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Photonics West 2020 Booths, Photonics West 2021 Preparation

Some of Our Favorite Booths at Photonics West 2020

Another year at Photonics West, the leading event for photonics and laser companies, is in the books! With over 5,000 presentations and 1,300...

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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA): What Your Business Needs

The CCPA was created with the goal of enhancing the privacy rights of California residents. Going into effect on January 2020, the CCPA requires...

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Networking and Trade Show Tips For Introverts and Engineers

Sandy Sloane | Solutions by Sloane For this post we talked with Sandy Sloane, the President of Solutions by Sloane. Her business serves as an...

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Manufacturing Market Update: Gearing Up for FABTECH 2019

As we gear up for FABTECH 2019, we'd like to take a step back and look at the market drivers, upcoming trends, and widespread changes in the advanced...

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The Next Gen Salesperson: How to Master the Demo

The New Sales Process & The End of the Test Drive Sales, at its worst, is exemplified by the stereotypical used car sales process. The high pressure,...

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4 Ways to Make Your Chatbot More Than Just a Pop-Up

Chatbots and live chat technologies are transforming the customer service model and sales processes. Slowly but surely, chat systems have gone from...

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How to Maximize Efficiency of a Small Sales Team | 7 Tips

Whether you’re a startup working through a product launch, or a large enterprise operating a small division, there will probably come a point where...

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Why Choose SharpSpring as Your Marketing Automation Platform?

In a vast sea of marketing automation (MA) platforms, it’s hard to pick the right tool – let alone fully understand what you’re even getting from...

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2019 Second Half Outlook for the Photonics & Manufacturing Markets

With more than half of 2019 behind us, we wanted to take pause and perform a status check on the markets we serve. It's important to understand the...

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