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How to become the ideal employee in your office

When you’re a newbie in the workplace, it’s important to make a name for yourself. By Dana Shugrue, Digital Media Intern Whether you’ve been an intern or a new office employee at some point in your life, I’m sure you know how crucial it is to break the “rookie” mold as soon as possible in your office environment. Although your label was likely the “new person” when you walked into your office building for the first time, you made sure it didn’t stick....

Measuring business success: 5 ideas beyond revenue

How do you determine if your company is succeeding if you take the top line out of the equation? By Bethany Chambers, Digital Operations Manager The bottom line spells a company’s success or failure, and to generate a profit at a healthy margin, you’ll need to have revenue streams that are robust and growing. Those are the facts. But what if you were asked to look beyond those figures to determine whether your team, division or company are on the...

8 ways to email like a professional

By Diane Sofranec, Managing Editor The number of emails I send and receive throughout the workday never ceases to amaze me. It’s a lot. But for that, I am thankful. I would much rather communicate with colleagues via email than telephone. Why? I work in an office of cubicles and sit near a hallway that acts as a megaphone. When I’m on the phone, my coworker on the other side of the office can clearly hear my conversation — and...

7 apps to make a more efficient, organized you

By Kelly Limpert, Digital Media Content Producer Quick, who is the current director of the FBI? If your first instinct was to grab your smartphone, you’re not alone. An almost unfathomable amount of knowledge can be accessed from our handheld devices, and yet, what do many people do on their phones? Check social media. How many hours a day do you spend aimlessly scrolling through Facebook or Twitter? Probably more than you’d like to admit. Our phones have so much...

3 Things to expect from the 2016 Republican National Convention if you work in downtown Cleveland

By Bethany Chambers, Digital Operations Manager   Cleveland is only a month away from becoming a hotbed of political discourse, even though the 2016 Republican National Convention isn’t until July. According to convention insiders, the international media, conventioneers and more are expected to begin filing into the city in June. So if your plan was to get as far away from here as possible, you’ll need to have banked extra vacation time to avoid the city for the month it...

The power of pets as digital influencers

By Allison Barwacz, Digital Media Content Producer There’s a reason Grumpy Cat became an instant online celebrity. He’s quirky yet simple, ugly yet cute and funny yet mean…. all at the same time. People love pets, and the numbers don’t lie. According to an article on NBCNews.com, Americans were projected to spend more than $60 billion on their pets in 2015. There’s no denying that large-scale companies that are integrating pets into their digital strategies are a step ahead of...