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Meet the Christmas Tree Farmers Keeping the Spirit of Christmas Alive

Success

It’s a scene straight out of a holiday movie: A family travels to an idyllic farm to cut down their own Christmas tree and spends the day walking the rows, making wreaths and sipping hot cocoa. Many farmers forgo the wholesale market by welcoming visitors to purchase fresh trees—one of some 25 million sold in the U.S. every year.

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5 Ways to Thrill Your Customers (Because a Thank You Email Just Doesn’t Cut It Anymore)

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In a study published in Psychological Science , Princeton psychologists Janine Willis and Alexander Todorov reveal that it takes only a tenth of a second to form an impression of someone when you first meet. Transactional milestones are any events that move the customer through the purchasing experience. Successful businesses S.I.T.

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The 2021 Productivityist Holiday Gift Guide

Productivityist

It’s 2020 and it’s time for a new holiday gift guide. This year, I’ve got 20 other ideas for you – some ideas that you may want to steal and buy for yourself this holiday season! They’re a thoughtful and practical gift that I believe is worth gifting this holiday season (or anytime, really). Freewrite.

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For Mi Golondrina, Hispanic Heritage Is More Than a Month

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It is where her company’s namesake took form. Each piece crosses three Mexican communities and two countries before it becomes available for purchase. She shares Ponche Navideño, tamales, mole and cuatro leches cake with friends annually during the holidays on a tablescape adorned with embroidered placemats.

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Take the “Jingle” out of Holiday Stress

The Office Professionals Place

Wednesday, December 9, 2009 Take the “Jingle&# out of Holiday Stress Are you planning the holiday party in your office? Or are you stressed just thinking about the holidays? Here are a few ways to ‘deck the halls’ and have a worry free holiday. Use your days off during the holidays to relax.

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The New Migrant Workers: "Workampers", "Vanlifers" and Digital Nomads

Small Business Labs

In other words, workampers are a form of migrant workers that travel around in RVs funding their travels with some form of work.  And at a time when 10,000 baby boomers are turning 65 every day, Social Security benefits have lost about a third of their purchasing power since 2000.

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16 planet-friendly gift ideas, recommended by TED speakers

Ideas.Ted

The holidays are here — a time for family, friends and festivities. We asked TED speakers to share planet-friendly gift recommendations, and here are 16 ideas for a merry — and more sustainable — holiday season. . Sustainable alternatives to frequently purchased products. A mushroom garden. A giant of a plant.

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