If you’ve been following our blogs, you know that we’ve been talking about strategic marketing and communication plans. We’ve given basic definitions and defined and discussed marketing and communication, and explained how a strategic marketing and communication plan can boost your bottom line. Now, let’s make a plan for your business. If you haven’t already,…
A business is only as good as its ability to clearly and succinctly tell its story. A business’ bottom line is only as good as the businesses’ ability to engage with customers and clients. So, whether you’re selling witty T-shirts or championing rainforest conservation, effective marketing and communication skills are imperative parts of your enterprise….
Lead Like an Olympian Part 2 Female athletes from this year’s Summer Olympics dominated their sports, exemplified keen leadership skills and smashed glass ceilings all around Rio. In part two of this three-part series, I will talk about ways to Lead Like an Olympian – why it pays to be resilient, remain confident and keep…
This week by the “Numbers” $136 million in diamonds were stolen from a hotel exhibit in Cannes, France. Is the Pink Panther gang back? More than 180 US cities offer food-recycling programs, including New York City. A 35% increase in sales for The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth occurred after Fox News kept…
6.18 mm is the thickness of Huawei’s new smartphone, 20% thinner than the iPhone 5. 27% more child fatalities in Afghanistan during the first third of 2013 over the same period in 2012. 5,800% increase in Amazon sales of the Centennial Edition of George Orwell’s 1984 in the wake of revelations that the NSA collects…
$222,222,222.22 is the amount in euros ($295 million) a German bank employee transferred when he fell asleep while pushing the number “2” key. 40% of designated drivers drink before driving, according to a new study. $47 billion is the projected increase in 2013 U.S. credit-card debt, even as Americans paid down $32.5 billion in the…
$95 is the cost of Magic Kingdom’s one-day-ticket new price, $5 more other Disney parks. $272,000 is the signing bonus for new Army psychiatrists willing to serve in uniform for four years. 63 is the number of letters in “Rindfleischetikettierungsuberwachungsaufgabenubertragungsgesetz”,a beef-labeling law and the longest word in German until new regulations made it obsolete. $26,000…
30 billion cicadas will emerge with one order of business: mating. 400 — the number of eggs that female cicadas can lay. 10.9% is the rise in year-over-year housing prices in 20 U.S. cities, the biggest jump since April 2006; prices peaked that year. $671,400 is the auction price for an Apple-1, the original machine designed…
$6 Billion was collected by U.S. airlines in baggage and reservation-charge fees in 2012. 78,000 people have applied for a one-way trip to Mars as part of a private venture. 1979 was the year that the U.S. Supreme court ruled against gender bias in alimony awards. $8.2 Billion was the total alimony received in the…
600:1 is estimated ratio of cicadas bugs to people on the U.S. East coast. The bugs will emerge by the billions this summer, after spending 17 years underground. 4,378% more American women are choosing under-arm, plastic surgery since 2000. In a recent survey, 31% said they most admire Michelle Obama’s arms. A 70 million-year-old Tyrannosaurus…
