Written by Karen D. Swim “There are times when silence has the loudest voice.” Leroy Brownlow The cool morning air hit my face quickly awakening my senses. I tilted my head to the sky searching in the clouds for answers. Turning down the volume in my head, quieting the thoughts that fought for my attention [...]
Little Lesons from a Big Speech
February 25, 2009 By 15 Comments
Written by Karen D. Swim Last night I watched the President of the United States deliver his first address to the joint session of Congress. This President was applauded for his brilliant marketing tactics during the election so I am always eager to listen and pick up lessons that will help me engage my customers. [...]
For Love or Money?
February 24, 2009 By 7 Comments
Written by Karen D. Swim William “Paul” Young is a writer and now thanks to viral word of marketing, and a little help from a friend he is a published best selling author. Young’s story is told in the February edition of Writer’s Digest and is aptly titled Cinderella Story. How many aspiring artists dream [...]
Caressing You Softly with My Song
February 20, 2009 By 7 Comments
Written by Karen D. Swim All week we have been examining the topic of self-promotion. Why this topic and why now? Image by vividBreeze via Flickr Why Self-Promotion? We can hire people to sell for us or we can partner with others to cross promote products and services but none of this replaces the need [...]
Sequins, Shimmies and Sasha
February 19, 2009 By 14 Comments
Written by Karen D. Swim Image via Wikipedia Dr. Christiane Northrup has one and recommends it to other women. Beyonce has one who made her own album. David Bowie’s is famous. Miley Cyrus shares the spotlight with hers. Mine has been the cure for my fear of self-promotion. Meet my alter ego, Sasha the sales [...]
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