We recently had a death in the family. My husband and I have talked about ‘Grieving Offline In An Online World’ in great detail for weeks now and we both agreed that writing about this may help those in our situation. Dealing with death and trying to gingerly explain to our clients and friends, without getting into too much detail,…
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Recipe : Carrot Soup
When it comes to cooking . . . I love a challenge. And this recipe, for me, was a challenge. While visiting family recently, an elder remarked how long it had been since they had had a good carrot soup. I was left wondering if I had ever even had carrot soup. Just the mention of carrot soup doesn’t give…
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Who’s on Your Team?
I came across this .gif this morning and it made me stop and think. Not about the player who gave it his all to try to catch the ball twice – but his team mate who was paying attention and saw an opportunity to help. This is a great example of what having a great team is all about. ….
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Perfecting the Pitch : Conference Sponsorship
“Your Pitch is like LIVE TV – there’s no room for error.” – Michael Platt, president of Design Write When it comes to sponsorship, many people think of the big companies that contribute so that we all can attend to enjoy the Keynote speakers, breakout sessions and round table discussions at conferences and events. . . but what…
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The Social Media Land Grab and Why It’s Important to Your Brand
Setting up Reddit account so I can do an AMA. Thank you to the turd who is already using my name. See how that’s a problem? — Nathan Fillion (@NathanFillion) August 2, 2012 I was poking around Reddit a while back and stumbled upon this picture of a tweet made my one of my favorite actors, Nathan Fillion. Nathan just…
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