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Education Featured Magazine 

Where Are Your Markers?

August 7, 2019May 21, 2020 YSN Staff education, young professionals

As kids, we lived in the land of make believe often filled with crayons, markers and made up realities. We’ve grown up and maybe chased those dreams, but it seems we still use our markers to fill in the blanks when asked what success means.

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Covid Info Hub Education Featured 

Lessons Learned About Remote Management

April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 Joe Legato covid, education

At the time of this writing we are in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020. Life as we know it has changed dramatically, and daily life is nowhere near where we were.

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Why Your Furniture Sales Manager (And His Team) Needs More Support Than Ever

October 10, 2019March 31, 2020 Michael Allen education, furniture

Looking at the dynamics of today’s retail landscape, most observers would agree that the only constant is change – and change at every level of business.

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To Keep Your Job, Build Your EQ!

March 16, 2020March 16, 2020 Daniel Abramson education

We’ve all heard the magical mantra, “Hey, do your job!” It’s memorable, and usually works for a single, short-term transaction. But it does not capture the essence of your work style or your career.

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Education Featured 

Be Prepared: How to Recession-Proof Your Business

March 2, 2020March 2, 2020 Joe Legato education

It lately seems there is a story on repeat from every person claiming to be an expert on the economy.

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Education Featured 

Filling the Empty Seat

February 26, 2020February 26, 2020 Gordon Hecht education

It’s hard to deny: the U.S. economy has provided amazing job opportunities in the last few years.

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Education Featured 

Top Five Things Your Business Should Do to Prepare for a Disaster

February 17, 2020February 17, 2020 Andy Kriege disaster planning, education

Perhaps the last thing a retailer wants to think about is planning for a potential natural disaster. Who has the time to prepare for something that may never happen?

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Education Magazine 

Adding Mattresses to Product Mix

July 3, 2019January 28, 2020 Gordon Hecht education, mattresses

They seem to be popping up like dandelions in springtime. One on each corner in town, another one in the Mega Club Store, and still another in the mass market off-price retail store. Everywhere you look there is another place opening where you can buy a mattress.

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Education Magazine 

Tips for Managing and Retaining Your Millennials

July 3, 2019January 28, 2020 Daniel Abramson education, millennials

There’s a lot of literature out there in Internet-land regarding how millennial workers (born 1982 – 2002) are different from previous generations (especially Boomers, 1946 – 1964), and how they have to be treated differently in the workplace.

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Education Featured Magazine 

Creating Your Voice For Digital Marketing

July 11, 2019January 28, 2020 Mark Baird digital marketing, education

First of all, your brand already has a voice. Is, however, it the right voice? Is your voice so quiet it’s barely heard, or falls on deaf ears? Does it accurately represent your brand, who you are and what you do?

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Education Featured Magazine 

Exploring Smart TV Functionality

July 12, 2019January 28, 2020 Stephen Paczkowski education, expert warehouse

Technology has become an integral part of everything we do. From streaming our favorite TV show to doing the laundry, everything in our homes is connected.

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Education Featured Magazine 

Is Your Company Positioned For Its Next Leader?

July 18, 2019January 28, 2020 Michael Allen education

After attending the 2018 FurnitureToday Leadership Conference, it wasn’t surprising that I came away from the event with lots of good ideas about leadership.

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Education Events 

Relentlessly Positive Communication for Women

March 22, 2019January 28, 2020 Alan Wolf education, events, women in business

When you’re in a meeting or talking to your boss, how you express yourself might depend on your gender. And no matter how you do it, how you’re perceived might also depend on your gender.

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Education ExpertSource Featured 

Welcome to WHY2K 2020

December 30, 2019January 28, 2020 Gordon Hecht education, expertsource

It’s hard to believe but we are just hours away from the 20th anniversary of Y2K. You may remember that time, when we partied like it was 1999 (because it was 1999), and worried about dire predictions for the turn of the millennium.

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Education ExpertSource Featured 

Stranger Than Truth! Amazing Predictions for 2020!

January 1, 2020January 28, 2020 Gordon Hecht education, expertsource, industry

Whether you browse the headlines of Weekly World News or cast a glance at the National Enquirer at the supermarket checkout, you may have seen these outlets touting bold revelations for 2020.

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Education ExpertSource Featured 

Don’t Sideline Your No. 1 Asset

January 13, 2020January 28, 2020 Dave Workman education

As specialty retailers fight for survival in an online world, many have turned to an old strategy: reducing expenditures on employees.

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Education Featured 

Store Design, the Canadian Way

January 8, 2020January 24, 2020 Alan Wolf education, store design

Besides offering services like merchandising and marketing, Mega Group, which encompasses the Canadian wing of BrandSource, also maintains a dedicated design team.

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Education Featured 

How to Get the Most Out of Your Marketing Agency

January 8, 2020January 10, 2020 Lauren Rowert avb marketing, education, marketing

All retailers want to make their businesses as successful as possible. But while some report amazing results from their marketing efforts, your mileage may vary.

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Education Featured 

Countdown to Christmas: 12 Days of eCommerce Tips

December 17, 2019December 27, 2019 YSN Staff avb marketing, education

AVB Marketing is providing a new eCommerce tip for each of the 12 days leading up to Christmas, as the holidays are still the No. 1 seasonal spending event of the year.

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News Briefs

Betting on Bedding: Mattress makers are making significant investments in new production facilities to keep pace with current and projected demand. FurnitureToday
Death by a Million (Cord) Cuts: The Big Four pay TV providers — Comcast, AT&T, Charter and Dish — collectively lost 5.1 million customers last year. Next TV
Pay it Forward: After the power went out last week in Leander, Texas, a local H-E-B supermarket let customers leave with their unpaid groceries, inspiring further acts of kindness. The Washington Post

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