The Alternative Board; Boston

07/30/2018

https://www.thealternativeboard.com/tips-ceos-save-time-learn-say-no/?utm_content=73830729&utm_medium=social&utm_source=linkedin

4 Tips for CEOs to Save Time by Learning to Say No; by rarely saying No you waste a significant amount of your precious and finite time.

07/09/2018

How to foster a stronger emotional connection with your customers: https://buff.ly/2KzBAcp pic.twitter.com/gVAiOp6JFC

06/29/2018

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Entrepreneurial companies never have enough resources to accomplish all of the goals set by its leaders. Because resources are limited, always focus on accomplishing the 20% of the goal that will help you achieve 80% of the result, while remembering that perfect is the enemy of done.

06/11/2018

Employees at every level of an organization want to do the best job possible, a goal that can't be fully achieved without input from those in charge. This blog gives 5 tips for honing feedback skills. How to provide the kind of employee feedback that boosts job performance and satisfaction:

                            Among the many skills a CEO or business owner should possess is the ability to provide constructive, meaningful feedback. Employees at every level of an organization want to do the best job possible, a goal that can’t be fully achieved …

04/09/2018

The complaint that your company does not have time for strategic planning is proof that you need to invest more time in it: https://bit.ly/2GBj45N

01/22/2018

You don't have to be a celebrity to become a social media influencer – you just need to follow these 6 best practices: https://buff.ly/2DNKz7B

01/15/2018

The pros and cons of outsourcing your company's social media: https://buff.ly/2mmADut pic.twitter.com/Yg7vb0bWvG

Learn the pros and cons of each, so you can make the right decision for your company's social media strategy in this week's TAB blog.

12/21/2017

75% of CEOs believe their business's profitability would be compromised by a cyber attack. Is your business safe? Check out TAB's latest survey infographic for the stats:

This is a high-level summary of our key findings from the September 2017 Small Business Pulse Survey. This survey concentrated on Cybersecurity. The survey asked business owners about their past experiences with cybersecurity, their fears, and the precautionary measures they’re taking against cybe...

12/06/2017

At some point, every business makes needless expenditures that sap valuable time and resources from other projects, and damage the bottom line. Is your business guilty of unnecessary spending?

At some point, every business makes needless expenditures that sap valuable time and resources from other projects, and damage the bottom line. These excessive costs—which also detract from funding new customer acquisitions or product upgrades—often perpetuate themselves, making it very difficul...

11/27/2017

61% of B2B marketers agree high quality lead generation is the greatest challenge faced by B2B businesses:

In the perennial search for B2B sales leads, the equation always seems to come down to quantity versus quality. Any campaign that generates a ton of sales leads is well worth the effort, isn’t it? Or is it more effective to analyze and isolate those elements that lead to more qualified sales leads,…

11/08/2017

The sales process can't be engineered to guarantee closing a deal with every client, but you can help build a success-oriented sales culture that will tilt the odds in your favor. Read our best action steps to boost your team's success rate in our most recent blog:

Success in sales remains an elusive goal for many companies, partly because the sales process can’t be configured or engineered in a way that guarantees closing a deal with every prospect. Too many variables are involved. However, building a success-oriented sales culture within the organization can...

10/31/2017

Is it time to raise prices in your business, but you're worried about rolling it out for existing customers? This is an issue every business has faced at one point or another, and the key to doing it right is the right strategy. We've compiled a list of tactics you can use in that strategy. Read more:

It’s a challenge every business faces at some point in its lifecycle—the need to raise prices in order to maintain operations and secure revenue to finance future growth. But the marketplace is littered with companies that attempted to achieve this goal but lost much of their valued customer base. O...