Archive of posts from August 2019

Daily Post #0628 • August 31 2019 • Narrative

What The World Beats Out Of You, Sets You Apart

Whether you’re a founder, designer, project manager or customer service rep, the world beats some things out of you.

Daily Post #0627 • August 30 2019 • Craft

Bigger VS Better

SurveyMonkey spent almost a billion dollars in three years, didn’t grow, and still posted losses. How come?

Daily Post #0626 • August 29 2019 • Experience

Bring Emotions To The Conversation

Ever heard someone say, “Check emotions in at the door”?

Daily Post #0625 • August 28 2019 • Craft

Paying The Best Rates Is A Losing Battle

We all know that trying to be the cheapest option in the marketplace isn’t a good strategy.

Daily Post #0624 • August 27 2019 • Experience

Will You Still Be Here Tomorrow?

Comments on most blogs are rarely all that interesting.

Daily Post #0623 • August 26 2019 • Experience

The Accidental Scammer

Can an internet scammer be so, accidentally?

Daily Post #0622 • August 25 2019 • Momentum

Good Boss Bad Boss

What’s the difference between having – or being – a good leader or a bad leader? A good manager or a bad manager? A good boss or a bad boss?

Daily Post #0621 • August 24 2019 • Experience

The Entrepreneur VS The Fool

I came across this quote today:

Daily Post #0620 • August 23 2019 • Experience

You’re Not Always The Expert

Young faces proclaiming the secrets to living well…

Daily Post #0619 • August 22 2019 • Momentum

The Day Got Messed Up

Oh, your day didn’t go so well?

Daily Post #0618 • August 21 2019 • Momentum

“I Have An Idea”

You have an idea, you say?

Daily Post #0617 • August 20 2019 • Experience

Client Mutual Respect

The holy grail in client relations, beyond advocacy, is deep mutual respect born of a long, fruitful and (mostly) successful partnership.

Daily Post #0616 • August 19 2019 • Momentum

More On Things That Last

Last February, we talked together about investing in things that last.

Daily Post #0615 • August 18 2019 • Craft

Proud Enough To Sign It

When you’re proud of something you’ve written, you sign it. When you’re proud of something you’ve drawn, you sign it.

Daily Post #0614 • August 17 2019 • Craft

Who’s Your Competition?

Let’s take a little look at who your competition really is:

Daily Post #0613 • August 16 2019 • Momentum

Progress Shouldn’t Slow You Down

How can making progress…slow you down?

Daily Post #0612 • August 15 2019 • Experience

The Reason You’re Scared

Years ago, a mentor many years my senior quipped that even great men still feel like little boys inside.

Daily Post #0611 • August 14 2019 • Momentum

The Scary World Of Business Growth Through Contraction

Growth by contraction? How does that work?

Daily Post #0610 • August 13 2019 • Experience

Your Customers Don’t Trust…Themselves

Your customers don’t trust themselves, not really… and that’s a big reason for lost sales.

Daily Post #0609 • August 12 2019 • Experience

The Little Things We Buy

There are lots of little things we buy online while shopping. Our customers are shopping for these things too. Do you have these in stock?

Daily Post #0608 • August 11 2019 • Experience

Your Customers Have Trust Issues

People don’t buy if they have trust issues. But those trust issues may not be with you. It may run deeper than that:

Daily Post #0607 • August 10 2019 • Experience

It’s Not About Which Platform You Like Best

“But I like using Facebook more than Twitter”, says the marketing person.

Daily Post #0606 • August 09 2019 • Experience

The Things That Don’t Matter, Matter

Happy customers need more than just your products.

Daily Post #0605 • August 08 2019 • Experience

The Problem With “Marketing Automation”

Marketing automation has a problem. 

Daily Post #0604 • August 07 2019 • Experience

On Doing The Obvious

I had a coupon in the mail for some free coffees at a local coffee place this week.

Daily Post #0603 • August 06 2019 • Experience

The Reason You Don’t Like Marketing

There’s a good reason why you don’t really like marketing as a cause-driven or sustainable business.

Daily Post #0602 • August 05 2019 • Craft

Your Cause-Driven Work Started As A Child

What did you do as a child that influenced your direction toward the work you to today?

Daily Post #0601 • August 04 2019 • Craft

Learning To Love Shoveling Dirt

Every member of a company with a cause eventually discovers ‘dirt’.

Daily Post #0600 • August 03 2019 • Experience

Out-Serving Your Competitors

Why don’t more company out-serve their competitors, instead of worrying about what the next ‘funnel’ is that they need to get more customers

Daily Post #0599 • August 02 2019 • Experience

Why You Got Complacent & Didn’t Notice ​

We all got complacent in our businesses. Maybe not today or yesterday, but some time, in some parts of our work.

Daily Post #0598 • August 01 2019 • Experience

Dog And Pony Marketing

When something is clearly articulated to meet my needs, I don’t need convincing.

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