Jun 11, 2009; Category: Business, Communication, Marketing, Video, Zeitgeist; Tags: Humor, Seth Godin, Zeitgeist; No Comments
I read Seth Godin’s blog almost daily, and check out just about anything else the man has to say in print or on video. I don’t always agree with him, but he always makes me think. The other day, he shared a video on his blog that showed people dancing at a concert, and how
May 14, 2009; Category: Business, Marketing, Zeitgeist; Tags: Business, Economy, Humor, Zeitgeist; One Comment
Fairy tales were fun when we were little. The dastardly, selfish, and conniving were always punished. Meanwhile, handsome, brave, pure-hearted princes or tailors hooked up with beautiful, pure-hearted princesses (or beautiful, pure-hearted commoners) and lived happily ever after, often after some help from a fairy godmother or some other magical being. Unfortunately, too many small
May 9, 2009; Category: Blogging, Business, Communication, Marketing; Tags: Blogging, Business, Humor, Marketing; No Comments
Recently, a post by Mike Dougherty of Network Solutions alerted me to the existence of the Small Business Fairy. Actually, he said she doesn’t exist, but we tracked her down and interviewed her about her job and how she helps small businesses be successful. How did you become the Small Business Fairy? Well, like most
Apr 26, 2009; Category: Blogging; Tags: Blogging, Humor, Seth Godin; No Comments
Other than the name’s deliberate similarity (I freely admit to link-baiting), Six SICMA has absolutely nothing to do with the Six Sigma management process developed by Motorola engineers and subsequently adopted by hundreds of corporations in the 90′s. On the other hand, maybe it does, just a little. Six Sigma was meant to ensure quality
Apr 16, 2009; Category: Blogging, Communication, Marketing; Tags: Humor, Local Search, SEO; One Comment
When we implement a blog for a client, it feels a little like we just delivered one of those little Easter chickens (the ones that drop jelly beans as they walk). As delivered, the blog is ready to go, but the bloggers have to load them up with jelly beans, wind them up, send them
Mar 27, 2009; Category: Communication, Design/Development, Marketing, Video; Tags: Design/Development, Humor, Usability; No Comments
This short video is a wonderful parody about how the design process too often works; or doesn’t work. It demonstrates what happens when design is not valued or recognized as a means of clearly communicating the central or primary message. If you’ve been a designer for any length of time, you’ve found yourself in a
Mar 6, 2009; Category: Blogging, Business, Marketing; Tags: Blogging, Change, Humor; 4 Comments
Last week we posted 7 reasons for businesses to blog. We’re big supporters of blogging as a low-cost, high-effect means for companies to engage their market. But we recognize not for everyone is cut out to be a blogger. If any of the statements below apply to you, you probably should not blog, at least