Success

OCTOBER 5, 2021

Have you noticed that many companies that focus on customer service in their advertising fall short in practice? Customer Service for Front Line Communicators. The Customer Communication Formula. If you are a business owner, you already live on the front line of client communications. By Mitche Graf.

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Success

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

” —Steve DiMatteo, CEO of Cleveland Vintage Shirts, located in Cleveland Marketing professionals discuss how Bluesky may impact clients “With limited time and resources, small businesses are often unsure of how much effort to put into new apps like Bluesky, but it never hurts to explore new tools and avenues to connect with consumers.

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Ruby

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Small business customers are our favorite kind of people. When someone deals with a small business, they generally expect more in terms of personalized service—and they’re less willing than ever to compromise. Here’s what does (and how to answer this crucial question): Communicate your brand’s unique value proposition.

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Vantage Circle

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Social Media Integration : Integration with social media platforms facilitates targeted advertising and sharing job openings, enhancing visibility and engagement with passive candidates. Go Hire : Best for startups and small businesses, centralizing candidate tracking and job posting across multiple sites.

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Insperity

MAY 10, 2018

Recruiting big-time talent to small businesses is often a struggle. As a result, you’ll be better able to communicate with them in a way that resonates with them. The point is to use those spaces where you can advertise the event for free. Host hiring happy hours in your office. Use startup showcases like The Muse.

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Ruby

JULY 18, 2023

Then there are marketing and advertising costs…oh, and don’t forget paralegal and receptionist salaries! Finding funding Small business loans are an option but require putting up collateral. 3: Outsourcing client communication Don’t need (or want) a full-time receptionist just yet? A line of credit might be a better bet.

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Ruby

OCTOBER 3, 2023

million small businesses in America. If not—but you’re thinking about it—you need a solid business plan before doing anything else. Either way, you’ve probably got a good idea of where you want your business to go. That’s what a good business plan does for you. There are 33.2 Do you own one of them?

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Ruby

MARCH 23, 2022

That said, affiliate marketing isn’t just for retailers—it can also be a great strategy for many service-oriented businesses, such as IT firms, marketing agencies, or (in our case) customer communication solution providers. Affiliates tend to communicate with prospects on a more individualized basis. Need an example?

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Ruby

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

These shifts in consumer trends allow brands to be more effective than ever in their advertising, sales, and communications. The proliferation of consumer data collection and analytics allows brands to tempt customers with targeted product advertising and dynamic pricing suited to their specific needs.

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Vantage Circle

DECEMBER 30, 2022

A learning culture promotes open communication and shared learning, explains HBR. Its role is to support the company's mission and business goals while helping employees grow in their roles. A small business may not have the same resources as Google or Amazon, but it can still build a culture of continuous learning.

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Ruby

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

So I do all of our digital advertising spend, Google Analytics, Google ads, Facebook ads. Your advertising is being brought to one spot. For a small business, I wouldn’t say that that they may or may not have a CRM. David Lambert: I’d say I find advertising these super exciting. David Lambert : Hi, Jill.

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Vantage Circle

JULY 29, 2019

Positioning is a concept that has changed the advertising domain. The per capita consumption of advertisement in America in the 1980s was $200. Cost of advertising has far diminished in the digital era. In the 1980s setting up a tv advertisement used to cost from $100,000 to $10 million. Yes, inflation does count.

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Ruby

JUNE 8, 2016

If you’re a small business owner in the United States, you probably understand the value of communicating with your potential and current clients in English. For small businesses striving to grow, communicating in English and Spanish can be a big opportunity to gain customers. But did you know the U.S.

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Ruby

JULY 23, 2020

In the second video in a two-part interview series, Katie Hurst continues to talk change with a panel of entrepreneurs about the state of business in a post-COVID world. Read the Interview Katie Hurst: Hi, my name is Katie Hurst and I’m the Director of Communications here at Ruby. You have to communicate. Leslie Allison: Yep.

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Ruby

JUNE 16, 2023

An easy and practical way to do that is to become an active presence in your local community. Check out small business groups in your area and get along to the next small business meet ’n greet. Check out our interview with advertising guru David Lambert for a few good pointers to get you started.

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Ruby

APRIL 19, 2022

After all, when more people can find you, more people will do business with you! No question, it can be very intimidating for a small business owner to formulate and implement an SEO plan, especially while juggling the other myriad tasks related to running a business. The good news is you don’t need to face SEO alone.

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Ruby

MARCH 22, 2022

If you already delegate some or all your client communication to a virtual receptionist service or other solution, you might be ready to transition. If you don’t have assistance, consider using a virtual receptionist company, such as Ruby , which can handle calls, schedule meetings, and manage other time-consuming communication tasks 24/7.

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Ruby

JULY 20, 2021

What’s more, this kind of all-out competitive mindset tends to keep small businesses small. They focus on competing with other small companies—frequently over price, because it’s the easiest thing to change—creating a race to the bottom that hurts everyone. Are face-to-face meetings with the other business(es) feasible?

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Attendance Bot

JULY 28, 2023

The rise of remote work has led to an explosion of software tools and platforms designed to help teams collaborate, communicate, and stay productive from anywhere in the world. From project management and team communication to video conferencing and file sharing, we’ll cover the must-have tools for any remote team looking to thrive.

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Ruby

JULY 8, 2019

TripIt Timesheet TMetrics Harvest Homebase General Business Information and Guidance Business ownership can be a tough, unpredictable, and at times lonely experience. Shopify Squarespace WordPress Square Unbounce ShipStation Siteliner Searchcode Hotjar Design Your business’s look and feel are more than aesthetic considerations.

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Page Personnel

OCTOBER 30, 2019

In the contractor’s (or small business owner’s) mind, every holiday is a day when you’re not working, which means you are also not bringing in any money. On the other hand, with planning and communication, you can zone your time just as effectively as a contractor as you did as a full-timer. And that’s a good thing.

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Ruby

JULY 10, 2020

An action as simple as finding a plumber to fix a leaky sink can bring someone into contact with multiple channels, opinions, advertisers, and behind-the-scenes systems. Customers expect better, more personalized service within minutes of reaching out to a business. Team members clearly communicate brand values.

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Ruby

JANUARY 24, 2022

Small businesses can benefit from collaboration too— even with their competitors !) Keep branding consistent. Customers are always looking to get a similar quality of experience every time they engage with your business. These channels all play a role in establishing a business’s voice and credibility.

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Ask a Manager

APRIL 29, 2021

A reader writes: I work as a project manager at a small business (~25 employees) and have been in this role for more than six years. Instead of advertising the position like we normally would, John hired Tammy, the “daughter of a family friend.” It’s the Thursday “ask the readers” question.

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Ruby

AUGUST 5, 2021

Businesses typically generate leads either through targeted marketing or sales strategies. Marketing-based leads tend to discover and interact with your business through advertising materials such as social media posts, articles, blogs (hi!), and mailing lists.

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Ask a Manager

MAY 3, 2017

I work with some regular clients, but a lot of my work is one-off projects for small business clients. I get some of my work through a freelancer platform, where I can advertise my services and see job postings that businesses create. There are a ton of people who hate talking on the phone and who actively avoid it.

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Success

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

“The biggest impact you can have with a small budget is to reveal who you are and what is unique about you.” The essence of edgy advertising humor is that it makes people think, tells the truth and says what people are thinking. The biggest waste of advertising money is when you get no reaction,” Verdi says. And the edgy part?

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Ruby

MAY 3, 2022

Small business owners are at a crucial intersection of making up for lost revenue and reassembling how their businesses operate with skeleton crews and limited resources. Here are a few tips from our incredible team of receptionists and customer communication specialists: 1. Communicate clearly and with humanity.

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The Receptionist

MARCH 12, 2024

Connection While the use of owls as a means of communication in Harry Potter is intriguing and whimsical, it’s not very conducive to handling urgent situations. In 2020, the Interactive Advertising Bureau released the findings of their study on the Internet economy, which had added 17 million jobs that year.

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Ask a Manager

JANUARY 6, 2016

We’re designing a new office area for our small business, and trying to find out if we need to put windows in each office (door) for one-on-one meetings. The “no answer means no” new communications style is just rude and lazy. Congratulations on beating cancer! Should we put windows in our office doors?

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Ask a Manager

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Is there another way to answer that question to communicate more confidence, or to deflect the negativity? My husband manages a small business and this weekend there was an expo where his business had a booth. Yesterday we ran up there to bring more advertising materials, and my husband introduced me.

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Ask a Manager

AUGUST 17, 2022

I own a small business that is booming and expanding soon and I’ll be able to hire an HR person before the end of the year. Sure, he acknowledged to me he was wrong, but distinctly left the impression with my manager that I hadn’t done my job properly in communicating OT policies to him. Am I in the minority here?

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Success

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

As a conscious marketer, she infuses data and creativity into areas of strategy and innovation to drive representation and social impact within advertising. Committed to ensuring all communities have a voice, Christian regularly contributes to industry trades such as Forbes , Think with Google and MediaPost.

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Vantage Circle

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Leasing is particularly beneficial for small businesses that don't have much workforce in their HR department. These can be money spent on the vacancy advertisement, interviewing and shortlisting candidates , making the final hire, doing the background checks , etc. Saves Hiring Costs. Hiring costs a lot of money and time.

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Ask a Manager

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

I’m struggling to sufficiently communicate that it’s actually not my role to hold his hand through every detail and every intermediate deadline of every project, and our expectation is for him to manage those projects himself. Are small business more toxic than larger ones? Is that industry more toxic than most?

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Success

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

His Get Attitude podcast won a Communicator Award for Diversity & Inclusion for his 8:46 Interviews Stories of Black America. She has more than 20 years experience in business, healthcare and education with master’s degrees in Health Services Administration, Education, and Human Organizational Systems. Andrea Callanan.

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Ask a Manager

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

I live on a somewhat peculiar street in that, while it is mostly a residential street, there is a small business park in the middle of it, and my house is located directly next door. About a year after I moved in, an upstart alternative energy company moved into the suite closest to me.

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