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8 Tasks To Prepare You For Starting Your Own Business

Startup Professionals Musings

The cost of entry has never been lower, with new tools to create your own website , and free social media to get your message out everywhere. Make sure the name and trademarks you want are available, as well as web site address, social media tags, and any other intellectual property.

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5 Keys To Personalized Team And Customer Connections

Startup Professionals Musings

With interactive social media and video everywhere, everyone needs to feel they have a relationship with their leaders, and every brand needs leader personification for customers to relate. More meetings in your conference room won’t get to the truth as well as simply talking to people who interact with customers directly.

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8 Keys To Being A First Responder To Market Changes

Startup Professionals Musings

Unfortunately, in my role as business advisor , I don’t see the same response to more common weak signals , like the move to phone texting instead of voice, or politics invading social media. Establish and evaluate metrics at multiple levels. In addition to total sales, you need to look at categories and trends at lower levels.

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5 Team Engagement Principles Are Vital To Leadership

Startup Professionals Musings

With interactive social media and video everywhere, everyone needs to feel they have a relationship with their leaders, and every brand needs leader personification for customers to relate. More meetings in your conference room won’t get to the truth as well as simply talking to people who interact with customers directly.

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110K Tweets Per Minute, The Walking Dead, Nintendo TVii & More | AdAge Social TV Conference Recap

Tech Zulu Event

The West Coast biannual AdAge Social TV conference took place in Beverly Hills earlier this week. Elite media giants, agencies and brands flew in from around the country to discuss the rapidly changing and complex ecosystem evolving between the primitive television and social engagement union. As they say, stay tuned!

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Businesses Need Employee Engagement More Than Process

Startup Professionals Musings

With interactive social media and video everywhere, everyone needs to feel they have a relationship with their leaders, and every brand needs leader personification for customers to relate. More meetings in your conference room won’t get to the truth as well as simply talking to people who interact with customers directly.

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5 Engagement Principles Now Drive Business Leadership

Startup Professionals Musings

With interactive social media and video everywhere, everyone needs to feel they have a relationship with their leaders, and every brand needs leader personification for customers to relate. More meetings in your conference room won’t get to the truth as well as simply talking to people who interact with customers directly.