Somebody should invent a seat belt that protects us from overwhelm as we careen through each day at the speed of change. Keeping up with the latest data, even in a limited area of interest is a huge challenge. That’s why we need cheat sheets: quick reference tools that keep us current. You are going …
I’m exploring horseback riding as a new hobby. On a recent trail ride, we picked it up into a trot. My instructor told me to let my horse find her “sweet spot”, advising that my ride would become much smoother in that gait. She then said, “By the way, your horse’s sweet spot happens to …
There’s nothing like being seen at your worst with a group of business compadres to cement friendships. I’m not referring to an outburst of anger or unruly behavior. I’m talking about being physically challenged to the point where you look like you’ve been used up, run over and then drowned. Team building at its finest …
It’s no secret, Social Media Marketing has changed the way businesses communicate with consumers and with one another. It’s said we are no longer in the age of B2C (Business to customer) or B2B (Business to Business) but what counts is it’s all P2P. (People to People) Just this week,I observed the power of social …
The other day, I was talking with a cousin who has spent considerable time tracing our family genealogy. He has traveled, etched tombstones, spent hours poring over archives and done an amazing job of unearthing details. All to document a very colorful family tree, which incidentally, now qualifies me for membership in the DAR (Daughters …
In a post earlier this week, I mentioned that we live in the most distracted culture in history. It’s hard to fathom the speed that information flies by and it shows no sign of slowing. For example, two years ago, Facebook users shared 684,478 pieces of content every 60 seconds. Currently, that number has exploded …
With No Signs of Slowing, the Data Keeps Growing Read More »
Have you hit a wall with your business, career or calling? In spite of clear vision, passion, long hours, persistence and tenacity, your spark just won’t seem to catch fire? If so, your story may be strangled under the overgrowth of media, messages and information that goes and grows, 24 hours a day, 7 days …
On a trip out west when I was a child, our family toured a mining company and I got a souvenir I kept for years. That piece of Fool’s gold fascinated me. It sparkled and had a shiny luster, historically leading many prospectors into a fruitless search for something elusive. That a was a lesson that …
Online Engagement: Pure Gold in a World of Baubles Read More »
Social Media Examiner just released the 2014 Social Media Marketing Industry Report. (You can access the report at no cost until May 30th.) Many of the statistics in the report come as no surprise, but a few caused me to sit up in my chair and make notes. It wasn’t surprising to read that FaceBook, …
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Memorial Day had its beginning in May of 1868, just three years after the Civil War ended, as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of those who died in battle and remember. Today, it evokes all kinds of thoughts and emotions for people. Remembering those who have gone before inspires me to …