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The worlds of sales and marketing are undergoing a significant paradigm shift. The days of ‘pitching, closing, and presenting have come to an end.’ As buyers become more empowered—and knowledge oriented—in their decision-making processes, businesses are taking on new roles as educators. From sales to engineering, marketing, product development—and every function in between—the most successful organizations are invested in helping their customer bases learn. Success boils down to the field of psychology. Here are 5 principles that illuminate how human beings learn: 1 – When it comes to the ability to learn, process is everything For years, human intelligence was…
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If you want to get the jump on Apple Music as soon as it launches on June 30, we now know when exactly when it’ll be available: 8 AM PST/11 AM EST. Apple Music’s senior director (and former Beats CEO) Ian Rogers revealed the timing on his blog. Apple Music arrives with iOS 8.4, so you’ll have to upgrade your device to access the new service. He even created a Facebook event to help you remember. Rogers also provided some information on the launch of Apple Music’s 24/7 global radio station, Beats 1, which will launch an hour later to…
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It’s always inspiring to talk to people who work outside of your industry or field, especially as a freelancer. We had the pleasure of attending Freelancer Union’s June Freelancer Spark event in Brooklyn with attendees from all different industries, from writing to photography, from film production to education, and beyond. One of the most interesting take-aways was that no matter what industry you work in or years of experience you have, the problem of “what do I charge and how do I communicate my value?” is a universal one that all freelancers struggle with. Here are the lessons and solutions we defined as a group together…
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Space X just had another unfortunate failure; its Falcon 9 rocket headed towards the International Space Station (ISS) appears to have disintegrated approximately 2 minutes into its launch at 10:21 AM ET. Thankfully, nobody was on board, so there are no reported injuries. Although Space X has had other launch failures before, this one is notable for a couple of reasons: it’s the first time a Falcon 9 model has failed, and this time the rocket was carrying important supplies for the ISS. Developing….