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5 Insider Secrets to Grow Your Brand Online Fast

This the second in a series of articles I have written based on my recent opportunity to attend the annual Tweetstock.ca Conference, which was being held for the first time in Hamilton. I had never attended one before so was not sure what to expect. I was pleasantly surprised by the caliber of speakers who came from across North America. The wealth of insights and information shared was so rich… Read More »5 Insider Secrets to Grow Your Brand Online Fast

Whats Upp? – $19 billion For Getting Interview Rejected That’s What

It turns out that one of the co-founders, Brian Acton, of What’s App was rejected by both Facebook and Twitter!   Sometimes getting rejected for a job can pay off. In the same year (2009) he and a friend and colleague from Yahoo founded WhatsApp the instant messaging service with now over 450 million users just sold to Facebook for $19 billion!  That is over $350 million per employee! What… Read More »Whats Upp? – $19 billion For Getting Interview Rejected That’s What

Does Your Business Have Klout?

Someone quoted the other day that the amount of information being generated each day is greater than the last several thousand years combined! Regardless of whether that is true or not, the biggest challenge for all of us is finding the time to seek out the relevant information and consume it. This is why services such as Klout are becoming increasingly popular and they represent a great opportunity for your… Read More »Does Your Business Have Klout?

I’m bored! – Could you survive without technology?

"I'm bored" were two words that were not uttered once on our recent family vacation at Camp Wanakita.  In today's hyper connected world this was perhaps even a little more unusual as our children had deemed the week a 'No Technology' zone.  No I-pod's, Laptops or Blackberry's. It certainly was not a case of 'Survivor' but we survived!  In fact we thrived and perhaps even lived a little more. I will admit… Read More »I’m bored! – Could you survive without technology?

Why CES Doesn’t Matter

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On my flight back to Toronto from Las Vegas I was talking with someone who attended the Consumer Electronics Show – the largest trade show that takes up all of the Las Vegas Convention Center and several local hotels. We talked about what was there and what was new. He said it took he and a colleague three days to 'walk the show' and even then they did not make… Read More »Why CES Doesn’t Matter