Yup, the economic news for the new year isn’t what any of us had hoped. U.S. unemployment held at just under 10%, but only because 661,000 workers have “removed themselves from the workforce”, a euphemism meaning they’ve given up looking for a job because they believe none are available. The picture’s not particularly brighter...
This has been bugging me ever since I first saw this. I figured maybe blogging about it would be cathartic. Watch: First off, let me say that I think this is an awesome program and I don’t mean to disparage it or the recipients of its services in any way. That said…listen again to...
I’ve been working for the past few weeks with sales trainers Alice Kemper and Nancy Bleeke on the launch of their new product, Sharpenz, which launched today. (Congrats, ladies!!!) As disclosure: yes, they’re clients; no, this post isn’t part of my consulting engagement with them – I just think they have a really cool...
I was working with a client recently on their marketing, and they told me that they had some great testimonials from their customers. When I reviewed them, I found a few of them were very, very strong, but many, while generally positive, didn’t really support my client’s core message. Even the ones that did...
Business.com is running a survey about how businesses are using social media. Survey participants get early access to the results to help benchmark social media efforts and are entered into a $2,000 drawing. Take the survey (Disclosure: I’m the Sales & Marketing Community Manager for Work.com, Business.com’s sister site. It’s a great place to...
It’s official. As of today, I’m no longer the Entrepreneurs Guide at About.com. I’ve got a short version for those who just want the essentials and a longer version for my friends and colleagues who want to know a little more about what’s going on. Just the Facts I started as the Entrepreneurs Guide...
