Don’t Run For Cover, Engage

If your company/brand is engaging customers through social media, blogging, video etc. it’s going to happen, especially if you are a well recognized brand. There is going to be some flak, some negative feedback, and what some would refer to as haters. So what do you do when negative feedback drops right in your lap? [Read More …]

Viral Thought: Back to Business

Back to business, no really back to business. I read back through some of my previous articles talking about focusing your blog, “just writing”, keeping on your content etc. etc. Then I realized that I seriously fail to practice what I preach. Slacker! It’s been a busy start to the year to say the least [Read More …]

Invest In Your Branding and Appearence… Please

Appearance and Branding, often the first thing a potential client or customer will come in contact with when being introduced to your product or service. It happens long before they walk through the front door or say hello to the person at the front desk. It includes brochures, signage, your website, company logo just about [Read More …]

How Would My Business Benefit From a Blog? 7 Reasons

The very reason for my somewhat infrequent posting is due to many business owners asking that very question, learning the answer and looking for help. Needless to say there are still probably quite a few out there whom do not yet have the answer but have heard about blogging and are interested in exploring it [Read More …]

Viral Thought: What is the New Year To You?

What does the New Year mean to you? Sure it probably means a long night ahead for some of us and for others it simply means closing out the books for the year past. The date changes on the calendar, but really it’s a day like any other. Why is it that so many seem [Read More …]

Viral Thought: The Bright Side of Failure

Nearing the end of 2008, happily self employed, considering expanding my business and plotting new ideas for the year ahead, I find myself reflecting on the journey behind me and start to see the bright side of failure. When I started what could probably be marked as my second business some four and a half [Read More …]

Social Media, Are You Feeling Overwhelmed?

My WordPress Blog updates my Twitter, which posts to my Facebook and updates my status and all of this is monitored by FriendFeed which also pulls in information from Vimeo, Lastfm, Flickr, YouTube etc, etc. If I don’t do all of this then I am not reaching everyone in my audience so where do we [Read More …]

Viral Thought: Writers Cramp?

Over thinking and over analyzing your writing tends to cause cramping, let it flow.