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I have advertising fatigue. It hit me especially hard in my spam filter and my Facebook feed. I’m sick of meaningless advertising where the call to action is regrettable, or forgettable at best. When I saw the advertisement from iYogi in my feed that explained for signing up, I’d get a $15 Amazon voucher, I…
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As leaders, it’s our job to inspire and cultivate a culture where big questions linger and cause creative, reflecting thought. I had a moment earlier this week that left me ignited by a million swirling opportunities. I had a sit-down with a few of our newest interns at Ewald Consulting. Being just over 6…
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“Please, in your dispute with Hachette—please settle it without dragging authors into it, hurting us,” – Douglas Preston (NewYorker.com) Over the weekend, I received an email asking me to get involved in Amazon’s on-going dispute with Hachette. Summed up in 2 sentences, it is this: Amazon believes e-books should be lower in price, Hachette believes…
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I choose my clients with some of the same processes in which I choose contractors, or employees. Finding people that are complementary to me both drives my business forward and creates stronger, better relationships. I also believe in treating interns a little differently. The two biggest truths I’ve learned in business are this: 1-…
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As a woman in business, this is my advice: 1.) Know your worth. Don’t discount your prices before the other party has a chance to speak, but know the power of negotiation. 2.) Don’t burn the bridges. (Even when it feels like warm sand on the toes.) Smile, grit your teeth and imagine you are…
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***Please read the update at the end*** As a freelancer, in-between my long-term projects, I take on smaller clients and quicker projects. Often these projects don’t function within the pay terms of my larger and more established businesses. For these payment schedules, I typically work on retainer, and dictate that I am paid upfront…
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Dear 2014, We haven’t met yet. Tonight is going to be a blind date of sorts. But, I’d like to tell you a bit about me in hopes that you’ll understand I’m much deeper and more heartfelt than you could possibly see on the surface. I enter into you with visible scars. In May, I…
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By now, everyone has heard of the Target data breach originally published by KrebsOnSecurity. Until mere hours ago, Target vehemently denied that PINS were stolen with customer’s credit card numbers. Now, after being outed by one of their own, they are finally owning up to the true gravity of the situation. With the added information…
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I don’t believe in the concept of, “Leaning In” more than I believe in not paying interns what they are worth. After I read, “Lean In” I needed a mental shower to clean out all the buzz-worded entitlement that lingered in my brain from Sandberg’s trite, idyllic, writings. I too could “Lean In,” if I had…
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I had an interesting conversation with a friend tonight. We discussed job expectations and they expressed their concern that no matter what they gave, it wouldn’t be enough at the office. I found it perplexing that most Millennials do not understand the concept of personal and professional branding. More importantly, some Millennials do not understand…
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As I’m recovering from surgery relating to cervical cancer, a few amazing people have stepped up and donated some amazing content for me to publish in the meantime. Karl Hunt is one of those people and I’m extremely grateful! This post is written by Karl Hunt and he works at CouponAudit as…
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