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The Toughest Challenges for Entrepreneurs in 2022 Entrepreneurship comes with many challenges that can harm businesses of all sizes and industries. If business owners do not address the inherent struggles, the challenges may interfere with the daily and overall function of a company. Entrepreneur Alexander Djerassi acknowledges the existence of these challenges. He also encourages others like him to prepare for the obstacles if they wish to pursue a successful career as an entrepreneur. There are three specific challenges that Djerassi associates with starting and running any business. Cognitive Cost Individuals seeking a career as an entrepreneur must prepare themselves for a significant mental toll. They will encounter anxiety and stress when it comes to making both large and small decisions. These choices can also result in developing decision fatigue. Anyone who hopes to become an entrepreneur will need to develop a strong sense of confidence. The decision-mak...

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with the Governor of Russia’s Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Region … [+] Dmitry Artyukhov, Kremlin Moscow. March 21st 2022. (Photo by Mikhail Klimentyev / Sputnik / AFP) (Photo by MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images) Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images There’s someone running across a field. The eerie silence can be interpreted as a sign that there is something wrong. At the same time, you hear the sound of a missile. The explosion is visible in the distance. Panic strikes for just a second. You feel like you are watching a movie about war, except that it isn’t. It’s a real clip from the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and these videos are not hard to find at all. The videos show what’s happening to the real war victims, including children and other civilians. It’s a testament once again to the real power and value of social media. It’s a platform that is not afraid to shy away from the reality of war and the atrocitie...

Words of Advice for Startup Companies Startup companies have many questions in mind when they’re starting. They want to know what to do and what not to do to succeed in this competitive market. In this article, Jordan Sudberg gives words of advice for startup companies. 1. I have been busy, isn’t the correct answer. According to Sudberg, they need to be looking for answers, they need to be looking for a solution, and they need to be looking for a way to get their idea off the ground. Make time for meetings, brainstorm, make time for research, and make time for their startup. 2. They have to be patient. Sometimes it takes longer than they expect to get things done, and the longer it takes, the more frustrated they might get. Sometimes no matter how hard they try, they can’t get it done. But this is a startup, so that a startup will have many beginnings and many failures. 3. It’s OK to ask for help. If there is something they don’...

Although they are often treated like different worlds, the goals of marketing and sales are the same: to help guide customers further down the pipeline, inching them towards that point of conversion. As such, they do need to work together, whether you realize it or not. Here are a few reasons why. You get better leads The quality of  business leads  that your sales team follows up on is vital to the success of your outreach, to put it simply. With better business leads shared by both marketing and sales, you can make sure that both sides can fit their content better to the high-value targets that they should be going after. Using lead scoring measures can help you make sure that both teams are targeting those that they should be. More consistent communication means better engagement If your teams are communicating with each other more effectively and creating a unified approach to conversions, then your customers are going to benefit. The sales team is going to...

Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukrainian President gestures during his speech at a Kyiv press conference … [+] March 3, 2022. March 3, 2022. You don’t have power to close down the skies. Give me planes. Zelensky stated this at a press conference. He said that if we were no longer there, God forbid Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia would be the next. Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP. (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY / AFP via Getty Images. AFP via Getty Images Volodymyr Zelenskyy, the Ukrainian president, spoke to Congress by video conference on Wednesday morning. Virtually speaking from Kyiv he thanked President Joe Biden and expressed gratitude for “personal involvement” in the defence of Ukraine following Russia’s unexpected invasion three weeks ago. He also called on the United States not to decrease its aid. Zelenskyy stated, “Now it’s true, in the darkest times for our nation, for Europe,” Zelenskyy addressed the Canadian Parliament a day before. The te...

The universal breadth and appeal of sports continues to present brand sponsors with significant upside, both through exposure and how well consumers regard brands’ involvement. Combined, sports activations are doing more than boosting brand awareness—they’re leading to higher conversion rates.  Higher conversion rates are a reflection of: Brand sponsorships have increased following the 2020 global ad withdrawal Fans have high levels of trust in sponsorships Advertising for brands increased in 2021 with increased emphasis on radio and television. SME Sports also reported that there was a 107% global increase in sponsorship spending during the first part of 2021. The activations also increased while the world’s sports rebounded throughout the year. Fan perspective: The increased investment in sports sponsorships is likely to be a wise decision. Consumers regard brand sponsorships at sporting events as highly trustworthy. Our Trust in Advertising Study found that only people...

Sometimes your business idea or concept needs to be distilled into a very simple explanation that people can easily understand. And while there are plenty of ways to do this, explainer videos are especially powerful in today’s digital world. What is an Explainer Video? An explainer video is basically a modern day elevator pitch in video form. It explains what your product or service does and why people should care. The best ones are concise, catchy, and make people pay attention. They not only explain the value you provide, but they also position your brand in a unique light. As WordStream mentions , “These types of videos have become extremely popular – some sites boast of conversion rates increasing by as much as 144% after including an explainer video on their website.” In addition to featuring them on websites, explainer videos work well on social media, advertisements, landing pages, and even as standalone YouTube videos. In fact, it’s this versatility that makes these videos ...

Russian-state actors try to spread misinformation on the war via social media. getty The days of “Yellow Journalism” may no longer exist, yet “fake news” remains very much a problem – especially on social media, where there continues to be a spread of misinformation and even disinformation. This issue has only gotten worse in the two weeks since Russia invaded Ukraine unprovokedly. Although Moscow doesn’t employ full-blown Yellow Journalism yet, it has shut down any independent media outlets within the country. Foreign media have also been blocked in Russia. Russians are also effectively blocked from accessing social media. There are two main ways Russia controls information flow. Tami Kim is assistant professor of Business Administration in the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. The other way is making it more difficult to find certain information. Kim stated that Russia was able to accomplish this goal by banning Facebook and re...

Thanks to the power of the internet, businesses have reached broader audiences with the click of a button. Customers can easily purchase products or services worldwide delivered directly to their browsers. But is it really that simple?  Imagine this scenario: You have an incredible product and brand that helps customers mitigate cost and time, and you soon realize this product can help others around the world. So, you begin targeting audiences in various geographical regions. However, something gets lost in translation.  An English-based web application may not translate as quickly and efficiently for potential customers in Chinese-speaking regions. This problem can lead to wasted time and money targeting areas your brand is not equipped to serve.  This problem is more common than you think. Recent data shows that 72% of online shoppers who are not native English speakers would prefer product reviews and advertisements to be in their native language.  ...

Contribution to NFT to High-End Spirits Non-fungible tokens are digital tokens that are not fungible. Unlike a dollar bill, it cannot be exchanged for any other dollar bill. NFTs are unique and are only transferred to a buyer who has unique ownership rights. You finally have that bottle of Scotch that you have been waiting for. It has been in storage for a few years, and it was purchased a few years ago. This is the first time that you have touched it. Your hands are the ultimate destination for a non-fungible token that’s been criticized and confused. The NFT collectibles are a conceptual asset tied to the mysterious yet confusing cryptocurrency investment option. Since Samuel Falic and his cousin launched BlockBar in October, they have partnered with a wide range of spirits companies like Dictador Rum to release NFTs. Over the past few months, the demand for these tokens has been overwhelming, and the price of one of these has jumped significantly on the market. When yo...

WASHINGTON DC, SEPTEMBER 27, 2017: U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, R-SC speaks to the Senate Judiciary … [+] Hearing by the Committee on the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States took place on Capitol Hill, September 27, 2018, in Washington DC. Ford, a Palo Alto University professor and Stanford University School of Medicine research psychologist, has claimed that Judge Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her at a party held in 1982 while they were both high school students from suburban Maryland. (Photo: Michael Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images Getty Images After comments posted to social media on Thursday night, Senator Lindsey Graham (Republican-States of California) was under fire Friday morning. Senator Graham called for Vladimir Putin’s assassination in a tweet. Are there Brutus soldiers in Russia? What about a Russian Colonel Stauffenberg who is more accomplished? Russia must take him out. This is the only way ...

At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, most schools transitioned from traditional face-to-face learning to remote learning . Many families were nervous that this switch would hinder their children’s education, but reports from these students and their families post-pandemic tell a very different story. Let’s learn more about the future of school. Traditional face-to-face learning has not changed much in the past few decades, and this is actually harming students. Most students report only remembering about 40% of the information that they learn, doing work simply to earn a passing grade, and 86% of students even report cheating at some point in school. Tragically, there has also been a rise in bullying in face-to-face schools and teens are now 5x more likely to suffer from mental illness than previous generations. When students switched to online school, there were some positive trends that saw students enjoying school more and improving their overall grades.  P...

With entrepreneurs planning to extend their social media spend greater than every other channel, influencer advertising and marketing is a ripe alternative for B2C manufacturers to extra successfully join with customers whereas growing engagement charges throughout platforms. A rising want for interpersonal connections with the manufacturers customers interact with implies that audiences are more and more receptive to influencer campaigns. This validates the model being promoted within the eyes of the influencer’s followers. Many entrepreneurs are already seizing the engagement alternative social media influencer influencer advertising and marketing presents. In 2020, practically 75% of U.S. entrepreneurs leveraged influencer advertising and marketing–up from 55% in 2019. Nonetheless, earlier than launching an influencer marketing campaign, manufacturers must first develop a sound technique for the marketing campaign to drive the strongest affect and optimize their advertisi...

A recent report stated that people using social media platforms surpassed 4.48 billion in July 2021 . This means that around 57% of the total human population on earth is using social media. These shocking numbers have provided a unique avenue for businesses to use social media platforms for marketing. Businesses aim to create a cohesive presence on social media to speak to customers and potential clients easily. Social media marketing  has drastically changed the methods used by businesses to market their products and services. Social media marketing entails various functions encompassed into one. The functions encompassed in social media marketing entail dealing with a lot of data and having many tasks. This can lead to easy boredom and work burnout when done by an individual.  Software in social media marketing alleviates a lot of the redundant or tiresome tasks associated with it. In this article, we shall look at some of the ways that software helps in social ...

The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine Twitter is shown on a smartphone screen. … [+] The illustration was taken in Krakow (Poland) on February 15, 2022. Russia is being accused of the cyber attack on Ukrainian official sites that took place Friday. (Photo by Beata Zwrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images). NurPhoto via Getty Images An interesting side-note to Russia’s unexpected invasion of Ukraine is that it may be now the “first Social Media War,” with individuals in the country being besieged able share their real-time updates and videos from the frontlines. This ability to share updates and videos may help make sure that this war doesn’t end with the first casualty. Reportage on Media and War Since media intervention was the catalyst for its military actions, Spanish-American War has been called “the first media-driven war”. Many newspapers published sensationalistic articles while reporters were dispatched to Cuba to experience the war. Th...

Each year comes with its unique digital marketing trends, which helps to give people a sneak peek into what to expect for the upcoming year. 2021 has seen massive growth in digital content marketing, with many new players coming on board. However, some trends will likely rule the digital marketing world come 2022. At the beginning of 2021, TikTok gained massive prominence and took over many other platforms that came before it. It has been identified as a leading platform among Gen Z. Businesses with content to push out have learned to maximize this platform to reach their audience.  “Businesses that observe marketing trends without taking the necessary actions face the possible risk of being swallowed up by their competition,” says Bill Fukui . With cryptocurrencies and NFTs gaining prominence in the financial world and Google announcing the phasing out of cookies in the nearest future, businesses will need to explore other options in reaching their audience...

Millions upon millions of Apple users still don’t have an Instagram app. It looks as though things will continue to be this way in the future. Some Apple customers are left disappointed with Instagram. Getty Images: dpa/picture Alliance FOREBES TO THE TOP Google Photos is getting new library filters and powerful import features By Paul Monckton There’s bad news for Instagram users with iPads: they’re still no closer to getting an Instagram app that works well on their devices. The news comes directly from Instagram Head, Adam Mosseri, who explains in a recent tweet that his team is too “heads down” on other things and that, despite receiving numerous requests, there simply aren’t enough users out there to justify the development of a dedicated iPad app. Mosseri goes on to state that Android is currently the largest platform for Instagram and that each new platform “adds overhead”. Instagram additionally supports iOS, “www” and Instagram Lite., the streamlined versio...