Posts Tagged ‘Columbus’
Human Business Teams for Events: Taste of L.A Catering
Well now. Apparently yesterday’s post on Human Business Teams, and what is now formerly known as TasteCasting, created a firestorm of comments and debate on the nature of reviews and disclosure. Lots of people chimed in and the discussion continues to be productive. If you’re interested in seeing how all that panned out, click the link [...]
Read This PostHow Serendipity Works
Serendipity seems to happen in business much more than it used to. Why? There are folks like you and I using social media tools that have increased the frequency of serendipity. Yet it’s still one of the hardest things to explain to business folks. There’s no “serendipity metric.” There probably never will be either. Sometimes things [...]
Read This PostQuick Updates on Social Business Strategies
I feel like I haven’t really been keeping you up-to-date on what’s happening at Social Business Strategies. For the sake of time, I’ll just let the video do the talking. Okay? I often struggle with what I write here. On one hand, I feel like what I’m working on – from a business standpoint, in [...]
Read This PostHow the Happy Sandbox is Changing Business
It’s been interesting to see how the economy of the past two years has caused paradigm shifts in the way business is working. Even two years ago, companies seemed focused on merely surviving in the sandbox, full of staunch competitors. Entrepreneurs, account folks and business developers were forced to wear smiles, sign NDAs and keep secrets [...]
Read This Post15 Reasons Why You Should Go See To Kill a Mockingbird
A lot of folks give me service about doing so many locally-focused blog posts. I get that. I’m supposed to “think global.” Whatever. For some posts, I’ll continue to “think local.” That’s me. That’s my blog. Okay? I live in and love Columbus, Ohio. My town and the people in it are important to me. [...]
Read This PostViral Marketing – How Grove City Makes It Effective & Low Tech
With all of the new, shiny bells and whistles, I’ve noticed that we are all guilty of getting hung up on the power that technology now lends us. I know I’m guilty of this. I’ll bet you might be too. It seems that recently, marketers are especially prone to getting stuck on the tools. Stuck. [...]
Read This PostRun Dash for Donation – Lindsay’s Story
Today I met Kathy Harrington and had the chance to learn about Lindsay’s story. If you want to understand why I’m running Dash for Donation, and why I believe this is important, please watch this video. It’s a little over 6 minutes in length and I think it’s important that you watch the whole story: [...]
Read This PostA Slight Change in the Branding Panel for the Ohio Growth Summit
The Ohio Growth Summit kicks off bright and early tomorrow at the Small Business Development Center at Columbus State Community College. Please be aware, we’ve had a slight change in plans. Ben Blanquera will not be able to join us for the discussion. Ben has used his personal brand to found Columbus TechLife, and has [...]
Read This PostRunning Dash for Donation to Get You to Donate Life
When you go to renew your driver’s license, do you say “yes” to becoming an organ donor? It’s a hard truth to face. Saying “yes” to that question means considering the idea that someday, something tragic might happen that could end your time in this world. No one likes thinking about that. But, in the [...]
Read This PostOhio Growth Summit – Meet Your BIG Personal Brand Panelists
For the past few months, I’ve had the privilege of partnering with Mike Bowers and Tonya Wilson, of the SBDC, on building out content for some of the event sessions Ohio-based small business entrepreneurs will partake in at this years Ohio Growth Summit. The event takes place June 9th in Columbus, Ohio at the Columbus [...]
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