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Robocalls- We won’t miss them!
We all get them, and almost universally hate them, the annoying call promoting some product or event that plays a recording or, even worse, speaks to you in a mechanical voice. Well, the FTC has enacted new rules and regulations…
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Dummies: A Reference for the Rest of Us!
Last week there was an Indy Christian Geeks lunch at my favorite coffee shop. During lunch, I had a special gift delivered from the good folks at Wiley Publishing (also here in Indianapolis!). The guys had some fun... snapping some…
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Single-Tasking Tools
Douglas Karr must have been tapping into my brain when he wrote How to Single-Task . I've been thinking a lot about this whole multi-tasking thing, about how constant hopping from tidbit to tidbit and doing more than one task…
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Consumers Do Not Buy Perfection Anymore
One of the most wonderful transformations that I believe social media has brought about is the destruction of the perfect brand. No longer do consumers expect perfection... but we do expect honesty, customer service, and fulfillment of any promises a…
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Social Media PR – Risks and Rewards
A number of years ago, I discovered the benefits of on-line PR as a way of extending exposure for my clients. In addition to submission to established news sites, I created my own site - Indy-Biz, as a way of…
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Twitter Brand Faux Pas
There's this one guy on Twitter who unfollows and follows me on what seems like a weekly basis. I think he believes that I'll suddenly follow him (since I haven't the last 27 times he's tried.). He must imagine that…
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Deadbeats on Display? Twitter – New AP Managment Tool
I was in a bad mood yesterday because I was chasing overdue invoices from three clients. I was grumpy, and needed to vent, so I put un an innocent comment ( well not so innocent) on Twitter. I asked: When…
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Judge Name Ideas From Audience’s Perspective
When judging naming ideas, keep in mind the real world experience, not the pseudo-experience of creative presentations. Here's the thing, when you say or show a name idea to someone with the intention of getting her buy-in or feedback, she…
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Looking for a Second Opinion? A Hundred?
There was quite a firestorm when I promoted utilizing crowdSPRING . Those in the design community who I respect so much though it was a bit hypocritical to appreciate crowdSPRING and other spec systems like 99designs , while advocating hiring…
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Forget Ideas: Why Felix Dennis Wrote the Only Honest Get-Rich Book
The get rich genre has produced more empty calories than a vending machine diet. These books tend to promise golden stairways to freedom built out of vision boards, positive affirmations, and the vague suggestion that you too can be a…