An Idea For Google+

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Never thought I’d be dishing out advice to Google. They have made a few hundred billion more than us, but sometimes you’re too close to something to see the changes it needs. So here’s my advice to the folks over at Google. Google+ should be converted to a business focused social media site. They should [...]

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Get Rich Quick!!!!!

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There are a million get rich quick schemes today. Everywhere you turn someone has an easy method to get rich. Not surprisingly, these schemes are all BS. There is no shortcut to success and wealth. There are proven paths to wealth, but they all require knowledge, planning and execution. Just like get rich quick schemes, [...]

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Decision Paralysis

January 9, 2012

Sometimes the most detrimental decision is no decision at all. It’s always important to evaluate all of the facts and resources available prior to making a decision, but you always come to the point where it’s time to $#!+ or get off the pot! Unfortunately, many businesses put off a decision completely because they’re afraid [...]

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99 Problems But A Pitch Ain’t One

September 28, 2011

I joined a kickball league with some friends. Two things you should know: 1.) When I say friends, I mean friends of friends of friends and my wife and mother-in-law, who are both quite athletic. 2.) I’m not very athletic, and trying to catch a wet, muddy rubber ball that’s just been booted by a [...]

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Leader or Follower?

September 6, 2011

When you started your company, did you model it after one of your competitors? When you launched your most recent ad campaign, did you read your competitors’ ads to see what features and benefits to stress? When you built your website, did you tell your developer to make it look like competitor A, B or [...]

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Cats And Dogs

August 17, 2011

The question is simple: Are you a cat person or a dog person?
Maybe your response is immediate. I grew up with dogs. Dogs are man’s best friend. I have and always will be a dog person.
Then the cat person next to you scowls. Really? You prefer an animal that licks its own butt and rolls [...]

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What Are You Consuming?

August 9, 2011

It’s the beginning of August, and we want to know what you’re reading, watching, playing or posting. If you just saw a movie, tell us what you liked about it, what they could have done better, why that director should win an award. Or if you read a good book, fiction or non-fiction, give us [...]

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The Magic Marker® School Bus

August 1, 2011

It’s the middle of the school year. You get the kids ready and watch from the window as they walk off to catch the bus. The big, yellow bus rolls down the street and comes to a stop at the end of your cove.
Well, it’s not entirely yellow. A big blue ad for First Local [...]

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What Are You Consuming?

July 6, 2011

It’s the first week of July, and we want to know what you’re reading, watching, playing or posting. If you just saw a movie, tell us what you liked about it, what they could have done better, why that director should win an award. Or if you read a good book, fiction or non-fiction, give [...]

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This Post May Be The Greatest Thing Ever

July 6, 2011

Zora Neal Hurston begins her book Their Eyes Were Watching God by saying, “Ships at a distance have every man’s wish on board.” Ms. Hurston, of course, is referring to “hype.”
Hype is the title to this post. Hype is why you clicked this link hoping or maybe even skeptical that you’d find something great. Hype [...]

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