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[New Ebook] Goodbye Engagement, Hello Services

In reviewing the sale materials at eight senior living companies, the concept of “connection,” “social,” or “engagement” was listed as the first or second highlight of each experience. All experiences - dining, programming, health services, salon,...

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A look into Alexa Smart Properties

Over the past ten years, the world has recognized the value of Amazon’s Echo voice assistant, more commonly known as Alexa. In addition to being a...

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Residents and Their Phones

Your Residents and Their Phones One time, when visiting a resident's apartment, they told me their phone wasn’t working anymore. It worked last...

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Staff Retention: The Unsung Hero of High Occupancy

A consistent and engaged staff is a fundamental component of a Senior Living community's ability to deliver an attractive environment for its...

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Why aren't we sharing?

Jessica works as an Activities Director, aka, Lifestyles/Engagement/Expressions Director. Why so many names for Activities? Anyway, Jessica is...

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Blue Cheese, Big Macs & Senior Living

McDonald's burgers and E-Myth principles vs. senior living and the lack of standards. Last week I went to McDonalds and had the best experience. I...

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Top 5 Worst Press Release Topics

To start with, I am not a PR person, I have little experience related to marketing and PR (other than owning companies) and I do not know the best...

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Look Who is Buying Tennis Balls on Amazon

Tennis Ball Basics I sometimes wonder what objects or gadgets around me might be used for something other than what they are intended for.

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Our Love letter to Carlton Senior Living

Cliche alert: Startups dream of finding a customer they can call a partner. A customer that understands the vision and wants to be part of the team.

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Carlton Senior Living Headcount Reduction via Contextual Alexa

Carlton Senior Living Headcount Reduction via Contextual Alexa

Speak2 is proud to share the case study below. Providing contextual context related to requests has been a goal in Senior Care for a long time. The...

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