Email Marketing: When the Opens are FALLING – Do THIS
I’ve been an email marketer since the beginning of email marketing. It’s just my jam. I love writing, I love getting instant feedback – and yea, I’m not going to lie, I love seeing open rates in the 30’s and 40’s. And then came Covid. Everyone was Zoomed out and Emailed out. There was very […]
How’s your Customer’s Experience?
Ah, the customer experience. When you are the customer, it’s very easy to describe your experience with a business – what you liked, what you didn’t like, what you wish they did differently or did more of – the list goes on. However, as a business owner or employee – trying to figure out your […]
Are You a Mistakes Repeat Offender?
Everyone makes mistakes – we are human after all. But, are you a repeat offender? Do you even recognize you’ve made a mistake? Are you constantly doing damage control? Deep breath – you aren’t alone. Here are some tips and guidelines to help you reduce the number of mistakes you are making, what to do […]
How to do Social Media the Right Way
When you think about posting on your business social media pages, do you start to panic, feel overwhelmed, and just feel all around uncertainty about what the heck you are even doing? Don’t worry, you aren’t alone. The funny thing is, social media for personal use can be fun, informative, and doesn’t require much effort […]
Is Your Employee Handbook Collecting Dust?
Unless you are a new company who just penned your employee handbook, odds are that yours hasn’t been updated in quite some time – at least not a major overhaul. The way we work and what our employees come to expect from a workplace have changed a lot over the past couple of years. Of […]
How to Tell if You are Getting Sincere Feedback
Asking for feedback is a pretty normal part of life, right? You ask for people’s opinions all the time: Do they like a new recipe you made, do they like this color paint for the living room, does this new shirt make you look fat?, etc. Do you always get the truth… maybe not? In […]
The Three P’s – Policy, Process, Procedure
The Three P’s are kind of a big deal here at Red Barn. However, many people don’t quite understand what the difference is between a Policy, a Process, and a Procedure. In fact, many people use the terms interchangeably, and often incorrectly. Regardless of how you use them, it’s important to know that they are […]
Are you suffering from Burnout?
Burnout is a real thing and can happen to anyone. Does the thought of going to work on Monday morning leave you already feeling exhausted and frazzled by Sunday at noon? Does your 8 hour workday feel like you’ve been battling in the trenches for 8 days straight? Are you finding it hard to get […]