Amanda ClarkJune 5, 2015 In content marketing—as in life—you can never assume that people know what you want from them. Sure, you can sit around all day hoping for your kids to do the dishes or your husband to take out the trash, but more likely than not, you’re going to have to ask them … Continue reading Five Things Your Call to Action Desperately Needs
Nathan SikesJune 4, 2015 What Promotional Strategy Should You Be Using? According to Larry Page the mission for Google Search is to design the perfect search engine which “understands exactly what you mean and gives you back exactly what you want.” Whether it’s a website, image, video, or even an android app, Google Search is … Continue reading Promotional Strategy in 2015 Using Google Trends: What You Should Know
Anna ColibriJune 2, 2015 Workplaces are going to the dogs— and that’s a good thing! Leaving your pet behind at the start of your workday can be a bit heartbreaking. When your dog or cat gives you those sad eyes, what are you supposed to do? You’ve got to go to work, right? Well, there … Continue reading 5 Ways Animals Improve Workplace Productivity
Frank BocchinoJune 1, 2015 Some people (and businesses) often strive for the mundane and average because it’s safer and easier. Before you ask for exemplary efforts from your employees, your team, your managers, your partner, first ask yourself: “Do I really want that?”Everybody wants the best right? Wrong. We all have the ability to be … Continue reading Excellence? I Bet You Don’t Want It.
Leslie BrokawJune 1, 2015 Companies can benefit from the trend toward “collaborative consumption” through creative new approaches to defining and distributing their offerings. Not everyone wants to own all the products they use. Instead, “increasing numbers of consumers are paying to temporarily access or share products and services rather than buy or own them.” That’s … Continue reading The Untapped Potential Of Unused Capacities
Susan GilbertJune 1, 2015 Run Your Business More Efficiently With These Project Management Tools Monday Memos is a short list of the best finds across the internet to start your week off right. Today I have some project management resources to help you improve your schedule and efficiency. Here’s four links with tips and tricks … Continue reading Get Organized With These 4 Project Management Tools
Erika HashemiMay 31, 2015 What does the classic business pitch look like to you? I bet you’re envisioning a scenario similar to the following: a presenter in the front of the room, reading off an un-engaging slide deck, while the rest of the room looks on … uninformed and bored. What if you could make … Continue reading Take Your Next Meeting From Snooze To Stellar With These 3 Tips
Julia MellonMay 29, 2015 In the wake of the crisis, finance has been no stranger to disruptive forces. From an increased regulatory environment to the rapid pace of technological change, the financial world has weathered a perfect storm of disruption in short order. Nimble businesses dodging their own “Kodak moments” watch disruptors as signals for … Continue reading Mind the Disruptors
Alicia DoddMay 28, 2015 A few weeks back, I was sitting with a client who was ready to reach out via LinkedIn to an individual that he’d recently met, but wasn’t sure what to say when reaching out. I quickly brainstormed with him an appropriate message and voila, within seconds his request to Connect was … Continue reading KISS – Keep it Short + Simple
James ClearMay 24, 2015 In 2009, Fred Stutzman was a graduate student at the University of North Carolina and he was trying to grind out some important work on his thesis. But there was a problem. His favorite coffee shop, which had previously been a quiet sanctuary where he could escape distraction and get work … Continue reading How To Eliminate Procrastination (The Surprising Strategy One Man Used)
