2021 – A Look Forward From Our CEO
It's hard not to get excited about something new - a fresh start, a birth, a new year. 2020 is over, so how can we take the lessons we learned and use them to our advantage this year?Our first
100-Year-Old Forging Company Grows over 20% in 2020
Anchor Harvey has been featured in the industry news and podcasts quite a bit in recent months and with good reason. This 100-year-old aluminum forging company has faced down what could have been a disastrous year due to the pandemic.
Beyond the Tagline: Living a Brand Promise and Making an Impact
Ten years ago, when Elk Grove Village embarked on a journey to be Beyond Business Friendly, the Village leadership committed on every level, using the tagline as an authentic mindset to approach policies, strategic initiatives, and employee hiring and retention.
Capitalizing On Positive News – Promoting Capabilities During COVID-19
Red Caffeine had earned Crafts Technology seven placements with target audience publications with two interviews that turned into mini-feature articles. Before the press release, Craft had not engaged with the media; now, they have seven new contacts to work with plus a video and documented story to turn into a case study to use as a foundation for their long-term lead generation plans.
“The Customer Is King”, Especially in a Pandemic.
We all remember the adage that it costs five times more to acquire a new customer than retain a current customer. The coronavirus pandemic has put an even greater emphasis on client retention given spending is at an all-time low. Customers are the lifeblood of your company. The following are three ways to support client retention and keep revenue flowing.
Will Your Business Hit A Growth Ceiling?
Growth is the biggest challenge in any business, regardless of industry, with or without a global pandemic. In a world where external forces are impacting business success like never before, conventional wisdom and experience can no longer guide growth strategies.
Municipality Takes Proactive Approach to Supporting Businesses During Pandemic
Red Caffeine worked with the Elk Grove Village economic development team and a steering committee of business leaders to launch a new website that helps local businesses respond to and recover during the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Fighting COVID-19: Manufacturer supports increased number of tests
Enter Crafts Technologies, a 127-yard-old company known for producing components from super hard materials for industrial equipment. One of Crafts’ customers, a Tier 1 injection molding company, was tasked by a producer of medical diagnostic testing to create a method to reliably and significantly increase the number of vials the injection mold machine could make.
Business as “Un” usual – Thoughts for Business Leaders
As business leaders, we face many challenges. Still, the recent international health crisis is unprecedented even for those who have weathered other setbacks like recessions, business divorces, or losing significant customers. At first, it seemed like it would be business as usual, but it's not. Over the past few weeks, our company has gone from flex work to entirely remote.
GiGi’s Playhouse
GiGi’s Playhouse, headquartered in Hoffman Estates, IL, is the only Down Syndrome Achievement Center dedicated to offering free educational, therapeutic and career-based programming for individuals with Down syndrome.
