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Don't Confuse Pricing And Revenue Strategies

Agency AdviceAug 2, 2011

Pricing is something you set and hope your clients pay. Revenue is more - and holds all the assumptions of your business model. Plan wisely. And don't confuse them.

Agency AdviceBusiness AdviceProduct Work

The Power of Words

Marketing & CommunicationsMay 24, 2011

Sticks and stones may never leave the legacy that words can - for better or worse. Here are some quick tips on how to leverage the power of words.

Marketing & CommunicationsBusiness Advice

The Impossible that's Possible

InsightsMay 18, 2011

What becomes possible, which may have felt impossible just moments before, because we respond to the needs around us?

InsightsBusiness Advice

Your WordPress Site: Five Lies Holding up your Launch

WordPressMay 16, 2011

When you get started with a Wordpress blog or site, it's easy to get overwhelmed with all the choices in front of you, and you might be tempted to believe one of these five lies.

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Presentation Challenges? Choose Passion

Marketing & CommunicationsApr 16, 2011

As you are preparing presentations you normally think about all the info you want to pass along. Instead, ponder what fuels your passion.

Marketing & Communications

Silence: The Power of the Pause

Agency AdviceApr 8, 2011

I'm an extrovert. I like to talk. Silence isn't natural to me. I think my opinions and ideas are important. But this can really be a challenge or obstacle if you're selling. Now truth be told - I've never held a role with the title that has \"Sales\" in the name. But as a person...

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Has Peer Pressure gotten a bum rap?

InsightsMar 31, 2011

The statistics on high school peer pressure are crazy. In California, laws are getting written up against bullying because it's become such a problem. Among parents, any discussion can get focused pretty quickly on negative peer pressure if your children are the right age. But is all peer pressure negative? Or has it gotten a...

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Are You to Blame for your Team's Productivity?

Agency AdviceMar 23, 2011

Sometimes team productivity is less about hard work and more about context. These three books and three suggestions may help you out.

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Singing (or Speaking) without Notes

Marketing & CommunicationsFeb 7, 2011

It doesn't matter if you're singing the national anthem or speaking to 10 people, here are 3 reasons why you need to remember your words.

Marketing & Communications

Discount Pricing for Early Registration isn't Helping

Agency AdviceFeb 7, 2011

I just finished the early registration process at Google for the Google I/O conference and soon you'll hear how fast it closed up. Two years ago it took 90 days to fill up all the spots. Last year it took 50 days. This morning registration was closed in one hour. Yes, 59 minutes. The registration...

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