The Visionary Strategies of Jeff Bezos Inside Amazon's massive warehouse operations For the future of retail, I'm sure you are looking at Amazon like everyone else is. I'm convinced the Internet will continue to disrupt traditional retail. Bezos is one of the most brilliant minds of our time, some say the next Jobs. I have tremendous respect for Bezos. Just a few of the things he's done... I'm sure I missed lots of things. I...
CMMA E-Visions Newsletter | Summer 2012 Building connections across Traditionalists, Baby Boomers, Gen X, and Millennials Our Social Platform Initiative At work, we are building out an internal social application that combines some of the best features of Quora/Stack Overflow/Yahoo Answers (Q&A), Twitter/Facebook (Microblogging), and Bit.ly (link analytics). The thought process behind building the platform is to provide an online community for employees to connect, learn, and grow. The Push vs. Pull Communication Challenge The...
My 2012 Resolutions A Year for Growth and Balance About this time each year like everyone else I start getting goal oriented and love to reflect on where I am in life. I like to think about where I've been, and where I hope to go. We should also revisit my 2011 resolutions to see how I did. And drum roll please... My 2012 resolutions are... Keep on keeping on...and...remember this is going to happen...
Key Insights from the Entrepreneur and Social Media Pioneer Key Themes GARY VAYNERCHUK The Thank You Economy In "The Thank You Economy," Gary Vaynerchuk argues that the rise of social media has made business personal again. Companies must show they care about their customers by interacting with them directly through social platforms. The core thesis is that businesses need to return to a time when excellent customer service and authentic relationships were valued above all...
Today, I will marry the woman I love. Today, I will marry my best friend. The one I laugh with, live for, dream with, Love. Today will be a great day as it is the start of a new chapter. People who are meant to be together always find their way in the end. I found the type of woman I have been looking for, someone who brightens my day. Someone I respect. Someone who...