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Think of the following as a sort of quiz. It’s easy to tabulate the results. If you say “yes” to more than two or three of these areas, you’re not just succumbing to “busyness” — you’re at risk of drowning in it.

In what will be the first in an ongoing series of posts that explores the future of manufacturing in Canada, we recently spoke with NGEN Chief Strategy Officer David Fransen. This interview has been edited and condensed.

If you’re new to social listening, talk with your team about some of the following guidelines and how you can tailor them to the processes and procedures you’ll put in place for your company:

This is more than research — it’s a way to see a community of peers who are striving for the same goals, and how they’re successfully figuring out the best ways to reach them.

Here are six tips that actually can set you up for success far better than what time your alarm clock rings.

Brainstorm all the ways social media could have an impact on the areas that matter most to your business. We’re happy to get the ball rolling:

There are different ways to educate customers about a new product. Learn how to craft your message and effectively connect with the customer.

It’s a great time to be a startup in Canada, and one of the best ways to ensure your success is by joining a startup incubator or accelerator program. Let’s take a deep dive into what these programs are all about, and how to find the right one for your startup.

Learn how company intranets benefit businesses and get ideas for integrating them into your standard workflow.

Great sales people don’t have to use trickery or build up remarkable powers of persuasion. They use something far more powerful -- something that’s widely available, but just not always used in the way it should be. We’re talking, of course, about data. Fortunately, there are a number of ways you can fool-proof the way you use data to make more consultative sales.