Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes.
It’s that time of year again. And as we all sit down and make a list of habit-changing, self-improving, mood-boosting things we vow to do next year, there’s no shortage of motivation to go around.
In the midst of holiday shopping and seasonal sales, it’s easy to get caught up in spending. But sometimes, the best things are free.
Over the years, HubSpot has developed a number of free tools and programs that we love to share with others.
Whether you’re meeting with colleagues who are working from home that day, or with clients located half a world away, running a productive and effective remote meeting can be a challenge.
When you’re face-to-face with people, it can feel much easier to communicate efficiently and gauge how they’re feeling and reacting to different ideas.
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Few of us truly enjoy meetings in large part because they are often cited as a huge waste of time. For instance, in a study for Harvard Business Review, a group of consultants from Bain & Company analyzed the calendars of key employees for one company and found that one weekly executive meeting consumed 300,000 hours each year.
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As the saying goes, people don’t leave their jobs, they leave their bosses. So if you’ve been blessed with a teamful of rockstars, you should probably make sure your management style isn’t making direct reports anxiously eye the door.
Packing for business travel can be a bit of a struggle. You leave your place thinking you’ve got everything you need, and then realize once you get to the airport that you forgot your phone charger.
Sure, it’s easy to overlook things when you’re forced to pack light, but leaving behind the essentials could throw off your whole trip.
Impressions matter — especially in business. Oftentimes, you’ll find you have to make a good impression over a business lunch. As it turns out, your choices and behavior at these meals can be very, very important to your success.
And yet, many people aren’t sure of proper dining etiquette. If it’s just the two of your at a four-person table, where do you sit? When is it okay to order an alcoholic drink?
Let’s face it: Executing a successful marketing plan requires time, energy, and money. And with so many different facets of marketing to consider — branding and creative, product marketing, hosting events, etc. — your marketing budget can disappear unbelievably fast.
Ever found yourself scratching your head with a depleted budget at the end of the month, quarter, or year?
Over the past several years, LinkedIn quickly evolved from a cocktail party for recruiters and job seekers to something much more substantial: an epicenter for content — particularly branded content.
LinkedIn’s evolution began in May 2012 with the acquisition of SlideShare, and it continued with the purchase of news reader app Pulse.
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Stop me if you’ve heard this one before.
“Mabel, Mabel, sweet and able, get your elbows off the table!”
