From What I've Gathered
My New Face
Last week, I spent 4 days with business and organizational leaders from around the country. As often happens at these gatherings, I was asked “What do you do?” Over the last two years, I’ve been asked that same question repeatedly. And over the last two years, although my answers have always been true, they’ve been…
Will You Manage 2017, Or Will It Manage You?
Happy New Year! (I think I’m allowed to wish “Happy New Year” until January 31st 🙂 ). As I start this new year, my plan is to be more effective, more efficient, and more intentional. And I want to be available to help others be so as well. That’s why I’m sharing this fascinating article…
“Peace on Earth to those with whom God is pleased.”
In this season, as many around the world focus their attention to the Nativity, I thought the following blog post (originally posted by my client here) would serve as a blessing. It’s a simple reminder that God is indeed “pleased” with us. I’ve been thinking a lot about the concept of “favor” lately. It started…
Count Your Blessings
Hanging on the wall in our kitchen is a framed piece of artwork that has the saying “Count Your Blessings” across the top. Down the left-hand side are the numbers 1 through 10. There’s glass over the artwork, which allows us to use a dry erase marker to fill in 10 blessings at a time….
THE ESSENTIAL COMPONENTS FOR DEMAND GENERATION
Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of conducting Demand Generation Workshops for hundreds of marketers. These workshops are designed to be a “lab”, a place where marketers could learn about how to build an effective demand generation program, and then spend time applying what they learned to their respective companies. After the workshops, I…
Your Customers Need to Hear “I Love You” More Often
When consulting his clients on communicating with their customers, my dad, a career marketer likes to tell this story: A husband and wife were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary. Over breakfast, the wife asked her husband, “How come you don’t tell me you love me anymore?” The husband put down his newspaper, thought for a…