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 moreTell me a Story
It’s not personal, it’s just business. Everyone knows that phrase, made even more famous in the movie You’ve Got Mail. Let’s just really think about that phrase for a minute: It is not personal, it is just business. As Meg Ryan said in the movie, what does that even mean? Well to begin with let’s … Read moreIt’s Not Personal, it’s Just Business
I am a bit of a dinosaur. I like paper. And I like pen. I use a paper calendar. People send me invites to meetings, particularly my husband, which I find funny since he above all others knows I do not use an electronic calendar, but he continues to keep a Brad, Gail and Family … Read moreAlways Take Notes
There is a more artful way of saying what I mean here…be quiet, for one. Stop talking, shut up, you talk too much for other less artful examples. One of the best ways to express what I want to talk about today came from Rima Ports, an attorney friend of mine. She would use this … Read moreShut It!
Today’s post is going to be a quickie…. What happens when you have multiple balls in the air and you are NOT a professional juggler? Correct, you begin to drop the balls. So, while I have not yet dropped a ball, this post is going to suffer by being a tad bit shorter than my … Read moreToo Many Balls In The Air!
You know what I love? I love good marketing that can be conveyed in a glance or in a few words. Marketing that doesn’t take a lot of explaining and doesn’t take a lot of reading. I’ll give you some examples of some really good fast marketing: Now all three of these ads said very … Read moreMake Your Marketing Fast
This may just be my pet peeve, and I readily admit it at the outset. I think it stems from my years running a charity. I do know that ever since those days I am more particularly aware of it, It being my irrational over the top reaction when someone says they are going to … Read moreIf You Say Your Going To Do, Then Do It!!
I have been contacted by several attorneys who would like me to correct my previous blog about Copyright costs. They have all informed me that the amount that I quoted (less that ($1000) was only if one was to file for themselves which was akin to preforming dentistry on oneself or walking across the Grand … Read moreYou Paid For It Why Not Protect It Part 2
One of the great bafflements of my career is why a client hires a marketing company to come up with a logo or brand, then builds their business around this brand, but refuses to protect this brand legally. I have seen it happen time and time again. it is utterly astonishing to me a person … Read moreYou Paid For It, Why Not Protect It?
It drives me crazy to not only read the wrong word being used but to hear the wrong word being used. I know, it’s a small thing and I shouldn’t let it bother me, yet it does. The English language provides a multitudes of words to use in just about any situation imaginable, so for … Read moreUse The Correct Word, Please!
