Q4 is here – and this what your competitors are doing!
Like a ninja in the dead of night, Q4 has crept up on us, again – regardless of the fact that it comes this same time every year! Yes, it’s Q4 and I’m in shock. Wasn’t it just New Years? How have 9 months gone by in the blink of […]
The kind of workplace culture employees want
One aspect of my job I particularly love is how much I get to interact with our customers. Obviously we talk about their marketing, but the conversations roam in many directions, which for me is part of the charm of working for Red Barn Consulting. Our clients range from more […]
How to Attract Top Talent for Your Business
When your company is expanding, hiring the right people becomes more important than ever. In order to keep up momentum and reach the next level, every seat has to be filled with just the right individual for the job. If you’ve been recruiting for a while, sometimes it feels like […]
Why You Should Care About the Equifax Breach
By now, you’ve most likely heard the news: Equifax — one of the three major credit bureaus — announced on Sept. 7 that 143 million consumers’ information was leaked in a security breach. Information leaked includes social security numbers, dates of birth, names, credit card numbers, addresses and more. Scary, […]
Calling in Sick – When is enough, enough?
You get the flu, sprain an ankle, or have a sick child – these all fall under reasons you’d probably call out of work and take a sick day, right? But what happens when Susan calls out of work every other week because she has a hang nail, she has […]
The Employment Offer Letter – When to Send it, and Why You Need it!
It’s been a long and grueling search to find the perfect candidate who’s not only qualified for the job opening, but also fits your company culture, embodies your Core Values, is within your salary range, and is ready to hit the ground running. So, what’s next? Making them an offer […]
The Digital Insurance Agent – yes, we are still talking about this
The Independent Insurance Agency world is still behind the 8-Ball when it comes to digital marketing. I’m not here to tell you that you should do it – because hopefully by now you know that. What I do want to share is what I’m seeing out there in the real […]
OMG – yes you have to track it.
I can always tell a good salesperson and yes, the ones that just are going to drive their managers bat s**t crazy and then some. Rainmakers, top dogs – you know the superstars all have this one thing in common: They are a slave to their data. They know: Their […]