August. Often called the dog days of summer. A fairly ordinary month. Vacation winds down, kids go back to school. Summer is ending but fall is still a little way off. But this August is extraordinary. A good portion of genius and certainly excellence in any endeavor is to be able to recognize the extraordinary […]
It’s a self-canceling activity: A businessperson wandering the aisles of a trade show, eyes fixed on a glowing 4-inch screen and thumbing the “keyboard” of a smartphone. This little image leads us to a discussion of two sides of an important issue concerning Millennials, Gen-Xers, Baby Boomers and trade shows: Millennials and Gen-Xers need to […]
You want your customer loyalty program to be the talk of the industry, right? You want every blogger discussing what you did. After all, you want your 15 minutes of fame, and it’s a lot easier to get it when you’re piloting the Hindenburg than when you’re at the helm of a smoothly running business. […]
While the drama between mobster Al Capone and G-Man Elliot Ness have made for great television and movie drama over the years, it was garden-variety tax evasion convictions that put Capone behind bars. The relationship between the IRS and illegal activities has a long and glorious history and a new chapter is being played out […]
Being in business for yourself is tough. You strive to provide the best product and service to your clients, while still juggling the day-to-day activities of managing your company and having a life. And today, with all the changes occurring in technology, it seems you just get your arms around everything and then something new […]