We all know what good marketing looks like. From Nike’s “Just Do It” campaign to Barbie’s 2023 revival, it’s clear when brands make a lasting impression. But what we don’t see is all the chaos behind the scenes. Delays, budget overages, and late nights can pile up before campaigns cross the finish line—cutting into your company’s revenue gains.

What are you assuming right this second? Lots of things! At a minimum: We all make assumptions about the world around us — it’s a part of navigating a complex and sometimes chaotic world. What good would we be in everyday life if we constantly doubted that gravity would hold us down, that electricity would keep working, and so on? We do the same thing in projects: we make certain project assumptions so we can focus on the less certain stuff between those assumptions.

Collaboration is key for any successful team. However, with competing priorities and busy schedules, it can be hard for team members to align and work together effectively. That’s where “Ways of Working” meetings come in. These regular touchpoint meetings provide a structured way for teams to build stronger working relationships. So, how do “Ways of Working” meetings accomplish this?

In-app messaging can be an excellent channel to communicate with users, provide support, deliver updates, and sell your offerings. Appropriate usage of such messaging helps businesses secure customer trust and enhance user experience. So, with targeted elements and dynamic messages, businesses can leverage in-app messaging to drive user engagement and increase sales. In the blog post, let’s explore the in-app messaging best practices you must follow to leverage its fullest potential.

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Tracking keywords enables users to stay on top of relevant topics, discussions, and text from incoming webhooks happening across teams and different channels. However, some keywords do not warrant a high-signal “heads up” in the form of triggering a notification sound every time a keyword is mentioned. Starting with Mattermost v9.2 Professional and Enterprise Edition, users can declare keywords and phrases to passively track.

Modern companies generate a mind-boggling amount of data but only use a fraction. It’s estimated that by 2025, we will produce, consume, share, and store over 180 zettabytes of data. That’s 180 trillion gigabytes zooming around the information highway. And yet, 44% of employees can’t find the data they need to do their job. They waste 36% of their day looking for and consolidating information scattered between 4-11 platforms.

You would be hard-pressed to find a team leader today who acknowledges being a micromanager. But they’re out there and doing untold damage to morale, productivity and profit potential. Micromanagement’s most immediate impact is on employee engagement levels. Feeling controlled, undervalued and unable to make decisions, employees withdraw or leave altogether. But the influence goes far beyond disgruntled employees.

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