evolution

For the Sake of Learning: Ignorance is Not Bliss

by Ray_anne
the art of learning

  Just because you can quote statistics or cite a website, article, book, or post about a particular topic doesn’t make you smart or well-versed. It makes you well-read.  I prefer to learn by experience or by listening to really great teachers who have been there, done that, or who have watched very carefully as an industry has grown and [...]

May 15, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Why SXSW? Innovation. Evolution. A Better Way.

by Ray_anne

Innovation. Evolution.  A Better Way. And at SXSW 2012. It wasn’t too long ago that I sat in a meeting with two entrepreneurial men who understood the strength and necessity of social media. Their activity on Twitter, Facebook, Xing, LinkedIn, Skype, and Plaxo created the frenzy they intended as they sought second-round funding for a [...]

March 6, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

The Evolving Rules of Social Media

by Ray_anne
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  How often should you update your social media profiles? Recently, I did a walk through our offices and reminded the employees that they need to go to LinkedIn and update their profiles. Several looked at me blankly, one even said to me, “Am I supposed to have a profile?” I nodded patiently and said [...]

January 9, 2012 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

A New Revolution

by Ray_anne
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A world that finds distress necessary seems to be emerging. I don’t really understand it, but it seems to be true even as we recognize the need to ease distress, solve an issue, change a course, innovation and provoking thoughts or actions occur. Provocation has, on more than one occasion, driven home the need to [...]

December 15, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Twitter Communities Present Opportunities for Networking

by Ray_anne
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Twitter communities present myriad opportunities for networking. Think of it asa Match.com for business relationships.  The ability to search topics and/or keywords defines a new age, creating professional networking opportunities and openings into a “club” or association. I have met many of my best friends through networking on Twitter and many of my business associates [...]

September 29, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

Balancing Your Gain – it’s all part of life

by Ray_anne
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Part of Life and Part of Business are barely distinguishable for me.  And that can be a good thing, but also a bad thing.  I have always prided myself with being crystal clear, original, transparent – as what I write about consistently proves.  Life sometimes gets in the way of business and business sometimes get [...]

September 22, 2011 CONTINUE READING THIS POST →

The History of the Evolving Business Cards

by Jessica Miller-Merrell

From Calling Cards to  Virtual Business Cards; the Business Card Goes Techincal Your business card is an important part of you and your online branding effort, an essential part of the business networking process and information sharing in the digital age. A good business card can say a great deal about you above and beyond [...]

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