From the monthly archives:

September 2009

You Are Worth Waiting For

September 29, 2009

The weather is getting cooler here in Mesa as we begin this new season.  I arrived here last October, so this is my one year mark, after having survived the first summer.
In fact, this is when Arizona starts to become great place to live every year.  The mild winter is worth spending 115F heat for [...]

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Giving Customers More Reasons to Talk About Your Business

September 23, 2009

Take a look at the picture below, guys at Boing Boing picked up an article and picture of a bookstore that converted church. 
This is brave, but certainly not boring.  A move like this will get people to talk more about an organization — you can do the same.

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First Step to Becoming an Agent of Change

September 21, 2009

It’s interesting as the football season arrives, all the guys at work start talking about it.  Suddenly, I am starting to connect with people whom I have seen before, yet never spoken with.  Now we have something in common and we’ll exchange a few words as we greet.
If you are an agent for change, you [...]

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FREE Marketing Idea

September 18, 2009

Take a look at this picture.  If your product or service is worth mentioning, people will spread it for you.  But if your product is only “good”, and not exceptional, it’ll only end up targeting the very middle of the population (who are good at ignoring your messages).
So why not create something worthwhile mentioning?

Mario’s Cafe [...]

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Phoenix Children’s Hospital Could Use Your Donation

September 17, 2009

This morning, I was listening to KTAR AM620 broadcast from PCH.  They’re asking for donations for kids with no insurance, emergency rooms and perhaps no parents.  Apparently, it costs them over $1 million yearly to provide care for those children.
If you’d like to be part of that, call 602-546-KIDS (5437).  They’ll take any amount of donation, [...]

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Tribes Q&A PDF from Seth Godin

September 15, 2009

I am excited to share this from PDF from Seth Godin.  The PDF will give you insights on leadership, creatvitity and imagination.  For example, here is an example from the Q&A:
Reacting is based on instinct and intuition.  Responding requires throughtfulness.  Initiating comes from imagination.  An atmosphere where people initiate can only come from a place where [...]

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Remembering 9/11 for Our Future Generations

September 11, 2009

What were you doing during September 11, 2001?  I was in Hawaii, attending college.  My roommates woke up me at 4:30am with loud TV news sound.  I came out and saw a headline on Fox News that said “America Under Attack”!  I could not believe that was happening live.  Who would have thought of that [...]

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Steve Job Returns, Announcing New iTune, iPhone OS and More

September 10, 2009

Here is an article from Boing Boing about the surprise appearance by Apple CEO Steve Jobs.  You know, I am always impressed with Apple.  Whenever Steve shows up, people tune in from all over the world to watch his commercial.  Do you know any other organizations that can do that?

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Adding Images to Your Blog

September 9, 2009

Every now and then, I get asked where people should go to look for images they can use for blogging. I’d like to share these resources with you today. Some will be paid, some are free.
If you Google “stock images” you’ll find plenty of resources.  Among many of them, my favorites are as follows;
Flickr.com – [...]

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If You Don’t Reward Everyone Your Ideas Will Spread Far and Wide

September 4, 2009

Here is a unique way to spread news about your business.  Read what Robert Paul Salon of Ahwautakee is doing.
They’re giving free haircuts for teachers.  Instead of blowing hundreds of dollars on advertising created by people who may only know a little about running effective ads, this act of service spreads news about the salon [...]

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