10 October-Only Morale & Productivity Boosters
The foundation of good morale and productivity is hiring the right people. Yes – don’t hire grumps. And the people must have clear roles, responsibilities, expectations and goals. And they must receive training and coaching which includes feedback, direction, support and recognition from a trusted manager or coach.
If these aren’t in place, this article is NOT for you. Instead, use some of the other resources on this site that will help you get your roles and goals clear and get everyone headed in the right direction.
If you do have all of those things in place, take a look at these October only ideas for Read more
10 October-Only Marketing Opportunities
There are many cool opportunities to help you in the revenue department during the month of October. A potential side benefit internally…a boost to morale and productivity. All good for bottom line performance.
We’ve selected 10 favorites: Read more
Great prize & price! Buy now. Bowl later.
Here’s a great idea for everyone – and a great today only price for those of you in the Raleigh/Durham area! Buy today and use as a prize for the person who brings in the most sales next week. Or the person who brings in the most accounts receivable. Or the person who tweets the most. Or whatever activity will get you and them closer to goal!
Or use it as a treat for your Customer Service team during Customer Service Week (October 4-8).
Or keep it on hand for a day that some Spur-of-the-Moment Nonsense is needed.
Great for morale. Great for productivity. Great for the team. Great for you.
But there’s no time to spare.
You have to strike today before this deal goes to the gutter.
Sorry – it’s gone. Read more
Big Sales Boost in a Single Day
Remember two weeks ago when I told you about a great price for a great prize? It was 1/2 price on a NASCAR Racing Experience Package, a great prize to offer to the person who brings in the most sales next week. Or accounts receivable. Or the person who tweets the most. Or whatever activity will get you and them closer to goal!
694 people took advantage of that $167 offer.
Now if you missed it or if your budget didn’t allow for it, don’t fret. There is a new deal every day. Not all of them would be suitable for use as an office prize, but many of them would be – like a spa package for $60, a zipline adventure for $40 and a house cleaning package for $29. The best way to stay up to date on these one day deals is to have them delivered to your email box. If you haven’t signed up yet, I encourage you to do that. Sign up here and then watch for daily deals to purchase for yourself, as gifts, as prizes, as morale and productivity boosters – and depending on how you use them – to get boosts in sales.
There could be an even bigger boost in sales in a single day if you want to be one of the businesses featured in a daily deal. Read more
The Power of Social Media in a Disaster
If you’ve been holding off because you aren’t sure social media is a productive use of resources….
DENVER – Social media consultancy firm Buzzmgr kicked off a two-day tsunami and earthquake drill Friday (9/24). The drill, dubbed Exercise 24 or X 24 is the first drill to ever take place online. The exercise will test to see how fast news of a disaster can spread.
When disaster strikes, social media has become the fastest way to spread information across the globe. During the Four Mile Fire in Boulder, social media was a useful tool.
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Welcome East Carolina Fans
We were so impressed with the show of class at Notre Dame in 2006, that we wanted to spread the word. We also wanted to make it easy for businesses to implement and so we created a few game day tools for businesses. One of them – ready-to-go welcome signs.
On Saturday, October 2, Carolina plays the Pirates from East Carolina University.
Would you like to join us by posting welcome signs in the door, windows and/or counter tops?
Here is one of the signs we’ve created: Read more
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Remember the big Valentine’s Day 2007 ice storm at JFK Airport?
jetBlue cancelled 1000 flights. Passengers were stuck on planes for up to nine hours. It took a week for the airline to get things back on schedule. Read more
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