Donate Your Unwanted Tickets for Charity with tix4cause
We are always fascinated by the back story behind great companies, and so without further ado, we are honored to feature our interview with tix4cause.com.
Ecolab President Erik Fyrwald Shares his Secrets to Success
So impressed with the information we received from seeing a presentation by Ecolab’s president, Erik Fyrwald, we knew we wanted to get in touch with Erik to learn more. This blog post shares his secrets to success.
Social Sells: Jim Carr Tells You Why
We know we’ve told you about the merits of social many times before. Undoubtedly, you’ve heard that social is changing businesses and brands enough times to make your head spin. But when looking at social, many business owners find themselves asking why. A major paradigm shift has been happening in your sales team, whether or not you’ve realized it. “We [sales people] were all so used to getting business,” says Julie, “And you didn’t have to work as hard…sales was often account management.” With companies no longer controlling their brand sentiment, and the new ease of targeting businesses and consumers online, competition has become fierce, and handshake-deals are in some ways becoming less powerful. So, how do you remedy your sales and adapt to a changing market? Watch as Jim …
Better than the Red Carpet. Better than Celebrities. Godin. Zuckerberg. Vaynerchuk…Only in Chicago!
As part of their target marketing campaign, we were recently approached by The Art of Marketing Conference folks, inviting us to attend their 2012 Marketing & Innovation Conference, which is taking place at The Chicago Theater April 24.
The scenario was something like this: The Art of Marketing Conference folks wanted to generate awareness about their 2012 Marketing & Innovation Conference, so they contacted multiple DRD employees.
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!
Are We Setting Our Children Up For Failure? Tim Elmore is Growing Tomorrow’s Business Leaders
We had the pleasure of interviewing Tim Elmore, founder of Growing Leaders, to learn more about how instant gratification has become an epidemic and how we can cure it by accurately preparing our children for the future.
Breaking Into Entrepreneurship: An Interview With Tasha Rifkin of Mighty Grams
Creating custom invitations and thank you cards can be time consuming. There are so many companies out there specializing in this service, users become overwhelmed by the choices. Plus, after a while, they all start to look the same. Enter MightyGrams.com, a custom invitation and thank you card site that places your face (or the face of a loved one) into a fun, illustrated scene. This website features creations from children’s’ book illustrators like Laura Huliska-Beith to caricature artists such as Sheena Hisiro. But most importantly, it’s unique. We had the pleasure of chatting with Tasha Rifkin, founder of Mighty Grams, to learn more about the company, her entrepreneurship adventure, and their interest in paper airplanes. 1. How did you come up with the idea for Mighty Grams? After …
Solving Business Problems: An Interview With Robert Jordan of RedFlash
We had the pleasure of talking with Rob Jordan, founder of RedFlash, to learn more about the company and snag some tips and insight from some people who really know what they’re doing.
Changing the Future of Schools: An Interview With Leah Rodgers of K12
Over the last few years, technology has changed the way we do everything. It has changed the way we work, it has changed the way we live, it has changed the way we communicate, and it has even changed the way our kids attend school. We had the pleasure of talking with Leah Rodgers, Senior Director Academics, Blended Schools, to learn more about blended learning and how it will impact the future.
What the Director of Supplier Diversity at Microsoft Wants You to Know
We had the pleasure of picking the brain of Fernando Hernandez, Supplier Diversity Director at Microsoft, to learn more about supplier diversity and why vendors should “work the plan”.
