You are browsing the archives of 2008 May.

Bernie Taupin writes lyrics for Elton John. They cranked out an astounding number of unforgettable pop tunes during the ’70’s and ’80’s that still sound great today. Taupin’s lyrics tended to be a little surreal and idiosyncratic, but boy, there were times when he could touch your heart. Take Your Song, Elton John’s breakthrough hit […]

Hi there, thought I’d try to kill two birds with one stone by trying a new format for Words for Nerds and playing around with Survey Monkey at the same time. (Please let me know if the survey link doesn’t work - thanks.)
Today’s Word for Nerds is glower. Not too tough a word, but tricky.
The […]

How a Brown Box Can Destroy Your Business — Marketing is more than words on paper.
Cluetrain on the Wrong Track — Let’s remain civil in corporate conversation.
What I Learned from My First Sales Mentor — Hope it helps you, too!
Rules of Business Relationships — An 8-part series for SMB sales organizations.

Do Business and Cartoons Mix? […]

Where is this whole business blog thing headed? Four years from now, will every company have a blog? Will blogs be a memory, replaced by ten waves of hot new technological marketing tools? What do you think??
I asked my crackerjack WordPress developer and collaborator Lara Kulpa to join me in a co-authored post on the […]

We are all victims of financial pornography. Mainstream media does a horrible job of explaining what’s going on in the economy, why it’s happening, what the impact will be, and what’s likely to happen next.
The is bad news for investors (and that includes anybody with a 401(k) or similar retirement plan) and non-investors alike. How […]