When I was young, I thought I had a billion totally cool and unique writing ideas and that if anyone heard about them before I could bring them to fruition, then I was screwed. My idea would be stolen, twisted into something different and wrong, sold to the masses for millions with nothing going to my ...
I like to go over to Enkay's blog several times a week to check out what he has to say. A post earlier this week on comment etiquette really got me thinking. Do manners matter when you're online? Should you still be polite and act with some modicum of decency in this vast black hole known as the ...
Are your clients stepping out on you? They've used your services. And they come back for more (maybe). But then they go to other people - what the hell?? How do you find out? - They slip up and tell you. - They don't slip up...they tell you on purpose. - You hear through the grapevine (colleagues, online communities, ...
In life, we make assumptions all the time. Even when we shouldn't. But you know what? In business, making assumptions is even worse! You can make a client feel stupid or clueless or crappy (insert a naughtier word here). Why the rant? When I went to pick up my son from my parent's house today ...
If you've seen an episode from Million Dollar Listing on the Bravo Channel, then you'll know exactly what I'm referring to. Yes, Chad, the boy-child real estate agent with a really bad Beatles haircut. If you want to know exactly how you should NOT deliver a quick elevator pitch when you're networking, then just listen to how ...
Back in June I mentioned that I needed to come up with a term for the type of writing I do. It's creative. But it's typically business related (real estate, mortgage and credit industries). I came up with a couple wacky names...but nothing has taken hold. I also mentioned that I know I need a ...
Your kid being sick too. It's bad enough when you feel icky. But add a sickie preschooler to the mix and it's all sorts of crappiness. We're a household of sickies. I'm surprised the dogs aren't sick. Back to the regularly scheduled blog on writing, marketing, business stuff galore soon. Real soon.
To me, this post falls along the lines of “common sense marketing” but really, there are a lot of people who know little to squatola about marketing. And that’s nothing wrong with that. Not everyone “gets” marketing.