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4 Steps to Prepare Your Business for Natural Disasters

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With the recent catastrophic wildfires in Hawaii, every small business should consider their risks and take steps to protect their business, including the lives of their employees. Hold regular meetings to review your plan and do a run-through of your responses at least once a year. That’s why schools have fire drills.

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Dreamforce, Arse-Kissing, and Behavioral vs. Attitudinal Loyalty

SaaStr

A long ways back, I was meeting with one of our largest customers, one of our first $1m TCV deals. He’d come (flying private I assume, and possibly straight from Hawaii) to … kiss the customer’s arse, as near as I could tell. As I was coming, someone else was leaving – Marc Benioff.

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How Blackcart’s ‘try-before-you-buy’ software is helping Mohala sell sunglasses

Martech

Headquartered in Hawaii, Mohala Eyewear is a startup with a unique approach to designing sunglasses. Johnson’s team has monthly meetings with Blackcart to review results of the program, identify opportunities, and discuss any new features (e.g., Mohala fulfils them the same way they fulfill any normal order. “It’s

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How to Reclaim an Unproductive Day in 6 Steps

Hubspot

Just make sure the reward matches the work completed, and that you're not treating yourself to a week in Hawaii for sending an email. So, I texted a friend and asked if she wanted to meet for happy hour at 6:00. The point is, it's okay to reward yourself for progress. 2) Take a break. This one is an oldy-but-goody. Instant deadline.

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A Visual History of Apple Ads: 4 Decades in the Making

Hubspot

Apparently, the winner won a trip for two to Hawaii. I’d love to meet the two that won this trip! Once you get past the graphic (yes,it is a naked man holding an Apple computer), check out the competition''s rules: Tell the company what you do with your Apple "in a thousand words or less." A thousand words!

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To Chatbot or Not to Chatbot for B2B Lead Generation?

Cience

Taken into account that the USA has 4 primary time zones (not including Alaska, Hawaii, and some other territories), you can receive an inquiry in a chat window at any time. As a result, their sales began getting fewer conversations, while the number of meetings increased compared to the “pre-bot” era. Let’s meet in the flesh.

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6 Negotiation Strategies Every Marketer Should Know

Hubspot

So it makes sense that other cultures -- like Japan -- use silence with the “hope the other side will speak,” writes University of Hawaii Professor John Barkai , and end up revealing something valuable, for the sake of saying anything at all. In the U.S., we often joke about the discomfort of an awkward silence.