Notes from the field.
Occasional thoughts on relationships, deal-making, and what it actually takes to move technology and marketing companies forward.
He hits the nail on the head..not just about advertising, but about real life
http://adage.com/article/digitalnext/polish-real/231392/ The premise of this blog post goes way behind advertising….people want REAL in every interaction they are a part of…..the sooner we either realize this, or get back to doi…
Recruiting and Marketing…an interesting take
URL: http://www.recruitingblogs.com/profiles/blog/show?id=50… I never really thought of recruiting and marketing being so closely tied together, but the author of the post draws a very unique connection….he might be on to s…
Gratitude As A Business Strategy | Fast Company
Gratitude As A Business Strategy | Fast Company. Who would have thought it right? Saying Thank You as a strategy to grow your business. Valuing your customers. Being grateful for what you have vs. complaining about what you don’t ! Sounds l…
Should Talent and Character be enough?
I have been going back and forth this past week about talent vs. Job specs and how skewed the decision making process has become. When I was lucky enough to partner up with The AlphaMan and recruit for VC backed start-up companies in The Va…
The Next 40 Days and Why
For the next 40 days I have decided to go on a “fast” from twitter,facebook, etc. I know some might be wondering why, some might not care,some might even say good riddance. In any event I just wanted to put down in words what has been going…
Wow…Never really thought of it that way….You can hate on him if you want to , but this is powerful stuff….
URL: http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2011/11/idolize_bill_gates_not_… Kudos to the author for writing the blog in the link below. I am probably like many of you who never really looked at things in this way….but when I do it really…
This really and truly says it all…….
URL: http://shop.holstee.com/pages/about I have to give credit to the Holstee guys for coming up with a MANIFESTO that we should all be able to not only relate to, but strive to live every single day… Kudos to those guys for putting t…
Do yourself a favor…..
URL: http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2011/10/the-mat… Seth Godin really knows how to put things in perspective…..another great read from his blog.. See this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/a1excu
Why is PIXAR so great at what they do? Read and you will catch a glimpse
http://www.fastcodesign.com/1665008/the-inside-secrets-to-pixa… Pixar is a company long admired for what they do and the successes they have had. Everything they do seems to turn to gold. How do they do it….most of what the…
This is relevant for anyone having to garner someone else’s attention
URL: http://www.prdaily.com/Main/Articles/9716.aspx Here are some great tips from the PR industry about getting someone’s attention in this otherwise crazy world….. You can apply these strategies when doing any kind of communicating&#…