As a business professional one of the worst offenses you can commit is to use the wrong word in a business setting. It makes you look uninformed and unintelligent, and undermines your position. So I have once again gathered more words that are easily confused and misused so you will not fall into the trap … Read more
It is that time of year once again. It is that frustrating time of year again, it is that bewildering time of year again, Yes, you guessed it, it is business gift giving time of year. This is a virtual mine field that must be navigated every year by every business owner and it is … Read more
In today’s world there are more ways to offend someone than you can keep track off. So what’s a person to do? Well, there is nothing to do but tread as carefully as you can and be as smart as you can. So if you are in the business of marketing this can be a … Read more
Something has happened out there in the marketing and advertising world. I cannot put my finger on when it happened, but happened it has. The inanimate has become animate and the person has become secondary (more on this in Friday’s Post). So what has caused this great shift? Where the person is merely a supporting … Read more
This is not going to be a long post today because I am too irritated to even type. The Oxford English Dictionary has just added 203 new words for 2019. You can see the list online but frankly, I wouldn’t bother. It is filled with words that have been in use for decades: ancestory, auditorily, … Read more
Have a plan. You should have a plan. What you need, is a plan. You should make a plan. All you need is a plan. Do you have a plan? It is said that “A goal without a plan is just a wish” (Antoine De Saint-Exupery). But is that really true?? Rick Riordan, author of … Read more
This is another question I get asked quite often. It usually comes right on the heels of “Oh alright, I‘ll do a blog!” Honestly, I think you are all making this much harder on yourselves than it needs it be. I have one client who has a very specific arena he deals in, let’s say … Read more
I am often asked the secret to maintaining effective, smooth, productive and long-lasting relationships with my clients, many of which have spanned across careers let alone companies. My answer is, it doesn’t just happen, you have to work at it. If any company wants to establish and preserve a smooth relationship with its clients, it … Read more
Well, I have received over 700 comments to date on my original blog of the same name. This tells me that this is a very sought after and needed topic to be discussed in perhaps more detail than I first did. So one of the questions I get a lot asks me what platform I … Read more
Who doesn’t love a good story? Well, no one really. I mean if the answer was no one loved a good story, then there would be no books, no magazines, no movies, etc. Everyone love’s a good story. And that’s why it is important to tell a good story when you are interacting with potential … Read more
