There is no shortcut to effective prospecting via email than to pay attention to every detail, sentence, the manner of approach and tone. However, to further break it down, here are few points with...

Why Email? In the current business environment where email is fast becoming the preferred official tool of communication, mastering the skills to pass messages across to your employees with it is vital. There are many...

Fixing an appointment may or may not be one of your job descriptions but the fact remains that every professional needs to learn how to carry out this task in the most effective manner...

There are many reasons why you may need to tender a strong apology to a customer. Beginning with a minor complaint to the one that could incur a lawsuit. It is important to know...

There are many reasons people decline job offers. However, the commonest reason is that they got a better one. You may find yourself in a situation in which, though you are desperate for a...

Quitting one's job is not always something desirable. However, when it comes to it, we would have to make the decision. The standard, most acceptable way of quitting a job is by sending an...

When some employees miss work for various reasons without notifying their supervisor or manager, they do not know how to make their case. Others do not know how to request for a brief leave...

Providing top-notch customer service without the right attitude is like expecting a harvest when nothing was sown. Attitude perception is like a smoke that cannot be hidden, it is what will help a customer...

When was the last time you left home without your phone?  The Pew Research Centre reports cellphone ownership at about 95%.   This presents a huge opportunity for businesses to reach customers on their mobile...

Email marketers have a lot of tricks up their sleeves to keep their email subscribers opening the emails they send. Anything from changing the time of day an email is sent to switching up...

An online job interview can be the only thing you can think of and stress about when you’re scheduled for one. Any candidate would want to know the interview questions before the interview. Since...

Just like a ripple effect spreading round so also is an action that could be dire to the existence or reputation of an organization. If not nipped in the bud, it could spiral, and...

Writing an email to notify your boss of an error is not as difficult as many people imagine. Anyone can make a mistake at the workplace. No matter how meticulous you may be, there...

Great online meetings don’t just happen; they require proper planning and attention to detail. The assigned person in charge of planning an online meeting must work as though he were planning a face-to-face meeting....

Declining partnership offers is a natural byproduct of receiving partnership offers as a business organization. Not all partnerships are strategic or a good fit for your organization.  As a business owner or manager, you...

Love it or hate it, creating an email and internet usage policy for employees in a workplace is crucial to the success of a business. As an employer, you should be concerned about what...

Accepting partnership offers by email has become standard practice with the digitization of businesses.  We looked at the basic considerations for accepting partnership offers by email and how to respond to partnership offers by...

A letter of approval can take two forms or can be written from two positions. The first is as the requesting personnel. The second is as the approving personnel. This article looks at fundamental...

Business to business (B2B) transactions are a lot more complex than Business to consumer (B2C) relationships for the simple reason that businesses tend to treat their vendors like part of the family - a...

Incorrectly addressed emails can arise from simple things like mistakes in spelling, an incorrectly placed hyphen or outright misunderstanding of job roles and functions.  What do you do if you receive an email but...