Yesterday morning, as I prepared to leave my house for the office, I brewed a cup of coffee into one of my favorite travel mugs. This wasn’t just any morning… It was the first day back at the office after New Years, so I think you’ll agree that it was important to be properly caffeinated. […]
There’s an old saying that goes “The early bird may get the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese.” Anyone who has ever suggested a revolutionary new idea knows just how hard those get slapped down, but then six months later someone else suggests basically the same concept and it is then met with […]
A number of years ago, friend and mentor Jeffrey Gitomer shared a stellar story of YES! Attitude by way of his granddaughter Morgan. The whole family is out to breakfast one morning and when Morgan reaches across the table for an item, she knocks over a full glass of orange juice. Rather then cower or cry, Morgan throws her […]
Master marketer, social media maestro, and wine geek Gary Vaynerchuk released his latest book last week — Jab, Jab, Jab, Right-Hook is a study in case studies of real, measurable, and remarkable response and results from integrated marketing efforts. Distilled to its essence, Gary’s primary point is that you Give, Give, Give FIRST (jabs) and […]
I recently had a chance to “ketchup” with Mike Rudd — The Hot Dog Extraordinaire — via Skype interview, and we spent about 30 minutes discussing Mike’s new book “When Can I Ketchup and Find My Hot Dog Stand” which is available on Amazon NOW, but you can get the Kindle version free if you […]
For every Garbage Pail Kids there are twenty Trash Can Tykes. For every Pet Rock there are fifty Boulder Buddies. For every Candy Crush there are one hundred Sweets Smashers. You’ve probably been sitting in front of the television and all of a sudden a commercial comes on pitching some product that made you poke the […]
I’m on record with several groups of people on what I think the next big thing in social media will be, and in my opinion the next “big” thing will be small. I think people will grow weary of vast networks of “Friends” and “Connections” that aren’t really personal friends (Facebook) nor true business connections […]