Where to find small businesses these days? In the cloud
Small businesses have jumped onto the cloud across the globe, according to a recently released study by Intuit. The “2016 Appification of Small Business Report,” which focused on 2000 small businesses in the U.S., Canada, [...]
What Does Innovation Sound Like? Ask the ‘Father of Bluetooth’
This year marks the thirteenth anniversary that Dr. Jaap Haartsen was issued the patent for Bluetooth; a nearly ubiquitous technology synonymous with mobility and a mobile lifestyle. His colleagues borrowed Bluetooth’s name from the 10th [...]
Build small business employee engagement with a mobile first strategy
Finding quality labor is the most difficult aspect of small business HR/labor management, according to a Plantronics survey. But the challenge doesn’t stop once someone comes on board. A 2015 survey from Gallup found that [...]
The Manager – Employee Perception Gap – Examining the Importance of office environment, technology tools and work/life balance
It’s no secret to anyone in business today that we’re all faced with communications challenges on a daily basis. The bigger challenge is how does a business remain productive while dealing with these issues. To [...]
SXSW 2017 voting is on! PLT presos are all about innovation & bleeding-edge tech
The organizers who pull together South by Southwest (SXSW), the annual Austin, Texas-based conference that celebrates the convergence of technology, film, and music, are closing in on who they’d like to have speak at the [...]
Mobile video is a small business marketing ‘must have’
If your small business marketing isn’t employing mobile video, you’re missing a key opportunity for customer engagement. More than half of YouTube views come from mobile devices. This should not be a surprise, however, considering [...]