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The Convergence of Publishing and Ecommerce – Get Elastic

The Convergence of Publishing and Ecommerce Have I written about Get Elastic? It’s a blog from the kind people at Elastic Path who specialize in helping the big boys sell digital goods and services. As a general rule, the posts are informative and the writers have great links for you to follow when you’re in […]

Thoughts on Retaining Sales Talent

Thoughts on Retaining Sales Talent If this isn’t your first rodeo in managing a sales team, you’ll recognize that there are two challenges in building one. The first is obviously, building a high performance sales team. One that has the ability to adapt to rapid change,

Greg Chambers Infotec Pre-Presentation Interview with Jim Collison

Greg Chambers Infotec Pre-Presentation Interview with Jim Collison What do you do when the weather outside is not yet the Spring you imagined? I headed off to Infotec which is a technology conference right here in Omaha Neb.

Tequila Consumption

Tequila Consumption You would think I would be past this at some point, but I’m still fascinated by all things Tequila. All things. So, as you travel the world closing business, here are the Top 5 Tequila consuming countries, as reported by Bloomberg in 2013:

Effective Communication Starts With Defining Terms

Effective Communication Starts With Defining Terms The challenges of communicating are well documented. The important elements of effective communication is well documented. What can I add to the vast trove of communication literature clogging the innertubes? A place to start.

Take a Walk, Clear Your Head

Take a Walk, Clear Your Head More evidence that I need to apply for a grant on something inherently obvious: The urban brain: analysing outdoor physical activity with mobile EEG

Do you use LinkedIn?

Do you use LinkedIn? Sometimes LinkedIn is a total time suck, and sometimes it’s an amazing way to connect. Other times, it’s where some other points of view and opinions congregate. Like this exchange:

Analytics Return on Investment

Analytics Return on Investment Continuing the Analytics fest that’s been going on in my world, I want to introduce you to Avinash Kaushik, a Google co-founder who can be found espousing wisdom at his blog Occam’s Razor. Recently Avinash posted an article called

Add More Data to Google Analytics

Add More Data to Google Analytics I met some excellent data scientists the other day. Analytics experts. Spooky smart. (check them out at Contemporary Analysis) When I get exposed to talent like that, I can’t help but think about . . .Frank.

Writing a Project Proposal Outline

Writing a Project Proposal Outline I bumped into that picture above while taking the precocious pooch out for a stroll. I’ve seen it before. . .this sewer project is all over town. Each time I find myself drawn to one thing: