by Alan | May 31, 2012 | Big Ideas, Unlocking Genius
Greetings. Libraries have been around for more than 3,000 years with the oldest one being discovered in what is now Syria–a country with a rich history that today is continually in the news but not because of its vast library of important texts and...
by Alan | May 28, 2012 | Big Ideas, Unlocking Genius
Greetings. The real importance of Memorial Day often seems lost amid "holiday" sales, cookouts, beach weekends, soccer tournaments and the semi-official start of summer. Events that are all about hitting the highway in search of great...
by Alan | May 23, 2012 | Big Ideas, Compelling Value, Customer Experience, Marketing and Sales, Unlocking Genius
Greetings. Comedian Paula Poundstone once offered the following insight: "Adults are always asking children what they want to be when they grow up–it's because they are looking for ideas." It's an amusing notion that might even have a...
by Alan | May 20, 2012 | Big Ideas, Customer Experience, Just for Fun, Marketing and Sales
Greetings. It's the start of a new week and another chance to stand out from the crowd. But how will your company or organization make it happen? Over the weekend, while buying natural and organic dog food at our local pet store (I sure hope our dog...
by Alan | May 15, 2012 | Big Ideas, Compelling Value, Customer Experience, Marketing and Sales
Greetings. We live in a "self-help" world as companies and organizations try to get us to do more of their work. And, for the most part, we seem to be pretty happy with this idea. After all, who wants to spend countless minutes or hours...
