Mistakes.  They happen.  They are going to happen.  The best you can hope for is to avoid them as much as possible and minimize their damage.  Mistakes.  They are what make us human. In social media, mistakes are going to happen.  There will be miscommunication, misunderstanding, and failure to recognize opportunities.  Should this be the end of the...

Physics is governed by laws and theories that help scientists understand how our universe works.  There is the Theory of Relativity, the String Theory, and Newton’s Laws.  So it is with business.  While there are theories out there that you can put to use in helping make your business successful, there are also business laws that you violate at your own...

In a previous post I discussed five guidelines a business should follow when it comes to engaging in social media.  They are question, plan, location, test, and measure.  In the coming posts I will be discussing each of them in greater detail.  This post will focus on the questions you need to ask yourself and your business before you begin. Successful people...

I ran into an old colleague in the supermarket yesterday. (No, no one got hurt.)  We were discussing the current business climate and how our respective businesses are going.  His is in a breakout stage right now, which means he feels a bit overworked but happy.  He is working for a medical device company that does not make a unique product but has improved...

Many businesses and entrepreneurs are great at making plans.  While it is one of the toughest things to do initially, it is easy to create plans once you get the hang of them.  Where things go wrong is the failure in execution of those plans.  The problem is trying to execute too many things at the same time spreading resources out with no depth.  Success...