Chamber Talk Blog
A blog from your local Chamber of Commerce.
Christina R. Metcalf
Monday, November 2, 2020
Most people will agree Google is a large part (dare we say owner?) of the internet, at least from a marketing perspective. That means whether we like it or not we have to try to play nicely with the giant search engine. One of the easiest ways to get on Google's good side is through ensuring Your Google My Business listing is optimized.
While it seems pretty obvious how you can optimize your listing there are still many businesses out there that don't do it. And yet it's so easy to make these quick changes and additions.
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Christina R. Metcalf
Monday, January 27, 2020
Do you have a home assistant? I'm not talking about an Alfred to your Bruce Wayne. No, I mean like Siri, Alexa, or Google home. Have you traded your privacy for convenience? It's likely many of your customers have and if that's the case, their consumer expectations are changing rapidly. If you're not keeping up with them in your business, you're going to miss out.
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Christina R. Metcalf
Monday, January 20, 2020
I have a friend who used to say “never have more personal things in your office than you can tuck under your arm.” He believed in a fast getaway and joked about never wanting to have to pack up a box and be escorted out of the building. That friend went on to open his own business and I wonder if he kept to his rule being able to tuck all of his worldly office possessions under one arm.
If you're like me, you break the one-armed rule with abandon and while you may have piles of papers all over your desk, you know what each pile is.
However, recently there's been a trend toward minimization and several studies have suggested that minimizing clutter in the workspace also helps minimize stress. So if you’re feeling anxious at work and are ready to take on a project, we have some suggestions. Let’s get to that office, storage room, or work area, with a few tips from the experts.
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Monday, January 27, 2020Do you have a home assistant? I'm not talking about an Alfred to your Bruce Wayne. No, I mean like Siri, Alexa, or Google home. Have you traded your privacy for convenience? It's likely many of your customers have and if that's the case, their consumer expectations are changing rapidly. If you're not keeping up with them in your business, you're going to miss out. Read more(0) Comments
Monday, January 20, 2020I have a friend who used to say “never have more personal things in your office than you can tuck under your arm.” He believed in a fast getaway and joked about never wanting to have to pack up a box and be escorted out of the building. That friend went on to open his own business and I wonder if he kept to his rule being able to tuck all of his worldly office possessions under one arm. If you're like me, you break the one-armed rule with abandon and while you may have piles of papers all over your desk, you know what each pile is. However, recently there's been a trend toward minimization and several studies have suggested that minimizing clutter in the workspace also helps minimize stress. So if you’re feeling anxious at work and are ready to take on a project, we have some suggestions. Let’s get to that office, storage room, or work area, with a few tips from the experts. Read more(0) CommentsCategories