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I think the Europeans have it right…

photo by rhettmaxwell  European countries tend to have at least 6 weeks of vacation per year. Actually the more important point – not only do they have that much vacation time, but they actually take the time off and use it!!! By contrast, the US is averaging about 16.6 days of vacation (according to a […]

Finish the sentence: I am afraid of _______!

One of the blogs that I’ve followed for several years now is Pamela Slim’s Escape from Cubicle Nation – I first found her blog when I was trying to figure out what I was going to do as I was leaving the corporate world and I’ve kept reading her because she is interesting, entertaining and […]

Sometimes you just need some help

photo by woodleywonderworks As a small business owner there are probably a lot of times when you feel like you’ve got the weight of the world on your shoulders. The reality is that you can’t do it all – at least not for the long run, and if you ever want to take your business […]

Are you being Dramatically Different?

There is an ‘X’ factor when it comes to product and marketing success.  There are those products and ideas that make unprecedented leaps to popularity. They generate buzz and make people talk about them.  Think about things like the iPhone or the iPod.  How about the Nintendo Wii?  Those products are Dramatically Different! Note: this […]

Fresh stuff on the web!

There’s always something new on the web, so I thought I would share some updates from a couple of clients of mine and a contact I met a few weeks ago. Math Monkey going Guerrilla (marketing that is…) Chris Kutenkuler is the owner of the Math Monkey franchise here in Kansas City and he’s been […]

It's a Wicked business model…

Wicked is the Broadway musical extravaganza that has been setting box office records throughout it’s 4 1/2 year run. In fact, according to this article in the Kansas City Star, Wicked is set to break $1 Billion (with a B) in Box Office Gross Revenues sometime in the next couple of weeks! Here are some […]