November 2011
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October 2011
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August 2011
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July 2011
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May 2011
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“The humble brand understands that it needs to re-earn attention, re-earn loyalty...”
– Seth Godin - Brand Exceptionalism
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“the beat is everywhere, but every life has to find it’s own flow.”
– Jay-Z (from Decoded)
April 2011
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lessons from a hustler :: part 1
I’ve been reading Decoded by Jay-Z. I am facinated by his story and love his music. Anyway, I stumbled onto a quote in the book that’s making me think.
Referencing Russell Simmons, Jay-Z writes:
“He knew that the key to success was believing in your own product enough to make people do business with you on your own terms.”
Here’s the question. When it comes to...
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March 2011
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It isn’t the consumers’ job to know what they want
If you know anything about Apple and their awesome company, we can all agree that Steve Jobs is brilliant. I don’t need to ramble off all of the stats and talk about all of their products. The guy has done amazing things with that company. I came across a quote from him recently that kinda blew my mind.
In the New York Times article here, a reporter asked Jobs what consumer or market...
February 2011
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““…the modern star knows the key to credibility, the key to ongoing...”
– Bob Lefsetz
December 2010
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Watchthis really messed me up. i probably have 7 Bibles in my house and 3 apps on my phone that will give me about 20 translations each. i haven’t sat down by myself to just read the Bible in months. what the heck? why is the Bible not more precious to me? God please change my heart…
October 2010
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“Convenience is obviously dramatically important to us but giving a fuck is...”
– A very brilliant quote from Gary Vaynerchuk regarding the fact that we buy things for different reasons today. He cusses a lot in this talk and the quote might be a little much for you BUT don’t right him off because he cusses. The guy is brilliant and he’s on to something. Things have...
July 2010
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zappos is the best because they care the most →
The link above is about Zappos. They’re adding 50,000 product videos to their website this year. This news isn’t a new story but I got to thinking about it yesterday thanks to a tweet from @leighholt. They’re the #1 site for shoes and they got there because they care the most. Everything about this company screams the fact that they care about their customers. That’s why...
June 2010
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“They brought me these bracelets and wrote on my arm as the hours passed. 14.5...”
– Taylor Swift
14.5 hours of signing autographs at CMA Fest. She doesn’t have to do that. She’s at such a level in her career where most would say she’s “paid her dues” and yet she’s working even harder than before. She does it because she cares and her fans love...
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so you only tweet during your show...
At my last job, I built relationships with radio stations all over the country in the hopes that I could serve them the best music that I had at the moment. As a result, I started following many Program Directors, Music Directors and DJs on Twitter. It’s a great way to get to know someone on another level…to extend the relationship a bit. Or so I thought.
I’m working in a new...
January 2010
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“It’s only foolish to dream if you don’t do stuff” — Al...”
– This one came from a talk i heard this morning from Al Andrews at Porter’s Call. He’s been serving artists and songwriters for 8 years and is now starting to dream new dreams. He wants to be a philanthropist. He doesn’t have much money so he’s written a children’s book,...