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You're probably going to be watching a little football this Sunday right? Maybe you couldn't care less about the game, but are looking forward to the $5 million TV ads. Maybe, just maybe, you'd like to have your mortgage/rent and your car payments taken care of for a year. Sound good? All you have to do is play #SuperDuperBingo during the game.
Mistakes in business happen. We're human. Deal with it or learn from it. Your choice.
When is the last time you gave yourself a career checkup? Forbes has some good advice for those of you who look to move up the ladder as well as those of you who are looking to make a move.
There are gatekeepers in business, especially when it comes to sales. Typically gatekeepers are ones that control the budget. However, the business environment today is much different than it was years ago. Today, there are levels of gatekeepers and one of the most influential of them all is the researcher. Question is, how do you get in front of them?
Marketing, PR and advertising agencies are spark plugs. This is our function in the business world. Often times, we try and make what we do sound complicated and it makes us seem bloated. Times are changing. Simplification and convergence is happening. Sparking new ideas that drive business will remain a key part of our existence.
First impressions are everything and recently, there's been some chatter on the web about your writing and social media content being the stuff that creates a first impression. When it comes to leaders, this absolutely applies. Leaders need to be able to write in a manner that exudes leadership.
I'm quite the cynical guy. I'm not one to make bold predictions either. Combine those two attributes together and you get my annual 2014 social media no bullish*t predictions. Brace yourself. Your mind will be blown. Well, maybe not blow, but you'll probably nod quite a bit and chuckle.
I have much to be thankful for after a pretty decent year. While 2012 would be described as devasting, 2013 would be described as healing. In 2014, I'm looking to do a number of things. No big promises here. No big resolutions. Just some simple thinking about how to make my life even more enjoyable than it is right now.
