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TRADITION IS NOT A BUSINESS MODELSticking to traditions from the past may be hurting your business in the present Traditions are beloved parts of family life — the first-day-of-school photo, a recurring Thanksgiving menu, when and where you open holiday gifts. Doing the same thing year after year is comforting. But what works well at home doesn’tRead more

COMPUTER SECURITY: THE HUMAN FACTORHow to help protect your company from social engineering To ensure your company’s computer systems are secure, you back up your data regularly, use robust passwords, promptly address any problems reported by your staff, register your software, install an antivirus application, have a disaster recovery plan in place, and use allRead more

BRAND ADVOCATES ARE YOUR RAVING FANS Customers who buy your products are great, and those who tell a few others about you are even better. But the most valuable type of customers are your raving fans, otherwise known as brand advocates. These customers can have a huge impact on your business since they love itRead more

SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE BIG IMPACTThey create most new jobs and help strengthen local communities. Small businesses employ over half of the U.S. private workforce and outnumber corporations by more than 1,000 to one. This sector is also responsible for creating 60 to 80 percent of new U.S. jobs. The positive impact of small businesses doesn’tRead more

3 WAYS TO HELP SPEED UP YOUR WI-FI We at Madison Communications offer reliable Internet Speeds! We also know that if your Wi-Fi router is out of date or not set up correctly, it could be slowing you down. We want to help by giving a few tips to help you maximize your router performance:Read more

WHAT DO THE G’S MEAN IN COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY?Are you confused about the G’s used when talking about communications technology? Let’s clear things up. The G in 5G, as it relates to mobile technology, means “generation.” GB, with a capital B, means Gigabytes – a measurement of data storage capacity. Gbps, with a lowercase b, meansRead more

2022 TEACHER OF THE YEAR AWARDS This year marks the 17th year that Madison Communications has sponsored the Teacher of the Year Awards contest! Any teacher that is employed at a school district within our Madison coverage is eligible to be nominated for this award. The contest takes place from March 1st- May 2nd andRead more

DOES YOUR BUSINESS HAVE A TECHNOLOGY PLAN?Think strategically about hardware, software, and technical support A technical plan is similar to a business plan, financial plan, or human resources plan, in that it helps you tie a specific area of your business to overall business goals. A technology plan can help you think about the future,Read more

HAVE MORE FUN, GET MORE DONE In recent years, more and more companies have begun to recognize the need for a little levity around the office. So much so that many consultants now make a living offering advice on how to infuse humor and fun into the workplace. Why? The answer is simple. Studies haveRead more

REEVALUATING AND REINVENTINGHow rural communities are changing inside and out to overcome their challenges Rural communities all over the country are facing steady depopulation, economic decline, and deteriorating main streets. This typically stems from the loss of a community’s original or main industries that provided the foundation for the local economy in the past. DespiteRead more