Marketing
Communicating Well: 4 Tips for Creating Substantial Content
We’re all guilty of it: just creating content to for content’s sake. After all, a decade ago businesses didn’t have to manage multiple social media channels, write blogs, create videos and more along with their actual work. So, maybe your social media posts have gotten a little fluffy, or maybe you’ve just been recycling old blog posts as new…
Small Business
Communicating Well: Brand Voice
For a small business, sometimes getting any content out is nothing short of a miracle. After all, you spend your days thinking about your clients before yourselves and next thing you know, months have passed and your own marketing has been neglected. Perhaps you’re lucky enough to have an in-house marketing professional or an agency telling your story…
Business Goals
3 Tips for Maximizing Productivity
We’ve all had weeks where we felt like we just couldn’t get a thing done. Between too many meetings, the never-ending inbox, and the ever-increasing to do list, “maximizing productivity” can sound a little bit like discovering a leprechaun. Luckily, it’s not as mystical as it seems, but increasing your weekly output can happen when you prioritize a few great habits for the 21st…
Retriever Users
10 Commonly-Made Grammatical Errors
Nobody’s perfect, and we’ve made these errors too. But, in the digital age, poor grammar is an instant chip on your credibility. Bookmark this and reference back when you’re unsure! Your/You’re – “Your” is a possessive pronoun, as in “your car” or “your desk“. “You’re” is a contraction of “you are“. For example: “You’re screwing up your writing…
Design
Pro-Tips for Typing Great Messages
So, you have your Retrievers up and running and you’re already noticing that people actually know about the things you’ve been communicating – win! Ready to take it to the next level? Here are our pro-tips for signage that communicates effectively: 1. Choose your Typeface Wisely – Your message needs to be readable, so select a…
Human Resources
Buh-bye, Bulletin Board!
We know, you love wasting your time. When you put together a poster, you want it to get lost among fifty others and never be seen. Right? Yeah. We know. When you have things you’re required to post for your employees, the really important, time-sensitive stuff just gets lost in the mix. But, there’s a better way. Great Human Resources managers…
Human Resources
How Great Human Resources Managers Celebrate Individuality
Human Resources directors know that when your employees feel like they are seen, heard, and valued, a business thrives. We live in the age of the “selfie,” the “personal profile,” the “doubleshot grande iced soy mocha latte,” an age when individualism is everything. But, how do you emphasize the individuals in your big company while taking care of all…
Retriever Users
5 Ways to Polish Your Digital Signage
You’ve already got your digital signage up and running and you know what you’re doing. Here are some tips to take your signage from good to great! 1. Proof-read The meaning of a sign with grammatical errors and misspellings instantly changes from the message you intended to “we don’t know what we’re doing.” In the…
Small Business
Digital Signage Doesn’t Have to Be Difficult
As small business owners, we know what it feels like to wear all the hats. Small business owners are at once the CEO/CFO/COO/VP of Marketing/Secretary and more. It’s critical for a jack-of-all-trades that whatever they do to promote their business is easy, fast, and effective so that they can spend their time on other things. We created the Retriever Digital Signage to be…
Design
How to Turn Yourself into a One Person Graphic Design Department
No money in the marketing budget to hire a graphic designer? No worries! You can create eye-catching and beautiful signage simply, even if graphic design isn’t your thing. Here are three tips for amping up your graphic design for your Retriever screens: 1. Less is more Remember, your digital signs don’t have to be the encyclopedia – their job…