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Change Gears! How to turn your Weakness into Strength | Nextiva Blog

Mondays with Mike: Change Gears! Turn your Weakness into Strength

By Mike Michalowicz May 22, 2017 No Comments

I think it’s human nature to focus on our shortcomings. Instead of seeing the happiness captured in a photograph, we focus on our crooked smile or lousy haircut. Rather than appreciating the wonderful view from the windows of our retail store, we fret about the parking shortage.

To a certain degree, though, being critical can help us excel. Think about it…if you could identify weaknesses and transform them into strengths, your company would benefit big time!

Let’s take a look at a couple of examples of turning weakness into strength:

Nextiva's new Advanced Call Recoding feature: What it is, and how to use it

Harness the Power of Nextiva Analytics and Advanced Call Recording

By Staci Matt May 18, 2017 No Comments

Nextiva's team of developers is committed to enhancing our products, creating new solutions, and improving our customers’ experiences with them. We are dedicated to providing the tools that businesses need, and often build solutions with our own business needs in mind.

Nextiva Analytics was born from this process. We use call data to make decisions on a daily basis, from staffing needs to measuring marketing campaign effectiveness. But, we didn’t have a simple analytics tool to gather and analyze this information, which led to the creation of Nextiva Analytics. Since releasing Nextiva Analytics in 2016, we have continued to search for ways to improve the product, including integrating call recording with the platform. We are now happy to offer Advanced Call Recording!

Why Your Business Needs an Exit Strategy | Nextiva Blog

Work Your Biz Wednesday: Why You Need to Have an Exit Strategy for Your Small Business

By Melinda Emerson May 17, 2017 No Comments

When you start a business, it's all about passion and excitement. You burn the candle at both ends. You put in the hard work of planning to make sure you set up your company for success. The last thing you want to think about is getting out of the business. But that's a mistake. If you don't have an exit strategy, you could create a new set of problems.

Secrets to Marketing Success with Unbounce’s Oli Gardner

By Yaniv Masjedi May 12, 2017 No Comments

“Remember when you woke up and didn’t need any more traffic to your website? No more traffic at all? That you were totally overrun with traffic and everything was perfect?” asked Oli Gardner to a crowd last November at NextCon16 in Scottsdale. “No? Of course not because it didn’t (explicative) happen.”

Should Your Small Business Hit the Road or Go “Mobile”?

By Carol Roth May 11, 2017 No Comments

It is not uncommon for new small businesses to get their start without the expense of a brick and mortar presence. Transporting products directly to customers can be quite cost-effective. For example, restaurants can start with a food truck or retail stores with pop-up shops as a way to reach new customers with lower fixed costs, all while testing their business models.

Guy Kawasaki’s Secrets to Innovation

By Yaniv Masjedi May 9, 2017 No Comments

“Most tech speakers suck,” said Guy Kawasaki, to a stunned, laughing crowd last November at NextCon16 in Scottsdale. “And, what’s worse, most of them go long—a deadly combination. I always use a top 10 format; I’m going to tell you how your company can jump the innovation curve.”

For the next 45 minutes, that is exactly what Kawasaki did—keeping the crowd’s rapt attention, most of them taking furious notes and erupting in laughter at various times during the presentation. He was rewarded with a standing ovation that lasted a full five minutes.

Banish Boring! 5 Ways to Make Your Business Retreat Brilliant!

Mondays with Mike: 5 Ways to Make Your Business Retreat Brilliant

By Mike Michalowicz May 8, 2017 No Comments

I’ve worked in a lot of stressful, busy environments, but the hands-down crazy-making winner was my computer forensics business. We had techs in the field, staff in the office, and people who needed answers and analysis yesterday. It was full-tilt frantic most days. So many different personalities and competing demands on resources made for quite a bit of tension, and it occurred to me that we could use a little team-building work.

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