Email Campaigns for Success
Emails. Some businesses cringe at the thought of sending emails to their customer list. They’re afraid that their customers, like themselves, are so inundated with inbox messages that they’ll annoy the people they want to attract.
But emails are an …
Lead, Don’t Hunker Down
This is a time of opportunity, but it is not for the faint of heart. Is your organization competing in the market or is it competing internally? This last year three different organizations I was working with all had growth, …
The Beauty of Ugly
I just received a retail catalog in the mail. You know the kind – the one with trashy jewelry, unbecoming apparel, and Read More
Socially Speaking, How is Your Word of Mouth?
I recently spoke at the Brentwood Chamber Tech Strategies group about Social Networking. It’s interesting to talk to business owners and leaders about this phenom and their reluctance to embrace it. One attendee contacted me and asked that I speak …
Hope It Sticks
I was at my bank on Saturday. The teller invited me to go to a special online promotion at “theirwebsite.com/teller.” I noticed this “register to win” promotion was also printed on my deposit slip. So a couple days later I …
Change is Inevitable Progress is Optional
Change is often discouraged or debated in organizations until there are no other options, and sometimes at great calamity. Tom Neff, my mentor, taught me that organizations must embrace and plan for change by choosing progress instead of letting inevitable …
Who Broadcasts Your Business?
There is a dialogue going on, and if you are not part of it then you have no say in it. Staying out of the Social Network space is like prohibiting the use of the telephone. The real question is …
Pixar Wins With Up
Pixar has done it again! With great story tellers and consistent delivery, they have continued their movie success with Up.
No doubt, one of the reasons Pixar scores so high with their movies is that they are dedicated to creating …
Romance and Theater
The original design and intent of your business are important assets for your company. And it’s crucial that you don’t let the growth of your business squeeze out and overwrite your original design!
Years ago, Starbucks developers created a coffee …