Thought Leaders

Darin Myers

Coach Darin: 7 Ways to Create a Culture of Engagement in Your Business

It’s no big surprise that employee engagement is critical to the productivity and long-term success of your business. What might be shocking though is how often engagement is overlooked, even by those organizations committed to fostering a positive company culture. Culture and engagement are not synonymous. Culture is an environment of shared values, goals, and behaviors that distinguish an organization and sets the bar for how things get done. Engagement refers to the level of employee activity and commitment to their work and the success of the organization as a

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Digital Marketing

Add a social media influencer to your digital marketing

We recently shared about one of our clients, Callie Richards of HotPinkandGlitter.com, in our intro to online influencer’s article (read it here). Callie has grown from 500,000 TikTok followers to almost 700,000 in the past few months. The Rise of Social Influencers Social influencers realize huge gains in popularity and effectiveness. Influencer marketing has emerged as a powerful tool for online marketers, providing a great new marketing tactic for your company. However, there are still many people who are unaware of what influencer marketing is and how it can benefit their

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Cyber Security

Security in the fast-paced computer world

Computers used to take a lot of maintenance to keep up and run efficiently. For instance, running defrag checks and checks lists regularly, was necessary. Then, you would need to keep the hard drives free by cleaning them up and deleting old files. Today’s computers have changed a great deal with the introduction of higher GB storage drives. We have seen that with the 250-500 GB fast SSD storage drive, there is plenty of room and files do not normally impact performance much as that starts to fill. From a

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Office Support

How to win with networking

Whether you love it or hate it, networking is essential in creating brand awareness for your business or organization. People love doing business with people they like, know, and trust. I’m Amy Richardson, the president and founder of Richardson Professional Solutions or RPS. We are a small business based in Augusta, GA that helps other small businesses, non-profits, and family estates across the country make time for what matters most by handling their back-office tasks. Here at RPS we consider ourselves lifelong learners and we love sharing that knowledge back

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Shawna Woodward

Real Talk Real Estate: What’s your cup of tee this week?

It’s Masters week here in Augusta, Georgia! This is the week where a third of the town has left for spring break, a third has stayed to staff one of the biggest golf tournaments in the world, and the last third are wondering what the heck is going on! Essentially, living here in Augusta, you have heard about renting your house out for Masters Week. Renting can be super exciting and very profitable if you are suited for this task. Knowing that there are loads of questions that surround this

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Darin Myers

Coach Darin: Create a culture of health and wellness in your business

Today’s employees have elevated expectations of their workplace environments. Long gone are the days of mindlessly clocking in and out from an unsatisfying, sterile, and disengaging job. Employees want more. They want to feel valued. They want to be rewarded for a job well done. But perhaps most of all, they want to work for a business that supports their overall health and wellness. Business owners are quickly stepping up to the plate to accommodate the evolving preferences of the modern employee, and not just for altruistic reasons. Companies that

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Lessons Learned

Mastering success through failure

Rory McIlroy has won four major championships and captured 23 victories on the PGA Tour. He has been ranked No. 1 in the world nine times during his career, most recently just two months ago. This weekend he is once again among the favorites to win the Masters and add an elusive green jacket to his wardrobe. At 33 years old, his career earnings stand at $68 million. It would be impossible to categorize him as a failure. Yet the cap, or jacket if you will, involves winning the Masters

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Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned: Master the Customer Experience at Augusta National

I had the pleasure of attending the Drive, Chip, & Putt National Finals at Augusta National Golf Club (ANGC) this past Sunday. It was my first time back at the National since witnessing the Sunday round of Tiger’s win in 2019, except for a Tuesday practice round visit last year that was shortened by weather. During the almost six years that I have been writing columns in multiple publications in the CSRA, I have written a few about the ANGC and the Masters. However, what struck me most on Sunday,

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Lessons Learned

Workplace Wednesday: Why the hybrid model is crucial for hiring and retaining top talent

With companies now having to compete aggressively to both attract and retain talent across the world and are having to find new and innovative ways to make their company stand out to prospective candidates. A significant factor in both attracting and retaining top talent is the availability of hybrid working. Thanks to providers like IWG, who are making hybrid working readily available through brands like Regus, Spaces, HQ Signature, and No.18 in thousands of locations worldwide, providing this attractive perk to employees has never been easier. Hybrid work – which

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Digital Marketing

How Blogging Can Boost Your Small Business’s Online Presence

Have you heard that blogging is dead? Not so fast. To be sure, blogging has grown since its inception. It’s now super important for businesses looking to establish themselves online. To make the most of it, it’s essential to understand the key elements that make up a successful blogging strategy, as it has developed into today’s world. When it comes to blogging, the key is to create content that your audience will love. And here’s the good news – you don’t have to stick to just written blog posts! You

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