Some thoughts on time management

I am not going to talk about brand management, social media, digital communications or any of the usual topics today. Instead, let’s talk about time. Your time. And to make things quick, I’ve decided to do it all on video rather than force you to read another BrandBuilder dissertation. If the video doesn’t work, here’s [...]

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A note to speakers

I was fortunate to spend the better part of 36 hours in Coeur D’Alene, ID this week to talk to a roomful of very enthusiastic folks about Social media, and it got me thinking: With all that yapping some of us do onstage, more often than not, true dialog tends to get lost in shuffle. [...]

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What silly words say about the people who use them.

Evidently, some “experts” still refer to Social and Mobile as “emerging” media. Um, no. Stop. Watch this video by Loic Lemeur and pay particular attention to the second half. He catches an interesting semantic flaw in an otherwise interesting report he outlines in his video. If the link doesn’t open, watch the video here, and [...]

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11 Things Bette Davis had to say about Social Media… kinduv.

I kind of dig Bette Davis. When you look at her body of work, you notice that she rarely took the safe roles. Her performances were more nuanced than other actresses or her time. Grittier. She went out on a limb every time she stepped in front of the camera, and I dig that about [...]

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Another 11 Little Secrets

I was inspired by my friend Chris Penn’s “11 Little Secrets” post this morning to come up with my own list here and encourage you all to do the same on your own blogs. It’s always interesting to see what makes people tick, especially if their little secrets can be helpful to someone else. The [...]

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