I had breakfast earlier this week with Bug Labs CEO Peter Semmelhack, a friend who is passionate about empowering others to invent. He explained that his recent European travels underscored how apprenticeships remain a bigger part of life there versus the U.S.… Read the rest
Ever heard of the importance of being on time? Well, it’s perhaps more important to be on purpose.
It doesn’t matter whether it’s a one-on-one meeting, a presentation, a formal event, a passive observation or even a nap. Time and attention are scarce and their allocation can have compounding impact — positively or negatively.… Read the rest
One of my strengths as a marketer is my outward focus. I love to evangelize and sell the dream. I love to get out in front of crowds and cultivate inbound advocacy and love. I love driving thought leadership and building a stellar external reputation that greases the skids for products and services to achieve utmost market traction.… Read the rest
In the past week, I’ve emceed a major marketing conference and delivered feature presentations at three other events. Additionally, with Advertising Week in full effect, I’ve been on the receiving end of some of the best and worst presentations of my life.… Read the rest
I recently accepted an invitation to meet with the CMO of an Internet analytics firm for a briefing and demo of her company’s flagship dashboard product. It was interesting, but the demo and presentation flow had flaws that overshadowed promising aspects of the product.… Read the rest
