In my previous post, The Secret to Hosting a Great Marketing Event, I shared a story about hosting learning-format events as an entrepreneur. I then posed several questions for consideration that event producers wrestle with. Each of these questions (and many more) must be considered; however, I suggested that one of the questions took precedence […]
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Working as early-stage entrepreneurs with a startup, my co-founders and I decided on an “educate to sell” approach to attract attention to our brand and grow our market. Our company and the solutions we provided were called “disruptive” by some and we wrestled with how to position what we offered with client needs. We hosted […]
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There’s a scripture that reads, in part, “that by small and simple things are great things brought to pass.” (The full passage in context is highlighted here.) This principle applies to many things in life where consistent, concentrated, daily effort yields measurable results. Becoming proficient as a musician or an athlete, learning to write well […]
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I’m often asked how I built a Twitter following of over 100,000 people. That’s a simple question and my answer usually is, “It’s a sign of a misspent youth.” The real answer is that building followers takes time and comes via trial and error, researching, posting and engaging with others on Twitter. Consistently, the follow-up […]
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A challenge for any kid playing little league sports is a desire to be nearest the ball in play. Getting your hands, or feet, on the ball becomes the overwhelming drive. It’s part of the strategy, right? Look, the player with the ball gets the attention – they score the points, they get tackled, they […]
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In Dutch there’s a saying, “Hij praat veel maar hij zegt noit wat!” Translation = “He talks a lot, but never says anything!” I’m in a quandary and don’t know what I should do about it. On Twitter I’ve got a few followers who mention me by name daily, sometimes even multiple times a day, but they […]
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A friend and I had the chance to catch up over lunch last week and I’m so glad that we did. She recently started working in a new position that was created for her based on my recommendation to both the company in creating the position and to her in suggesting that she was the […]
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For a long time I’ve joked that I would only follow a diet if it somehow included Nutella as part of the diet plan. Well, like Doc in Back to The Future I’ve DONE IT! I’ve found a way and I want to share it with you! More than just the smoothie recipe though you really […]
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I’m not usually one who reviews apps on my blog. I try to be more profound then that, but this time I just gotta give a shout-out to an app that blew my socks off on our recent family road trip – Glympse. It’s a great little app to use that gives anyone you share […]
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