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30 Father’s Day Images To Inspire Your Print Promotions

Pia — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 23:46:37 +0000

Father’s Day is one of the most lucrative business days of the year. Spending reached $12.7 billion in 2012, with indicators projecting even more spending to come in 2013. It’s not too late to start your Father’s Day promotions. It’s also never to early to take some time to reflect on the impact our fathers [...]

How to Design Powerful Print Marketing Materials for Your Business

PrintRunner — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 10:00:27 +0000

An effective marketing campaign is the key to a successful business, and is the best way to reach potential clients across the globe. The internet has revolutionized marketing, and many companies will divert energy into establishing an online presence. While this is an important part of promoting your brand, it is not the only form of marketing [...]

Professional Communication and Presentation Tips – A Comm Coach Gives Her Insights

PrintRunner — Wed, 29 May 2013 03:00:32 +0000

Professionals need to be able to effectively communicate with clients and colleagues. In this context, it’s important to think about what some of the core skills are for communicating and presenting, and how they can be practiced and refined over time. In the end, you should be able to open up a productive dialogue with others. From good listening skills to being able to [...]

7 Great iPhone Apps for the Office Setting

PrintRunner — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:00:20 +0000

Using the phone in the office once meant actually holding a conversation with someone on the other line. In today’s society, performing office operations from the mobility of the smartphone can improve efficiency in the workplace. Apps for the iPhone for office procedures are in abundance and here are a few useful titles that a [...]

3 Must-Try Ways to Boost Your Customer Service Skills

PrintRunner — Thu, 09 May 2013 09:00:52 +0000

source Whether you provide customer service to people outside your business or other departments, customer service is a crucial component of any department. If you want to cut down on misfiled complaints, tickets that can’t be followed up on, and uncertainty about procedures, knowledge base software is an important investment. Customer service depends on being [...]

5 Ways To Gain More Exposure For Your Freelance Business

PrintRunner — Thu, 02 May 2013 09:00:53 +0000

Working as a freelancer can be incredibly difficult, especially if you are struggling to build a client base. Unless you have the money to splash out on expensive marketing schemes, you will find it difficult to begin with. However, there are actually a number of things that you can do yourself, in order to gain [...]

Blue Collar Job Fields That Are Here to Stay…and Expand

PrintRunner — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 08:00:05 +0000

Views expressed are those of the contributor and do not necessarily reflect those of PrintRunner.com. The country needs workers to fill vocational jobs. It’s one of the few issues Democrats and Republicans seem to agree on. In his State of the Union Address, President Obama called for spending nearly $70 billion to boost vocational training, [...]

Small Business and Grandfathered Health Care Plans under the Affordable Care Act

PrintRunner — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 01:00:56 +0000

The Obama administration announced last week that the promised small business health care exchanges, Small Business Health Options Program or SHOP, would not go into effect on Jan. 1, 2014 with the rest of the Affordable Care Act, but be delayed until 2015. SHOP, was designed in the law to be a separate health care [...]

3 Businessmen Who Failed Before Becoming Successful

PrintRunner — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:30:14 +0000

Though the man was a product of fiction, Dr. Thomas Wayne’s words ring true for just about every aspect of existence. Every setback, defeat, or failure we experience has the potential of teaching us a new and valuable lesson, or reinforce the wisdom that we have already acquired but have forgotten to apply. This holds [...]

Customer Outreach for Your Small Business Made Easy…and Affordable!

PrintRunner — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 23:09:38 +0000

An inexpensive promotional strategy that builds leads and sales to your business is the Holy Grail of marketing. On one hand, there are affordable marketing tactics available but rarely bring consistent results across all boards. On the other, advertising strategies that work normally cost a lot of money. Striking the perfect balance between cheap and effective [...]