Speakeasy Marketing June 2019

DEFEAT I NG THE SUMMER SLUMP 3 Ways to Keep Up Productivity During the Summer

GET MOVING Sitting at a desk for eight continuous hours can stagnate productivity at any point during the year, but during the summer, there’s an easy way to remedy it: getting a little exercise. Since the sun is shining, why not take advantage of it while you work? Try scheduling couple of hours. Moving around boosts productivity, and doing it outside can be a great change of scenery. DRESS DOWN If shirts and ties are the norm at your business, you might want to consider embracing the laid-back vibe of summer by relaxing the dress code a bit. It’s a small way to ensure employees don’t feel like they’re missing out on all the perks of summertime without losing productivity. Plus, who wants to wear a suit in July? It’s tough to compete with the allure of a warm summer day, but sometimes those days can work to your advantage if you make a few simple swaps in your everyday work routine. a “walking meeting” outside, or implement exercise breaks every

RELAX THE WORK HOURS If you’re in a management position, consider tweaking the standard 9-to-5, Monday through Friday schedule a little bit. Some businesses will implement a 9/80 schedule, meaning employees work 80 hours in nine days instead of 10, so they can get every other Friday off. Some businesses will let employees work half days on Fridays during the summer, and others will let employees work remotely on certain days.

June 21 marks the official beginning of summer and the productivity slump most businesses experience. The sun’s tantalizing rays draw your eyes from computer screens or conference room meetings to the outside world. A weekend of fresh air, sunshine, and cool evenings on the back porch infiltrate your mind. Your productivity is sapped, but you’ve still got work to do. So, what can you do? Here are a few ways to combat the summer slump.

5 WEBSITE TWEAKS THAT GET YOU MORE CASES

working with a new client. They are quick and reliable ways to get more cases. A few years ago, we produced a short cheat sheet that outlines these five tweaks and shows you how to implement each one. What’s more, we update it several times each year. We just made some updates to our “5 Simple Tweaks” report so it fully reflects what’s working for our clients in 2019.

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Over the years, we have discovered, verified, and perfected a number of small yet powerful tactics that create these early wins quickly. In fact, there are five of them. These five simple tweaks are the first things we implement when we begin

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