Pork Chops with a side of Thanks

This is good! Smart, clever and fodder for (hopefully) a quick-and-easy blog post. Two Words. And a Gift in Return. It’s so simple right, “Thank You.” Maybe it’s a little note card or an email, could be a DM or […]

DIY vs. Hiring a Professional: Ye Olde Debate, Revisited

“Where to invest?” A recent NY Times post asked that, a small business owner debating Google ads or maybe DIY social media for their marketing dollar investment. My response: invest in Help, Professional Help. Sigh.. here I go again. Rewiring your house. Fixing your transmission. A […]

My Brain Hurts: SoloPR Summit Recap, Day 2

“My brain hurts. In a good way.” Think I wasn’t the only one feeling that after the LOADED second day of the Solo PR Summit. Author, speaker, {Grow} blogger and former super model Mark W. Schaefer kicked off the morning […]

Big Ideas, Small Package: Solo PR Summit Recap, Day 1

Table for One. Or a Hundred. The quality and calibre of the content at the 2013 Solo PR Summit – Second. To. None. One standout for this event for me was relevance: this wasn’t pie-in-the-sky luxury available only to global brands, these […]

Blogging: Fortune Cookie Wisdom Style

“Do not wait for others to open the right doors for you.” Not much of a fortune – don’t ya hate that?! – but certainty good advice, even if from a cookie. Stop Waiting Yes there are nice, courteous people […]