Category: Business

How to Balance Marketing Automation and Personalization

For any strategy to be effective, it’s important to find a balance. Brands have embraced automation to help them carry out a spectrum of everyday tasks. According to a recent survey published by Social Media Today, 75 percent of marketing teams use some form of an automation tool. However, with growing popularity, there are growing concerns. The […]

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Amazon copies Tsawwassen Mills in bid to attract employees from Surrey

Now hiring for its new fulfillment centre at the Tsawwassen First Nation, Amazon is taking a page from neighbouring Tsawwassen Mills and offering prospective employees a shuttle service from Surrey. Amazon several weeks ago began the hiring process for 800 full-time, permanent jobs to help pick, pack and ship customer orders at the centre set […]

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7 Reasons People Hate Your Ads — and What to Do About It

Accepting these hard truths will help you create better, more effective ad campaigns. Working in marketing can feel a bit like being an embarrassed teenager: You think everyone’s looking at you, but in truth, nobody cares. Marketers spend their entire lives crafting advertisements, while average consumers spend theirs trying to avoid them. There’s a clear disconnect […]

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How to Know Whether Writing a Book Will Grow Your Business

Follow these guidelines to make the smart choice and get the most out of it. Some entrepreneurs think that getting a book published or self-published will magically become the calling card that gets them more business. Others know that calling cards do you no good if they stay in your desk in one of those little white boxes. The same holds true […]

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Need to Generate a Business Name? Here’s How to Get it Right.

Three tips for crafting the perfect moniker for your business. You have a great idea for a company. You’ve nailed your business plan. Now comes the hard part. What do you call it? There are several ways to do it. You can hire a branding expert or a naming agency. You can have long brainstorming sessions with […]

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