Helpful Tips

The 5 Key People You Need in Your Life

Are you familiar with the concept that we are the average of the five people we spend the most time with?

May 8, 2022

5 min read

Sweet Tea and the Customer-Focused Business

Do you prefer your iced tea sweet, or unsweet? As a kid growing up in New Jersey, "iced tea" was served unsweet by default. (If you asked someone for a "sweet tea", they handed you a bottle of Snapple.) It was only when we moved to Florida that the clarifying question of sweet/unsweet was asked. If […]

April 29, 2022

1 min read

How to Win at Karaoke (and Business)

How are you at karaoke? Me? I consider myself more of a karaoke spectator than a participant, but for some: that time in the spotlight is the highlight of their week. And rightfully so, as some are really amazing, and some are... well... less awesome. This got me thinking, karaoke singers are a lot like […]

April 22, 2022

3 min read

A Unicorn or a Rhinocerous

Is your business a unicorn, or a rhinoceros? As we know, the unicorn is a fabled creature that only comes around once in a great while and when you find it, you do whatever you can to hold onto it. Unicorn businesses are focused on customer service, as well as being forward-thinking with their products […]

April 15, 2022

1 min read

Video Killed The Radio Star, But Google and Alexa Brought Them Back

Did you know that the first radio ad was served on November 2, 1920? Yep, and since its invention in the 1890s, the radio was the pinnacle of media and entertainment until the creation of the television in 1927. The TV remained top dog until June 29, 2007, when Steve Jobs announced the release of […]

April 9, 2022

2 min read

Kittens and Alligators

Have you ever heard the adage about kittens and alligators? Naturally, kittens are cute and cuddly and add joy to our life whenever we're in their presence. Alligators, on the other hand, are fine to experience when they are a safe distance away or behind the safety of protective glass, but in any other situation, […]

April 1, 2022

1 min read

Bound in Biases

Biases. We all have them, and although we may not realize it as we move through our day to day routines, every decision we make (subliminally or consciously) is measured in some degree against what past experience we have with a given situation, how that experience went, and ultimately, how much of a bias we have toward […]

March 26, 2022

2 min read

Whatelse

Back in October of last year, we talked about the difference between "do you need help?" and "How Can I Help?" One elicits a yes/no response, while the other (in most cases) garners a response that is actionable, ex: "chop up these onions..." Regardless of what business you are in, we are all in the […]

March 18, 2022

2 min read