Skills
Seth Godin’s most recent book, Linchpin (amazon affiliate link) is a great motivational read for leaders looking to re-inspire themselves or their teams. Godin posits that each of us are artists and that there is a new way to go about how we create and deliver our art. My overall rating is 4 out of [...]
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I’ve joined the international movement known as Likemind. Jeff Larche of Digital Solid has invited me to co-host the Milwaukee group and I’m excited for what’s to come. We’ll be gathering on the third Friday of every month at Rochambo Coffee and Tea House on Brady Street in Milwaukee. The get togethers will feature great [...]
I’ve spent the last two months working on my transition from Typepad to WordPress. The process has been part of my hiatus from blogging as I regroup and redefine the purpose of my personal blog. I’ve also updated the feed to point from typepad to the new site so we’ll see if this works.
I received an advance copy of Paul Gillin's new book Secrets of Social Media Marketing in October. I've finally gotten the chance to dive into this work and have been very pleased with the well written and very instructive material. I'm in the process of developing and launching a social media program at Aurora Health [...]
David Armano was live twittering the ID Strategy Conference yesterday and sent out an interesting quote that has been rolling around in my head for a few days. I think the quote can be attributed to John Seeley Brown "We're moving from authority based teaching to peer based learning. This is THE shift in education. [...]
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It’s been a whirlwind end to 2007 and beginning to 2008. I’ve changed jobs and added another gig to my plate. I’ve joined the team at Beneath the Brand as a contributing blogger. I got to know the landscape in December and plan to get rolling for 2008. It has taken me away from the [...]
Risk is a constant conversation piece when marketers discuss experimentation, innovation and "stepping out of the box". Mike Moran has a nice article over at Adage.com that speaks to the point. Seth Godin and a multitude of other marketing gurus espouse the same point. To innovate we need to experiment. The digital space creates an [...]
I’ve been considering expanding my education to include a Masters Degree. As a business person I have naturally been inclined to pursue and MBA. I work in the digital marketing department of a full service agency so I’m exposed to many business instances where the principles and strategy provided by and MBA could easily be [...]
I was working on some paperwork and I came across a question that made me pause. It asked my wife’s employment information. Technically, she doesn’t have an employer. She doesn’t have a job where she goes to the office, work, etc. She does have a job though, a very important one at that. She’s a [...]
I’ve consumed some very interesting recommendations on presentation skills in the last couple of days. Seth Godin has reposted on how to properly use powerpoint. It’s excellent information if you’re planning on presenting, pitching or speaking in the near future. Seth challenges us to prepare and match visuals with speaking points rather than using powerpoint [...]