Posted on July 24, 2009
Photos of yourself will confront you with your true nature I admire photographers, in fact, many of my Facebook friends (and best friends) take photos for a living. Photos capture so much more than an image, they capture an emotional point in time with respect to humans. Recently, I stumbled across a few of …
Posted on July 22, 2009
Last December, the New York Times ran a side splitting story about people who send emails or texts while under the influence of alcohol (Drunk, and Dangerous, at the Keyboard). Funny, but true, we can wreck our lives over email if we’ve been drinking! In the study behind The Dirty Dozen Rules of Email Etiquette …
Posted on July 21, 2009
Another week on Twitter, more lessons learned. This edition of Twitter Tuesdays will feature an interview with an online marketing maven I’ve known since 2002, David Berkowitz (Director of Emerging Media and Client Strategy at 360i). He’s been online since the beginning and been through the various phases of web progressions (from Geocities 2 blogging …
Posted on July 20, 2009
Every year, I buy dozens and dozens of records that represent the annual crop of new music. By new music, I mean original-cool-indie or breakthrough (any genre twist will do). My search is bigger than just trolling for great songs — I'm looking for the spirit of the times. (Check out my 2008 picks.) The …
Posted on July 17, 2009
What’s the difference between Calamari and squid? Five bucks and branding! In other words, Calamari is widely more appealing (even to squeamish kids) than squid because of the image associated with it (crispy, delicious, etc.). When it comes to getting your next job or business partner, you must be appealing and desirable to land your …
Posted on July 14, 2009
Another whirlwind week of drinking out of the Twitter firehose. I’m continuing on with my focus on building an organic following on Twitter. Using the platform correctly takes time, as much or more so than blogging. The best time to Tweet (unless you use Tweetlater and never RT in real-time) is during the day. This …
Posted on July 13, 2009
To say the least, the world has changed in the last year for the meetings and conventions industry. The key buzzword these days is value. In other words, meetings need to deliver $$$$ value to their sponsors, hosts and attendees — hopefully in the quarter. This is one of the themes at the 2009 Meeting …
Posted on July 10, 2009
Here's an excerpt from one of my email training videos. It covers an important topic: Your bloated email database file. The more bloated it gets, the slower Outlook or Entourage runs. Get more information, and find out how to bring email training to your company at EmailAtoZ. Drop a few pounds of email every 90 …
Posted on July 7, 2009
Another seven days have gone by, giving me no shortage of Twitter-tips to share. I'm attracted to this space like I was attracted to streaming media in '97 and rich media ads in '01. I'm piling on the reading, research and use of the platform to fully comprehend the potential of microblogging. Thoughts: 1. …
Posted on July 5, 2009
This week's been another fantastic one! Each Sunday, I recollect the week's greatest hits and gets. It helps ground me in my quality of life, progress in it and focus on all that I have to be grateful for (and recharged by). The top experience of the week was my family dinner and fireworks …
