5 Fatal Social Media Selling Mistakes

I spent several years in Sales Management roles in Corporate Healthcare and the lessons I learned have helped me in my professional and personal life. Yet, let’s face it the mere mention of sales makes many people cringe. Even the dictionary defines it in ways that leave you feeling in need of a hot soapy [...]

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 [...]

140 Characters from Darkness to Light

Image via Wikipedia Regret clings to my soul like cobwebs in a dusty attic. It seems that all that is left of me are memories of what was as hope drains from my heart leaving me empty and lifeless. With head bowed and shoulders intent on  greeting each other in sorrow, I sigh deeply and [...]

March of the Illiterati in E Flat

Written by Karen D.  Swim Two weeks ago, my Grandmother retired her old school TV Antenna for a digital converter box. If the FCC had not mandated that the US switch to digital on June 12th, my Gran would have kept using the rabbit ears. In the world of early adopters one might say my [...]

Five in the Morning

Image by uberculture via Flickr Written by Karen D. Swim When Steve Woodruff gave me the opportunity to get in on the ground floor opportunity of the Five in the Morning franchise, I didn’t hesitate to say “count me in!” Of course  I then realized that his famous Five in the Morning posts really were [...]