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This weekend’s blizzard gave a powerful reminder that real trust-building happens before disruption hits. It’s okay if you don’t have perfect information. However, what needs to be perfect is your communication and ability to show people that you care. I speak for all New Yorkers when I that I am absolutely over all of these […]
What You SHOULD Communicate Before Disruption Hits Read More »
Silence doesn’t reduce risk. It merely gives up control over who gets to own the story and be on the better looking side. Earlier this week, revelers enjoyed Carnival Tuesday in Trinidad & Tobago, a celebration created by enslaved people as an act of resistance. This not so little celebration generated US$95 million for the
Narrative Control: You Can’t Rebrand Your Way Out of Your Identity Read More »
There is no feeling on this earth quite like witnessing a Girl Scout sell her first box of cookies. I became a troop leader within a month.
How Girl Scout Cookies (and Teaching Sales to Kids!) Helped Me Overcome Grief Read More »
One of the best questions that came up during my recent virtual workshop with the NASDAQ Entrepreneurial Center was how to incorporate automation tools into your personalized customer experience in such a way that it doesn’t feel impersonal. If your business relies heavily on creating a connection with clients via one-on-one interaction, the idea of
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We all start the year with new goals, right? My 2022 goal was to stop DIYing and launch a new Greaveswrites.com Web site. It made no sense as a creative professional to be working with so many talented people, and not apply some of that polish to my own stuff. And then it happened: The
I had the wonderful pleasure and honor of speaking for NASDAQ Entrepreneurial Center about the best way to leverage automation tools to maximize productivity. Busy founders know that there are only a certain number of hours in the day to change the world with bold new ideas. What’s important is knowing that there are digital
How Automation Can Improve Your Marketing Results Read More »
If you’re about to make an announcement about your company’s latest news and think that well-written press release will guarantee the front page of the NY Times, you might want to sit and have a read. A recent survey conducted by media resource Muck Rack showed that journalists prefer to be contacted with news via short,
Is the Press Release Dead? No, but your strategy might be. Read More »
It’s been my experience that the managers most opposed to remote work are usually the folks who are least comfortable working with computers. While the excuses may vary, some employers even invoke phrases like “how can we be certain that you’re actually working?” For working parents and caregivers especially, the idea that one wouldn’t know
Why Coronavirus Should Have Every Manager Talking About Remote Work Read More »
If you’re still reeling from the disruption of early 2020 and trying to determine the best way to promote your business in 2021, you’re not alone. We’ve all found ways to adapt in our personal and professional lives due to COVID, civil unrest, and a downright traumatic election cycle. But figuring out the best time
Should you resurrect your pre-COVID marketing plans? Read More »