This article was originally posted on Inc.com You don't have to be a tech startup to leverage the new communications world. Eight years ago, Johnny Calvert was hand-delivering flyers to promote his residential caulking business. Today, with business growth topping 70 percent, he's turning down new leads. Calvert...
This article was originally posted on Inc.com Your business can solve a lot of its problems using software as a service. The software-as-a-service market is currently worth a whopping $4.7 billion, according to Gartner, with no signs of slowing. With SaaS growing as much as 20 percent...
This article was originally posted on Inc.com What you can learn from leadership professor Joshua Spodek? How often do you see a practice you love and teach taken to a whole other level? Or two or even three? Sometimes practices fit together so well to become so much...
This article was originally posted on Inc.com It's all in a name. Here's what to look out for I'll never forget how was came up with the name Likeable for our companies. Carrie, my wife and President of the company at the time, and Jenna Lebel, then our...
This article was originally posted on Inc.com What you can learn from five startups shaking things up in unexpected places? In our modern world, nothing stays the same for long -- particularly when innovation-thirsty entrepreneurs are behind the wheel. According to Thomson Reuters' 2016 State of Innovation...
LinkedIn Influencer, Dave Kerpen, published this post originally on LinkedIn. It's that time of year again. As my children and I prepare their costumes and pick which scary movies to watch at night, I realized that I love the scary Halloween spirit. The wind is howling,...
LinkedIn Influencer, Dave Kerpen, published this post originally on LinkedIn. If you’re looking for a job for the first time, on track for a promotion or simply growing your client and network base, what people find when they Google your name can quickly derail your efforts. Just...
LinkedIn Influencer, Dave Kerpen, published this post originally on LinkedIn. Success and happiness aren't easy to achieve. It takes a lot of time, hard work, and luck to get there. That's why, along the way, you've got to take advantage of moments -- those brief periods...
Ah, it's Valentine's Day! Today, millions of people will get and receive flowers, candy, chocolate, jewelry and gifts. Hundreds of companies will reap the benefits. Millions of people in love will gush with joy and those people not in love will celebrate SAD (Singles Awareness Day). But what...
I didn't lose my virginity until age 22. Although I tried, dating a bit in high school and in college, I just never "got lucky." In hindsight, I realized I only asked out one girl on a date in high school, and another one young woman...