you. CRM can mean different things to different organizations. It basically means acting on opportunities to service customers. It applies to marketing, engaging with a customer, closing sales, customer contact, and managing customer activity. To effectively … Continued
