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Cale Helmer

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Site Trainer, OnPath Business Solutions

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As a Training and Development Specialist with over 15 years of in-class teaching time and Global experience in India, Germany and Mexico, I utilize my broad skill set and time tested experience to support and promote ongoing education.

Delving further ...

As a Training and Development Specialist with over 15 years of in-class teaching time and Global experience in India, Germany and Mexico, I utilize my broad skill set and time tested experience to support and promote ongoing education.

Delving further into the fields of Corporate Education, Learner Managed Opportunities and Training through Social Media Integration, my simple objective is to help nurture the quality and ‘stickiness' of an Organization’s training culture.

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Axel Schultze recommends this answer by Tibor Shanto

What's your reaction to cold calls?

Who is to say that these businesses that go out of business failed to adopt a proper cold calling routine?

Business Development

May 24, 2012

Cale Helmer is now following Christine Perkett and 3 other people

May 23, 2012

Cale Helmer and 6 other people answered this question

What are some of the basic SEO techniques that any company can use in house for their websites?

To keep it simple, think about your Reach, Relevance and Return on Investment.
Follow basic SEO rules:
• Ensure your meta-tags are properly aligned with your website layout and purpose.
• Have clear call to action options on your site i.e. click to call or ... more

Search Engine Optimization

May 23, 2012

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Was the Facebook IPO just one more mistake in their 'awkward teenage years' phase?

Facebook Marketing

May 18, 2012

Cale Helmer and 11 other people answered this question

What are some simple tips to ensure proper email etiquette?

Here is the order I try to follow:
Organize Information in logical categories
Choose an appropriate sequence
Use clear transitioning
Make Supporting points come alive
Limit details to the essentials
Use language listeners/readers can easily understand
Cheers more

Email Campaigns

Email Etiquette

Email Marketing

May 17, 2012

Cale Helmer and 5 other people answered this question

If I was over payed on my bonus am I required to pay it back?

Perception is certainly something to consider in this situation. Unlike your actual paycheck, a bonus is not mandatory i.e. it's within the company's discretion to award or remove. By not paying it back or at least verifying if it's accurate you run the risk of ... more

Human Resources

May 17, 2012

Cale Helmer recommends this answer by John McCoy

How do you prepare for future fights?

Unfortunately fights, in one form or another, are inevitable. When diplomacy fails and the business battle ensues, these are my strategies:
- Get out of the way: If it’s not your fight, steer clear and get out of the “flack zone”. Distance yourself from the ... more

General Management

Human Resources

May 14, 2012

Cale Helmer and 4 other people answered this question

What are the best times to tweet during the day?

I believe one key factor we're missing is that Customers are also seeking out this information through unsolicited means. They take advantage of the 'Discover' function on Twitter when they're looking for information, so regardless of time zones and days of the week you should ... more

May 14, 2012

Cale Helmer and 12 other people answered this question

If you had an extra hour in a day, what would you do with it?

I would use it to complain that there's still not enough hours in the day!

Time Management

May 14, 2012

Cale Helmer and 2 other people answered this question

Why we are still complaining about "companies" not teams?

In short, the Company represents a generic face that people can easily visualize and relate to in contrast to a group of individuals. 'Wal-Mart, McDonalds, Apple, Microsoft'. As you read these words you most likely either envision their logos or equate their names back to ... more

Human Resources

May 14, 2012

Cale Helmer and 6 other people answered this question

What is the best way to give employee feedback verbal or written?

Hello Tekle and thanks for asking this question.
Quite simply stated, both approaches are necessary to ensure your message is delivered, understood and acted upon. There's an old saying that states "If it wasn't written down, it didn't happen." It's critical to provide/ deliver formal ... more

Human Resources

Employee Feedback

May 14, 2012

Cale Helmer recommends this answer by Gail Wallace

How do you sell the value of adding internet service to a small business when they don't see a need?

Selling Internet service does not necessarily mean they need to have a webhsite which may be beyond their marketing budget. However, a case can be made for being able to see industry trends, what competitors are doing to grow and how they are selling their ... more

Internet Service

May 14, 2012

Cale Helmer asked a question

Do social media contests promote brand awareness & loyalty or simply tease customers?

Brand Awareness

Customer Loyalty

May 9, 2012

Cale Helmer and 11 other people answered this question

What techniques do you use to get your lost customers back?

Good morning Adele. I’d start off by asking the question....why did you lose them in the first place? Was it a price issue? A product concern or was it people driven i.e. Customer Service, personality conflict, etc?
If you have the ability to send out ... more

Customer Service

Customer Loyalty

May 8, 2012

Cale Helmer and 9 other people answered this question

Do you see advantages to hiring bicultural people?

Good morning Alex.
Hiring candidates with rich social and bicultural backgrounds can add a new level of performance to your teams, but so can hiring a mono-cultural candidate that has travelled or been raised to respect and appreciate other cultures/traditions.
I come from a stereo-typical ... more

Human Resources

Bicultural Employees

Hiring Practices

May 7, 2012

Cale Helmer and 8 other people answered this question

Does sales training really fail?

Hi Norman. Thanks for asking this question.
I think the easiest way to asnwer this is to simply say 'Yes'. But that wouldn't be fair, so let's shift our response and say 'Yes....but......'
It might even be better to ask 'Why' does Sales training fail? ... more

Sales Management

April 19, 2012

Cale Helmer recommends this answer by Brian MacIver

Should data trump 'gut feeling' in sales? Should historical buying behaviours and attitudes weigh more heavily on marketing instead of statistics?

As a Sales Manager, I need both. "Gut Feeling" or more exactly Intuition
or "Savvy" is a part of the Job, BUT you have to balance it with Data (information).
Is it working,
is it changing,
is it getting better?
The Effective Sales Manager would ... more

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