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Zack Oates of Ovation on Building Business Connections through Digital Storytelling
Soliciting feedback from customers often seems like a daunting task. However, Zack Oates and his team at Ovation have cracked the code with a proven strategy that not only encourages guest feedback, but also establishes a personal connection for exceptional results.Zack Oates and the guest feedback platform Ovation have taken a radically different approach to hearing from customers, which stems…
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15 DIY SEO Strategies That Boosted My Startup’s Visibility
As a solo founder bootstrapping PitchBob.io, an AI-powered platform that helps early-stage entrepreneurs structure their startup ideas, craft compelling pitches and generate documents for accelerators and investors, I quickly realized that building a company without external funding means learning how to do nearly everything yourself — from product development to…
How to Generate More Leads for Your Real Estate Business
Generating leads for property management or real estate investment purposes can be difficult. Whether you are looking for new clients, tenants or investors, it can be hard to get new eyes and interest for your business.When thinking about how to get property management leads, it's important to consider who you…
This Is What a $300 Million TikTok Strategy Looks Like
For most companies, social media is a given. You hire a team, pump out content, try to channel the viral spirits, maybe hire some influencers. It's a lot.But if that's all, you may be missing out on social media's greatest business potential. When you're fully strategic, your social media can…
How I Automated 50% of My Tasks and Scaled My Business
Running a marketing agency is no walk in the park. It requires repetitive, time-consuming tasks. With the client list growing, the manual workload increases to a point where you need at least one — if not more — employees to tackle the pressure.I realized this to the bone as repetitive…
Top Side Hustle in Your City? Here’s the Fastest-Growing Gig
Looking to start a side hustle? You're in good company: 36% of U.S. adults work a gig outside of their 9-5 to make extra money for bills, groceries, rent and more.You're probably already familiar with some popular side hustles. Millions of Americans work as rideshare drivers, freelance writers, online tutors,…
How One Simple Question Altered the Trajectory of This Entrepreneur’s Life
Heather Lowery was working as VP of Talent and Touring at Live Nation Urban when a single question altered the course of her life."I was doing a panel, and someone asked what I was doing to support women in live music — and I didn't have an answer," Lowery recalls.…
Is Your Small Business Actually Ready to Adopt AI?
AI burst out of the labs in 2022, and by now, just about everybody has heard of it. AI has also progressed exponentially in the last three years. Experts have said that within a few years, AI will affect everything from healthcare to brainstorming and beyond. They have also declared…
How Chasing Quick Wins Can Sabotage Your Business’s Success
Have you ever been to your favorite restaurant, ordered the dish you've always loved and noticed it just doesn't taste the same anymore? Maybe they started sourcing cheaper ingredients to cut costs, sacrificing quality for short-term gains. Businesses often make a similar mistake — chasing market trends to maximize profits…
I Was Fired From My Bank Job Then Started a Multimillion-Dollar Company
If you've ever been fired from a job, then you know it can be a personally deflating experience. It happened once to me but I became determined to turn the negativity into a positive opportunity for myself and my professional future.For me, it happened back in 1999. It was another…
Why Young ‘Next Gen’ Entrepreneurs Want Innovation and Personal Banking
As small and medium-sized businesses evolve, a new generation of decision-makers is emerging, known as "Next Gen" SMBs. These individuals, defined as those between 18 and 35 years of age, are reshaping business practices with their openness to innovative solutions, a mix of digital and traditional banking preferences, and a…
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