11 Awesome Smartphone Travel Tips
Do you travel? Are you tired of carrying everything in your carry-on? Instead of bogging down your luggage, why not use your smartphone to keep an itinerary, pass time, check flights and find good restaurants? Check out our favorite smartphone uses while traveling.
The Art of Marketing Top 5 Takeaways from Randi Zuckerberg
The last speaker at The Art of Marketing conference was Randi Zuckerberg. Check out our top five takeaways from her presentation.
Manufacturers and Marketing: Don’t Do It All. Just Do SOMEthing.
Kathy Steele was a guest on BlogTalkRadio on April 11, 2012. She was delighted to speak with Howard Lewinter about how manufacturers are embracing marketing to thrive and survive in an environment that’s become increasingly competitive not only for products and services, but also in attracting top talent. In case you didn’t have a chance to listen live, here are some highlights from the interview. Be sure to let us know what you think – we love your comments!
Want a Gamechanger, Manufacturers? Derek Singleton Says to Get Social
Derek Singleton has become something of an expert on manufacturers and social media. As an ERP Expert at Software Advice, he has encountered plenty of manufacturers who are reluctant to start using social media to its greatest advantage—to get in touch with businesses and potential clients, and jump ahead of your competition.
How to Rock n’ ROI Your Next Event
In my time at Desert Rose Design, I have certainly learned a thing or two about event planning and how to best spend your event planning budget in order to gain as many leads as possible and how to track what has been successful versus what has bombed. This post is a compiled list of tips on creating an extraordinary trade show presence and how to measure your resulting ROI.
WE WON!!! Desert Rose Design employees won Friday’s lottery, have big plans for expansion
We have news to share with our readers, friends, and clients: Desert Rose Design won the jackpot. On Friday morning, we had some serious lottery fever. Who didn’t? Over $600 million was up for grabs! As we were discussing the many ways we’d spend the millions, Kathy popped out of her office and offered to buy tickets for the office. We agreed, and decided all could enjoy the winnings as long as we promised to keep to these conditions: All winners cannot go into early retirement and must remain employed at Desert Rose Design for as long as Kathy says The winnings will be split evenly and the winners can use it however they want (except to create a competitor company to DRD) All employees will be able to take turns …
Cause Marketing: How a Message Can Convert Millions to Your Cause
You’d heard plenty of people agonize over the ethics and philosophy of both Homeless Hotspots and Kony 2012 by now. But stripped of charitable connotations, both campaigns are just that: marketing campaigns that were hugely successful in garnering international attention. Read for Leah’s takeaways on what you can learn from Kony and Homeless Hotspots.
Brian Solis and Billy Corgan – The End of Business as Usual
One of the most buzzed about sessions at SXSW was when Smashing Pumpkin’s Billy Corgan joined Brian Solis on stage to discuss the theme of Brian’s new book, No More Business As Usual.
The Dos and Don’ts of Networking
Last Thursday, I had the pleasure of attending the Greater O’Hare Association’s wine tasting and silent auction event. I came away with some wonderful conversations, contacts and observations! Here’s my takeaway of some networking DOs and DON’Ts.
Ecolab’s CEO Shares the Keys to Leadership
Last week, Julie had the pleasure of attending the Executive Breakfast Club to hear the inspiring words of Erik Fyrwald, CEO of the former Nalco, which was recently merged with Ecolab. Ecolab provides a significant function to our daily lives: preventing the spread of toxic water through purification processes.
