Leadership
Create an uncompromising work culture (before it’s too late)
Don't compromise on respect unless you want to see people quit in droves. Learn more about those compromises and what a better workplace culture looks like.
Leadership
King of the road
More employers are looking to hire people with criminal records. Former felon turned business owner Tyrone Gladney details what you need to know about recruiting these individuals -- and why they might be the secret to your success.
Careers
What quitting your job won’t fix
How is your "inner defeatist" hurting your career? Learn more about better conversations with your boss and better managing up.
Food
Local sourcing can alleviate restaurant supply chain struggles
Supply issues are making it difficult for restaurants to stock their kitchens and supply closets. Some operators have found that partnering with local suppliers and distributors can help them avoid some of the weak links in the restaurant supply chain.
Inspiration
The employee engagement strategy you need during the Great Resignation
Leaders can't force motivation, but you can help people find their purpose at work. Be warned: This process won't be easy.
Leadership
4 choices smart leaders make
Why do leaders struggle, and how can they recover? Here are four straightforward tips for getting started from Chick-fil-A executive Mark Miller.
HR
Employees get real about HR and reveal secrets to retention
What does the workforce like about human resources? What should HR improve on this year? Learn more from APQC
Leadership
How you can become more resilient this year
Resilience isn't a quick fix like "bouncing back," as you might have heard. But the right practices can make you resilient in the long run. Learn more.
HR
Forget the Great Resignation, this is the Great Re-Evaluation
Why are people quitting jobs during the pandemic, and what does it mean for rethinking the workplace. Learn from DISQO's consumer insights.
Communication
The “I have a dream” line that almost wasn’t
We might not be the orator that Martin Luther King Jr. was or be in situations with the same gravity, but we can still learn something about his public speaking approach.
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Marketing Strategy
4 ways marketers can prepare for 2022
As 2022 gets underway, marketers must understand these shifts and be prepared to shift strategies to address them. Here are four trends to watch.
Marketing Strategy
How to launch a video marketing plan
Marketers know they need a video marketing strategy, but you still may still have some questions about how to execute such a strategy. Get your answers.
Digital Technology
Can Meta help millennials express themselves authentically?
SmartBrief connected with AJ Rowe, is a creative producer based in Brooklyn, N.Y., and head of content and culture at Hogarth Worldwide, to gain insight into millennials, not only how they interact with brands, but to discuss how Facebook’s parent Meta ca
Social Media
TikTok? Pinterest? How to choose the right social platform
Choosing which social media platforms are right for your brand is the biggest challenge marketers say they face in social marketing, a recent HubSpot survey found. Find out how to determine which social plaform is right for you.
Marketing Strategy
Benefits and pitfalls of thought leadership
Thought leadership is a powerful way to cement your reputation as an expert and a trustworthy influencer. These strategies can give your business that competitive edge needed to stay top-of-mind with consumers, generate sales leads and close deals.
Digital Technology
3 challenges to overcome with self-serve digital conversion tools
As marketers have turned to self-serve ad platforms, they’ve found that these tools can lack connection to actual purchase results. AdAdapted’s Molly McFarland shares how marketers can respond to the top challenges of self-serve digital conversion tools.
Education
Readers respond with biggest lessons from 2021
SmartBrief readers send in their biggest education lessons from 2021 -- and editor Katie Parsons responds.
Voice of the Educator
Educators: Look to history for hope in 2021
History holds important, hopeful lessons for current K-12 students.
Education
PowerSchool CEO: Edtech’s biggest 2021 takeaways
Edtech advances are priming educators for a promising 2022.
Voice of the Educator
Enduring education practices gleaned from pandemic
Making educational lemonade out of a lemon
Connected Classroom
How schools, students can succeed with online tutoring
Discover the pros, cons and features needed for an online tutoring company.
Education
Dispelling 2 common myths about online learning
Many students can benefit greatly from virtual learning – and they did during the pandemic. But their success depends on school leaders getting rid of faulty assumptions.
Sponsored
Idahoan Foods takes omnichannel approach to appeal to today’s shoppers
Idahoan Foods Director of E-commerce Chuck Coyle and Vice President of Retail Marketing and Business Development Ryan Ellis share key takeaways from the company’s growing direct-to-consumer business that can help other brands craft a successful e-commerce strategy.
Consumer Insights
Key consumer motivations driving growth in plant-based foods
Consumer interest in plant-focused products and diets is high—whether it’s for one meal, one month or frames a long-term approach to eating.
Consumer Insights
Food and restaurant trends for 2022 include robots, sustainability
Robots in restaurants, streamlined menus, booze-free beverages, a focus on sustainability and explorations of heritage cuisines are among food and restaurant experts' predictions for the top trends of 2022.
Food
Plant Based World Conference & Expo returns to New York
Plant-based brands continue to innovate with businesses that meld social responsibility and commerce.
Food
Top 10: Schools’ supply chain woes, Hy-Vee’s new COO, restaurant menu prices inflate
This week’s top 10 touched school nutrition, foodservice, food retail and CPG news with school nutrition news being widely read and taking three spots on the list.
Restaurant and Foodservice
10 future-forward foods & flavors to watch in 2022
Every December, as part of Datassential’s list of the trends to watch in the year ahead, it also release its list of the 10 foods, flavors, ingredients and dishes that should be on your radar.