Group Collaboration in Today’s World

The most essential component of an efficient and effective company is knowing when to utilize group collaboration. No single person can know everything, and having additional voices added to a discussion can provide insights and comments that accelerate your business processes. Brainstorming alone or planning individual activities certainly have their place in a productive workflow, but the quality of the end product or service is vitally dependent upon the quality of the teamwork that brought those isolated components together. Read More

Closing the Deal With Online Sales Support

If you have sat in a sales meeting trying to close a deal – forgetting the number of setup meetings – it’s likely that a question or requirement came up during the meeting that required some form of sales support. In all likelihood, a specialist or technician was needed to be called in during the meeting and answer questions, and if the right skill set wasn’t available for the meeting it was postponed and the possibility of losing the deal increased. Read More

Amicable settlement between Mannheim City and Mark Zondler

Today and Monday this week, we had a couple of constructive meetings with the City of Mannheim to discuss the further use of the Twitter account @Mannheim. The discussions were conducted on a basis of cooperation and with the goal of aligning the respective interests.

Both sides have come to the conclusion that an out-of-court settlement is currently favorable and a lawsuit should be avoided. Read More