The June Business Brew focused on a conversation about getting employees back to work safely after working from home. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused, among other more tragic things, lots of adjustments and changes for employees, families, communities, and cities.
It’s been said that you should live life looking through the windshield and not the rearview mirror.
Last week, Matt Slotemaker with 12 Acre Films joined Business Brew for a discussion on video and photography. Matt’s specialties are photography, film, shooting, editing, design, copywriting, photoshop, premiere, final cut pro, and sound engineering. The topic was how to…
Tinderbox Marketing’s managing member Josh talked about some of the marketing missteps he’s seen lately and he’ll also celebrate some of the businesses he’s seen that are winning.
Its time for a confession. I have had a negative mindset lately. Like really negative. Here are the symptoms: I’ve been rough around the edges with my kids, I’ve been grumpy with my wife, I’ve gossiped about others, I’ve marginalized…
Other than manual labor, sales is one of the toughest jobs. According to Hubspot and an analysis of 8,900 businesses, the average sales close rate is 19%. Nineteen percent! In baseball, a game of failure, a .190 average is abysmal….
Whoever came up with the saying, “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks” was full of bologna. You can teach an old dog new tricks. More to the point, you can learn a new skill and it doesn’t matter…
Broken marketing happens. A lot. I see it all the time. Businesses that have a broken piece of marketing — a Facebook page they can’t access because it was set up by a niece or friend who “knew social media,”…
I like to give advice. I like to help others. In fact, the mission of Tinderbox Consulting is “to serve God by serving others.” But, I want to be transparent about something. I don’t give advice because I’m the smartest…
A friend of mind is starting out on his own. He’s launching a business for the first time in his life. I reached out to say “congrats” and “welcome to the club.” I let him know he can call me…
