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Bad Weather Forces Airlines to Cancel More than 15,000 Flights

Tuesday, 16 February 2010 09:18

Over 15,000 flights were cancelled since February 5^th, more cancellations than in the days following the terrorist attacks on 9/11. Last week’s weather and cancellations forced the airlines to reschedule a million passengers on later flights. Last week, I was one of those passengers.

Comparing Media Apples to Media Oranges

Monday, 01 February 2010 16:59

For many small business owners, trying to compare advertising proposals between different media is very confusing. Each different medium seems to have a special language all their own with very little in common with the others. Each medium claims that their product is superior and they use their own unique features to prove it.

What Makes People Turn Out the Way They Do?

Wednesday, 27 January 2010 05:37

On a recent flight I happened to overhear an interesting conversation between the flight attendant and a woman a few rows behind me.

The plane was a regional jet with one seat on the left side, the aisle and then two seats on the right side. It was completely sold out and the lone flight attendant was very busy getting everyone in their seats, checking for seat belts, closing overhead baggage compartments and helping to ensure that all of our tray tables were stowed and our seatback were in their upright and most uncomfortable positions.

That’s Not How We Used to Do It.

Thursday, 21 January 2010 18:00

As we kick off 2010, let’s keep in mind that our future success will be fueled by our willingness to find new and better ways of conducting our business. Change is difficult for some people to deal with. When I’m working with the folks who are having difficulty with change, I often hear them say “that’s not how we used to do it”. That’s true. There are lots of things we do differently today. And quite frankly, we should be thankful “that’s not how we used to do it."

Who Knows You? Who Knows What You Do?

Thursday, 21 January 2010 18:00

Have you registered your name as an Internet domain? What comes up when someone Googles your name? More importantly, what comes up when people Google what you do?

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