A tiny head start in access to this information gives you a huge advantage in the stock market,'Who' doesn't mean their resume, who means their attitudes and abilities and track record in shipping Gil Scott Heron's new album isn't free, but it's a gift,The only people who haven't gotten the memo are anxious helicopter parents, mass marketing colleges and traditional employers
Five months ago, I built a social network on Ning,It's much more likely you'll shoot for something too big and become overwhelmed Don't apologize at the beginning of the talk,The neat thing about the online world is that you are judged almost entirely by your actions, usually based on just your fingers
But if that action makes it worse, why do it?,If the first number is higher than the second, switch them And when your cable company or chiropractic clinic or consulting firm has a disappointed client, what about you? Really?,What could they do to make it less annoying? 100 little things, easy to do
We try to save time and money at the same time, and end up depersonalizing and commodifying what we do,Bravery often pays off, even if paying off is not your goal As marketers, you already see the problem,For two days in a row, I've talked about outbound marketing that doesn't feel like marketing
In radio operator lingo, you look for a strong signal to noise ratio,And in The Dip, I talk about the powerful benefits of quitting In the lingo of Nancy Reagan, Firefox is a gateway drug,Where as the magazine people just look for the next author to write the next article in the next magazine
How do you develop the trust and esteem you need in the third example? Sit with the team and jointly criticize other work,Hugh is a provocateur, a brilliant marketer and a nice guy Kodak created a billion dollar industry by giving people a tool to feed their nostalgia,Not as fast as you want, but faster than you could ever imagine
You're responsible to your community, to your customers, to your employees and to your art,Now, you can say 'Festivus' or 'There is no I in team This is the bookstore of the future, because it's not a business trying to maximize growth and ROI,Oh, wait, I can't show them to you because you have to buy something first
Trying say this to yourself: I have no problem acknowledging that you're unhappy, upset or even angry,We're in such a rush for convenience, sometimes we forget the market will pay for high def as well Of course, if you're that one person, you think it's not only fair, but appropriate and right,Your marketing and your sales pitch has to be so refined and focused that it works the first time, because you don't get a second time
In each case, the reality of the product means far less than what the brand represents,This is a great opportunity for marketers and others that want to engage with the public It involves making difficult choices and causing important things to get shipped out the door,No, we're not going to interact with customers your way merely because it's the only way you know
Steve Jobs is irrational about product design,Gifts have to be truly given, not given in anticipation of a repayment And five minutes of rocking would be enough, because it would be five minutes more than just about anyone else,Most of us want to believe that the choices we make will work out, that everything will be okay
A friend is someone who has interacted with you, or who knows your parents or reads your blog��someone with history,You have tickets to the Springsteen concert Frank Eliason gave up Tweeting for a day to share his thoughts with us as well,The chances that your effort will be rewarded with income in proportion to the time you put in are pretty low
The middle of the market is the home of Sinatra, Diamond, and Streisand,Your bet is that the wind will be right when it's time to sail Once you get this far, it's sort of a given that you're good at school,The opportunity instead is to provide leverage at the last possible moment in the buying cycle
