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I believe the true purpose of a business is to express the values and intent of the owner to the world. It’s an opportunity to practice life. It is a vehicle for freedom, for creativity, for the pursuit of mastery, for artistic expression. It’s a chance to say “this is how I think a company should interact with employees, with customers, with the outside world. This is what matters to me.”
Promotion (View Comments)
Got promoted last week – I’m no longer the ambiguous ‘Director of User Experience’ but a full-fledged Creative Director. It’s a pretty cool feeling – since college, I knew that if I were going to bite the bullet and work for someone else, this would be the kind of position I’d want. Whatever creative faculties [...]
Google’s click-to-call (View Comments)
Google introduces ‘click-to-call’ – but will people be willing ot pick up the phone?
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The extremely talented Andy Rutledge weighed in on the home page design for auction mega-giant eBay earlier today. His analysis was pretty thorough, and he managed to take a page that was extremely cluttered and hone in on what he felt were the most important pieces. Andy does a great job of focusing on creating [...]
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I’m famous. If you haven’t read this book yet, you should – it’s hard not to read the pieces without feeling compelled to do something immediately to change your organization and/or your life. Pick up a few copies for your friends as well – it’s a worthy cause. In fact, I know what a few [...]
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Love this email newsletter design – very well put together. Animated GIFs are making a comeback, mark my words….
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Good stuff. Back in my premarketing days this was the kind of stuff I’d stress contstantly – it really doesn’t take much to leave a strong positive impression on your customers. In fact, I would submit that the little touches like these are often the most important thing that should be on your company’s agenda [...]
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One of the greatest business minds we’ve seen died today, leaving behind a legacy of thought work that could be unmatched. The Peter Blocks, Michael Hammers, Michael Porters and Tom Peters of the world were all heavily influenced by this man’s writing and thinking on all things management. The ideas he penned in the 60′s [...]
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I have a few buddies in the world of programming who are getting pretty scared of Google. I’m starting to see why. Google is now offering it’s analytics service for free, allowing you to track your web stats, keyword campaigns and the relationship between traffic and conversion. If tracking your website ROI wasn’t easy enough [...]
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It looks like Sony has gotten caught with its hand in an enormous cookie jar. If you’re a nerd, you’ll find this stuff fascinating (how smart are these guys for figuring out what Sony’s up to! And how likely would I be to see them at a party?) If you’re not a nerd, you should [...]
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How cool is this? I’ve never wanted to switch banks because of a promotion before, but this is pretty clever.
