Boost office productivity with technology
Technology can provide countless opportunities to streamline workflows, eliminate redundant processes, and reduce costs. If you’re looking to stay ahead of the competition, simple technology strategies like the ones below can dramatically enhance your business performance. Change office communication To increase teamwork and productivity, set up instant messaging software such as Slack or Microsoft Teams. […]
Drive more leads with SMB marketing automation
More and more small- to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) today are embracing automation solutions to help grow their business. Marketing automation, in particular, provides the tools necessary to execute, manage, and streamline marketing tasks that help capture leads and nurture them into sales-ready prospects. Here’s why your SMB shouldn’t pass up the powerful opportunities you get […]
7 Types of video content for effective marketing
If you want to reach more potential customers, nothing beats creating a video to market your products and services, your brand, or your core business values. Here are seven types of video content you can take advantage of to appeal to your intended audience. Business introduction or behind-the-scenes If your company lacks an online presence, […]
The best data backup solutions for your business
Data is valuable to business, so it’s bizarre that some companies don’t have a proper data backup strategy in place. Organizations of all sizes — including yours — need to be proactive when backing up their data. Here are four of the best backup solutions in the market for your consideration. USB flash drives USB […]
The best practices in collecting customer data
Customer data offers an insight into information such as customer demographics, behavior, and preferences, enabling businesses to create quality products and positive experiences that will cater to their client base. But it’s not enough for a business to collect customer data — it must collect data that is useful and relevant. Here are some of […]
Comprehensive: An Undervalued, Yet Important, Business Concept
By Rich Kenney Co-Founder and Vice President, TechSolutions, Inc. When a family member wrecked our SUV, I was just happy everyone was okay. Both drivers were, understandably, a little rattled. We have comprehensive auto insurance coverage. Comprehensive being the keyword. “Comprehensive” means all-embracing, all-inclusive, compendious, complete, global, in-depth, inclusive, omnibus, universal. Because we had comprehensive […]
How MSPs are supporting clients during the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic and the sweeping shutdowns to contain the spread of the virus brought about significant impacts on businesses. Many small companies realized they lacked the resources to rapidly adopt a remote work setup and tapped their IT partners to help address their technology demands. Here’s how managed IT services providers (MSPs) are rising […]
Why your SMB needs a business continuity plan (BCP)
Multiple things can disrupt the operations of small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), such as natural disasters or cyberattacks. This can lead to lost revenue, or in some extreme cases, business closure. But having a concrete business continuity plan (BCP) in place will help your business recover quickly after a disaster. What is a BCP? A […]
Remote working: Will it be the new norm?
Flexible work setups have often been the subject of debate — employees want the option to work away from the office at least some of the time, but many businesses value well-founded methods and processes. Will the world’s largest work from home experiment change that? Enforced flexibility A pandemic is one of the most socially, […]