Fuzzy Math Friday: 1 vs. 7,000

May 29, 2009

Yes, I’m feeling a bit stressed lately. So this will be brief:
1 of me
(a person teaching classes/attending appointments multiple times a day about blogging, social networking, email marketing, photography, SEO/SEM, generational marketing, etc)
VS
7,000 REALTOR’s in Portland

(according to PMAR)
Any suggestions on how to balance this equation?

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Spark an Idea Thursday: Avoiding the Summer Slump

May 28, 2009

I know this topic is supposed to be motivational and get-off-your-butt-and-do-something-ish, but I’m just not going to follow what’s expected.
I live in Portland, have most of my life. I used to take pride in the whole “I’m an Oregonian, I don’t need no stinkin’ umbrella!”, but the last few years the winters have felt longer [...]

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Exceptional People

May 19, 2009

As a leading expert in applying concepts of Generational Marketing to the real estate industry, I was teaching my 18th class on the topic this morning in an office I hadn’t been into for some time.  I was again explaining that although we can make broad generalizations, there will always be exceptions, then continued to [...]

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Web 2.0 logo chart – updated for 2009 (flipped & dead companies)

May 17, 2009

Web 2.0 logo chart – updated for 2009 (flipped & dead companies)
Originally uploaded by Meg Pickard
Just an interesting photo I stumbled across showing off that not every Web 2.0 company has stuck around, part of why I suggest analyzing networks and companies before investing much of your time on every single one that pops up.

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