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- Forbes
- Jessica Hawthorne-Castro
When virtual reality and augmented reality technologies first appeared on the scene, consumers were excited about the possibilities.
- Forbes
- Jessica Hawthorne-Castro
Adaptability and agility have been widely credited with helping businesses that have endured over the past year and a half, but if pressed, most leaders would add another essential element: a strong network.
- The Business Journals
- Jessica Hawthorne-Castro
At some point, even the best-run business will encounter and have to deal with a customer complaint.
- The Business Journals
- Jessica Hawthorne-Castro
Overseeing your first project as a newly minted team leader can be an exciting step in your professional journey.
- Forbes
- Jessica Hawthorne-Castro
The options for reaching consumers through marketing and advertising increased dramatically with the rise of the internet.
- The Business Journals
- Jessica Hawthorne-Castro
It’s not new for Americans to be pegged as “workaholics,” and the Covid-19 pandemic seems to have made the hustle culture even worse — AAA found that 33% of Americans’ vacation time went unused in 2020.
- Forbes
- Jessica Hawthorne-Castro
Rather than viewing cross-training as an opportunity to transfer valuable skills and impart key knowledge throughout the organization, some agency leaders might think it’s best if people stick to their own disciplines and focus on getting business done.
- The Business Journals
- Jessica Hawthorne-Castro
The Covid-19 pandemic pretty much brought the entire world to a grinding halt in 2020. It reminded us not only of our mortality as human beings but also of the fact that you should always have a plan B in business and be ready to expect the worst if you want to stay afloat should the worst actually come.
- Adweek
- Jessica Hawthorne-Castro
There’s a lot of pent-up demand in the leisure travel world right now, which means companies forced to mothball their sales and marketing efforts in 2020 are in a great position to reboot those initiatives and tap into the post-Covid travel boom.

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