Category Archives: Lessons Learned

4 Things You Should Focus on Instead of Closing Your A Round

Matt Given — March 16, 2017 Follow @intelivideomatt— March 16, 2017 It’s the end of Q1 and your Series A hasn’t landed yet. GOOD. For many of you entrepreneurs out there, as you turned the page from 2016 to 2017, raising a series A Round may have been near or at the very top of … Continue reading 4 Things You Should Focus on Instead of Closing Your A Round →

Lessons in Stumbling and Set-Backs… from the Big Top

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Julie Winkle Giulioni — March 9, 2017 Follow @julie_wg— March 9, 2017 I recently attended a stage production of Circus 1903, a variety show featuring turn-of-the-century circus acts. The audience enjoyed heart-stopping performances from high-wire artists, aerialists, contortionists, and acrobats from around the world. (While this isn’t intended to be a review, I can highly … Continue reading Lessons in Stumbling and Set-Backs… from the Big Top →

What Your Small Business Can Learn From Big Business in the New Year

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Kaitlyn Hammond — January 17, 2017 — January 17, 2017 The New Year offers the opportunity to analyze your current business practices and consider ways to improve the status quo. One strategy small business owners can utilize is looking at the latest big business trends, and evaluating which can help their companies succeed in 2017. … Continue reading What Your Small Business Can Learn From Big Business in the New Year →

My first CES: What I saw, learned and questioned

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The Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas isn’t just for gadgetheads. Contributor Laurie Keith shares her first impressions of the tech show and what marketers can take away from it. Laurie Keith on January 13, 2017 Last week, I attended the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas for the first time. I work in … Continue reading My first CES: What I saw, learned and questioned →

Napoleon Hill’s Masterful Lesson on Making Quick and Definite Decisions

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Frank Rumbauskas — December 23, 2016 Follow @FrankRumbauskas— December 23, 2016 I don’t keep it a secret that I credit Napoleon Hill with all of my success; in fact, I re-read his master work The Law of Success 3-4 times each year and learn something new each time. If you’re not familiar with that book, … Continue reading Napoleon Hill’s Masterful Lesson on Making Quick and Definite Decisions →

The 15 Most Important Lessons I’ve Learned in Creative Work

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Asher Rumack — December 15, 2016 — December 15, 2016 If you’re in a field where either the people or the work you’re producing are labeled “creative,” you likely signed up to create meaningful, fulfilling experiences. And if you’re idealistic like me, you may even say you’re here to bring beauty into the world. Yet … Continue reading The 15 Most Important Lessons I’ve Learned in Creative Work →

Lessons Learned From Amazon’s Marketing Personalization

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Amrit Kirpalani — December 1, 2016 Follow @amritkirpalani— December 1, 2016 How Amazon is using market Personalization It is no secret that Amazon is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to marketing personalization. Amazon dominates the e-commerce market because of its ability to personalize content to each individual across the entire customer … Continue reading Lessons Learned From Amazon’s Marketing Personalization →

Lessons learned from Black Friday and Cyber Monday: Retailers must be open to change

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Look at how consumers really feel about Black Friday and take their sentiments into account for your rest-of-the-season marketing. Columnist John Donnelly III shares social media insights related to the annual brick-and-mortar mainstay. John Donnelly III on November 29, 2016 at 11:06 am It’s almost hard to remember at this point, but it wasn’t long … Continue reading Lessons learned from Black Friday and Cyber Monday: Retailers must be open to change →

What Being Locked in a Room for 48 Hours with High-Level Entrepreneurs Taught Me

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John Nemo — November 22, 2016 Follow @JohnNemoPR— November 22, 2016 Here’s the unvarnished truth about what it takes to be a high-level, ultra successful entrepreneur or business owner. It was not the answer I expected, but I have no doubt it would have made my parents smile. I’d just emerged from an incredible 48 … Continue reading What Being Locked in a Room for 48 Hours with High-Level Entrepreneurs Taught Me →

LION Learnings #2 – Make Sure Your Side Door Looks Great

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Scott Barnett — November 11, 2016 Follow @scottabarnett— November 11, 2016 The side door challenge is the requirement that individual posts be as compelling as the publisher’s home page. Many publishers get links to their site from social media sites, which link directly to an individual post. Unfortunately, the bounce rate for readers who arrive … Continue reading LION Learnings #2 – Make Sure Your Side Door Looks Great →