Here’s news to help you in a constantly changing business environment, including online Halloween promotions for engaging customers, how to find prospects organically, tips for managing an under-performing remote worker and more.

1. Take Halloween promotions online — Retailers, restauranteurs and bar owners already reeling from the pandemic must face the scary fact that Halloween celebrations will be dramatically different this year. While many people are planning to skip festivities this year and overall Halloween spending is expected to be down slightly, there are still ways businesses can connect with their customers. Check out these 17 Halloween promotions to drive engagement with online contests, quizzes, polls and more.
2. How to find prospects (no ad spend required) — Work smarter not harder with these three tried-and-tested ways to organically connect with prospects.
3. Under-performing remote worker? Management practices need to keep up the reality of a remote workforce, including those who aren’t meeting expectations. Learn how to handle the situation with this 5-step management plan to help a remote employee who fails to perform.
4. Supply chain revelations gleaned from the pandemic — Covid-19 disrupted well-optimized supply chain flows. Now, businesses need to focus on building resilient supply chains and diversifying risks. Read about the 5 lessons businesses have learned about managing supply chains since the pandemic began.
5. Be more persuasive like RBG — Ruth Bader Ginsburg once said choosing the right words in the right order “could make an enormous difference in conveying an image or an idea.” Discover RBG’s three tips for making your writing more persuasive.

Thank you to our Friday Five sources: NBC News, National Retail Federation, Second Street Lab, Entrepreneur, Fast Company, Supply & Demand Chain Executive and Forbes.

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