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Discover the power of productivity with PlanPlus Online Essentials
The review at the end of the day... Somedays you wonder how you even made it through! The deluge of emails, overwhelming demands for your time and attention, constantly trying to do more with less—all leave you exhausted.You have meetings, phone calls, texts, tweets, blogs, all pulling you into the whirlpool and diminishing your ability to think clearly, make good decisions, and accomplish what you started out to do. You know you need to “get [...]
How to turn your personal digital device into a productive digital device
Zoe’s day looked hectic—so much to get done, and most of it had to be accomplished away from the office—and away from her laptop. For example, on her way to meet with a client, she needed to swing by the pharmacy to pick up a prescription. Then, she had a late lunch with a new client—but had to make sure there was time to pick up the kids after school and start their homework before [...]
The habits of highly inefficient adults
When I was little, mom said she knew I was lying because a red dot would appear on my forehead. It took years before I realized it wasn’t the red dot, but my attempts to hide my forehead, that clued-in my mother. Maybe when you were young, you were told things like: Don’t play in the street… Don’t talk to strangers… Don’t pet the stray dog… Think about it—in order to even let us out [...]
This is the key that unlocks happiness
It turns out that what makes people happy comes down to one small four-letter word... Happiness—“the quality or state of being happy”—has been in the news a lot lately, hasn’t it? Books and articles written, conferences held, memes created… you name it—which is exactly as it should be. We should all be pursuing what makes us happy! I think you’ll agree. A little while ago, I heard about the findings of a study about happiness—and [...]
Business Lifecycles: If You’re Not Growing, You’re Dying
Businesses, like living organisms, experience predictable patterns of behavior as they grow and develop. And much like young organisms, they face many of the same specific challenges as they progress through the stages of their lifecycle, or business lifecycles. This post outlines the stages (or business lifecycles) that a typical company will go through and highlights the attributes of each stage as well as identifies the key factors to keep an organization growing instead of aging. [...]
Manage Time Better: A how-to for interruption-based professions
Let's face it – we're all busy and face many interruptions, and that can make time management difficult--no matter how diligent we are about organizing, scheduling, and rescheduling our tasks. Having a routine schedule can make it easier to streamline and group our tasks and activities, but not every profession or job lends itself to this sort of regularity. If you work in fields like real estate, public relations, or sales--much of your work is predicated [...]
Examples of CRM Sales Processes
No-Nonsense Examples of Foolproof CRM Sales Processes Defining a sales process is both an art and a science. Or, should I say...a science, then an art. Good sales processes are both simple and comprehensive. They are easy to understand and also easy to scale. Scaleable sales processes are one of the most critical components of building a scalable company. Here are a few examples of foolproof CRM sales processes: Generic Sales Process or DNA Selling [...]
How to Create a Killer CRM Sales Process
One of the most important rites of passage that your company will go through on your way to developing a scalable sales system is developing a sales process. A repeatable, trainable, scalable sales process is the one thing that can take your company from mediocre to meteoric. Here are a few simple rules to use when developing a sales process for your company, and a few resources that can help you out. […]
A Complete Guide to the History of the PlanPlus User Interface
PlanPlus Online has gone through some major transformations of the user interface in the past year. In fact, this is not the first time we’ve revamped the UI, and it will not be the last time. We’re constantly improving your product, and the timeless principles of good time management and user interface best practices continue to evolve. We’d like to share with you our ultimate guide to the history of PlanPlus Online’s user interface. Join [...]
Sneak Peek: PlanPlus Mobile Apps
We’re excited to give a sneak peek at our upcoming native apps for iOS and Android devices, coming 2016. Each app will be a truly native mobile app for managing your Productivity; Calendar, Tasks, Contacts, Daily Notes, and Planning features to help you reach your goals. Available for iOS and Android in 2016 ABC-123 Task management Calendar Contacts Daily Notes See the UI below: (subject to change!) […]