When it comes to Disney World, I’ve just one thing to say – they’ve got this thing figured out! After spending a week there on vacation with my family recently, I came back tired yet awe-struck at the megabrand that is Disney! We overpaid for things and stood in long lines, but who cares, we…
Ok, so maybe not literally 3 seconds, but it’s close. Your customers or potentials are bombarded with thousands of messages everyday and let’s face it, they’re overwhelmed. Today’s information sharing age is rigorous and shows no signs of slowing. Forget about reading, people are glancing at things and you only have seconds to make a…
Let’s be honest, if you’re like me, the idea of social media was scary at first. I mean, it’s one thing to publish a website, but it’s another to create an online presence that draws in people you don’t know and invite them to chat among themselves while you listen in. Of social media I often hear,…
“People love romance.” I saw this quote in a recent ad for People magazine and I have to say, I agree. We all want to see the heroine swept off her feet by the ruggedly handsome hero, risking life and limb, to rescue her and win her heart forever. We get lost in 800 page trilogies that pull us…
I’m a talker. That’s a surprise to some, but not to most. But my daughter, a thriving kindergartener, puts me to shame. As soon as she opens the car door, it starts. Talking 100 words per minute, I know who did what to whom, who spilled milk in the lunchroom, who got into trouble – I know…
If you ask many small business owners what business they’re in, they will tell you simply what they do. ‘I build websites’ or ‘I distribute promotional goods.’ While these statements are true, you only have a few seconds to make an impression and those statements, in no way, give prospects any reason to pursue the conversation further. I find these…
Some of my most treasured moments are the times when I watch my daughter pretend play. Of course she has dolls and talking games, but it’s those times that she picks the simplest things and turn them into something magical. As I sat at my computer to work, she found a bag of orphaned crayons and spread them onto the…
Being that buying a new box of  crayons on a weekly basis has become the new norm in my household, I’ve taken the time to ask myself a question. Are all crayons created equal? To the average crayon user, the answer would probably be yes – a crayon is a crayon, right? Well, not exactly. You…
Despite the fact that there are hundreds of broken, partially wrapped crayons lurking in the nooks and crannies of my house, my daughter insists on buying a new box of crayons every time we go to Target. Now, I know that all those crayons back at home stuffed in the sofa cushions are perfectly capable of  getting…