Archive for May 2011
100 marketing stats that you outta check out, if you’re into that kind of thing
I’m not a huge stats, diagram, infographic type of guy. Just ask @gumboshowjoe, who regularly tries to get me to look at these charts so that I’ll be really, really sure that this social thing and that mobile thing are gonna be huge. I get it, I don’t need reams of data to tell me…
Read MoreMoving roller coasters or Thinking outside the box…from within your box
I heard this story recently from someone I respect a great deal and I just love it. To me it points to the power of creative thinking. My friend/mentor was running one of the larger amusement parks in the country and at one of their board meetings they were discussing strategies to increase the attendance…
Read MoreWhat’s on my iPad homescreen
Every once in a while I post a screen shot of my iPhone or iPad homescreens. I like being able to look back and see how my usage of certain apps has changed, but mostly I like to see what other people are doing with their devices, so please, share your homescreens! Some notables: I’ve…
Read MoreA pile of rocks ceases to be a rock when somebody contemplates it with the idea of a cathedral in mind
This past week I was at a board meeting for the Children’s Museum of Atlanta, Imagine IT. Amazing museum, if you haven’t taken your kids there, consider this my official recommendation! During the board meeting the executive director of the museum shared this quote: A pile of rocks ceases to be a rock when somebody…
Read MoreOn being a positive person…
I’m really never in a bad mood. Seriously. It’s odd, I know. And it probably sounds like a lie. I’m never depressed or down on my luck. I pretty much always see the glass half full, and it usually has something better in it than water. Obstacles are opportunities. Problems are challenges and opportunities to…
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