You guessed it: I’m selling out. OK, maybe that’s a little over the top. But I am planning on moving over to WordPress.org in the next month or two so I can start monetizing my efforts here (you can’t do it on WordPress.com). After all, one of the reasons I started this blog was to [...]
Just when I thought the most ridiculous corporate speak at been reached with “thought leadership” and “functional silos,” Bruce unveils this treasure: ‘Thought Partners’ Read his post, then come back here, knowing I have given you an official invitation to be a thought partner on Brett’s Blog. Cuz I can’t think on my own. We’re [...]
Just when I thought the most ridiculous corporate speak at been reached with “thought leadership” and “functional silos,” Bruce unveils this treasure: ‘Thought Partners’ Read his post, then come back here, knowing I have given you an official invitation to be a thought partner on Brett’s Blog. Cuz I can’t think on my own. We’re [...]
Growth (in life, business, the stock market, blog traffic, etc.) is not a simple, straight journey from point A to point B. There are peaks and valleys. Ups and downs. The ebb and flow. Growth is not a straight line. Because of that simple truth, it takes a little perspective and a lot of faith [...]
It’s way too easy and way too common for sales and marketing to be seen as the same thing. After all, marketing and all its tactics are only as effective as the sales they drive. And sales can only be produced when interest and introductions can be driven by marketing. But too many of us [...]
Years ago, when I worked at AdvoCare, Donna Cash made a statement that has stuck with me ever since. Donna was certainly no computer whiz, but she had an attitude about what computers could do that should drive every business model. “If you can think it, a computer can do it.” Simple (many programmers [...]
Just being busy doesn’t make you productive. Just being productive doesn’t make you effective. Just being effective doesn’t make you successful. Just being successful doesn’t make you a leader. Too many people think erroneously somewhere in the midst of the misconceptions listed above. Success requires leadership, but it does not produce leadership. Leadership requires vision, [...]
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The way you feel about your customers says a lot about how you feel about your current niche. Simplicity Rules says it much better than I can here. It’s easy to think your clients don’t know what’s hip, what’s acceptable, what’s “real” design, what’s “real” marketing. It’s easy to think down on them for not [...]
I read this post by David and it got me thinking: It’s too dang hard to keep up the Joneses of marketing and business. Every time I turn around, there’s a new tactic, tool, software, myth – SOMETHING that’s better than anything else before it. It’s happening at almost a daily rate. And it makes [...]
