Predictions 2010: The Return of Fun

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Merry Christmas.  Whatever your celebration at this time of year may be — may each of you enjoy a warm and restful holiday break.  I most certainly intend to!
2009 has been one of those “Best of Times, Worst of Times” years.
In what ways was it “Best?”

My consulting business not only survived, but thrived.  I added [...]

Social media is dead: long live social media!

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There’s change in the air for “social media,” and even Chris Brogan — whose visibility on this “movement” is perhaps greater than any other’s — has recognized it.  Why?  Because I think too many businesses and revenue or profit-oriented business people just got fed up.
Here’s a recent interview I conducted with one particularly fed up, [...]

Breathe: Once in the morning is not enough*

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We are allegedly on the cusp of recovery.  Things are supposed to be improving.  All we need to see is those floodgates of new business open up and… we’ll be all good!
But I find that when I talk to customers and prospects, we are all frustrated.  We all want this recovery to take hold in [...]