I was conducting a small business marketing presentation today. During the presentation I indicated that the practitioners should be building their businesses using some form of video. I received “heavy sighs” and “rolled eyes”. One of the participants indicated that “everyone is saying we should be using video in our marketing but [...]

When I worked in the corporate world (think global corporation with 30,000 employees and a Board of Directors complete with an audit committee), this was the time of year when everyone in the enterprise received their final financial targets for the following fiscal quarter, as well as numbers for all of the next fiscal year. Bonus and incentive plans [...]

These days, business networking is getting a huge boost from online social-networking sites. Social media can enable small-business owners to reach hundreds, if not thousands of potential customers on the Internet. One of the fastest ways to build referrals and relationships on the Web is by using social networking to reconnect with the top people [...]

As I began to think about the new year (and it’s inevitable resolutions), I came across the following quote: Take advantage of every opportunity to practice your communication skills so that when important occasions arise, you will have the gift, the style, the sharpness, the clarity, and the emotions to affect other people. – Jim [...]