CEOs are more than just a business owners, they are visionaries, leaders, and more importantly, bosses; someone employees can look up to for guidance. Possibly a company role model. Now, having brainstormed this with the team we determined that there are two types of CEOs. Those that are approachable, and those that are not. I [...]
In case you missed it, we had our first Operations Academy of the year last week. We had a full house with over 100 attendees, so full we had to sit people in conference rooms just to watch live simulcasts of the main room keynotes and presentations. So here's a re-cap of what you missed [...]
Imagine; 8:30pm on a Friday… it’s date night. This is now the 6th date night you have missed in a row. You have a client down and you are onsite taking care of him and getting him back up and running. Sound familiar? Well it should, because we have all been there at one point [...]
Now just think about it, you have a client who is looking into a backup solution and you are looking for the best solution out there. You are also probably thinking, “Why does this sound like a promotional blog for the CharTec BDR. Gabe, that’s not your style to write content that sounds like a [...]
So imagine this, your best sales guy (or girl) comes in and says he finally closed ABC Construction! Bottles of Champaign start to pop, high fives for everyone and the accounting department gets a nice fat check to deposit in the bank! Then reality starts to set in, the sales guy goes to the technical [...]
Each of our daily lives are enhanced by technology in some shape or form. Now technology has hit our wallets. With smartphones getting smarter each and every day it’s about time our wallets caught up to the technology race. Google Wallet is an app you can install on your smartphone (iOS or Android), it allows [...]
This one is for the ladies. So, you have finally found the love of your life, but you’re a young professional who has spent years building your personal brand only to fall in love and now have to change it. Not a big deal right? WRONG! Changing your name can change how you show up [...]
Who doesn't love a party? Well that's exactly what your clients are thinking too. Remember, the goal of an event isn't to give out free booze or food, but to ultimately drive sales. So how do you plan on doing this? With a strategy of course! Ultimately, what is your overall goal of this event? [...]
We are going to start monthly themed blogs based on our Academy theme for the month. This month is Marketing Academy (you can register here for it) so let's talk about marketing! One of the sessions we will be teaching on for this upcoming Academy will talk about how you should not only structure your [...]
Facebook has been the king of social media platforms with integrated analytics for quite some time. The recent Facebook Insights overhaul is quite exciting (especially if you're a social media nerd like me). LinkedIn has always been lacking in this department. However, they got the memo and have overhauled their analytics. With this update you [...]