Our lives are increasingly impacted by fast-moving technology: In fact it’s moving so fast that it is starting to feel like a sci-fi movie: Smart assistants doing searching and buying on the consumer’s behalf, intelligent […]
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Budget-Friendly Tools To Promote Your Creative Video
Video marketing has been rapidly growing over the years. Still, many companies are still shying away from it fearing large production and marketing budgets. Fear not, the below tools are both effective and low-cost (some […]
Lay the Best Foundation for Your Business
Starting a new business is both exciting and daunting at the same time. Any budding entrepreneur will likely be full of energy at the beginning and at the same time, scared of any possible pitfalls. […]
Do Your Customers Speak Your Language?
The teacher sent me a lengthy email about the upcoming DBQs the kids would be working on, as well as the IGPs that were coming up. While I appreciated the proactive communication, I had NO […]
Does Fun Lead to Funding?
Things have been serious lately. But my spidey senses are telling me that there’s a lot of pent up desire for fun, flamboyance, and originality. If you’re having fun, you attract other people who also […]
How Your Small Business Can Go Global
Bill Gates described the Internet as the “town square of a global village”. It’s made the world seem a much smaller place, connecting roughly a third of the total population. And for small businesses it’s […]
How to Use What You Have
The baby beaver scurried back and forth between the shower stall and the doorframe. Between his teeth was a mop. Then came a bucket and some other household items, creating a makeshift dam-like structure in […]
Where the virtual meets the irresistible force of Liz Strauss
Terry “starbucker” St. Marie shared his thoughts about Liz during “Gathering Stardust for Liz Strauss.” You can watch the video of the gathering here. Terry also sent us a copy of his speech so that […]
Gathering Stardust for Liz Strauss [Video Recording]
On September 17, 2020 many of Liz’s friends, colleagues and family members came together in celebration of her memory. Not a funeral, but something unique in the spirit that we believe would have made her […]
Gathering Stardust for Liz Strauss
“If you love, you know that just as flowers need dirt, sad things can make a large heart even larger and able to love even more.”~ @LizStrauss When news spread of Liz Strauss’s passing, the […]
A message from Eric Strauss
It’s Eric here (Liz’s son). As many of you know, and I’m so heartbroken to say, my mom passed away yesterday morning. 😞 I miss her so much. It’s been hard, for me and also my dad. […]
Three Must Read Tips for New Small Business Owners (No Fluff)
So you are planning to start your own business or go solo? I have to warn you, it’s not for everyone, but most people who get a taste of it, love it and never go […]
Book Review: Killer Visual Strategies, by Amy Balliett
Killer Visual Strategies, by Amy Balliett, is a rapid fire compendium of design and marketing advances, taking the reader all the way from cave paintings to Snaps. The structure of the book includes real-world examples […]
How to Monetize Your Hobby
Are you looking to make some money in the new year? Do you want to start a business but are confused on where to begin and how? Then why not start with one of your […]
Five Reputation Management Tools to Use
Nowadays there’s a lot of personal information publicly available on the web. We all have an “online persona” which is directly related to the way people see and judge us as individuals. Unfortunately managing your […]