Sun Tzu’s The Art of War was written in the second century BC. He was a high-ranking general in the Chinese military and wrote one of the most influential strategic…
“Your manuscript is both good and original; but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good.” —attributed to Samuel Johnson
If Oscar Wilde were alive today, he’d not only have the Twitter handle, @NothingtoDeclareButMyGenius, he’d understand the concept of inbound marketing more than any other nineteenth-century Irish playwright. As someone…
Last week it was announced that Men’s Wearhouse founder, George Zimmer, would be terminated from his role as Executive Chairman for what appears to be no good reason. Some have…
“I have rewritten — often several times — every word I have ever published. My pencils outlast their erasers.” —Vladimir Nabokov
Jay Baer has long been known as a marketing thought leader. He’s also a speaker, consultant, author, entrepreneur and really smart guy. So, when I was handed a pre-release copy…
“I believe the road to hell is paved with adverbs.” —Stephen King
Consumers are being subjected to an invitation avalanche, with every company of every size, shape and description asking people to like them, follow them, friend them, click, share and +1…
Well, yes. You should.
Depending on when and where you encounter different kinds of information, you probably make certain assumptions about its intent and validity. When evaluating advice on how to take care of…
Bitter rivalries, drama-infused scheming and colossal meltdowns are mainstays of reality TV. Shows like “Survivor,” “The Real World” and “The Bachelor” thrive on high emotion and competition; but what happens…
Survivors like Lycos have lived to tell the tale of their place in the early days of Search. While Ask Jeeves survived by shifting over time to focus on Q&A,…