So today, at 2:10pmEST Gmail went down. Yes, both my personal / business accounts went down and finally spit out a message that they are temporarily unavailable. For some people out there, it is a cause to panic, and they are justified. What to do with the spare 10 minutes of no bombarding emails coming in, I still have no …
The other day I read an article which noted the average commute around Toronto is 45 minutes long – and that’s only one way. The worst part I think about commuting into work is that after a long hard day at the office you have to do it all over again and go home. As I was pondering this statistic …
I hate buzzwords. I really do. I don’t know how many times people have asked me if our websites are ‘in the cloud’ or not. I just end up saying yes and may even throw in a quick ‘your website is cloud compatible’ for good measure. Working in the cloud for me means to be able to do what you need …
I have the privilege of working from home. A luxury that many businesses don’t fully understand, and regularly critisize. Since Yahoo called in their virual workers in 2013, there has been even more speculation about whether working from home is a good option for businesses. If you want to read an excellent book on the topic, I would highly recommend …
This year, I started golfing for business. Yes, that’s right; I am golfing to improve my business. Is that such a crazy notion? Not really. Here’s a pathetic attempt below of me taking my first few swings… The majority of people would agree that a lot of business is done on the golf course. But you don’t see people going …
Over the past few years I’ve had the privilege of speaking on Social Media in front of thousands of businesses. Some events would consist of CEOs in private sessions so that they could ask the stupid questions without their VP of Marketing being in the room. Here’s a few things that I’ve learned along the way: 1. CEOs are afraid …
Last week I had the privilege of meeting with Jeff Zabudsky, President of Sheridan College in Oakville / Mississauga / Brampton. He welcomed me into his office at the Oakville location and we chatted about where Sheridan has been, is going, and is wanting to go. First, I need to let you know that I am biased. I attended Sheridan …
Over the past decade, Millennials have received a lot of flack for being born in-between the infamous years of 1980-2000. How the corporate world has come to writing off an entire generation of talent, I will never know, but I think it needs to be addressed. Entitlement is a term that is used a lot by these same critics, and without …
It’s about relationships. I use that term in almost every marketing plan, presentation, speaking event, seminar… you get the picture. It always comes back to relationships in business. On an almost daily basis I am questioned about the value that Social Media has for individual business, and I always need to bring it back to WHO their customer is and …
Speaking at 75-100 events per year, I love working with large interactive crowds and enjoy every minute of it. The bigger the audience, the better. This event was quite a success, but not in the ways that I had planned it! I was giving 4 seminars on Search / Social Media for Insurance Brokers in the Learning Lounge of the …
