Tag: Business

Communication! It always comes back down to communication, doesn't it? Communication is at the heart of healthy client relationships for a reason: it involves skills--skills that require years to develop--and emotional labour. Emotional labour demands that you are 100% committed to the client and the topic at hand, building genuine trust through empathy and kindness.

It's a human tendency to try to reduce business down to numbers and cold hard mechanics, but it's an exercise in futility: the result is always a far stretch from the truth of business. Good business requires good relationships, which is a human art. Confidence, trust, bravery to progress through the economy--these things support good client relationships. They take time and patience to develop. Here are five key areas to focus on to improve your client and vendor relationships.

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Landing Page Design

A landing page is a key part of a business’ online marketing arsenal. It is an expertly designed web page that serves to engage the user into following through a conversion funnel.

How should it work? The user looks for something specific and their search brings them to the business’ landing page. The page then provides the exact information that the user is looking for, and goes on further to engage the user towards lead generation.

Not all landing pages are created equal. So what elements then, make a landing page great?

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When you're faced with choosing a new vendor, it's important to start the new relationship right. It's not always easy, but if you go into the selection process with the right mindset and priorities, it can help change your business for the better.

As a vendor ourselves, we know that the best relationships are those that work as a team. What qualities make for a solid partnership? With that in mind, we've outlined the top nine things to consider when switching vendors.

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