A Different Kind of Sociability
Have you ever noticed that most customers tend to ignore people who work with the public, treating them like cogs in a machine unless the customers want to complain? Have you also noticed how most of...
View Article7 Steps to Avoid “Death by Powerpoint”
As I build PowerPoint presentations for myself or revise them for corporate speakers, here are the 7 steps I follow: 1. Begin with the end in mind. Do not begin by simply filling the first slide. As...
View Article4-Step Formula to Write an Ad That Gets Results
Do you need to write a promotional piece for your business? Begin this process by taking a look at an advertisement from your favorite publication. Really look at it. I know, your brain usually spots...
View ArticleSocial Media Trends: Will Your Old PC Become the New T. Rex?
Will that personal computer tethered to your desk soon become a Tyrannosaurus Rex? Well, maybe not so fast, but more people may be sharing a single device, sort of like the old landline in your home....
View ArticleA Computer as Clear as Glass
Do you remember the Compaq Portable? It was the first portable computer that was “IBM compatible” (which primarily meant that it didn’t come from Apple). Compaq sold 53,000 of these devices in 1983...
View ArticleA is for Aerobics
Were you the kind of kid in high school who was always picked last in gym class? I was. In fact, my team usually wanted to “trade” me to the other team. In that way, due to my lack of athleticism,...
View ArticleWhat is BYOD? (Bring Your Own Device to Work)
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could use your own smartphone or tablet at work to communicate with internal employees or external customers? Sure, at the time you were issued that then state-of-the-art...
View Article“Did You Hear the One About YOU?”: 10 Steps to Protect Your Reputation Online
Just because you don’t know about it, it doesn’t mean that people aren’t saying good (or bad) things about you and your business on the Internet. Follow these ten steps to protect your reputation...
View ArticleAn Admiral Way of Running a Meeting
In the United States alone, 11 million meetings will be held on any weekday. Professionals attend an average of 61.8 meetings per month. Research indicates that over 50 percent of meeting time is...
View ArticleHow to Sell When 97 Percent of Your Calls Now Go to Voicemail
Yes, 97 percent of all business calls now go to voicemail, according to sales strategist Jill Konrath. I yearn for the days in sales when I could actually talk on the phone with a person rather than...
View ArticleYour Facebook Page: What If You Build It and They Don’t Come?
Q: I created a Facebook page for our business. But now it’s just sitting there with hardly any fans. What should I do? First of all, congratulations! With over a billion users (that’s one of out...
View ArticleWill Writing a Book Make You Rich and Famous?
Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen delivered a workshop on what it takes to create a New York Times Bestsellers book. When you think of what typically goes into the delivery of a book – the writing,...
View ArticleRoll with Zimride: A Social Media Success Story
Do you make long, lonely and expensive daily commutes? Social media has placed a different twist on the concept of ride sharing. Using a familiar tool like Facebook in conjunction with a new website...
View ArticleCreating Your Social Media Policy: It Takes a Village
It is so close to another continent, vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin could have almost been describing this place when she said, “You can actually see Russia from land here in Alaska.” It’s...
View ArticlePrezi: A Presentation in the Cloud
Do you need to deliver a sales or marketing presentation using your laptop or computer, but want to be sure that your prospects or clients will still be awake at the end? For a dramatic impact on your...
View ArticleThree Questions to Ask Before Sending Any Email
According to the Radicati Group, the average number of emails sent and received per user per day is 115. That breaks down to 78 emails received and 37 emails sent. Of the emails received, 13 of them...
View ArticleElio: a Tricycle Built for Two
What has nearly 54,000 ‘likes’ on its Facebook page, even though it isn’t scheduled to hit the streets for yet another year? How would you like to drive a new car that costs $6,800 and gets up to 84...
View ArticleHow Social Networking Could Revolutionize Your Career
Beep-beep-beep. It was the sound of my alarm, waking me up in the darkness. I had forgotten to shut it off after an early appointment I had the previous day. As I silenced the alarm, and attempted to...
View ArticleSpring It! With Springpad
At its recent annual iPad event, Apple’s Tim Cook announced that there are more than 1 million applications in the Apple App Store. Starting with just 800 offerings in July 2008, these applications...
View ArticleConfessions of an iPhone Holdout
Do you own a smartphone? According to The Pew Research Center, 56% of American adults do. In fact, more people in this country now have and use a smartphone than the 95 million who have just a...
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