My company is booming. I’d like to say I’m one of the lucky ones – but thankfully, at least in the Salt Lake City region, I’m hearing the same from scores of other businesses too.
Entrepreneurial Contributions That Are Making A Difference, In The Wake Of The Storm
As the sun peeked through the clouds this morning and I felt the warmth through my kitchen window, my thoughts, like those of many others, turned to the 7 million people across the Eastern U.S. still without electricity because of Hurricane Sandy.
How To Protect Your Business From Copycats
In response to my article Bad Business: Indicted or Not You are Going to get Caught, a reader asked “What is the best way to protect my company from copycats?”
Forbes Post — Lessons In Growing A Brand: The Chinese Are Coming
A prominent trademark attorney in Salt Lake City, Nicholas D. Wells, provided me with some interesting information recently about the power of brands. Economists can argue about when China’s GDP will surpass the U.S. But for marketing types, Wells points out, the clearest indication of China’s growing economic power is not its raw GDP or import figures.
Forbes Post — Bad Business: Indicted Or Not, You Are Going To Get Caught
As a communications professional, I was particularly struck by Howard Sklar’s article this week, Six Reasons Why You’re Going To Get Caught. Howard talks about the dilemma of companies who catch an instance (or even a pattern) of bribery or illegal contract negotiation in their ranks.
Josh James to Join InsideSales.com Board of Directors
We were very excited to hear Josh James joined the Board of Directors of our client InsideSales.com today. James, founder and CEO of Domo, is the leader who founded and operated Omniture until its acquisition by Adobe for $1.8 billion.
Sad to See BYU’s The Daily Universe Go from Daily Print to Digital Only; It Was the Right Move
I was saddened to find out Brigham Young University’s, The Daily Universe, changed from a daily print newspaper to online only. A January issue of The Universe reported the BYU Communications Department made the decision to move the paper to a digital first news based on the evolving news industry, the curriculum, the financial state of the paper and decreased advertising.
It’s A Dirty Business
They call their headquarters “The Junktion.” Their office looks like a hip ’90s dot com, where news about “junk happenings” covers the wall, there’s a foosball table in the corner, and lots of young executives are running around. In reality it’s a garbage-hauling company in Vancouver called 1-800-GOT-JUNK?
With The Right Mentality, Money Really Does Grow On Trees
For every millennial worker (or manager) who has complained about lack of ease, the hard economy, or the trials of working with a challenging customer, here’s a motivational story for you.
Why Your Equity Could be Worth Less Than You Think (Or Possibly Nothing at All)
Today’s post comes to you with the help of my friend Jeron Paul, of Scalar Analytics, who with his co-founder Matt Tillotsen explained to me some of the intricacies that investors and founders need to know and consider as they make or receive equity investment in their ventures.
Don’t Fish With Strawberries & Cream
Even though Dale Carnegie died over 30 years before I was born, he is one of my business heroes. The principles he taught in his many books, seminars, and lectures are timeless and when applied correctly work social miracles.
The Power of “I’m Sorry”
I recently made a purchase from an online clothing retailer. I selected the free two-day shipping option, but on the day my package was due to arrive, I checked the tracking number and discovered it wasn’t on my doorstep. It wasn’t even in my state. In fact, it was days away from delivery.