Love catchy business speak? Before your next meeting or presentation, make sure you aren't guilty of using one of these useless-- and annoying-- phrases. Years ago, I worked for a manager that was the poster child of buzzwords.
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Feed SubscriptionHow To Rock Social Media: 5 Tips From Nic Adler, Owner Of The Roxy
Nic Adler's blogged, tweeted, and Myspaced his way to keeping The Roxy, his 40-year-old music venue, fresh for its fans. As the social media landscape changes, here's how he's staying on top.
Read More »Why the Movie Industry Can’t Innovate
The movie industry has been consistently wrong in its claims that new platforms and channels would be the end of its business. Now it can't innovate, leading to SOPA. This year the movie industry made $30 billion (1/3 in the U.S
Read More »What’s an Entrepreneur? Best Answer Ever
This classic 25-word definition pares entrepreneurship to its essence and explains why it's so hard. And so addictive
Read More »U R What U Tweet: 5 Steps To A Better Personal Brand
If you take a look at the top 10 Twitter users you'll see a list of famous men and women, from Justin Bieber to Selena Gomez, who have used the popular platform to further expand their personal brands. Perhaps more interesting, however, is how everyday people are investing more time and energy into social networking for professional purposes. Just over a year ago, a local 16-year-old high school student emailed me out of the blue, proposing that he join me as a guest on a TV show I host.
Read More »4 Things Your Start-up Needs to Do This Year
If you're resolved to grow your business bigger and faster this year, take a lesson from my first entrepreneurial endeavor. I was recently reminded of my first entrepreneurial venture and thought that sharing some of the lessons would be a helpful way to start the new year
Read More »4 Things Your Start-up Needs to Do This Year
If you're resolved to grow your business bigger and faster this year, take a lesson from my first entrepreneurial endeavor. I was recently reminded of my first entrepreneurial venture and thought that sharing some of the lessons would be a helpful way to start the new year. One semester in college I won a fellowship that included a very small stipend to defray the cost of living in Washington, D.C., so I could be a congressional intern.
Read More »4 Things Your Start-up Needs to Do This Year
If you're resolved to grow your business bigger and faster this year, take a lesson from my first entrepreneurial endeavor. I was recently reminded of my first entrepreneurial venture and thought that sharing some of the lessons would be a helpful way to start the new year.
Read More »4 Great Motivational Videos for 2012
Need a little boost to get the year off to a strong start? Watch these short clips & you'll feel like taking on the world. In my role as the "mouthpiece" of the sales profession, I end up talking with a lot of successful salespeople.
Read More »4 Great Motivational Videos for 2012
Need a little boost to get the year off to a strong start? Watch these short clips & you'll feel like taking on the world.
Read More »4 Great Motivational Videos for 2012
Need a little boost to get the year off to a strong start? Watch these short clips & you'll feel like taking on the world. In my role as the "mouthpiece" of the sales profession, I end up talking with a lot of successful salespeople
Read More »4 Great Motivational Videos for 2012
Need a little boost to get the year off to a strong start? Watch these short clips & you'll feel like taking on the world.
Read More »5 Steps To Measure The ROI Of Digital Media Channels
Are you measuring the interplay and overall performance of your combined paid, earned, and owned digital media channels? Here's a 5-step process to discover which elements are driving the most value. Many marketers have worked hard in 2011 to develop appropriately customized ROI measures for social media
Read More »New Year’s Advice: Don’t Sell to Jerks
When you sell to people you truly can't stand, you make yourself less effective and hurt your sales growth. For the past week—the first I’ve had off since February 2007—I’ve been trying to decide how to best start out the new year
Read More »The Envy Effect, Part Two: How Friendly Competition Spurs Innovation
Think all the banter on Twitter and in blog comments is for naught? Here's how social envy and the competition of ideas it generates will lead to faster innovation
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