How many supply chain managers does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

None, the lightbulbs are late. Painful paper cuts continue as supply-chain shortages affect envelopes. The job of an envelope is to get opened. However, when there are no envelopes to be found an envelope is un-employeed. We should be used to shortages by now, right? Well, you can add one more to the ever-growing list …

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What is “Quiet Quitting”?

Quiet quitting is a term that took off on TikTok, in July, in a video by content creator Zaiad Khan.  In the video, which currently has 3.5 million views and with the sound of a piano playing a ragtime-style tune and summertime shots of New York City flashing across the screen, Khan narrates a 17-second video …

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What is Quiet Firing?

We talked about “quiet quitting” and now we have “Quiet Firing.”  Why all the quiet?  Maybe we should make some noise. Quiet firing refers to a phenomenon in which employers demoralize unwanted workers to the point that they decide to quit.  Paul Lewis, Chief Customer Officer at Adzuna, defines it as “employers treating their staff …

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Outbound Marketing

Outbound marketing is about reaching “out” to potential customers. Some marketing professionals see it as standing next to someone with a megaphone and yelling a message they do not want to hear. It’s what people think about when they hear the word “marketing” — cold calls, billboards, TV ads, radio ads, flyers, etc. 
 However, outbound …

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Why do you need a professional email signature?

A professional email signature can do wonders for your business.  You should think of them as electronic business cards.  It is a way to convey professionalism and increase brand recognition.  A professional email signature provides important marketing content and maintains your organization’s legal compliance. WHAT IS AN EMAIL SIGNATURE? An email signature is a block …

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