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12 Mobile Apps to Manage a Team
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Business teams need to communicate and collaborate on projects and daily tasks, especially when working remotely. Here is a list of mobile apps to manage a team.
Topics: plans, project, teams, price, mobile, apps, manage, team, projects, tasks, user, start. -
13 Tools to Get Things Done in 2019
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The new year is here. If you’re hoping to increase productivity in 2019, there are plenty of apps to help.
Here is a list of tools to get things done in ...
Topics: app, set, todo, plan, tasks, price, project, plans, tools, task, things, free. -
14 Marketplaces to Hire Freelance Designers, Developers, Writers, Marketers, More
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Here is a list of marketplaces to hire freelance designers, developers, writers, finance professionals, social media marketers, and more. There are general marketplaces with huge pools of workers in hundreds of fields as well as specialized marketplaces focused on areas such as design, Amazon stores, and even expert consulting.
Topics: design, job, project, hire, marketplaces, designers, platform, writers, freelance, fee, freelancers, workers, marketers, price, marketplace, developers. -
15 Mind-mapping Tools for Entrepreneurs and Teams
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Mind mapping is a creative exercise to capture, organize, and structure ideas. It was once done on paper. But there are now tools for entrepreneurs and teams to develop mind maps, brainstorm ideas, and manage the resulting projects. Here is a list of mind-mapping and brainstorming tools for entrepreneurs and teams.
Topics: price, project, free, start, tools, entrepreneurs, create, mind, maps, basic, plans, mindmapping, teams, ideas. -
15 Time Management Skills, According to HubSpot Marketing Managers
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It's late and you're working on a project that's due soon.
Topics: youre, managers, management, day, team, skills, according, tasks, manager, marketing, hubspot, project, working, work, task. -
15 Tools to Get Things Done
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Here is a list of tools to help you get things done. There are to-do lists, work timers, and project management platforms. Several tools are based on the Getting Things Done system. Others are based on the Pomodoro Technique. Nearly all of these have free plans.
Topics: things, tools, app, free, price, project, start, lists, set, task, tasks, plans. -
16 Free Project Management Software Options to Keep Your Team On Track
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92% of U.S. workers feel that they could collaborate better with their colleagues.
Managing multiple projects at once, delegating tasks, and collaborating across teams is difficult on a good day — but can become downright impossible when unforeseen obstacles get in the way. The data proves that project management is no walk in the park for most of us.
Topics: create, team, options, teams, track, management, projects, project, software, tool, tasks, free. -
17 Collaboration Tools for Remote Workers
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The recent surge in home-based workers due to the coronavirus has made it a necessity to use tools that allow workers to collaborate from afar. Fortunately, there are plenty of tools to facilitate remote work without feeling isolated. Here is a list of collaboration tools for remote workers.
Topics: projects, work, price, collaboration, team, tasks, workers, free, start, project, remote, tools, teams, plans. -
20 Marketing Collaboration Tools to Improve Productivity and Teamwork
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As your business scales, your marketing team will grow and evolve too.
Topics: tool, teams, collaboration, projects, tools, software, teamwork, productivity, improve, marketing, collaborate, work, team, project. -
21 of the Best Free Google Sheets Templates for 2023
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Google Sheets templates help you create better spreadsheets while saving you valuable time.
Topics: templates, information, google, project, youre, free, template, templateimage, sheets, sales, best. -
21 of the Best Free Google Sheets Templates for 2023
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Google Sheets templates help you create better spreadsheets while saving you valuable time.
Topics: youre, free, sheets, business, best, templateimage, google, project, using, sales, templates, template. -
3 Reasons Why B2B Ecommerce Projects Fail
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Business-to-business ecommerce projects range from changing an entire platform to adding features and improvements to the current one. Unfortunately, failed B2B ecommerce projects are common. In this post, I'll address three reasons for the failures and how to avoid them
Topics: b2b, experience, project, site, fail, development, ecommerce, plan, projects, team, reasons, process. -
30+ Positive Feedback Examples Your Employees Need to Hear
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Years ago, I worked at an office where the only time I ever heard from my manager was if I fell short of expectations. Without positive feedback, I felt like all of my wins went unnoticed and that they didn’t matter nearly as much as my losses. This caused me to lose motivation and my productivity began to suffer. It also pushed me to leave the company and seek better opportunities elsewhere.
Topics: examples, team, positive, really, thank, work, hear, hard, employees, employee, know, project, feedback, need. -
4 Learnings From a Mission-Driven Outdoors Company
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Parks Project founder Keith Eshelman wanted to leave parks and trails better for the next generation. He created a mission-driven company that designs outdoor-inspired apparel and gear. Here, he shares how he grew the business to give back more than $2 million to parks.More
Topics: missiondriven, big, company, project, parks, outdoors, keith, way, business, selling, trade, learnings, youre, shopify. -
5 Clues You Micromanage and How to Stop [Quiz]
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Ever heard the term "helicopter parents"? They're the hyper-present, overbearing moms and dads who take pay excessively close attention to their kids' experiences and problems.
Well, helicopter parents are to their kids what micromanagers are to their direct reports. While being engaged in your colleagues' lives is important, micromanaging their every move can backfire.
Topics: employees, work, questions, clues, youre, team, taking, quiz, checking, micromanaging, micromanage, project, dont, stop. -
5 Steps to Run a Project Post-Mortem Meeting [+ Key Questions to Ask]
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No project is an unmitigated success or failure.
Topics: questions, questionnaire, postmortem, meeting, identify, help, project, ask, steps, projects, agenda, team, run, key. -
7 Gantt Chart Examples You'll Want to Copy [+ 5 Steps to Make One]
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Gantt charts. Love ‘em, hate ‘em, or can’t live without ‘em, they’re a reality of a marketer’s life. But how do you make yours stand out from the rest?
Topics: tasks, gantt, chart, track, task, examples, copy, example, template, using, project, steps, youll. -
7 Request for Approval Emails to Make Client Communication Easier [Templates]
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When you've got an important email to write, it can seemingly take hours. You write, revise, delete, and agonize over every word, link, and even your email signature.
And if you are selling your staff's time in the form of the billable hour, this can be a huge waste of resources.
Topics: communication, link, request, date, templates, results, think, website, work, working, approval, easier, impact, client, emails, design, project. -
7 Ways to Integrate SEO with IT
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Search engine optimization relies heavily on support from information technology personnel. Improving relationships and processes between the SEO and IT teams greases the skids so that support is in place before a critical need arises.
Topics: youre, teams, request, project, meeting, value, seo, youll, projects, ways, team, integrate. -
7 of the Best Situational Interview Questions
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In an interview, let’s say I asked you, “Tell me about a time you worked through a conflict with a coworker?”
Topics: feedback, questions, id, handle, say, best, situational, candidate, applicant, youll, interview, look, good, project. -
9 of the Best CRMs for Digital Agencies
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As an agency, there comes a point when a customer relationship management (CRM) tool becomes an essential part of your business.
Topics: project, users, agencies, best, crms, agency, management, digital, marketing, crm, sales. -
A Lesson in Project Management for Entrepreneurs
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Despite solving a common problem, having massive media coverage, and being apart of the Oscars VIP gift bags, JP credits project management as the key to Phone Loops’ success. In today's episode of Shopify Masters, you’ll hear from JP and COO of Phone Loops, Alex Gingras on the project management workflow helped them reach millions in sales. More
Topics: great, project, kind, things, think, phone, sure, management, yeah, thats, lesson, right, podcasts, entrepreneurs. -
A Quick MarketerHire Review (Oct 2021) – Everything You Need to Know
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In a saturated market, how companies market themselves is vital for competing against their rivals and bringing their brand's values to the forefront. Your business needs to work with marketing experts across various disciplines to succeed with an effective marketing…
Continue reading A Quick MarketerHire Review (Oct 2021) – Everything You Need to Know
Topics: ensure, platform, oct, freelancers, project, hiring, quick, marketing, review, youre, marketerhire, marketers. -
Adobe’s Ever-Growing Commitment to Open Source
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We’re actively exploring ways to deepen our commitment to open source, both in what we use and in what we contribute
Topics: magento, experience, adobe, project, evergrowing, developers, xdm, software, commitment, data, adobes, open, source. -
Albert Heijn is testing smart door lock
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Dutch supermarket chain Albert Heijn is currently experimenting with a smart door lock, so groceries can be delivered to a customer’s place, even when the customer isn’t at home. The test is part of Albert Heijn Online Labs, which invents and develops new concepts to improve the supermarket’s service. “We Continue reading
Topics: door, testing, lock, online, albert, groceries, smart, using, company, test, heijn, project, place. -
Amazon Scout autonomuous delivery robots begin deliveries in California
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Amazon’s Scout six-wheeled, sidewalk-driving delivery robots have begun making deliveries to customers in the Irvine, Calif. area. Amazon announced this first California deployment of Scout bots in a blog post, noting that in its experience to date, the company has had plenty of opportunity to experience a range of weather conditions in its first deployments […]
Topics: neighborhood, deliveries, project, theyll, irvine, delivery, techcrunch, robots, scout, autonomuous, begin, amazon, making, design, california, experience. -
Amazon copied products from its sellers to offer them cheaper and position its own brands, says report
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Using data from its sellers, Amazon launched Project Solimo: copying popular products from its platform to sell them cheaper and boost its own brands in India, Reuters research claims.
Topics: cheaper, position, project, offer, sellers, company, copied, solimo, data, products, brands, amazon, private, using, report. -
Amazon extends anti-counterfeiting program to Europe
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Amazon has extended its anti-counterfeiting program Project Zero to Europe. With this initiative, which launches in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, the ecommerce giant wants to drive the number of counterfeits on its platform to zero. In March of this year, Amazon unveiled the Project Zero program… Continue reading
Topics: europe, counterfeits, project, program, serialization, zero, extends, ecommerce, anticounterfeiting, amazon, brands, tool, protections. -
Amazon launches new tools that allow brands to proactively fight counterfeiting
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Amazon this morning announced a new initiative focused on reducing counterfeiting on its site called Project Zero — a name that references Amazon’s lofty goal of driving counterfeit sales to zero. The program will take advantage of Amazon’s technology, including machine learning capabilities, combined with brands’ own knowledge of their intellectual property, in order to […]
Topics: including, brands, counterfeit, amazons, allow, fight, products, project, counterfeiting, tools, zero, amazon, proactively, launches, product. -
Amazon’s drone delivery team hit with layoffs amid reorganization
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Amazon has confirmed an early Financial Times report outlining layoffs at the retail giant’s Prime Air drone delivery program. “As part of our regular business operations, we are reorganizing one small team within our larger Prime Air organization to allow us to best align with the needs of our customers and the business,” spokesperson Kristen […]
Topics: prime, air, report, including, team, employees, hit, drone, layoffs, reorganization, amid, techcrunch, amazon, statement, project, amazons, delivery. -
B2B ecommerce: start with a plan
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Carla Gonzales, Ecommerce Business Manager at Würth Louis & Company is sharing her best practices. This article highlights how in order to meet the demands of the emerging digital-first B2B buyer, organizations need to take a hard look at their current digital offerings and make a change.
Topics: ecommerce, start, project, digital, help, plan, business, b2b, need, organization, website, online. -
Beagles and Basketball: Inside the Mind of a 12-Year-Old Founder
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With the support of his family, 12-year-old Jahkil Jackson runs Project I Am—an organization that provides the necessities of life to homeless communities in his native Chicago and beyond. Oh, and no big deal: he also runs an apparel business, speaks at events across the country, and tap dances on the side. More
Topics: running, im, speaking, line, project, basketball, day, mind, 12yearold, thats, business, founder, help, really, beagles, inside. -
Brainstorming Techniques: 15 Creative Activities to Do Solo or as a Team
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We're all familiar with traditional brainstorming as a way to produce new ideas. You sit in a room with a whiteboard and work with whatever comes to mind. Maybe you play a few rounds of word association to strengthen your ideas, or pull up Google and use research to flesh them out.
But there are many alternative exercises for tackling problems and developing new ideas, both individually and in a group setting.
Topics: ideas, techniques, creative, problem, process, project, team, technique, brainstorming, mind, solo, session, marketing, activities. -
Businesses Still Can't Nail Effective Communication [New Data]
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Whatever your niche or industry, there's no debate: Effective communication —both internal and external — is critical to your company's success. With more technology available than ever before, you’d think it would be easy to master.
Topics: companies, cant, communication, data, work, businesses, project, customers, effective, team, communicate, customer, thorough, nail. -
Confidently Manage Large, Multi-Month Projects
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From custom built-directories in our private community to eCommerce cart migrations, Andrew has tackled some hairy projects with lots of moving parts. In today’s episode he takes us through his chronological approach to tackling things from beginning to end. You’ll learn about the things that have worked well for him, the missteps to avoid and [...]
Topics: really, gonna, project, youre, confidently, manage, things, doing, large, projects, know, lot, think, thats, multimonth. -
DTC Seller of Apple Watch Bands Soars from College Project
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Braxton Manley was a sophomore at Texas Tech University in 2017 when he attended a workshop on entrepreneurship. The purpose was to conceive a product based on market research. "My idea was cool Apple Watch bands," Manely told me. Fast forward to 2021 and his company, Braxley Bands, is a direct-to-consumer seller of elastic, colorful bands.
Topics: band, project, college, idea, seller, good, soars, bands, apple, market, watch, snapchat, grant, im, dtc. -
Designing a Successful Client Onboarding Process
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New business is great! But getting projects off the ground can quickly weigh you down. Use a few tools to systematize the process and streamline operations!
Topics: onboarding, clients, client, process, youll, project, information, services, need, woocommerce, designing, successful. -
Drupal Commerce Founder on Collaborative Code, Software Freedom, More
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The viability of open-source ecommerce platforms may seem limited given the rise of SaaS providers such as Shopify and many others. Not so, says Ryan Szrama. He's the founder of Drupal Commerce. He wrote the code in 2005 as an addition to the open-source Drupal content management system.
Topics: opensource, code, companies, freedom, development, project, founder, ecommerce, work, content, software, collaborative, drupal, commerce. -
Everything You Need to Know About Using the Waterfall Methodology
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Ask any professional athlete or business executive how they became successful, and they’ll tell you they mastered a process. By figuring out which of their habits led to success -- and which didn’t -- they could improve their efficiency, effectiveness, and productivity at work.
Topics: system, process, using, software, systems, developers, design, project, need, stage, requirements, methodology, waterfall, know. -
Facebook plans June 18th cryptocurrency debut. Here’s what we know
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Facebook is finally ready to reveal details about its cryptocurrency codenamed Libra. It’s currently scheduled for a June 18th release of a white paper explaining its cryptocurrency’s basics, according to a source who says multiple investors briefed on the project by Facebook were told that date. Meanwhile, the company’s Head of Financial Services & Payment […]
Topics: facebook, plans, reports, techcrunch, heres, 18th, information, debut, facebooks, project, blockchain, libra, cryptocurrency, told, price, know. -
From Class Project to Kickstarter to Shark Tank
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Friends Logan LaMance, Ryan Frazier, Teddy Giard, Austin Maxwell, and Kyle Self got the inspiration for their business Kanga when they noticed how tailgating party always resulted in lukewarm drinks and messy melting ice. The group developed a no ice cooler case for drinks which led to a Kickstarter campaign and a Shark Tank appearance. In this episode of Shopify Masters, Austin Maxwell and Kyle Self of Kanga shares their product development process, ways to seek feedback, and goals for the next year. More
Topics: different, really, youre, lot, thats, shark, able, content, feedback, going, project, tank, product, class, kickstarter. -
Google Tables Can Help with Projects, Products, Support
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Thanks to a new service from Google, small and mid-sized merchants may have a new option for lightweight project management, help desk ticket tracking, and similar tasks. Google Tables blends some of the features and capabilities of a structured database with a simple spreadsheet.
Topics: products, support, tables, template, help, project, product, projects, google, templates, structured, example, tasks, simple. -
Google’s latest R&D project is Shoploop, a mobile video shopping platform
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Google’s latest experiment is a video shopping platform designed to introduce consumers to new products in under 90 seconds. The company today is launching Shoploop, a project from Google’s internal R&D division, Area 120, where it tests out new ideas with a public user base. Shoploop’s founder, Lax Poojary, had previously worked on online trip […]
Topics: creators, shopping, rd, googles, techcrunch, latest, today, youtube, mobile, platform, products, video, live, consumers, videos, shoploop, project. -
Hackweek at Elastic Path: 2021 Edition
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Every year our Product and Engineering teams run an internal hackathon with the goal of creating something that can benefit the organization. It all starts with “The Pitch” where individuals share their ideas for a project with the goal of garnering interest in folks joining their team. This year we had 21 pitches(!!) with topics ranging from a new in product customer onboarding program to developing a search plugin for an internal tool, to adding support for additional development languages. Of the 21 proposed projects, 14 recruited teams and hit the grown running preparing for the hackweek.
The teams had 5 working days to pull together their projects. The teams are cross-functional and many individuals took on a role outside of their usual scope of work. This results in the hackweek being described as “the week where you will learn the equivalent of what you learn in an average quarter.” And Michelle Wan, Software Engineer, describes the week as “a great opportunity to work with people you would have never had the opportunity to work with other wise!”
Sofiya Minnath, a Senior Technical Writer, describes her first ever hackathon experience, “I was always skeptical about it demanding deep technical knowledge but there was a project I was able to contribute to with my skillset. The whole experience gave me a glimpse of the end-to-end project execution processes. We had a PM/BA to gather requirements and the rest of the team acted as stakeholders, which gave me an awesome experience to learn how things work in the early stage of a project. We also had training, documentation, and development experts to add value with their expertise. We worked as a group and did most of it together, that gave me an opportunity to see how others think and work. It was one-of-a-kind experience.”
At the close of the week of hacking, the teams first presented their work in a Science Fair as a preview to the final presentations. Followed by final presentations where there’s open voting to identify the top 3 projects. The winners are memorialized on a trophy and get the associated bragging rights. Drumroll please… coming in first place is the Terraform Team (Alex R, Constantin K, Gaurav T, David M, Steve R, Yury M), second place is the Elastic Path Commerce Optimizer Team (GeoffD, Ivan J, YooYoung L, Michael L), and in third place is the Diagraming Tool/Workflow Team (Arlene, Nadira, Sofiya, Emily, Steven, Shahbano). I won’t get into the details of these projects in this post, but stay tuned as I know several team members are eager to share their projects with you.
Our software development manager, Janna Brockmeyer, ran our hackathon and below are her tips should you want to run a hackathon of your own.
Tips for Running a Hackathon
1. Provide prompts for idea generation leading into the pitch. Here's what we used:
Fixing a workflow at work that is making your life difficult
A great idea you've had stuck in your head
Trying out a new language/framework
Something that could help the product and possibly make it into production
2. Encourage everyone to be open minded throughout the entire process.
3. Be transparent with the entire organization. While the non-product teams may not have the skills or interest to be involved in the actual hacking, allow them to follow along and cheer on the teams' work.
4. Cancel meetings and keep outside distractions low. From an event organization standpoint, keep the programing simple to empower teams to have fun and learn new skills.
5. Keep the prizes small to avoid unnecessary competition and encourage individuals to help other teams.
Interested in joining our product/engineering teams? Check out our open job opportunities: https://www.elasticpath.com/company/ecommerce-jobs
Topics: hackathon, place, edition, path, hackweek, teams, project, projects, learn, product, team, week, elastic, work. -
Hermes will pay for neighborhood deliveries
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Logistics company Hermes has launched a pilot project, called PaketFuxx, in which consumers who regularly accept parcels for neighbors are paid 30 cents per package. Hermes will also pay this money if the goods are delivered by another company. As the number of parcels being delivered keeps on growing, and… Continue reading
Topics: neighborhood, delivered, hermes, delivery, cents, project, pay, parcels, webinar, deliveries, online. -
How We Topped Product Hunt (Overnight)
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Nothing summons the old imposter syndrome monster quite like the moments before a big project launch. All at once, you begin to question every decision you’ve made along the way — from the name of the project down to the comma placements.
Topics: topped, product, launch, overnight, lot, user, project, users, hunt, persona, upvotes, tool. -
How to Be a Good Manager [Data + Expert Tips]
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Why do people really quit their jobs?
Topics: employees, tips, good, project, sales, manager, work, expert, help, data, direct, team, managers. -
How to Create An Action Plan: A Straightforward Guide for Marketers
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Have you ever sat down at your desk first thing in the morning and spent a good 45 minutes browsing social media or getting lost in your inbox because you can’t focus on what you need to do? At the end of the day, you feel as if you’ve wasted 8 hours of your life that you’ll never get back.
Topics: steps, youll, plan, marketing, team, straightforward, create, marketers, need, plans, action, project, guide, specific. -
How to Create Gantt Charts in Excel
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Microsoft Excel remains the go-to option for many businesses to perform data calculations and create charts based on the results.
Topics: charts, chart, start, task, select, excel, tasks, gantt, data, project, create. -
How to Create an Operational Plan You’ll Actually Use
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You may have a strategic plan that charts out your direction for the next few years. But what about an operational plan?More
Topics: operational, need, plan, tasks, youll, strategic, marketing, project, actually, create, example, goals, work. -
How to Create the Perfect Project Timeline [Template + Examples]
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Piecing together a project timeline template usually involves a Google Doc and mediocre formatting skills. Then comes assigning tasks to teammates and promising to hit the agreed-upon delivery date. But a few weeks go by, and the timeline falls apart. Higher priorities pop up, and deadlines slip past without much progress.
Topics: video, tasks, task, examples, production, projects, timeline, need, project, create, template, perfect. -
How to Get Started with Agile Marketing [+ Examples]
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In 2019, DoorDash was losing money on the average order and reported an operating loss of $616 million on $885 million in revenue. By the end of 2020, their revenue jumped to $2.89 billion — a 226% gain.
Why the sudden success?
Topics: work, project, scrum, team, sprint, meeting, tasks, started, examples, agile, marketing, need. -
How to Hire a Freelance Web Developer
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So your company is growing. Things are exciting. Everyone is motivated and ideas are coming in from left and right.
Then it happens.
You say something along the lines of, “Wouldn’t it be cool if we could build [revolutionary idea here]? It would cut costs/generate a ton of new leads/change the way we operate.”
Topics: youre, web, know, work, developer, hire, need, freelance, project, scope, freelancer, pay. -
How to Prepare an Advertising Plan [Free Template]
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Turning an idea for an advertising campaign into reality isn’t exactly simple, but it always begins with creating a concrete and detailed advertising plan.
Topics: template, ad, responsible, deliverables, youll, advertising, budget, free, campaign, project, prepare, explain, plan. -
How to Run a Perfect Kickoff Meeting
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Starting your project without a kickoff meeting is like hiking without a map. Sure, you might enjoy some cool trails, but you'll probably get lost without a map and a clear plan.
Topics: share, team, internal, perfect, roles, meeting, run, tip, goals, project, kickoff, members. -
How to Turn a Case Study into a Customer Success Story [+ Tips from HubSpot Marketers]
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Expression, passion, style, persuasion, authenticity.
Topics: client, questions, customer, customers, study, tips, project, company, turn, success, case, marketers, manager, hubspot. -
How to Write a Creative Brief in 11 Simple Steps [Examples + Template]
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The first step in any successful project is drawing up a game plan with a clear objective. It's one of the reasons marketers love creative briefs.
Topics: projects, brief, product, creative, campaign, write, project, steps, audience, target, examples, brand, simple, team, template. -
How to Write the Perfect Project Manager Resume
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Writing a perfect resume is one of the most important “projects” you’ll do as a project manager. Nail it, and you will make a great first impression and seal your role as a project manager with your preferred company.
Topics: work, skills, resume, experience, management, project, write, recruiters, manager, perfect, candidates. -
HubSpot vs Monday.com (2023): A Detailed Comparison
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Powerful customer relationship management (CRM) and project management (PM) tools are pivotal to business success. From understanding customer journeys to eliminating repetitive tasks, these tools help streamline and enhance workflow processes. HubSpot and Monday.com are two of the most widely…
Continue reading HubSpot vs Monday.com (2023): A Detailed Comparison
Topics: customer, tools, management, comparison, project, marketing, support, hubspot, detailed, vs, enterprise, mondaycom, sales. -
I Published 60 YouTube Videos in 30 Days. Here's What Happened.
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You can't deny that video is a vital part of any business's marketing strategy in 2019.
Topics: team, didnt, project, process, days, video, videos, youtube, things, publishing, published, heres, happened, work. -
I Tried 10 AI Project Management Tools to See if They’re Worth It (Results & Recommendations)
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AI project management tools simplify decision-making, keep projects rolling, and streamline communications. Pick the right project management tool, and you could save hundreds — even thousands — per year.
Topics: project, tool, asana, tasks, ai, recommendations, team, management, month, theyre, worth, projects, tools, results, tried. -
Jamstack Conference 2021: How it started, where it’s going
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This year’s Jamstack conference featured a 90s theme, complete with an opening reminiscent of Full House and shows of the era: big hair, big cast, and all the cheese you can handle in two minutes. A big win for Netlify as it kept the conference moving along with humor and nostalgia. They even unearthed graphics and video from shows of the day and created new clips throughout as they introduced new sessions. Well done!
The web is winning
Netlify’s CEO Matt Biilman kicked us off on a journey from when the web was considered dead some 20 years ago to where it’s winning today. As the shift continues from monolith to API-first, Biilman walked us through what drives innovation in development ops to create more robust and resilient user experiences. He highlighted the continuing saga between multi-page and single page apps, and how content is rendered through various hydration models.
Biilman was joined in the keynote by a handful of leaders in the community who provided thoughtful insight about the future of Jamstack, including creators from Svelte and Vite.
A shout out here to Phil Hawksworth at Netlify for his tea time footage; it kept us engaged and entertained. A+ content!
Breakout star: Laurie Voss
One of the more insightful sessions came from Netlify’s own data evangelist, Laurie Voss. He presented survey findings from approximately 7,500 Jamstack users, entitled “Jamstack is Eating the World.”
A couple of interesting points within the findings: while full-time developers and engineers lead the charge in the community, 2021 saw a significant rise in student employment. Voss indicated this may be in part to the pandemic, as typically an education shift occurs in uncertain times, and a shift to Jamstack architecture taught as the foundational default.
Another key point: over 30% of responders reported a shift to remote work in 2021 even after pandemic conditions were lifted. How we work and collaborate has a new face, and how it affects the product (and the emotional state of its workers) is a case study in and of itself.
I highly suggest checking out Voss’ full presentation on YouTube when you have a chance. He goes into more detail on what developers are building, the tools they prefer, and what their priorities are for new projects. His presentation provides further evidence of where Jamstack is going and what the community looks like.
Additional Jamstack Conference 2021 highlights:
The Jamsnacks! What’s an event without snacks? Peppered throughout the conference were what’s new in apps in just two minutes, or the Jamsnack. Quick-hitting and informative, these were welcome breaks between longer form content and sessions.
The Lounge – an opportunity to chat amongst ourselves and get to know more about event sponsors (like Elastic Path!). Bonus: casual conversation about beloved 90s shows. It was gold.
Lightning Launches – these ran about 10 minutes or so in the Innovation and Tools track and highlighted new products/features on the scene including a demo. Great job to Supabase, Astro, and Sanity for exceptional content and creativity on a time crunch!
Awards – kudos are key in all spaces, and the Jamstack community is no exception. The “Jammies” recognized excellence for company, project, and individual contributor levels in these categories:
Social Impact: A11Y project
Ecosystem Innovation: Astro
Community Creator: Salma Alam-Naylor
Project of the Year: Twilio Console
It’s a wrap on Jamstack 2021:
Again, I would highly recommend perusing the content on YouTube, especially since you can pick and choose where to spend time. You won’t have the perk of chatting in real time with fellow Jamstack community members and innovators, but you’ll get a feel for what the buzz is all about.
Jamstack & Elastic Path:
Jamstack architecture and the Elastic Path Commerce Cloud product play exceptionally well in the sand box. Together they provide control, speed, and trust in the digital commerce experience. You have the power to deliver a reliable, and truly differentiated solution based on your business needs today, and where you are going tomorrow. Want to see it in action?
Jamstack is certainly key to us as we pursue the best in headless commerce solutions. We were thrilled to be a Jamstack Conference sponsor this year, and I personally enjoyed the deep dive into what’s new! Check out our resource library for more hot topics…
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Launching Overlander.com
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Are you searching for a way to explore remote and untouched areas? Overlanding is essentially a vehicle-based exploration in travel, a fusion of off-roading and camping, and something I have been incredibly interested in. Today I will be walking you through a website that I spent the last six months of 2020 working on, Overlander.com, […]
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Leadership Lessons from Overlander.com
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There are so many challenges and aspects to think about when launching a new project. Last week we touched on the eCommerce and business sides of launching Overlander.com, and today I want to shift the conversation to focus more on the management and team building lessons I learned while working on this project. Listen in […]
Topics: launching, leadership, youderian, learned, youll, worth, importance, overlandercom, result, team, end, lessons, project. -
Magento Masters Spotlight: Óscar Recio
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Get to know Óscar Recio, Magento Lead Developer at interactiv4
Topics: problem, magento, spotlight, need, master, solve, óscar, recio, project, say, masters, sell, community, teach. -
Managing Projects with Gantt Charts
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Gantt charts have been around for more than 100 years, but these visual project management tools are still among the best ways to manage deadlines, keeping them on time and on budget.
Topics: path, project, critical, charts, sequence, managing, tasks, projects, management, completed, gantt, floating. -
Meet the People Building the TV Controlled by Your Brain
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Let's take a moment to think about some of the things many of us like to do with our downtime.
Topics: meet, controlled, brain, aydarkhanov, prototype, users, external, movie, tv, project, building, chavarriaga, technology, develop. -
More Than a Pet Project: The Story Of Dogs Meow Subscriptions
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What happens when the brick and mortar shop you were banking on becomes obsolete? Reinvent yourself with a new eCommerce venture, of course! For Chris Hugo, founder of Dogs Meow, launching a pet food subscription business was his way of adapting to a changing market. “I spent my life running the family business of DVD […]
Topics: online, shop, chris, subscription, project, idea, business, dogs, food, pet, subscriptions, meow. -
Multi-label parcel shop opens in Hamburg
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The very first multi-label parcel shop of Germany has opened its doors in the city of Hamburg. DPD, Hermes, GLS and UPS are united in a parcel shop where customers can pick up or drop off packages from any of these logistics companies. The multi-label parcel shop can be visited Continue reading
Topics: opens, parcel, shop, pilot, project, pick, traffic, point, points, hamburg, logistics, multilabel. -
My Starting Over Story: How I Revisited a Passion Project During My Lowest Point
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A series of events in Terrell Grayson’s life derailed his plans. When tragedy struck his family, he lost his job, his car, and his home. In the midst of the lowest period of his life, Terrell turned to a personal passion and launched The Simple Bow. This is his story of starting over.More
Topics: lowest, mother, losing, simple, revisited, passion, didnt, project, started, business, confidence, mental, point, day, starting, family. -
Outsourcing a Design Project? Here's How to Write a Design Brief
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During my career, I have freelanced on and off. The biggest lesson I've learned in working with clients was the importance of setting expectations from the very beginning.
Topics: design, need, project, templates, designer, write, template, heres, outsourcing, brief, website, youre, brand. -
Posten Norge tests parcel lockers in Norway
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Posten Norge has started a pilot project in Oslo with 100 parcel lockers across the city. The test is meant to provide insight for the further rollout of a new parcel locker network in Norway. The pilot project will be carried out over the next six months and happens in… Continue reading
Topics: posten, consumers, pilot, tests, present, project, norway, swipbox, norge, parcel, test, lockers. -
Productivity Superheroes (aka Project Managers)
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Have you been hoping to boost productivity in your business? Maybe you are looking for some help executing a project? Today I have my project manager (PM), Jessie, joining the show to discuss what a good project manager does, how a PM can help you boost productivity and free up your time, and how you […]
Topics: today, youderian, manager, work, project, superheros, help, productivity, jessie, managers, aka, boost, successfullywhere. -
Program Management Vs. Project Management: What You Need To Know
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Projects and programs are needed to push an organization's goals forward. And behind every project or program is a manager working diligently to ensure everything runs efficiently. But what is the difference between program management and project management? What do project managers and program managers do?
Topics: project, plan, managers, work, need, management, vs, know, oversee, projects, program, manager. -
RFP: How to Write a Strong Request for Proposal [Example & Template]
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If I was reading a post about request for proposals (RFP), I’d want to get to the point … and fast.
Topics: production, example, video, templates, proposal, provide, write, strong, request, information, services, vendors, template, rfp, project, submission. -
Recommended checklist for a successful ecommerce replatforming project
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Whether upgrading or replatforming your ecommerce solution there are many things to consider during the digital project. Here’s a recommended checklist to keep in mind for a successful ecommerce replatforming project.
Topics: process, business, project, seo, successful, support, recommended, team, replatforming, platform, ecommerce, timeline, traffic, checklist. -
SEO: Driving Cross-functional Projects
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Search engine optimization often requires planning and implementation from cross-functional teams. For example, what initially seems to be a simple request to modify the header navigation may actually result in ...
Topics: requirements, steps, team, members, search, header, projects, notes, project, work, step, seo, crossfunctional, driving. -
Side Project for Amazon Sellers Attracts 250,000 Customers, 150 Employees
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Five years ago Greg Mercer developed a spreadsheet to estimate how well products on Amazon were selling. He launched it as a "fun, side project." That project is now Jungle Scout, with roughly 250,000 worldwide customers and 150 employees.
Topics: project, scout, data, search, amazon, selling, employees, seller, company, sellers, customers, team, attracts, jungle, products. -
Singapore brands get gateway to China through Kinofy-run festival
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Singapore brands from the beauty, health and lifestyle sectors are about to gain additional exposure in Mainland China.
Topics: kinofyrun, crossborder, consumers, project, companies, brands, china, singapore, gateway, social, festival, chinese. -
Skeptical about B2B Ecommerce? Try a Proof of Concept
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Your B2B company leadership is skeptical about changing business and sales methods. How can you make a case for ecommerce? A proof of concept is a good way to test the digital commerce waters, to learn. Ideally, the project can be completed quickly and has a quick return on investment
Topics: b2b, online, concept, skeptical, team, proof, sales, project, try, way, risk, learn, ecommerce. -
Storetasker revamps its Shopify developer marketplace
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Storetasker is an online marketplace focused on connecting Shopify merchants with developers and other experts who can help grow their business. The product is now owned by the startup previously known as Lorem. Co-founder and COO Charlie Fogarty explained that while Lorem originally had a broader mission of connecting small businesses and developers, “We realized […]
Topics: customer, project, developer, weve, revamps, talent, shopify, techcrunch, marketplace, fogarty, experts, network, storetasker, product. -
The 5 Phases of Project Management
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What problems and obstacles do you face as a project manager? For many, scope creep, poor communication, and task delays top the list.
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The Automattic TC-1
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Sixteen years in and now valued at $7.5 billion, Automattic has found a multitude of strides, even as it strives to own ever more of the media market.
Topics: automattic, minutes, techcrunch, media, social, source, future, tc1, project, open, ecommerce, commercial. -
The Best Free Business Budget Worksheets
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Keeping track of expenses as a business owner can be taxing. You have to document every detail to make sure you stay within your spending limits while promoting your products or services, delivering on promises, and developing new offerings.
Topics: expenses, project, need, best, marketing, costs, free, templates, financial, budget, worksheets, worksheet, business. -
The Complete Guide to Project Management Basics
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Project management isn’t just about building software and hardware. Project managers distribute resources appropriately, manage timelines, and take care of stakeholders throughout the process.
Topics: approach, management, guide, budget, complete, planning, youll, managers, team, projects, project, need, basics. -
The Complete Guide to Stakeholder Management
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Successful projects have support from stakeholders across the organization. That’s why stakeholder management is essential for any initiative.
Topics: needs, stakeholder, communication, help, identify, complete, management, stakeholders, project, plan, guide, engagement. -
The PWA Game Plan
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In recent months, Experius PWA tech lead Jordan Eisenburger learned a lot about both Magento PWA Studio and himself as a developer. He shares his key technical and personal insights. Read more.
Topics: studio, problems, experius, plan, magento, start, build, project, sure, game, team, pwa. -
The Plain English Guide to Writing a Business Case
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Have you ever heard the age-old classic story of a company that got its start from a back-of-the-napkin idea? Or about the start-ups that started in someone's garage?
While all those stories are, of course, inspirational, a huge element that they leave out is that every business started because someone felt the project justified spending time and money on it.
Topics: english, youre, youll, case, writing, project, look, product, start, business, risks, write, plain, guide. -
The Ultimate Guide to Management
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Whether you’re selling online products or a packaged service, efficient businesses have one thing in common: great managers.
Topics: management, guide, managers, staff, work, manager, goals, theyre, team, tasks, ultimate, leadership, project. -
The Ultimate Guide to RFPs
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Have you been tasked with the job of creating a request for proposal, or an RFP?
Topics: company, vendors, help, youll, project, potential, ultimate, create, guide, rfp, youre, rfps. -
The Wholesale Distributor’s Guide to Launching an Ecommerce Channel
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The digital economy is disrupting the world as we know it. While B2B companies have been insulated from the disruption,…
Topics: site, b2b, channel, wholesale, team, support, project, order, need, distributors, technology, customers, guide, ecommerce, launching. -
There’s nothing Automattic about balancing commercial growth with an open source developer community
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The tech industry has made a full 180-degree turn with regard to open source in the 16 years since Matt Mullenweg founded Automattic, the commercial backer of open source CMS, WordPress.
Topics: contributors, projects, community, automattic, balancing, techcrunch, source, theres, growth, project, wordpress, developer, companies, open, commercial. -
Time Tracker Apps: 10 Best Tools to Manage Your Time
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Working a standard full-time job has pretty predictable hours: 9-5 with an hour lunch break. But when you start an ecommerce business on the side or to replace your full-time gig, those hours tend to fluctuate. More than half of small business owners work six days a week, and we’re […]
Topics: projects, project, user, ios, tool, tracking, free, manage, best, team, chrome, apps, tracker, tools, android. -
Turning Your Passion Project into a Seven Figure Business
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Brothers Reza and Mehdi Farsi turned their love for biking into a business by launching State Bicycle Company. In this episode of Shopify Masters, Mehdi shares how they market their bikes, coordinate sponsorships, and create limited-edition bikes through partnerships with Wu-Tang Clan and The Simpsons.More
Topics: turning, figure, product, really, bikes, going, lot, bike, seven, business, passion, project, thats, think, company. -
Unsure about a New Project? Try a Pilot Program
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Launching a new product or feature is exciting but risky, especially if it requires capital. A well-structured pilot program can provide answers.
Topics: project, items, investment, line, program, food, business, revenue, unsure, pilot, plan, try. -
Warby Parker taps NY celebs for Pupils Project limited edition collection
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Warby Parker is introducing a new collaboration as part of the Pupils Project. In participation with a number of famous New Yorkers, including Rosario Dawson, Lena Dunham, Nikolai Fraiture, Iman, Fran Lebowitz, Humberto Leon, Mary-Louise Parker, Chloë Sevigny, Gloria Steinem, and Michael K. Williams, the company is releasing ten new pairs of frames. All the […]
Topics: warby, celebs, pupils, parker, ny, project, school, pairs, need, edition, children, limited, glasses, vision, taps, collection. -
What is a Project Charter? The Complete Guide
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Project charters provide a guiding light for any new initiative. So, whether you work as a project manager or operations professional, you’ll need to become a pro at writing these documents.
Topics: help, charters, complete, management, team, stakeholders, project, document, creating, charter, guide, scope. -
Why Integrated Productivity Tools Matter for the Future of Work, According to HubSpot's CMO [+ Announcing an Exciting Partnership]
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As marketers, we know first-hand the importance of using effective software.
Topics: better, partnership, team, cmo, help, businesses, hubspot, project, clickup, management, integrated, matter, work, productivity, customers, future, exciting, tools, hubspots. -
Working Remotely? Try These 35 Tools for Better Communication, Collaboration & Organization
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Today, you and your team are expected to perform at the same level no matter where you're working from.
Topics: tools, allows, try, create, remotely, work, management, remote, better, team, collaboration, working, project, platform, organization, google, communication. -
Zalando wants customer to return boxes and bags
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Zalando wants to make the shipping of its packages even more sustainable. The online fashion platform is planning a pilot for reusable packaging. The customer can return the transport carrier, ie the carton box or the plastic bag, to Zalando so the German ecommerce company can use it again. In… Continue reading
Topics: bags, packaging, wants, pilot, reusable, used, plastic, boxes, customer, return, project, company, zalando.