Self Management Using the Power of Choice

Managing yourself always begins with managing your choices. That means taking full and complete conscious control over every choice you make – From what time you get up in the morning to {…}

Posted in How To, Self Deveopment, June 16th, 2010, View Comments

How to Work Smarter: Confessions of a Serial Multitasker

How to Work Smarter:  Confessions of a Serial Multitasker

I have become a Serial Multitasker. I jump from blog to bills, to email, to Social Media to choosing recipes for dinner, but perhaps the greatest distraction of all is the plethora of information that filters into my life through the portal of my computer screen. There’s no avoiding the fact that this is the information age. So why bother resisting? Is multitasking really [...]

Posted in How To, News & Trends, Staying Motivated, June 14th, 2010, View Comments

The Cablevision Story: From a Garage on Long Island to NYC’s largest Cable Provider

The Cablevision Story: From a Garage on Long Island to NYC’s largest Cable Provider

Cablevision’s recent proposal to provide Wifi for commuter trains on the Long Island Railroad and Metro North is an “enhancement” that few could argue with.  New York City’s MTA invited companies to make their bid, and Cablevision (@cablevision) seems to be the obvious fit according to John Bickham, who is Cablevision’s president of cable and [...]

Wired Magazine Disruptive by Design Conference (June 14)

Wired Magazine Disruptive by Design Conference (June 14)

Whatever your business model or product that you are sharing with the world, it goes without saying that you want it to be ditruptive.
Wired Magazine (@wired) (the bible of tech, innovation and entrepreneurs), is hosting its second annual Distruptive by Design Conference (@wiredbiz,  #wiredbiz) in New York and it’s sure to draw some very talented [...]

CarbonCopyPRO Offers FREE “Master Marketer Mondays” Class

CarbonCopyPRO Offers FREE “Master Marketer Mondays” Class

They say the best things in life are free.
CarbonCopyPRO (in its consistent outreach to the entrepreneur community) has whipped up a fantastic buffet of no-nonsense tools to help you become a fierce and profitable online marketer.  As their open invitation to join Master Marketer Mondays states:
“The aim of CarbonCopyPRO is to eliminate as many of [...]

Do You Have a Talkable Brand?

Do You Have a Talkable Brand?

Your brand is talking.  But what is it saying?  And even more importantly, what are people saying about your brand? 
The good folks over at Word of Mouth Marketing Association (the respected nonprofit organization that advances the discipline of credible word of mouth marketing offline and online), decided to ask a few of the busines world’s top [...]

Integrating Social Media with Other Marketing Platforms

Integrating Social Media with Other Marketing Platforms

The verdict is in:  “The benefits of integrating social media with other marketing tactics far exceed the benefits of utilizing social media alone.”
This is the findings of a market research study by respected market research firm, Marketing Sherpa (@marketingsherpa).  Marketing Sherpa set out to answer a question that seems almost too complicated to answer:
“We [...]

Seth Godin: The Entrepreneurial Revolution (VIDEO)

Seth Godin: The Entrepreneurial Revolution (VIDEO)

There’s a reason Seth Godin (@sethgodin) has achieved cult status with entrepreneurs and web geeks alike.  He simply understands, inherently, the struggles we face in going after our dreams and is able to not only articulate them precisely, but offers equally simple solutions (or, rather, solutions that may not be very simple but appear to [...]

Posted in Brand Identity, Staying Motivated, Video, May 27th, 2010, View Comments

Internet Week, New York City June 7-14 2010

Internet Week, New York City  June 7-14 2010

Internet Week is a week-long festival of events celebrating New York’s thriving internet industry and community. June 7-14, 2010. The schedule of daily events includes speakers, training sessions, launches, and of course, the opportunity to see the newest in technology and network with the Internet business world.
See you there!

Posted in Betsy's Calendar, Upcoming Events, May 26th, 2010, View Comments

D-Day for Facebook – Will It Regain Trust With New Privacy Controls?

D-Day for Facebook – Will It Regain Trust With New Privacy Controls?

Looking back on the short lifespan of Facebook (just over 5 years old), few people would argue that the recent hysteria over Facebook’s seeming lack of regard for User-privacy is the biggest public relations disaster the firm has suffered to date (managing to overthrow even Beacon – the failed advertising platform that, ironically, also had [...]

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