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November 16, 2014 by Vertical Axion
If there is one thing that technology has brought us it is choices. Printers are no exception. Though the days of daisywheel and dot matrix printers are far behind us, we are left with two major types of printers – laser jet and ink jet. Even though this fact does not seem to leave consumer […]
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November 14, 2014 by Vertical Axion
The next time you get an offer to buy Likes for your company’s Facebook page, it would be wise for you to simply move on. More often than not, these offers to purchase Likes are simply run by scammers and other less than reputable firms that use under handed tactics to gain the Likes they […]
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November 13, 2014 by Vertical Axion
Any business owner who prints in-house, especially those with heavy demands on their printers, knows the frustration of having to have enough ink on hand. But there is more. There is replacing the ink cartridges or, if you are adventurous, refilling them. If you have a multicolor cartridge system, you will eventually run out of […]
November 12, 2014 by Vertical Axion
While many companies might be holding back on investing large sums of money into their business, most companies are not putting the same kind of brakes on their IT needs. In fact, many companies are reporting that they plan to at the very least maintain the same levels of spending in 2015 as they did […]
November 10, 2014 by Vertical Axion
Mobile phone theft has become a growing problem across the world with an estimated $7 million worth of phones lost or stolen each year. This trend is expected to grow as more and more of the world adopts a mobile lifestyle and begins carrying smartphones and tablets with them wherever they go. However, mobile phone […]
Once upon a time, the iPad was thought to be a device that had no place in the business world. It was a misfit between a smartphone and a laptop computer. When users began to explore its possibilities, businesses took notice and realized that with the explosion of the Internet, the tablet not only had […]
November 8, 2014 by Vertical Axion
One way or another, at one time or another, everyone in business is also in sales. You may not work in the sales department or have a title that has anything to do with selling generally, but the bottom line remains the same. The business of business comes down to selling. Yourself. Your ideas. Your […]
November 6, 2014 by Vertical Axion
Do you need to quickly send your friend a little money but aren’t sure how you are going to do it? If your friends or family need money fast and you aren’t close by a bank it can be hard to decide how to get the money to them in a way that is both […]
November 5, 2014 by Vertical Axion
Recently, Big Blue announced a new tool it’s rolling out; a data analysis tool aimed directly at executives who don’t want to be bothered with the steep learning curves of analytic tools currently on offer by the likes of Oracle and SAP. The new tool is called Watson, and will be available for use on […]
November 4, 2014 by Vertical Axion
So, you’ve started out in business and things are going pretty well. You’re building your reputation, and even starting to make a little money. How can you go about getting that all important growth that will carry you through to the next level? Make A Plan When I was a young business owner, my tough […]
November 3, 2014 by Vertical Axion
If you are looking to expand a current business or start up a new enterprise the beginning of a new year is the perfect time to reevaluate your current business strategy and consider moving into exciting new areas. Review the following business possibilities to see where your interests and strengths intersect with these new business […]
October 31, 2014 by Vertical Axion
Social Media contests can do amazing things for your brand and for your company, but only if you get your campaign off to a strong start, and then do something with the data you get from your customers and fans. Below you’ll find an outline of the steps you need to be taking in order […]
October 30, 2014 by Vertical Axion
There is a slow death happening in America; courtesy towards our fellow citizens is going by the wayside. If you asked someone what they thought about this, they would most likely tell you it doesn’t matter. Well, my friend, they’re wrong – courtesy matters very much to us as human beings. It’s why the courteous […]
October 29, 2014 by Vertical Axion
One of the best ways to increase the number of on-target leads generated by your current marketing tools is to pay close attention to what is known as lead scoring. Lead scoring is a calculated value designed to rank the customers who are most likely to purchase additional goods and services from the company. However, […]
October 28, 2014 by Vertical Axion
Privacy is becoming such an important issue as it relates to the internet that even Facebook, the company that was recently called out for secretly conducting experiments on its user base, has gotten into the game. Their offering is called Privacy Checkup and it will be rolled out soon. It is a handy way for […]
October 27, 2014 by Vertical Axion
As the Summer months have just ended, many businesses will have experienced a slight dip in sales. If this is the case, you might be searching for some new ways to bring in revenue for the upcoming months. You might be reaching out to old clients and trying to up-sell products, capture new leads etc. […]
October 25, 2014 by Vertical Axion
Just having to ask this question seems wrong. The whole idea of crowdfunding was to enable small businesses and people to gather seed money so they could pursue their dream, large or small, when the more traditional sources of acquiring capital were unavailable. Suggesting that billion dollar companies with million dollar salaried CEO’s should become […]
October 24, 2014 by Vertical Axion
The personal relationships that exist between the business owner and their closest confidants are more important than warring against the competition. In fact, a recent study by the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) and Ink, a Chase credit card company, reveals that the decision making and business operations of a small business owner […]
October 23, 2014 by Vertical Axion
Sales people live or die based on one thing, and on thing alone: closing enough deals to keep the lights on. That’s it. If you’ve got a sales oriented job, then you need to do that, above all else, or find a new line of work. it really is that simple. The problem of course, […]
October 22, 2014 by Vertical Axion
If you’ve heard the phrase, “Do what you love!” once, you’ve heard it a thousand timed. It’s a cliché, but the funny thing about cliches is that they got to be cliches because they also happen to be true. The reality is that when you do something that you love, it stops being work, and […]
October 21, 2014 by Vertical Axion
One of the problems with searching the Internet for the “best” lists is that what is a great fit for one company is just average for another. One way to find your way through the maze of lists is to create or join a business network for your industry and let the voices of reason […]
October 20, 2014 by Vertical Axion
Until quite recently, phishing attacks were the primary means of infecting a target computer with malware. If a hacker could convince a person to click on a link in an email, the deed was done. Unfortunately for the hackers, users have been getting increasingly more savvy about safeguarding their emails and not clicking on links […]
October 18, 2014 by Vertical Axion
The competition between Vine and Instagram isn’t really about Vine and Instagram. To better understand what the competition is truly about, and what’s driving it at the root, you need to first understand what those two companies actually are, and who they are proxies for. Once you’ve got that under your belt, the recent tussle […]
October 17, 2014 by Vertical Axion
The biggest name in internet based video is Youtube. Yes, there are an assortment of other sites, but if you have a limited budget and limited time, you want to put your resources to work in the place where they’ll deliver the biggest punch, and that’s Youtube. Until you’ve firmly established a presence there, don’t […]
