Archive for January, 2009
There is no Law in the ‘Law’ of Attraction
Laws are not selective, unless you’re either rich, powerful, a celebrity , politically connected, or know someone who is when you break one. Gravity is a law. It works 100% of the time with no excuses whether you like it or not. In fact, you don’t have to buy a book or movie to see ...Read more.
Why Advertisers Have to Join the Social Media Conversation
Old school distraction advertising just doesn’t have the impact it used to …especially when used on new media. Even the New York times is chiming in on the failure of advertising on social media sites. As an avid participant in social networking and social media this concerns me only in that successful revenue models for ...Read more.
Lessons From Geese
Did you ever think geese had something to teach you? Today’s lesson is learning how to influence through watching our animal friends. Even more importantly, how to let others influence us and work together to get more out of less by contributing to and receiving from the community. If only we could get out of ...Read more.
The Power of Validation
It’s funny how one word can have two different meanings. If you watch at least a little of the video above you’ll see what I mean. The lesson in this short film is one I’ve preached for years – The most important thing you can ever do for another human being is to acknowledge them ...Read more.
Barack Obama’s Inaugural Influence
You may have heard that tomorrow there’s some inauguration thing going on. Apparently there’s been a little bit of news coverage on this event. Actually, there’s been more media coverage on Barack Obama’s inauguration than any other previous inauguration. In fact, tickets for the inauguration are going for thousands of dollars online. It seems that ...Read more.
How You Can Build a Brand as Strong as Cirque Du Soliel
In an upcoming post I’ll delve into the magnificence of “O,” one of the six Cirque Du Soleil resident shows in Las Vegas. But first I have to write a bit about how smart they are with their marketing and what you can learn from how they influence and use influencers to build their brand. ...Read more.
How Influential Are You With Yourself?
As the new year begins our hopes, dreams and goal setting flourish. …and then the year moves on. As time clicks by how strongly do you influence yourself to follow through with those hopes, dreams and goals? Most people don’t even set goals and the majority of those who do set them find it challenging ...Read more.
