This past week Michele Santiago of the Society for Marketing Professional Services (SMPS) forwarded me the executive summary of the 2009 Marketing S&E Survey as released by the SMPS Foundation. Looking it over I found a wealth of information and I wanted to share the highlights with you. Also, with Michele’s permission, I have posted [...]
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Hermanisms: Writings of a Failure Expert
I was speaking at AIA Design DC this past week when I meet John Herman. After our brief conversation he handed me a copy of his latest book: Hermanisms: Axioms for Business & Life. Now most of you know that I am not the least bit cynical, but when someone gives you a free copy of [...]
Return the Favor
Has someone ever helped you to the point that you sat at your desk and tried to think up ways to return the favor? One such time happened for me in 2006 when a friend worked to get me on a team for a major project that resulted in an $800,000 contract from my company. [...]
Twitter’s Fundamental Flaw
A recent Sprint Nextel commercial included a brief glimpse into the world of Twitter. It depicted hundreds of little blue “Twitter birds” with small cell phone shaped text boxes above their heads. Looking at the group you could see that each bird was speaking a message towards their fellow blue friends. As the birds chirped they were creating a flurry of messages, yet each message was the same:
Money, Wealth, and Relationships
On his Wealth blog this week Kenneth Klabunde wrote a must read article entitled Redefining Wealth. In the article he defines the intersection of wealth and relationships: “Sustainable wealth requires resources and relationships. Resources include our skills, knowledge, money and property. Relationships give purpose for these resources, and provide additional resources to complement our own.” It is [...]
Why Network
I am often asked “Why should I network” during training sessions on Networking. It is a simple question with an answer that can change the way you interact with others and the way you live your life. Below is a summary of my answer, the powerful truth of why you should network… “Networking is about [...]
