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It’s the Holidays, Take a Break! 15 Signs You May Be Addicted to Technology

12/24/201212/01/2015Blog, humor, non-profit, small business, Social MediaBlack Friday, blogging, Christmas, Communications, connection, Facebook, gaming, Holiday, IPhone, Social Media, technology, Telephone, Thanksgiving, transportation, YouTube

Our generation doesn’t ring the doorbell, they text or call to say they’re outside.

As much as we are seeing Black Friday bleed into Thanksgiving Thursdays, Christmas is still, thankfully, a day when MOST businesses are closed… Maybe WE need to “close,” too. Are you guilty? Ok, admit it… do you have any (or all) of these signs of technology addiction?

Why Consumers DO Buy Rather Than Why They SHOULD Buy.

12/01/201212/01/2015Blog, leadership, management, marketing, non-profit, small businessAffinity Marketing, blogging, business, Communications, connection, Consulting, Consumer, corporate marketing, customer loyalty, customer service, david ogilvy, Education and Training, entrepreneur, Facebook, good fortune, LinkedIn, Marketing, marketing department, productivity, recognition, retail, Sales, Small business, Social Media, twitter, wonderment

What I learned in a hurry about working in Marketing is that one side is about convincing the buyer they want or need your product or service, the other side of the coin is about convincing the seller they need to market their product or service.

On Thanksgiving: I’m Thankful for Modern Technology

11/22/201211/24/2015Blog, leadership, management, marketing, non-profit, small business, Social Mediablogging, business, Communications, connection, customer loyalty, Education and Training, entrepreneur, Facebook, gaming, Giving Thanks: The Gifts of Gratitude, Gratitude, IBM, Isaac Asimov, LinkedIn, Marketing, morale, North Carolina, personal referrals, productivity, Quora, recognition, retail, Small business, Social Media, Social network, success, technology, Thanksgiving, twitter, United States

It has been an amazing journey of personal and business growth for me these last few years.

I remember in 3rd grade (a million years ago!), reading a short story of the future by Isaac Asimov – unfortunately I can’t remember the title – in which there were children sitting at the kitchen table in front of a computer monitor taking school lessons.

I remember so clearly looking at that picture and thinking I hope I live long enough to see that come to be. You have to realize that at that time IBM’s computers filled entire rooms, there were no cell phones, no answering machines, no video games, color TV was just emerging, and central air conditioning was a modern convenience, so the concept of the story seemed so, so far away….

Entrepreneurs Only Sleep When the “Baby” Sleeps

10/25/201208/27/2017Blog, leadership, small businessbusiness, Coffee, entrepreneur, Facebook, focus, Home, Infant, inspiration, LinkedIn, small business owners, Social Media, success

I now know that having a baby was a fantastic analogy and training for entrepreneurship. The joy the prospect of success your own business brings you …

Never Put all Your Marketing Eggs in Just One Basket

10/23/2012Blog, marketing, non-profit, retail, small business, Social Mediablog, boomers, business, Content, current promotions, eggs in one basket, Facebook, Google, LinkedIn, Marketing, search engine rank, Small business, Social Media, stock decline, success, technology, time management, twitter, Web search engine, Website

All the recent social media changes and demands are making you a little more than nuts. You spend a lot of time learning how to stay up in edge rank, but they keep changing the rules. So what IS your foundation? What can you rely on for marketing your business? …

10 Ways to Kill Your Social Media

10/06/201202/27/2018marketing, non-profit, small businessboomers, business, customer loyalty, entrepreneur, Facebook, LinkedIn, Marketing, Sales, Small business, Social Media, time management, twitter

Small Businesses, and Non-profits, too, especially in the early stages, often plunge into marketing fast and furious only to give up almost as quickly. I hear it all the time when someone learns I make Read More