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Sales & Growth

Rebuilding After Layoffs: Why Freelancers Are the Bridge to Recovery

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Layoffs are hard. That’s not a controversial statement. It’s a shared reality across industries, especially in uncertain economic climates. For the individuals impacted, it’s life-changing. For leaders who remain, it’s sobering. But perhaps the most overlooked challenge comes after the headlines fade: figuring out how to keep the business moving with fewer hands on deck. That’s when the concept of rebuilding after layoffs becomes a real-time test of strategy, resilience, and flexibility.

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Tariffs, Tensions, and Talent: Navigating 2025

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When your supply chain gets taxed, your workforce doesn’t have to.


It started with an email.
Subject line: Urgent: Tariff Changes Affecting Your Shipment.
Your morning coffee suddenly tastes like despair. That container of widgets you’ve ordered for years? The duties just jumped from a manageable $2,000 to a migraine-inducing $12,000. And just like that, your budget has all the structural integrity of a wet paper bag.

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Power Target + FlexTal – a Game-Changing Partnership; Scaling Marketing Effortlessly

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In 2021, Adam Cain turned to a Slack forum to ask for advice on finding a freelancer to help with Marketing. Power Target, a leader in the energy sector, needed a way to scale their marketing efforts efficiently without the overhead of traditional hiring methods. With the energy industry’s fluctuating demand and the challenges of maintaining a full-time marketing team, Power Target turned to FlexTal.  

This case study examines how FlexTal helped Power Target triple its conversions, streamline marketing operations, and eliminate the time-consuming process of vetting and hiring talent.

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What Do Rotary Phones and Full-Time Hires Have In Common?

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Cell phones didn’t eradicate telephone calls, but when did you last use a rotary phone?

While companies continue to tighten their belts, lay people off, and cut full-time positions, the gig economy is growing. As a result, contractors and companies are finding the flexible talent model to be a sustainable approach to the current employment landscape.

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10 Steps To Rebound & Stay Positive After A Rejected Sales Pitch

You’ve spent time identifying your target customer. You’ve created an amazing presentation, then refined it and even added specific examples directed to the exact needs of this prospect. After practicing and practing, you delivered a perfect pitch. You’re confident you aced it.

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