Do you have a small business or idea for a startup? I own and operate a small business and also launched a start up venture last year with my business partners called GroupTable. Let me tell you from first hand experience that growing a small business, especially a technology venture in the current economic climate…
I’ve always enjoyed reading inspirational or thought provoking books when I have the time. I’m kind of a geek at heart and love learning about history, ancient philosophers and other wise men throughout the centuries whose names have lived on and words have remained relevant long after their time. One such person is Sun Tzu,…
Mashable just published an article stating that facebook is now valued at $6.5 billion dollars. That’s more than CBS, Discovery Communications, and Macy’s. Mashable’s article was in response to a report released by the New York times which articulated that fb employees were allowed to unload their stocks at $14.77 a share giving them a $6.5…
Recently I’ve been viewing a lot of resumes and talking with a lot of recent college grads looking for jobs. Lots of the resumes I see are dull and unimpressive. Even many designer resumes I’ve reviewed have been bland with no personality. It really made me think about how helpful engaging in social media can…
We’re in the midst of the worst economy since the great depression. People are getting laid off or fired everyday and thousands of college graduates (and millions of others) across the country are struggling to find a job. With that said why in the world would I choose to quit my job now? Allow me…
Over the last two years I’ve won the Joust Business plan competition for two different ventures. In 2007 my business partner Scott Wall and I presented our niche real estate publication for lease purchase properties and took first place winning $5,000. Then in 2008 I won again presenting GroupTable with another business partner Carl Henderson…
Social Media Marketing can be a powerful way to grow your business if done correctly. Forrester Research, a top technology and market research company recently published an excellent report explaining Sponsored Conversations and how to integrate them into your social media strategy and marketing plan to grow your business. The Forrester report is typically $749,…
Rumor has it that a new innovative social media site and nano-blogging software is growing extremely quickly and according to it’s numbers is poised to surpass and overtake twitter within several months. It’s name…Flutter Obviously this is a joke….The video does pokes fun at some real issues though. For instance what’s next in the realm…
I had to make a post to give props to our design & marketing team at IZEA for releasing a new version of IZEA.com. The new interface allows for so much more informative content and looks great! By visiting IZEA’s site you can view an awesome case study on IZEA’s social media campaign for Kmart…
So many people have ideas for ventures they feel would succeed. They keep these ideas in the back of their mind and think that one day they may find the time or money to actually launch it. This will rarely ever happen….Great things may come to those who wait, but are left over from those…