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How to Get and Use Powerful Client Testimonials

Consulting Matters

Have you ever felt like your client testimonials just aren’t capturing the true value of what you do? If so, you’re not alone. Many of us struggle with testimonials. One big reason is that asking for testimonials can feel super-awkward as if you’re bothering your clients or sounding desperate for approval. Another reason is that we simply don’t know how to go about getting testimonials that actually highlight the real, tangible benefits of our consulting or coaching.

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Building Harmonious Workplaces Through Belonging

Harmonious Workplaces

The Power of a Sense of Community in the Workplace At Harmonious Workplaces (our blog and podcast) and WorkBalance Consulting (our consulting firm), we believe in fostering positive and productive work environments. We are fascinated by how people work together in an organization, particularly when their work begets positive outcomes. This blog explores a sense […] The post Building Harmonious Workplaces Through Belonging appeared first on Harmonious Workplaces.

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To Make Your Pitches More Engaging, Appeal to Multiple Learning Styles

Harvard Business

When idea pitches fail to resonate, it doesn’t always have to do with the merit of the idea, your presentation style, or charisma; the problem could stem from a deeper disengagement in your organization. To make pitches more appealing and increase the chances of ideas resonating, the author recommends engaging three main learning styles that may be in your audience: visual, auditory, and kinesthetic.

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“All Hell Breaks Loose” In the Next Few Months as Recession Bites

MishTalk

Two of us are still adamant that a recession has started. The other is Danielle DiMartino Booth, in her best video yet. Please take a look.

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PowerPoint Best Practices for Creating Stellar Presentations

Mastering data visualization in PowerPoint will help accelerate your career because it positions you as someone who can present data that drives business decisions forward. think-cell's PowerPoint Best Practices eBook was created specifically for professionals aiming to master the art and science of data-driven storytelling. What’s inside: Practical Insights: Uncover valuable tips for crafting engaging and persuasive presentations.

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4 Ways to Meaningfully Support New Mothers Returning to Work

Harvard Business

Interviews and surveys of hundreds of women in the U.S. who recently returned to work after giving birth reveals four key support mechanism they value most: help navigating the HR infrastructure, creating spaces for key motherhood activities, having their identity as a worker validated, and having their identity as a mother validated. The research also explores why these four actions are particularly helpful, emphasizes that anyone can be a good ally, and recommends ways to better support non-bi

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Can AI Help Your Company Innovate? It Depends

Harvard Business

Companies need new ways to innovate quickly, cheaply, and productively. Many, quite reasonably, wonder how deploying AI might help. To investigate, we researched how companies are using AI for innovation and found that tools are just tools — success depends on how organizations use these new tools now at their disposal. To investigate what kinds of innovation AI worked with, the authors performed two studies: first, a survey of 331 firms for practices on process improvement and new technology de

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Understanding Retail Advertising Opportunities

Business Consulting Agency

Retail advertising is a vital component of any successful retail business strategy. It involves promoting products or services to attract and engage customers, ultimately driving sales and revenue. With the plethora of advertising platforms available today, retailers have numerous options to reach their target audience effectively. Explore how retail advertising works, the platforms that offer it, the benefits, and how marketing consulting services can enhance these efforts.

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Real GDP Rises 2.8 Percent in Advance Estimate, What About Recession?

MishTalk

GDP rose 2.8 percent in the BEA’s 2024 Q2 advance estimate. The real final sales estimate is 2.0 percent. Expect major negative revisions.

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A bowl of rice

Seth Godin Blog

It’s expensive. Hundreds of people were involved in getting you that simple bowl of rice. It involved countless gallons of water, hours of labor, gallons of fuel. A complex supply chain that ensured you got what you needed, in perfect condition, just as you were ready for it. And it’s cheap. The amount of time the typical person needs to work to earn enough to buy a bowl of rice is lower than it has ever been in history.

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How to Stay Competitive in the Evolving State of Martech

Marketing technology is essential for B2B marketers to stay competitive in a rapidly changing digital landscape — and with 53% of marketers experiencing legacy technology issues and limitations, they’re researching innovations to expand and refine their technology stacks. To help practitioners keep up with the rapidly evolving martech landscape, this special report will discuss: How practitioners are integrating technologies and systems to encourage information-sharing between departments and pr

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Homebuilder Inventory of Started But Unsold Homes Is the Highest Since 2008

MishTalk

The homebuilders’ inventory of started but unsold homes is steeply rising as sales drop. It will take price cuts to clear inventory.

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Redefining Customer Feedback: Embracing Comprehensive Metrics for Accurate Sentiment Analysis

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By Ricardo Saltz Gulko This article is published through a partnership with the European CX Organisation (ECXO). Read the original here. Introduction The Net Promoter Score (NPS) has long been a widely used metric for assessing customer loyalty, satisfaction, and the potential for customer churn as a relationship and transactional metric. Despite its widespread use across various industries, NPS has come under scrutiny for not providing a holistic view of the customer experience.

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