[ad_1] “What did you do over the weekend?” may seem like a harmless question during a weekly Monday morning office meeting, but it’s not. Related: 4 Ways Diverse Teams Can Boost an Employer’s Brand Chances are, I did nothing unusual; I went to a concert. But if someone happens to ask whom …
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Opportunities Abound When You Capture the Hearts and Minds of Employees…
[ad_1] “When this place gets its head around what it takes to win, it’s an amazing thing that happens. Workers are thinking: ‘I’ve got to do my job better so I can help the company sell more airplanes.’ That’s the mindset we’re trying to create around this place.” So said …
Read More »10 Offline Marketing Strategies That Still Work Today…
[ad_1] Marketing has seen a paradigm shift with the rise of all things online and mobile. Creating a business Facebook page, tweeting about industry news, sending sale push notifications to customers… the channels we use to talk to leads and customers are evolving every day. While these platforms are remarkably …
Read More »Call Conversions: the Blind Spot Threatening Digital Marketing ROI…
[ad_1] In 2017, digital ad spending in the United States will exceed TV ad spending for the first time. And, by 2020, marketers will spend 36 percent more on digital than on TV. Those predictions are a powerful testament to the importance digital advertising has in modern marketing. Related: 3 Ways to Optimize Your …
Read More »The Expensive Benefit Plan Penalties You'll Want to Avoid…
[ad_1] 2016 has been a whirlwind year for employer legislation and compliance, and things aren’t slowing down. In July, the Department of Labor (DOL) finalized a list of increased penalty amounts for violations related to employee benefits and pay — some of which haven’t been updated since 1997. With so …
Read More »The Type of Insurance You Need for Your New Business…
[ad_1] In their book Start Your Own Business, the staff of Entrepreneur Media Inc. guides you through the critical steps to starting your business, then supports you in surviving the first three years as a business owner. In this edited excerpt, the authors reviews the most critical types of insurance …
Read More »How to Control Increasing Employee-Benefits Costs…
[ad_1] Healthcare costs are rising, and that means one thing for employers: more expensive employee benefits. In fact, an August survey of 133 large U.S. employers by the National Business Group on Health (NBGH) found that employers surveyed expected health-plan premiums to rise in 2017 by 5 percent. Related: 6 Hacks for Taking …
Read More »3 Expert Tips to Lowering Your Insurance Costs…
[ad_1] This story appears in the July 2016 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe » Q. How can I reduce my company’s insurance costs? A. It’s simple, in theory: The less risky your business seems, the less your insurance company will charge you, says Michael Turpin, an executive VP at New York City-based brokerage USI. …
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