Email users worldwide will send and receive upward of 281 billion emails per day in 2018 – a figure expected to hit 333 billion per day in the next five years. With an ever growing array of social media communications technologies cropping up from all directions you may be thinking the old fashioned sales email has gone the way of … Continued
This week I attended the PASBA Conference (Professional Association of Small Business Accountants) in Las Vegas. Apex HCM sponsored, exhibited and presented a session during the conference. We also co-hosted a cocktail party with one of our HCM partners, Kotapay. The room was packed and everyone had a great time. I particularly enjoyed the opportunity to get out of my … Continued
Healthcare reform and its effects on employers, employees and the payroll software and services field have been a matter of much discussion – and confusion – over the past few years. Adding the confusion is speculation over just how President Trump’s repeal-and-replace effort ultimately will impact the Obama administration’s Affordable Care Act. Though “Obamacare”, as it’s widely known, has not … Continued
This week Apex published our latest white paper entitled, “The New Revenue Engine for Payroll Service Bureaus.” This research paper explores the rapidly growing trend of traditional payroll service bureaus shifting to a broader revenue model of providing new technology and human capital management (HCM) services. While I am proud of our research, I must say that I am more proud … Continued
Last week, we published a blog post outlining details of the five top social media sites for payroll software and service bureaus and other B2B marketers. But a social media presence can be something of a double-edged sword. After all, while 71 percent of consumers who have positive experiences with a brand on social media are likely to recommend, those … Continued
If you think that social media is only effective for companies promoting products and services to consumers, think again. When used effectively, it can prove a gold mine for business-to-business marketers, including payroll software and service bureaus. In fact, research shows that a full 83 percent of B2B marketers use social media, making it the most common B2B marketing tactic. … Continued
Few phrases strike fear and loathing in the hearts of sales reps more than “cold calling”. In fact, more than 40% of salespeople consider prospecting – particularly via cold-calling – the most challenging part of their work. And with good reason. Consider these statistics: Reaching a prospects requires 8 to 18 cold call attempts. 80% of sales require five … Continued
Earlier this month, Apex HCM headed to the Big Easy and celebrated our 10th anniversary with our customers at the Apex Align 2018 Conference in New Orleans. Much has changed over the past decade since a dedicated group of industry veterans set out to disrupt the payroll software industry and founded Apex HCM. I am tremendously proud of what the … Continued
Clinical laboratory giant Quest Diagnostics learned the hard way when a criminally shrewd manager swiped $1.2 million from the company via bogus expense invoices. A Delaware school district took a $150,000 hit when its finance director padded his own paycheck for eight years. And a Washington, DC postal worker netted himself $40,000 in unearned wages by fabricating a claim that … Continued
Once upon a time, a company payroll department’s one and only function was to make sure that all employees were paid correctly and on time – and with good reason. A recent survey by the American Payroll Association (APA) revealed that 66 percent of Americans would experience financial difficulty if their paychecks were delayed by just one week. But while … Continued