[ad_1] Marketing and advertising communicators are in a creative business, and the “business” side of what we do is often hard to talk about — especially when it comes to money. Maybe if agencies took a nontraditional approach in talking to our clients about money, we’d find our daily work a little …
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[ad_1] Everywhere you turn, there’s talk about startups making it big. Airbnb may be the next tech unicorn. Brave raised $35 million in under 30 seconds by creating its own cryptocurrency. These whirlwind companies never seem to take the slow and steady route. It’s always “How can we launch a company …
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[ad_1] In this video, Entrepreneur Network partner Jason Balin and Chris Haddon of Hard Money Bankers give you 10 tips you can use to be more productive on a daily basis. Some of these ideas are tips you’ve heard before but never implemented, like creating a checklist, while others you …
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[ad_1] When agencies begin working with new clients, first impressions mean everything. Onboarding is one of the initial interactions between a company and its newly won client. It’s no surprise, then, that the company’s approach affects the client-agency relationship from the very beginning and can have lasting effects moving forward. Here …
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[ad_1] When most people think of “branding,” they envision entrepreneurs conjuring up a fancy name, registering an associated domain and working with a designer to create the perfect logo. Related: 8 Reasons a Powerful Personal Brand Will Make You Successful Reality check: Branding isn’t about design fluff and clever names. …
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[ad_1] From the war room to the battlefield, the world was continually blowing up around Diana Prince. Yet Diana, aka Wonder Woman, never lost focus on why she left the safety of Themyscira for war-torn Europe: to stop the evil Ares and end the war. No matter what got in …
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