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Jun 11, 2021
Business Growth: 5 Step Roadmap by Multi-Million Dollar Start-up CEO

Rachel Nilsson is the founder and CEO of Rags,¹ a clothing company that combines function, fashion, and fitness to make rompers and other outfits for children. Rachel’s presentation at the 2020 Business Growth Summit explains how to grow your customer base and retain the majority of your customers. Rachel’s business started as a handmade hobby Read More...

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Jun 3, 2021
How to Create a Delightful Workplace: A Therapist’s Perspective

About the speaker At the 2020 Business Growth Summit, we brought in Kristy Gaisford, an individual and relationship therapist, to discuss how to build a healthy company culture. Kristy has a master’s degree in social work from Columbia University and owns a private practice in Salt Lake City. Kristy is certified in Relational Life Therapy, Read More...

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Jun 3, 2021
4 Marketing Leaders Share Mind Blowing Tips on What Works

Last year’s Business Growth Summit featured a panel of marketing experts interviewed by marketing leader Jen Gray. The conversation covers all things marketing, including vital channels, scalability, customer engagement, content ideas, and campaign testing. At the time, PJ Howland was the VP of Industry Insights at 97th Floor, where he specialized in content marketing and Read More...

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May 28, 2021
Personalizing Customer Growth: How to Create Big Wins in Small Businesses

Weave’s 2021 BGS Webinar Series About the speaker Roy Banks¹, Weave’s CEO, spoke to an online audience during the Spring 2021 Business Growth Summit about his passion and love for small businesses. Roughly six months ago, Roy came out of retirement to lead Weave because he feels so passionately about what small business does for Read More...

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May 17, 2021
How Quickly Do Customers Expect a Response?

We live in an age of constant connection. Because of the prevalence of technology like smartphones and Wi-Fi, people expect their text messages to be answered promptly, their Uber or Lyft ride to show up on-time, and their meal to arrive at their front door within a projected window. In other words, consumers expect quicker Read More...

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May 14, 2021
“Must Use” Strategies To Innovate Your Customers’ Experience ( by Harvard Grad)

Johny Wudel¹ was one of the featured speakers at our 2020 Business Growth Summit. He earned an MBA from Harvard Business School,² ran his own small business, and worked with Fortune 500 companies³ like Google, Burger King, T-Mobile, and Under Armour.  This range of experiences has taught Johny that the formula for success is the Read More...

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May 14, 2021
5 Tips to Accelerating Growth [After 20+ Years as a CEO]

Episode#5:Weave’s BGS Webinar Series About the speaker During the 2020 Business Growth Summit, Andrew K. Smith spoke about how to accelerate growth for businesses. Andrew is the CEO of Four Foods Group, a company he founded with his wife in 2009. Prior to starting Four Foods, Andrew also served as the CEO of three tech Read More...

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Apr 26, 2021
How to Focus on SEO for Local Businesses

Episode #4: Weave’s BGS Webinar Series One of the most popular talks at last year’s Business Growth Summit featured Adam Smith, Weave’s then Marketing Channels Manager. About the speaker Adam has spent the last eight years working as an online marketer, and specializes in SEO (Search Engine Optimization).¹ His experience ranges from running his own boutique Read More...

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Apr 22, 2021
How to Make Big, Meaningful Business Decisions

In our interview with marketing expert Dave Taylor, he shares how business owners can push past the obstacles that keep them stuck. “You can do it,” Dave insists. “Regardless of how large and daunting a task may be, you can always execute your way through it.” But how? 1. Take the first blind step Dave Read More...

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Apr 6, 2021
The Importance Of Understanding Your Customer

Customers are the lifeblood of any business—no customers, no business. Yet, many businesses could significantly improve their bottom line by becoming more customer-centric. Understanding your customers and gaining insights into their needs is key to retaining existing clients and attracting new ones. In today’s fast-paced and competitive digital landscape, even a single bad experience can Read More...

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Apr 6, 2021
Easy and Effective Customer Engagement Strategies

Customer engagement is how your existing customers (or prospective customers) can interact with you and your brand. It is an essential component of any good business model as it stimulates customer loyalty. Also, it serves to evangelize your customers – meaning your customers take on a bit of the marketing and advertising load for your Read More...

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Sep 23, 2020
9 Ways to Gain a Competitive Advantage with Touch-Free Payments

Business communication technology serves a number of purposes in today’s world. It allows organizations to provide better customer service to their clients. It increases efficiency and cooperation within the organization itself. And, because it benefits both customers and employees, technology lets you make a higher profit. Technological advances also impact how businesses collect payments. In Read More...