In this day and age of passive-aggressive behavior and people generally not getting to the point about what they want, need or are trying to say, I was refreshed by something I saw at a holiday party. Even though the national unemployment numbers are coming back down, Steve Elkins wants a job. He made no
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Over the years I’ve been advised that I am “in a box” and “follow too many patterns” which makes me “boring.” OK, so in the spirit of breaking those patterns and slicing through the box (or boxes) I find myself in, I took the idea of breaking up my day with an event or activity
Our colleague and frequent contributor to this space, Wes Bates, recently changed industries and found himself at his new industry’s key trade show. He filed this report for us. Thanks, Wes. *************************** It has been a while since my last trade show- one year and nine months to be exact-and I am glad to get
Report from the Field: The Future of LTE Comes to Big D Read More »
It can happen to any of us and probably has happened to many business owners: somebody steals from your company, you get involved in a lawsuit, a product fails or your company is subject to takeover. When something like that happens, timing and urgency become major factors when a company chooses how to respond. So,
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Video and visuals have tremendous power on the internet, we have all heard that. But have you really tried to use video in your marketing? It isn’t really all that hard. In fact, the easier the approach you take, the more spontaneous and real it is going to appear. Let me just apologize here for
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As we all know, the spoken word has power. Hearing someone’s voice out loud and in person is half of a conversation–what real networking is all about. But when you can’t reach someone in person, we resort to using other tools. You are reading this blog right now as an alternative to being in the
Podcasts as an Outreach Read More »
On my way out the door this morning, I paused at the mirror in the hallway and asked by significant other “Do I look okay?” “If you are going to a client meeting, no.” She was right: the shirt and pants didn’t reflect how I should present myself to my client and to the audience
Do you look the part? Read More »
The other day I was in a meeting with a client who related a story about a conversation he had had with a prospect. My client works in a industry that includes brokers fronting for others doing the actual work. His prospect wanted to see the actual plant and meet the people who would be
Glass Boxes versus Black Boxes Read More »
Twitter has become the ubiquitous social media tool and…wait, did I really just use “ubiquitous” in a blog post? The use of Twitter and its fellow SM tools are still evolving. And is it really manly to tweet? Seriously, with all the noise being generated by SM, how much of it is really being heard?
Fine-Tuning Twitter Read More »
What trade shows do as an outreach to your customers in far-flung convention centers, permanently installed demonstration centers do for them when they come to visit your site. If you haven’t considered a demonstration center for your company, it is really worth at least exploring as you fine-tune or invent your customer relationship process. While
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