The 8 dumbest business decisions: Mistakes they’d like to take back – MSN Money

via articles.moneycentral.msn.com This article highlights the 8 dumbest business decisions but also illuminates how easy it is to make logical decisions that make unarguably make good business sense today but fail to consider potential. No business should constantly live on the edge of risk but there should definitely be room to take risks. You can [...]

Social Media: Will the Free World Begin Charging Admission?

Image by jking89 via Flickr One of the early attractions of social media was the low barrier to entry. Basic access to all of the platforms was free and many services did not even have a premium option. The accessibility empowered small to medium sized businesses who had felt outspent in other areas of marketing [...]

Child’s Play?

I had a consultation with a small business owner who was looking for advice on reaching his market through social media. A trusted colleague had advised him to “find a kid 18 – 22 years old” to manage it. I suppressed a groan as I explained that unless the “kid” was a marketing professional that [...]

Rose Sky

Image by jah~ off n on via Flickr The sky blushed with soft shades of rose, clouds softly rolling in darkening the sun A heart that was heavy lifted as emotions floated on the wind, I exhaled and the sky blushed. Soft droplets of rain falling gently from the folds of lavender robes as a [...]

Rock it Out in the Key of You!

Image by EpicFireworks via Flickr Songs are often remade by multiple artists, from Ave Maria to Tainted Love, with each artist singing it in their key, their way. The song lyrics are the same but each artist takes the familiar and personalizes it with their style. On a teleconference last week, Tory Johnson shared that though there are [...]