A good brand is priceless in the business world. While it’s tricky to put a dollar amount on the value, all business owners and managers know the power of a brand. Think of companies like Coca-Cola, Starbucks, McDonalds and Wal-Mart – those are recognized brands. Damage to your brand is devastating (think BP or any [...]

For all the ways we have to communicate – e-mail, texting, instant messaging and cell phones – we can sometimes feel like no one in our workplace ever talks to each other. Communication is such an important part of any business, whether it’s communicating with customers, vendors or colleagues. Here’s a great article on communication [...]

President Obama is pushing for high-speed Internet access as part of a larger plan to bolster the American economy. In fact, his goal is for 98 percent of the country to have access to broadband Internet. The announcement was part of Obama’s State of the Union address last month and calls for making “500 megahertz [...]

The end of the year is always a time for reflection and looking back over the accomplishment from the last 12 months. This is also a great opportunity to recognize employees who have made a difference to your company this year. Even if you’re not in the position to hand out big bonus checks, a [...]

Raise your hand if you’re chained to your e-mail? Yep, that’s what we thought. So it makes a little tough to conceive of what will most likely be massive changes to the way we do e-mail in the coming years. Yet, that’s the predictions. First, Facebook announced its plans for a new messaging system designed [...]