by Randy Sklar | Apr 1, 2021 | Business
Revamp Your Support System to Save Money and Retain Clients A few weeks ago, I sat down with a new client to talk through her service package. Partway through the meeting, she asked, “Randy, will I have a technician assigned to my account, or do you have a...
by Randy Sklar | Mar 25, 2021 | Business
Remember the musical, “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”? Ralph Macchio goes from the mailroom to the boardroom by not accomplishing anything in his career other than kissing up to the right people. But, for entrepreneurs, kissing up to the boss won’t...
by Randy Sklar | Mar 4, 2021 | Business
3 Ways to Bring in More Leads in 2021 How many leads has your company brought in so far this year? To put it differently, if your business were a person, how many first dates would it have gone on? How about second dates? Business owners obsess over...
by Randy Sklar | Feb 18, 2021 | Business
Well, That Was Fast Almost a year ago, most of the United States entered a period of lockdown in an attempt to thwart the spread of COVID-19. For marketers facing an economic crisis, this presented a conundrum unlike any they’d seen before. On the one hand, it...
by Randy Sklar | Feb 4, 2021 | Business
Don’t Make the Same Mistakes I Did! Two years ago, I acquired a small business in a handshake deal. I’d known the owner of the company for 15 years and considered him a friend. So when it was time to make things official, I found a cheap, downloadable...
by Randy Sklar | Jan 21, 2021 | Business
2020 could have been nicknamed “The Year of Layoffs.” Companies had to let millions of workers go during the lockdown, and it was tough on everyone involved. Businesses are starting to recover and fill those vacant spots — but are they doing it the smart way?...