A Conversation About Social Media
Simon Young, with his wife, Marie, was interviewed about social media on Radio New Zealand (Simon and Marie live in Auckland, NZ.) The interview covers a range of topics, from a study done by Deloitte that proclaims spending on social...
Your Story Isn’t Who You Are, Secrets to Staying Creative, and Nuts and Bolts
In loading up my iPod for an upcoming trip, I came across these thought-provoking podcasts: The Accidental Creative. The direct link to the podcast on iTunes is:phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=93424211. Todd Henry interviews some great thinkers about their work and how they stay...
Ellen, one of the ABV consultants, who is known for finding all kinds of good stuff on the Internet, found this article by Guy Kawasaki on effective use of LinkedIn. It’s a bit dated (Jan 2007) but still very useful....
Paying Cash
My husband is the financial genius of the family We have a nice split in responsibilities. I make the money and he makes sure that it grows, like tomato plants in the hot summer sun, instead of slipping away, like...
Thank God for Sisters and Nordstroms
As I emerge from a period of burnout, I've really begun to appreciate my sister, whose house is a five minute walk from my home. She called me up to go to Nordstrom's anniversary sale this morning. We went for...
The Essence of ABV
Just as we need to capture the essence of what our clients are about, we need to do the same for ABV. At the core, what is ABV about? It's something that I've been pondering for awhile. While working with...
Love Is In the Air, Or At Least in the Water
I noticed recently that a large number of my clients have gotten married or will get married this year. One in January, one in June, one this Friday, one in August, and one in September. For all but one, this...
ABV Pilot Update
This week, the ABV team had wrap-up meetings with each of the pilot clients. It's been rewarding to see how far each client has come, in different ways. And there are some common results that I'm observing: Cohesiveness. We asked...