Tweet One of the most rewarding partnerships you can create is with a non-profit organization that can use your skills to enhance and expand their reach in the community. Most non-profits are eager to work with those that bring business skills and knowledge to their groups. Study after study has shown the benefits of volunteering [...]

Tweet I’ve been involved with non-profits for the past 25 years. When given a chance to make a difference, I’m always willing to jump in. It’s not because I think I’m always the best person but because it provides me with an incredible opportunity to serve and help others. The benefits always outweigh any discomfort [...]

Tweet I’m sure you get calls every day from people you don’t know about things you don’t need. What happens when a company invests their cash into marketing and advertising programs, but then doesn’t tell everyone on the team about the new programs? In the past, I ran marketing for a large specialty retailer. I [...]

Tweet It’s the weekend, TGIF. Everybody’s working for the weekend, right? What if you didn’t? What if the weekend was an interruption to the things you really loved to do? That’s sounds amazing to many people. They can’t imagine wanting to spend more time at work. They go in, put in their time, and treasure [...]

Tweet Marketing, target marketing, and lead generation get a lot of press these days. Do a search on Google for lead generation, you get over 13 million results. I work with software and technology companies to get the most out of their marketing, so I know how much emphasis there is on getting the customers [...]

Tweet What kind of value do you put on your time? Everyone has the same number of hours in the day, but why do some people seem to get so much more from their time? It’s because they recognize the value of their time and invest it in high pay-off activities, as opposed to minimum [...]

Tweet I get calls from prospective clients asking me to come in and take a look at their partnership programs. I know I’ve talked about making sure you’ve given thought to what you want to accomplish with your partners and making sure you give them the right materials and support. What I haven’t talked about [...]

Tweet Many years ago, I worked for a company that sold software to large corporate clients.  We also converted their data from the old software to the new software.  In the course of business, we got a large client with locations in several states that bought a huge software and conversion package.  I was a [...]

Tweet I received several positive responses to Chris’s blog last week. Thank you. Several people asked if I would share more on leadership issues involving you the SMB software and technology leaders. You  have a complicated role in a very challenging business environment. Leadership in the software business requires flexibility and taking advantage of the [...]

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