Archive for December, 2007
« Previous EntriesGrades don’t matter as much as experience does
Sunday, December 23rd, 2007I bet the last thing you want to hear when you are coming out of college is that your grades will get your nowhere. In fact, as a night owl of both college and high school, I like to think that the hard work I put in to pull A’s was all worth it.
But I […]
Welcome Business Pundit readers!
Wednesday, December 19th, 2007A guest post I wrote for Business Pundit this week went live today. I have to thank Rob for presenting me to a new audience of business moguls and young leaders. If you haven’t seen the post, check it out and become a regular of Business Pundit like me. The post discusses a new breed […]
Chief officers make you or break you
Tuesday, December 18th, 2007I read a great article over at MarketingDeviant.com discussing the effect of bad chief officers.
I can’t emphasize enough how important I think it is to surround yourself with quality, motivated people–especially in a startup situation where your few employees are led by that strong support of the chief officers. CEOs cannot make any calls based […]
Syncing Social Updates: Using Twitter with Facebook and Pownce Syncing
Monday, December 17th, 2007Twitter has the hype. Competitors like Pownce are springing up to offer more, but it’s hard to beat a simple 140-character messaging service. It’s simple.
Marketers and public relations professionals have embraced the service and seen how useful it can be to connect with publics. Some analysts champion it as the best new opt-in direct marketing […]
Threadless.com uses a retail location to build brand love
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007If you are not familiar with Threadless.com, they make shirts. Unlike most companies who choose their designs based upon focus testing and select influential parties, Threadless uses the crowd.
Similar to SnorgTees.com, Threadless accepts user-submitted designs. They use a public rating system to determine what shirts to print; therefore, they let the crowd run their product […]
