4 Mar, 2019
Make an Appointment With Yourself
Achieving newly laid business or marketing goals in the new year often either gets “put on the back burner” or gets pushed to the top of your list despite a desk piled high with things to be done. How do you make sure you take care of business while making time to move forward with your plans? Make an appointment with yourself. We are all […]
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21 Feb, 2019
GBS Hires Another Team Member
The latest addition to the Gibbons Business Solutions, LLC team is Social Media Marketing Specialist Tara Fleming. She will be assisting with creating and posting social media content and graphics for businesses whom GBS manages social media content. Tara is also a talented photographer and will be utilizing those skills at GBS as well, capturing images for social media posts, websites and print publications. Tara […]
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18 Feb, 2019
Capturing an Audience On-the-Move
Your audience is on-the-move – literally. Nearly half of all Facebook users are accessing the site with a mobile device; it’s right in their pocket, so they are also viewing more often. With this number growing, it’s increasingly important that your entire online presence is mobile friendly. If not, you may be missing half your potential audience! Here are some tips: Use graphics, photos and […]
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15 Feb, 2019
What Color is Your Story?
When developing a brand, color plays a major role in telling the story. Color informs our moods in a wide variety of ways, and they are ways that graphic designers must be cognizant of when applying color to a logo or branding design. If your logo is the face of your brand, then make sure that face is telling the whole story of who you are. […]
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30 Jan, 2019
Main Street Resurgence
With the rise of rent at the malls, the exit of large chain stores and competition from online shopping, we continue to see stores move out of malls to lower cost locations. What does this mean to the retail business market? Many rural areas and small towns are experiencing an increase in “mom and pop” businesses. As main streets fill with a variety of places […]
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23 Jan, 2019
The Employee Life Cycle…It’s not a Straight Line
In developing career pathways to meet organizational needs, Human Resource Professionals often talk about the “employee life cycle.” In simple terms, that can be described by the following illustration: While the employee life cycle is often viewed as a straight line, I ask employers to consider how they manage the part of the employee journey that is not in a straight line. […]
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16 Jan, 2019
Join the Team!
Gibbons Business Solutions, LLC is looking for a part-time office assistant to work 10 to 20 per week at our GBS office in Franklin at 191 Howard Street. This is an in-house position. The Office Assistant will support Gibbons Business Solutions, LLC by understanding customer needs and providing support for day-to-day operations. The Office Assistant will provide administrative support for the office by performing general […]
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26 Dec, 2018
Never Explain your Joke – How clarity of design is your friend
One of the oldest rules of comedy is that “If you have to explain a joke, there is no joke.” This is a rule that is applicable in the field of graphic design as well. In many forms of art and expression, ambiguity can be your friend. For the abstract artist, undefined masses of color and form can be interpreted in an infinite number of […]
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19 Dec, 2018
Pay It Forward This Holiday Season
Tomorrow is not promised to any of us; we don’t know what the future may bring. But we can act today to ensure that we are part of tomorrow in a positive way. “Pay it forward.” Our acts of kindness – our giving – creates investment in tomorrow. We will never know the full extent of the results, but we can have faith that they […]
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11 Dec, 2018
Have yourself a Stress-Free Little Holiday: Tips to stay calm and be Happy this Year.
While for some of us the stress of the holidays is winding down, for many of us it’s still in full force. This can be a very trying time for many of us, whether you’re a business owner or just trying to shop and decide what to cook for your big family meal. Seasonal depression, sadness over the absence of a loved one, or the […]
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