- I've been reading "It's Not What You Sell. It's What You Stand For." by Roy M. Spence Jr. and Haley Rushing. Thought I would share this part: Purpose will hold you steady in a turbulent marketplace - Market changes force executives to adapt and readapt their strategies and tactics. But defining a purpose gives your company a reliable road map to follow without having to react to every competitive blip.
- New websites for The...
Blog.
- Read some interesting pieces in a book called StoryBranding by Jim Signorelli over the weekend. He discussed the six C's of StoryBranding. Collect the back story, Characterize the brand, Characterize the prospect, Connect the characters, Confront the obstacles, Complete the story brief.
- Small businesses in the Southeast Michigan area, check out our home page to learn more about a free website and social media class offered this Thursday.
- What a miserable support...
...
I was listening to an interview with someone that worked under Los Angeles Lakers owner Dr. Jerry Buss. He said that when he first started, he made it a point to update Dr. Buss and run by him all his decisions. Then one day Dr. Buss simply said, "I hired you because I trusted your ability. You don't have to come and do this every time. Just do what you are paid to do. I...
-Happy Valentine's Day to our clients. Last month was our biggest month in the nearly 6 years we have been doing business. Our advertising costs for the month were $0. Every project was started by previous clients or referrals from those same past clients. You seem to love working with us and we feel the same way about working with you.
-I finished Enchantment and the second time through was much better....
Owen spent the afternoon at the office today. Here he is, shoes off in the massage chair eating Doritos. He will make a great supervisor some day.
-Totally unrelated to business: Michael Jordan is turning 50. In addition to making me feel old, it also reminds me that no matter how hot LeBron is right now, MJ never left Chicago to join Magic or Bird...
- I mentioned yesterday I was re-reading Enchantment by Guy Kawasaki. Almost done. Yesterday he offered a good challenge for business owners. Name what you do in 10 words or less. He uses two words, "Empower People." I will go with "Website strategies for any size business on any size budget." 10 words. Whew, that was close. I suppose the last 8 words are more of a sale and I can try and cut it...
I am going to try to increase my blog post activity by just randomly blogging thoughts, ideas, and other tidbits that I find amusing. Most of the time they will have to do with business thoughts, business books I am reading, or other things related to Prompt.
But other days it could just be pop culture blurbs that I found worth writing about. For instance:
-heard a cool story last week on my favorite Podcast - The...
Recently Google released the "Panda" and "Penguin" updates to their search algorithm. This has shaken the SEO industry and, in some cases, dramatically altered the search results for businesses that have spent a large amount of time and money achieving the search engine rankings they desired. Have you seen sudden drops in your search engine rankings? Please don't hesitate to contact us and we would be happy to educate you on these updates, their effects,...
Prompt has been around for over 5 years and closing in on over 700 projects. But we have just completed a new website design, and with it, a new blog. So we are starting anew. Please come back often and check for new posts on web design, business conversations, pop culture, and more....
Read More
Comments are closed