STAYING up to date on industry trends is imperative for a thriving business. So I always try to know which topics are top of mind, or what developments or issues people are facing, which can make it much easier to figure out where to focus my attention and resources. So some of the easy steps I used to take to follow the resources.

• Updates the news feed: I always customize my business’s feeds on Twitter, FACEBOOK, and Instagram so that I can easily scan the relevant and trending topics for that day.
• Subscribe to magazines: I always go for the magazines which are relevant to trending topics for my business requirement.
• Networking: Conferences, local networking events, training related to my business requirement I use to attend.
• Subscribe to Top Business Blogs: Blogs are also more of a review forum, so business blogs will provide me a layout of good vs. bad trends. They’ll take it one STEP further and GIVE me "How To's" on implementing the trend at the business without completely changing the system.